| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Best (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Francis Sheard (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Oscar Attebery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jarrett Dear (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Gamblin (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elroy Lemons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kurt Florez (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Brendan Smith inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | Columbia | Oscar Attebery picks off the pass by Kurt Florez | 26-29 |
| 19:43 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery misses the lay-in | 26-29 |
| 19:42 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery tips it back up and in | 28-29 |
| 19:26 | Columbia | Brendan Smith scores on a shot from the right side set up by Paul Provencher | 28-31 |
| 19:06 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin's layup is rejected by Daniel Rowe | 28-31 |
| 19:05 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 19:00 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-31 |
| 18:49 | Fordham | Elroy Lemons is called for the reach on John Best - foul #2 on Elroy Lemons, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 18:42 | Fordham | John Best clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Elroy Lemons - foul #3 on Elroy Lemons, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (PG) Elroy Lemons | |
| 18:42 | Fordham | John Best makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 18:42 | Fordham | John Best makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:33 | Columbia | John Best is called for the reach on David Alexander - foul #1 on John Best, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 18:20 | Columbia | Brendan Smith scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by David Alexander and the foul's on Oscar Attebery - foul #1 on Oscar Attebery, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| 18:20 | Columbia | Brendan Smith makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:06 | Fordham | Paul Provencher is called for the reach on Oscar Attebery - foul #2 on Paul Provencher, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| 17:59 | Fordham | Jarrett Dear makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 17:48 | Columbia | A charge is called on Paul Provencher - foul #3 on Paul Provencher, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Fordham | Keith Morgan (C) Terry Gamblin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (SG) Paul Provencher | |
| 17:36 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Alexander - foul #2 on David Alexander, team foul #5 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Campbell (PG), Bryan Green (C) John Best, Jarrett Dear | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Moloney (PF), Kenneth Restivo (C) Daniel Rowe, Kurt Florez | |
| 17:36 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:36 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:36 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 17:16 | Columbia | David Alexander clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bryan Green - foul #3 on Bryan Green, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Watkins (SG), Bradley Nowicki (PF), Jessie Goggin (C) Francis Sheard, Oscar Attebery, Bryan Green | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Walker (PG) Brendan Smith | |
| 17:16 | Columbia | David Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:16 | Columbia | David Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:16 | Fordham | Jessie Goggin snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 17:01 | Fordham | Darrell Campbell misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-35 |
| 16:59 | Fordham | John Watkins snags the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 16:36 | Fordham | Bradley Nowicki scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Darrell Campbell | 37-35 |
| 16:27 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Quayle | 37-37 |
| 16:15 | Fordham | Jessie Goggin clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 37-37 |
| 16:13 | Columbia | John Moloney snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 15:54 | Columbia | John Moloney lays it in on a nice dish by David Alexander | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Darrell Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Keith Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bradley Nowicki (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jessie Goggin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Frank Walker (fresh) SG - Kenneth Quayle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Moloney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Restivo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Fordham | Bradley Nowicki's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Best (PG), Francis Sheard (SG), Oscar Attebery (SF), Jarrett Dear (PF), Terry Gamblin (C) Darrell Campbell, John Watkins, Keith Morgan, Bradley Nowicki, Jessie Goggin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), Paul Provencher (SG), Brendan Smith (SF), Daniel Rowe (PF), Kurt Florez (C) Frank Walker, Kenneth Quayle, David Alexander, John Moloney, Kenneth Restivo | |
| 15:11 | Columbia | Paul Provencher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 15:09 | Columbia | Kurt Florez tips it back up and in | 37-41 |
| 14:42 | Fordham | Jarrett Dear clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 14:41 | Fordham | Jarrett Dear grabs the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 14:23 | Fordham | Francis Sheard misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel Rowe - foul #1 on Daniel Rowe, team foul #6 | 37-41 |
| 14:23 | Fordham | Francis Sheard makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:23 | Fordham | Francis Sheard makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:06 | Columbia | Paul Provencher misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-41 |
| 14:05 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:42 | Fordham | John Best knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Gamblin | 41-41 |
| 13:24 | Columbia | Oscar Attebery is called for the reach on Brendan Smith - foul #2 on Oscar Attebery, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Fordham | Keith Morgan (C) Terry Gamblin | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 13:12 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe's layup is rejected by Oscar Attebery | 41-41 |
| 13:10 | Fordham | Keith Morgan grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 12:52 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 12:51 | Columbia | Brendan Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:36 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-41 |
| 12:34 | Columbia | Brendan Smith grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 12:19 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 12:18 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 11:59 | Fordham | Keith Morgan banks in the layup on a great pass from John Best | 43-41 |
| 11:38 | Columbia | Brendan Smith blows the layup | 43-41 |
| 11:37 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe grabs the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Best (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Francis Sheard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Oscar Attebery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jarrett Dear (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elroy Lemons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Provencher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brendan Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Rowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kurt Florez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Columbia | Paul Provencher hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Brendan Smith and he's hacked by Jarrett Dear - foul #3 on Jarrett Dear, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Campbell (PG), John Watkins (SG), Bryan Green (PF), Terry Gamblin (C) John Best, Francis Sheard, Oscar Attebery, Jarrett Dear | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (PG), David Alexander (SF), John Moloney (PF), Kenneth Restivo (C) Elroy Lemons, Brendan Smith, Daniel Rowe, Kurt Florez | |
| 11:18 | Columbia | Paul Provencher makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:00 | Fordham | John Watkins is hacked by Paul Provencher - foul #4 on Paul Provencher, team foul #7 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Walker (PG) Paul Provencher | |
| 11:00 | Fordham | John Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:00 | Fordham | John Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:00 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 10:36 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Terry Gamblin - foul #1 on Terry Gamblin, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| 10:36 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:36 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:18 | Fordham | Frank Walker steps in front of the Keith Morgan pass | 44-46 |
| 10:15 | Columbia | Frank Walker banks in the layup | 44-48 |
| 09:56 | Fordham | Bryan Green knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Darrell Campbell | 47-48 |
| 09:34 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle is fouled on the floor by Darrell Campbell - foul #1 on Darrell Campbell, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Fordham | Bradley Nowicki (PF) Keith Morgan | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 09:34 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:34 | Fordham | Bradley Nowicki pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:25 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin is whistled for traveling | 47-48 |
| Subs | Fordham | Francis Sheard (SG) John Watkins | |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG) Frank Walker | |
| 09:08 | Columbia | David Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Fordham | Oscar Attebery (SF), Jessie Goggin (C) Bradley Nowicki, Terry Gamblin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brendan Smith (SF) Kenneth Quayle | |
| 08:48 | Fordham | Bryan Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 08:47 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery tips it back up and in | 49-48 |
| 08:37 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Darrell Campbell - foul #2 on Darrell Campbell, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Best (PG), Jarrett Dear (PF) Darrell Campbell, Jessie Goggin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Rowe (PF), Kurt Florez (C) John Moloney, Kenneth Restivo | |
| 08:37 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 08:37 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:18 | Fordham | Bryan Green is fouled on the floor by Elroy Lemons - foul #4 on Elroy Lemons, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Walker (PG), Kenneth Quayle (SG) Elroy Lemons, David Alexander | |
| 08:18 | Fordham | Bryan Green makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:18 | Fordham | Bryan Green misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:18 | Columbia | Kurt Florez grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 07:53 | Columbia | Frank Walker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 07:51 | Fordham | Francis Sheard grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 07:46 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Rowe - foul #2 on Daniel Rowe, team foul #9 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Campbell (SG), Terry Gamblin (C) Francis Sheard, Bryan Green | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Provencher (SG) Frank Walker | |
| 07:46 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:46 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 07:31 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Gamblin | 52-50 |
| 07:30 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Kurt Florez | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Best (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darrell Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Oscar Attebery (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jarrett Dear (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Terry Gamblin (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Kenneth Quayle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kurt Florez (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 07:15 | Columbia | Brendan Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 07:04 | Columbia | Oscar Attebery swats the layup by Paul Provencher | 52-50 |
| 07:03 | Fordham | Jarrett Dear grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:40 | Fordham | Jarrett Dear is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Jarrett Dear, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Fordham | Francis Sheard (SG), Keith Morgan (SF), Bradley Nowicki (PF) John Best, Oscar Attebery, Jarrett Dear | |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), David Alexander (SF), John Moloney (PF), Kenneth Restivo (C) Kenneth Quayle, Brendan Smith, Daniel Rowe, Kurt Florez | |
| 06:24 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo misses the easy layup | 52-50 |
| 06:22 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Bradley Nowicki | 52-50 |
| 06:02 | Fordham | Darrell Campbell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 05:42 | Columbia | John Moloney buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Paul Provencher | 55-52 |
| 05:25 | Fordham | Bradley Nowicki makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Morgan | 57-52 |
| 05:00 | Columbia | David Alexander connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Provencher | 57-55 |
| 04:43 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 04:41 | Columbia | Paul Provencher snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 04:25 | Columbia | Paul Provencher knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 04:25 | Fordham | Fordham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Best (PG), Oscar Attebery (SF), Jarrett Dear (PF) Darrell Campbell, Bradley Nowicki, Terry Gamblin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brendan Smith (SF), Daniel Rowe (PF), Kurt Florez (C) David Alexander, John Moloney, Kenneth Restivo | |
| 04:09 | Fordham | Francis Sheard misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 57-58 |
| 04:07 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery can't tip it in | 57-58 |
| 04:05 | Fordham | Jarrett Dear pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 03:42 | Fordham | John Best loses the dribble to Paul Provencher | 57-58 |
| 03:26 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Best (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Francis Sheard (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Oscar Attebery (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jarrett Dear (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Keith Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elroy Lemons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kurt Florez (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:04 | Fordham | John Best scores on a 3 from straight away | 60-58 |
| 02:48 | Columbia | John Best is called for the reach on Paul Provencher - foul #2 on John Best, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Fordham | Terry Gamblin (C) Keith Morgan | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:48 | Columbia | Paul Provencher misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:48 | Columbia | Paul Provencher makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:32 | Fordham | John Best can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Brendan Smith - foul #1 on Brendan Smith, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Campbell (SG) Francis Sheard | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:32 | Fordham | John Best makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:32 | Fordham | John Best misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:32 | Fordham | Darrell Campbell snags the offensive board | 61-59 |
| 02:20 | Fordham | John Best's floater is tipped away by Kurt Florez | 61-59 |
| 02:19 | Columbia | Kurt Florez pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:05 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe is called for traveling | 61-59 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Moloney (PF) Daniel Rowe | |
| 01:51 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 01:50 | Columbia | Brendan Smith pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 01:28 | Columbia | Brendan Smith can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Oscar Attebery - foul #3 on Oscar Attebery, team foul #11 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Fordham | Francis Sheard (SG) Darrell Campbell | |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Rowe (PF) John Moloney | |
| 01:28 | Columbia | Brendan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:28 | Columbia | Brendan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:14 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery buries a fadeaway from close range | 63-61 |
| 00:57 | Columbia | Brendan Smith lays it in set up by Paul Provencher | 63-63 |
| 00:43 | Fordham | Francis Sheard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-63 |
| 00:42 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 00:34 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Provencher | 63-65 |
| 00:09 | Fordham | Jarrett Dear hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kurt Florez - foul #2 on Kurt Florez, team foul #11 | 63-65 |
| 00:09 | Fordham | Jarrett Dear makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:09 | Fordham | Jarrett Dear misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:09 | Columbia | Kurt Florez gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Kurt Florez is fouled in the backcourt by John Best - foul #3 on John Best, team foul #12 | 64-65 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Kurt Florez misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Kurt Florez makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:06 | Fordham | Fordham calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| 00:01 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery's floater is tipped away by Kurt Florez | 64-66 |
| 00:00 | Fordham | The clock runs out | 64-66 |