| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Wadsworth (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joseph Rose (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymundo Cervantes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Wilner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerrold Vue (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Eddie Gelb (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Higgs (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Liddle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Raymundo Cervantes inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Columbia | Craig Smith swats the layup by Joseph Rose | 24-25 |
| 19:34 | Fordham | John Higgs gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 19:11 | Fordham | Kevin Lyons scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by John Higgs | 24-27 |
| 18:52 | Columbia | Joseph Rose can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on John Higgs - foul #2 on John Higgs, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| 18:52 | Columbia | Joseph Rose makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 18:52 | Columbia | Joseph Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 18:38 | Fordham | Kevin Lyons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-27 |
| 18:14 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 18:13 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Craig Smith | 26-27 |
| 18:07 | Fordham | John Higgs banks in the layup on a great pass from Eddie Gelb | 26-29 |
| 17:52 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue banks in the layup and he's hacked by Kevin Lyons - foul #2 on Kevin Lyons, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| 17:52 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue makes the free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:27 | Fordham | John Higgs clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 17:25 | Fordham | Kevin Lyons grabs the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:08 | Fordham | John Higgs hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 16:51 | Columbia | Joseph Rose knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Wadsworth and he's fouled by Eddie Gelb - foul #2 on Eddie Gelb, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | William England (PF), Louis Pope (C) Earl Wilner, Jerrold Vue | |
| Subs | Fordham | Ralph Harrison (PG), Oscar Manns (SF), Scott Caffrey (PF), Frederick Helm (C) Eddie Gelb, John Liddle, Craig Smith, Kevin Lyons | |
| 16:51 | Columbia | Joseph Rose makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:34 | Fordham | Oscar Manns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-32 |
| 16:32 | Columbia | Louis Pope grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 16:27 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 16:26 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Oscar Manns | 32-32 |
| 16:13 | Fordham | Oscar Manns misses long on a shot from the left side | 32-32 |
| 16:12 | Columbia | Louis Pope pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 15:43 | Columbia | Joseph Rose connects on the turnaround near the basket | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Wadsworth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Rose (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Raymundo Cervantes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William England (fresh) 3 pts. C - Louis Pope (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Ralph Harrison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Higgs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Manns (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott Caffrey (fresh) C - Frederick Helm (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Fordham | Scott Caffrey is fouled on the floor by Robert Wadsworth - foul #1 on Robert Wadsworth, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kirk Welch (PG), Ryan Cull (SG), Earl Wilner (PF) Robert Wadsworth, Joseph Rose, William England | |
| Subs | Fordham | Eddie Gelb (PG), John Liddle (SF), Craig Smith (PF), Kevin Lyons (C) Ralph Harrison, John Higgs, Scott Caffrey, Frederick Helm | |
| 15:10 | Fordham | John Liddle knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 14:44 | Columbia | Raymundo Cervantes misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 14:43 | Columbia | Earl Wilner tips it in | 36-34 |
| 14:36 | Fordham | John Liddle misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Ryan Cull - foul #1 on Ryan Cull, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jerrold Vue (C) Louis Pope | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 14:36 | Fordham | John Liddle makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:36 | Fordham | John Liddle misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:36 | Columbia | Earl Wilner snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 14:11 | Columbia | Earl Wilner buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-35 |
| 14:01 | Fordham | John Liddle is hacked by Ryan Cull - foul #2 on Ryan Cull, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth (PG) Kirk Welch | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 13:44 | Fordham | Craig Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Oscar Manns | 38-38 |
| 13:19 | Columbia | Earl Wilner's pass is intercepted by Kevin Lyons | 38-38 |
| 13:03 | Fordham | Craig Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Rose (SG), William England (PF) Ryan Cull, Earl Wilner | |
| Subs | Fordham | Ralph Harrison (PG), John Higgs (SG), Scott Caffrey (SF) Eddie Gelb, Oscar Manns, John Liddle | |
| 12:37 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth double dribbles | 38-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Louis Pope (C) Jerrold Vue | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Liddle (SF), Frederick Helm (C) Craig Smith, Kevin Lyons | |
| 12:21 | Fordham | John Liddle makes the wide open jump hook from the left block | 38-40 |
| 12:05 | Columbia | William England buries a 3 from straight away | 41-40 |
| 11:47 | Fordham | John Higgs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-40 |
| 11:45 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Wadsworth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Rose (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Raymundo Cervantes (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William England (fresh) 6 pts. C - Louis Pope (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Ralph Harrison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Higgs (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Liddle (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Caffrey (fresh) C - Frederick Helm (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-40 |
| 11:16 | Columbia | William England can't tip it in | 41-40 |
| 11:14 | Fordham | John Liddle gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 11:09 | Fordham | Louis Pope takes the ball from John Higgs | 41-40 |
| 10:41 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 10:39 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Frederick Helm | 41-40 |
| 10:35 | Fordham | Robert Wadsworth steps in front of the Ralph Harrison pass in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 10:32 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth lays it up and in | 43-40 |
| 10:24 | Fordham | William England picks off the pass by John Higgs | 43-40 |
| 09:55 | Columbia | Joseph Rose connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 09:43 | Fordham | John Liddle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kirk Welch (PG), Ryan Cull (SG), Earl Wilner (PF), Jerrold Vue (C) Robert Wadsworth, Joseph Rose, William England, Louis Pope | |
| Subs | Fordham | Eddie Gelb (PG), Oscar Manns (SF), Craig Smith (PF), Kevin Lyons (C) Ralph Harrison, John Liddle, Scott Caffrey, Frederick Helm | |
| 09:14 | Columbia | Ryan Cull makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 09:03 | Fordham | Kevin Lyons clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 09:01 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to John Higgs | 49-40 |
| 08:44 | Fordham | Oscar Manns misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 08:42 | Columbia | Earl Wilner pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 08:14 | Columbia | Raymundo Cervantes is called for traveling | 49-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Butler (SF) Raymundo Cervantes | |
| Subs | Fordham | Scott Caffrey (SF) John Higgs | |
| 07:50 | Fordham | Jerrold Vue steals it from Eddie Gelb | 49-40 |
| 07:46 | Columbia | James Butler is whistled for traveling | 49-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth (PG) Kirk Welch | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 07:35 | Fordham | Eddie Gelb clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Robert Wadsworth - foul #2 on Robert Wadsworth, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| 07:35 | Fordham | Eddie Gelb makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 07:35 | Fordham | Eddie Gelb makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Wadsworth (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Cull (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Butler (fresh) PF - Earl Wilner (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Jerrold Vue (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Eddie Gelb (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Oscar Manns (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Caffrey (fresh) PF - Craig Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Columbia | Earl Wilner misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 49-42 |
| 07:05 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue grabs the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 06:50 | Columbia | Earl Wilner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ryan Cull | 51-42 |
| 06:45 | Fordham | Scott Caffrey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 06:43 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Earl Wilner | 51-42 |
| 06:32 | Columbia | Kevin Lyons is called for the reach on Jerrold Vue - foul #3 on Kevin Lyons, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Rose (SG), William England (PF), Louis Pope (C) Ryan Cull, Earl Wilner, Jerrold Vue | |
| Subs | Fordham | Ralph Harrison (SG), John Liddle (SF), Frederick Helm (PF), Kenneth Dawson (C) Eddie Gelb, Scott Caffrey, Craig Smith, Kevin Lyons | |
| 06:13 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 05:52 | Fordham | John Liddle clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Louis Pope - foul #1 on Louis Pope, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kirk Welch (PG), Raymundo Cervantes (SF) Robert Wadsworth, James Butler | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Higgs (SG) Oscar Manns | |
| 05:52 | Fordham | John Liddle makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 05:52 | Fordham | John Liddle misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 05:52 | Columbia | Joseph Rose pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 05:36 | Columbia | Louis Pope banks in the layup and he's hacked by Frederick Helm - foul #1 on Frederick Helm, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| 05:36 | Columbia | Louis Pope makes the free throw | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:10 | Fordham | Kenneth Dawson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 05:08 | Columbia | Louis Pope snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 04:55 | Columbia | John Liddle blocks the short jumper by William England | 57-43 |
| 04:54 | Fordham | The rebound goes to John Higgs | 57-43 |
| 04:45 | Fordham | John Liddle misses the shot from close range | 57-43 |
| 04:44 | Fordham | Frederick Helm grabs the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 04:44 | Fordham | Fordham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth (PG), Earl Wilner (PF), Jerrold Vue (C) Kirk Welch, William England, Louis Pope | |
| Subs | Fordham | Eddie Gelb (PG), Craig Smith (PF), Kevin Lyons (C) Ralph Harrison, Frederick Helm, Kenneth Dawson | |
| 04:39 | Fordham | Kevin Lyons hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Earl Wilner - foul #1 on Earl Wilner, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| 04:39 | Fordham | Kevin Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 04:39 | Fordham | Kevin Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 04:14 | Columbia | Joseph Rose comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 04:13 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Eddie Gelb | 57-44 |
| 04:04 | Fordham | Craig Smith comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 57-44 |
| 04:02 | Fordham | John Higgs pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 03:43 | Fordham | John Higgs scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Columbia | Earl Wilner banks in the layup | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Wadsworth (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Rose (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Raymundo Cervantes (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Wilner (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Jerrold Vue (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Eddie Gelb (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Higgs (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Liddle (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:56 | Fordham | Eddie Gelb is fouled on the floor by Robert Wadsworth - foul #3 on Robert Wadsworth, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kirk Welch (PG), Ryan Cull (SG), James Butler (SF), William England (PF), Louis Pope (C) Robert Wadsworth, Joseph Rose, Raymundo Cervantes, Earl Wilner, Jerrold Vue | |
| Subs | Fordham | Ralph Harrison (SG), Oscar Manns (SF), Scott Caffrey (PF), Frederick Helm (C) John Higgs, John Liddle, Craig Smith, Kevin Lyons | |
| 02:56 | Fordham | Eddie Gelb makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 02:56 | Fordham | Eddie Gelb misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 02:56 | Columbia | William England snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 02:56 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-48 |
| 02:34 | Columbia | Eddie Gelb steps in front of the Ryan Cull pass | 59-48 |
| 02:23 | Fordham | Frederick Helm misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 02:21 | Columbia | Kirk Welch snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 01:57 | Columbia | Kirk Welch misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 01:55 | Fordham | Scott Caffrey grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:47 | Fordham | Frederick Helm comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kirk Welch - foul #2 on Kirk Welch, team foul #8 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Kenneth Dawson (C) Eddie Gelb | |
| 01:47 | Fordham | Frederick Helm misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 01:47 | Fordham | Frederick Helm makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 01:18 | Columbia | Ryan Cull misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 01:17 | Columbia | Louis Pope can't tip it in | 59-49 |
| 01:15 | Columbia | William England snags the offensive board | 59-49 |
| 00:56 | Columbia | Frederick Helm steps in front of the James Butler pass | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Fordham | Frederick Helm misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-49 |
| 00:49 | Columbia | Louis Pope gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Columbia | Louis Pope is hacked by Oscar Manns in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oscar Manns, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| 00:44 | Columbia | Scott Caffrey is called for the reach on William England - foul #1 on Scott Caffrey, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| 00:44 | Columbia | William England makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:44 | Columbia | William England makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:38 | Fordham | Oscar Manns makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Kirk Welch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-51 |
| 00:11 | Fordham | Kenneth Dawson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Louis Pope - foul #2 on Louis Pope, team foul #9 | 61-51 |
| 00:11 | Fordham | Kenneth Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:11 | Fordham | Kenneth Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | William England grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Columbia | William England is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Manns - foul #3 on Oscar Manns, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth (PG), Raymundo Cervantes (SF), Jerrold Vue (C) Kirk Welch, James Butler, Louis Pope | |
| Subs | Fordham | Eddie Gelb (PG), John Higgs (SG), John Liddle (SF), Craig Smith (PF), Kevin Lyons (C) Oscar Manns, Ralph Harrison, Scott Caffrey, Kenneth Dawson, Frederick Helm | |
| 00:08 | Columbia | William England misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:08 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Craig Smith | 61-52 |
| 00:01 | Fordham | John Higgs misses the 3 from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |