| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Harden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Turpin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Coleman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Roderick Sloan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Jack Webb (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Steve Fett (fresh) SF - Orville Gentry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Hadden (fresh) C - James Byrne (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | Orville Gentry inbounds the ball | 31-17 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Fordham | Orville Gentry misses the jumper from the left wing | 31-17 |
| 19:43 | Fordham | James Byrne pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-17 |
| 19:19 | Fordham | Orville Gentry comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-17 |
| 19:18 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan pulls down the rebound | 31-17 |
| 18:55 | Columbia | Orville Gentry is called for the reach on Thomas Turpin - foul #3 on Orville Gentry, team foul #1 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | William Burdette (SF) Orville Gentry | |
| 18:33 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James Coleman | 33-17 |
| 18:20 | Fordham | Jack Webb works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-17 |
| 18:18 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-17 |
| 17:55 | Columbia | Jack Webb takes the ball from James Coleman | 33-17 |
| 17:50 | Fordham | Jack Webb misses the easy layup | 33-17 |
| 17:49 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to James Byrne | 33-17 |
| 17:44 | Fordham | Jack Webb evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-17 |
| 17:43 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-17 |
| 17:24 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin is fouled on the floor by William Burdette - foul #3 on William Burdette, team foul #2 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Felipe Lopez (SF) William Burdette | |
| 17:04 | Columbia | James Coleman makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by David Harden | 35-17 |
| 16:47 | Fordham | Jack Webb can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-17 |
| 16:46 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi grabs the board | 35-17 |
| 16:22 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Jack Webb - foul #1 on Jack Webb, team foul #3 | 35-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ralph Lyman (PF), Carl Bowe (C) James Coleman, Roderick Sloan | |
| Subs | Fordham | Alexander Matelski (SG), Clyde Kolb (PF), Phil Nord (C) Steve Fett, Peter Hadden, James Byrne | |
| 16:22 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 36-17 |
| 16:22 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 37-17 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:06 | Fordham | Felipe Lopez misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-17 |
| 16:04 | Fordham | Clyde Kolb tips it but misses | 37-17 |
| 16:02 | Columbia | Carl Bowe pulls down the rebound | 37-17 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Harden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Turpin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ralph Lyman (fresh) C - Carl Bowe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Jack Webb (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Alexander Matelski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Felipe Lopez (fresh) PF - Clyde Kolb (fresh) 1 pts. C - Phil Nord (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin loses the dribble to Alexander Matelski | 37-17 |
| 15:34 | Fordham | Felipe Lopez connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-20 |
| 15:06 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clyde Kolb - foul #2 on Clyde Kolb, team foul #4 | 37-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (SG), James Coleman (PF), Roderick Sloan (C) David Harden, Ralph Lyman, Carl Bowe | |
| Subs | Fordham | Orville Gentry (SF), Peter Hadden (PF), James Byrne (C) Jack Webb, Clyde Kolb, Phil Nord | |
| 15:06 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin makes the 1st free throw | 38-20 |
| 15:06 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin misses the 2nd free throw | 38-20 |
| 15:06 | Fordham | The rebound goes to James Byrne | 38-20 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:56 | Fordham | James Byrne scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alexander Matelski | 38-22 |
| 14:37 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi is fouled on the floor by Alexander Matelski - foul #1 on Alexander Matelski, team foul #5 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Steve Fett (SG) Felipe Lopez | |
| 14:14 | Columbia | Steve Fett steps in front of the Julius Harrison pass | 38-22 |
| 13:53 | Fordham | Peter Hadden scores on a floater near the basket set up by Orville Gentry | 38-24 |
| 13:41 | Columbia | Peter Hadden steals the ball from Thomas Turpin | 38-24 |
| 13:21 | Fordham | Peter Hadden's fadeaway is rejected by James Coleman | 38-24 |
| 13:20 | Fordham | James Byrne snags the offensive board | 38-24 |
| 13:05 | Fordham | Peter Hadden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Harden (SG), Louis Goldfarb (SF), Ralph Lyman (C) Julius Harrison, Thomas Turpin, Roderick Sloan | |
| Subs | Fordham | Jack Webb (PG), Clyde Kolb (PF) Alexander Matelski, Peter Hadden | |
| 12:41 | Columbia | James Coleman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clyde Kolb - foul #3 on Clyde Kolb, team foul #6 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Phil Nord (C) James Byrne | |
| 12:41 | Columbia | James Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 12:41 | Columbia | James Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 12:41 | Fordham | Phil Nord gets the rebound | 39-24 |
| 12:24 | Fordham | Clyde Kolb misses the dunk | 39-24 |
| 12:22 | Fordham | Phil Nord tips it back up and in | 39-26 |
| 12:00 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 11:59 | Fordham | Steve Fett snags the defensive board | 39-26 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Harden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Goldfarb (fresh) PF - James Coleman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Lyman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Jack Webb (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steve Fett (fairly fresh) SF - Orville Gentry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clyde Kolb (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Phil Nord (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Fordham | Orville Gentry misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Louis Goldfarb - foul #2 on Louis Goldfarb, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Turpin (SF), Roderick Sloan (C) Louis Goldfarb, James Coleman | |
| Subs | Fordham | Alexander Matelski (SG), Peter Hadden (PF), James Byrne (C) Steve Fett, Clyde Kolb, Phil Nord | |
| 11:37 | Fordham | Orville Gentry misses the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 11:37 | Fordham | Orville Gentry makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 11:15 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin throws it down | 41-27 |
| 10:46 | Fordham | Peter Hadden can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Ralph Lyman - foul #1 on Ralph Lyman, team foul #2 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (PG) Roberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Fordham | William Burdette (SF) Orville Gentry | |
| 10:46 | Fordham | Peter Hadden makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 10:46 | Fordham | Peter Hadden makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 10:27 | Columbia | David Harden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Coleman (PF) Ralph Lyman | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 10:11 | Fordham | William Burdette misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-29 |
| 10:09 | Fordham | Alexander Matelski grabs the offensive board | 41-29 |
| 09:56 | Fordham | Jack Webb misses the jumper from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 09:54 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Hadden | 41-29 |
| 09:39 | Fordham | James Coleman swats the short shot by James Byrne | 41-29 |
| 09:37 | Fordham | Jack Webb tips it in | 41-31 |
| 09:15 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Julius Harrison | 43-31 |
| 09:09 | Fordham | Jack Webb splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 09:08 | Fordham | Alexander Matelski snags the offensive board | 43-31 |
| 08:49 | Fordham | James Coleman picks off the pass by William Burdette | 43-31 |
| 08:26 | Columbia | Jack Webb is called for the reach on Julius Harrison - foul #2 on Jack Webb, team foul #7 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roberto Rossi (SG), Louis Goldfarb (SF), Ralph Lyman (PF), Carl Bowe (C) David Harden, Thomas Turpin, James Coleman, Roderick Sloan | |
| Subs | Fordham | Felipe Lopez (PG), Steve Fett (SG), Orville Gentry (SF), Clyde Kolb (PF), Phil Nord (C) Jack Webb, Alexander Matelski, William Burdette, Peter Hadden, James Byrne | |
| 08:26 | Columbia | Julius Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 08:26 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Clyde Kolb | 43-31 |
| 08:11 | Fordham | Clyde Kolb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-31 |
| 07:51 | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb is hacked by Orville Gentry - foul #4 on Orville Gentry, team foul #8 | 43-31 |
| 07:51 | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb misses the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 07:51 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Clyde Kolb | 43-31 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Julius Harrison (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Louis Goldfarb (fresh) PF - Ralph Lyman (fresh) C - Carl Bowe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Felipe Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steve Fett (fresh) SF - Orville Gentry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Clyde Kolb (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Phil Nord (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Fordham | Felipe Lopez's layup is rejected by Carl Bowe | 43-31 |
| 07:30 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 07:15 | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb misses the jumper from the free throw line | 43-31 |
| 07:13 | Columbia | Ralph Lyman tips it in | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:53 | Fordham | Steve Fett buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Roberto Rossi - foul #1 on Roberto Rossi, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Harden (SG), James Coleman (PF), Roderick Sloan (C) Julius Harrison, Ralph Lyman, Carl Bowe | |
| Subs | Fordham | Jack Webb (PG) Felipe Lopez | |
| 06:53 | Fordham | Steve Fett makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 06:30 | Columbia | Clyde Kolb steps in front of the David Harden pass | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:17 | Fordham | Jack Webb can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 06:15 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 05:49 | Columbia | James Coleman scores on a jump hook near the basket | 47-34 |
| 05:49 | Fordham | Fordham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Turpin (SF) Louis Goldfarb | |
| Subs | Fordham | Peter Hadden (PF), James Byrne (C) Clyde Kolb, Phil Nord | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:37 | Fordham | Peter Hadden misses the easy layup | 47-34 |
| 05:35 | Columbia | David Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 05:08 | Columbia | David Harden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 05:06 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Orville Gentry | 47-34 |
| 04:53 | Fordham | Jack Webb drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by James Byrne | 47-36 |
| 04:36 | Columbia | James Byrne denies the turnaround by James Coleman | 47-36 |
| 04:34 | Columbia | James Coleman tips it back up and in | 49-36 |
| 04:19 | Fordham | James Byrne can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by David Harden - foul #2 on David Harden, team foul #4 | 49-36 |
| 04:19 | Fordham | James Byrne makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 04:19 | Fordham | James Byrne misses the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 04:19 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Roderick Sloan | 49-37 |
| 03:50 | Columbia | David Harden clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 03:48 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin tips it back up and in | 51-37 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Harden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Turpin (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Coleman (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Roderick Sloan (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Jack Webb (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steve Fett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Orville Gentry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Peter Hadden (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Byrne (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Fordham | Jack Webb is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to James Coleman | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin lays it up and in on a great pass from David Harden | 53-37 |
| 02:50 | Fordham | Peter Hadden makes the shot from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 02:28 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Coleman | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Fordham | Steve Fett works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away | 55-42 |
| 01:53 | Columbia | James Coleman connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Roberto Rossi | 57-42 |
| 01:41 | Fordham | Orville Gentry hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jack Webb | 57-44 |
| 01:12 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin misses the floater from the free throw line | 57-44 |
| 01:10 | Fordham | James Byrne pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 01:02 | Fordham | James Coleman steps in front of the James Byrne pass | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Columbia | James Coleman misses the floater in the paint | 57-44 |
| 00:34 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Peter Hadden | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Fordham | Orville Gentry can't throw it down | 57-44 |
| 00:27 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi runs out the clock | 57-44 |