| Lineup | Fordham | PG - David Head (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Riley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Conner (fresh) 2 stl. C - Richard Henke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Martin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas McClain (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Muller (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | Steven Riley inbounds the ball | 23-33 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Fordham | David Head hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by George Conner | 25-33 |
| 19:17 | Columbia | George Conner is called for the reach on Thomas McClain - foul #2 on George Conner, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 18:58 | Columbia | Larry Brooks misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 25-33 |
| 18:57 | Fordham | George Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 18:53 | Fordham | Larry Brooks takes the ball from Patrick Cooper | 25-33 |
| 18:32 | Columbia | David Head steals it from Thomas McClain | 25-33 |
| 18:12 | Fordham | David Head misses badly on a shot from the left side | 25-33 |
| 18:10 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Riley | 25-33 |
| 17:50 | Fordham | George Conner's pass is intercepted by Martin Anderson | 25-33 |
| 17:33 | Columbia | Martin Anderson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-33 |
| 17:31 | Fordham | Steven Riley snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 17:02 | Fordham | Martin Anderson takes the ball from David Head | 25-33 |
| 16:43 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 25-33 |
| 16:42 | Columbia | Larry Brooks misses the tip | 25-33 |
| 16:40 | Fordham | Richard Henke snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 16:22 | Fordham | Patrick Cooper misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-33 |
| 16:21 | Fordham | Richard Henke pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 16:03 | Fordham | David Head misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 16:01 | Columbia | Edward Muller snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - David Head (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Riley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Conner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Henke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Martin Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas McClain (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Brooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Muller (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Brooks | 25-36 |
| 15:25 | Fordham | David Head misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-36 |
| 15:23 | Fordham | Richard Henke tips it home | 27-36 |
| 15:21 | Columbia | Martin Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by David Head - foul #1 on David Head, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Fordham | Leo Rosson (PG), Walter Tiernan (SG), Donald Poovey (SF), Stanford Poe (PF), Terrance Cote (C) David Head, Patrick Cooper, Steven Riley, George Conner, Richard Henke | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Morris (SF), Sean Stewart (C) Thomas McClain, Edward Muller | |
| 15:02 | Columbia | Larry Brooks misses long on a shot from the right side | 27-36 |
| 15:01 | Columbia | Martin Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 14:47 | Columbia | Terrance Cote is called for the reach on Sean Stewart - foul #2 on Terrance Cote, team foul #3 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert (SG) Mark Carpenter | |
| 14:23 | Columbia | Sean Stewart dunks the ball on a nice dish by Martin Anderson | 27-38 |
| 13:57 | Fordham | Wayne Gabbert steals it from Leo Rosson | 27-38 |
| 13:54 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert can't throw it down | 27-38 |
| 13:52 | Fordham | Donald Poovey gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 13:32 | Fordham | Donald Poovey double dribbles | 27-38 |
| Subs | Fordham | David Head (PG), Steven Riley (SF) Leo Rosson, Donald Poovey | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Carpenter (SG), Thomas McClain (SF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Wayne Gabbert, David Morris, Larry Brooks | |
| 13:12 | Columbia | Thomas McClain knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Martin Anderson | 27-40 |
| 12:53 | Fordham | David Head hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 12:52 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 12:31 | Columbia | Sean Stewart is fouled on the floor by Stanford Poe - foul #2 on Stanford Poe, team foul #4 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Fordham | Patrick Cooper (SG), George Conner (PF), Richard Henke (C) Walter Tiernan, Stanford Poe, Terrance Cote | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Muller (C) Sean Stewart | |
| 12:08 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter lays it up and in on a great pass from Martin Anderson | 27-42 |
| 11:45 | Fordham | Patrick Cooper loses the dribble to Thomas McClain | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - David Head (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Riley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Conner (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Henke (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Martin Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Carpenter (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Thomas McClain (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fresh) 1 pts. C - Edward Muller (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Columbia | Thomas McClain misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 11:14 | Fordham | Richard Henke pulls down the rebound | 27-42 |
| 10:59 | Fordham | David Head comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 27-42 |
| 10:58 | Columbia | Thomas McClain grabs the board | 27-42 |
| 10:29 | Columbia | Thomas McClain misses short on a 3 from straight away | 27-42 |
| 10:27 | Fordham | The rebound goes to David Head | 27-42 |
| 10:04 | Fordham | George Conner double dribbles | 27-42 |
| Subs | Fordham | Leo Rosson (PG), Walter Tiernan (SG), Stanford Poe (PF), Terrance Cote (C) David Head, Patrick Cooper, George Conner, Richard Henke | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Wayne Gabbert (SG), David Morris (SF), Larry Brooks (PF) Martin Anderson, Mark Carpenter, Thomas McClain, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| 09:43 | Columbia | Larry Brooks can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Stanford Poe - foul #3 on Stanford Poe, team foul #5 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Fordham | Donald Poovey (SF) Steven Riley | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sean Stewart (C) Edward Muller | |
| 09:43 | Columbia | Larry Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 09:43 | Columbia | Larry Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| 09:43 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Terrance Cote | 27-43 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:26 | Fordham | Stanford Poe misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-43 |
| 09:25 | Columbia | Sean Stewart grabs the board | 27-43 |
| 09:02 | Columbia | Larry Brooks scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by David Morris | 27-45 |
| 08:39 | Fordham | Leo Rosson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-45 |
| 08:38 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert snags the defensive board | 27-45 |
| 08:34 | Columbia | Leo Rosson is called for the reach on Edgar Magee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leo Rosson, team foul #6 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Fordham | Steven Riley (SF), George Conner (PF), Richard Henke (C) Donald Poovey, Stanford Poe, Terrance Cote | |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas McClain (SF), Edward Muller (C) David Morris, Sean Stewart | |
| 08:15 | Columbia | Steven Riley is called for the reach on Thomas McClain - foul #1 on Steven Riley, team foul #7 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Fordham | David Head (PG), Patrick Cooper (SG) Leo Rosson, Walter Tiernan | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 08:15 | Columbia | Thomas McClain makes the 1st free throw | 27-46 |
| 08:15 | Columbia | Thomas McClain makes the 2nd free throw | 27-47 |
| 07:56 | Fordham | Steven Riley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-47 |
| 07:54 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Edward Muller | 27-47 |
| 07:25 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-47 |
| 07:24 | Fordham | Steven Riley snags the defensive board | 27-47 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - David Head (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Riley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Conner (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Henke (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edgar Magee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Gabbert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas McClain (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Brooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Muller (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Fordham | Patrick Cooper is hacked by Wayne Gabbert - foul #2 on Wayne Gabbert, team foul #1 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Fordham | Leo Rosson (PG), Walter Tiernan (SG), Donald Poovey (SF), Stanford Poe (PF), Terrance Cote (C) David Head, Patrick Cooper, Steven Riley, George Conner, Richard Henke | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Morris (SF), Sean Stewart (PF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Thomas McClain, Larry Brooks, Edward Muller | |
| 07:10 | Fordham | Stanford Poe makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Terrance Cote | 30-47 |
| 06:45 | Columbia | Sean Stewart buries a shot from the left side set up by David Morris | 30-49 |
| 06:24 | Fordham | Donald Poovey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-49 |
| 06:22 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert gets the rebound | 30-49 |
| 05:57 | Columbia | Edgar Magee double dribbles | 30-49 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Mahan (SG) Wayne Gabbert | |
| 05:48 | Fordham | Leo Rosson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-49 |
| 05:48 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-49 |
| Subs | Fordham | David Head (PG), Patrick Cooper (SG), Steven Riley (SF), George Conner (PF), Richard Henke (C) Leo Rosson, Walter Tiernan, Donald Poovey, Stanford Poe, Terrance Cote | |
| Subs | Columbia | Martin Anderson (PG), Mark Carpenter (SG), Thomas McClain (SF), Larry Brooks (PF), Edward Muller (C) Edgar Magee, Kenneth Mahan, David Morris, Sean Stewart, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| 05:30 | Columbia | Thomas McClain comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 33-49 |
| 05:28 | Columbia | Edward Muller grabs the offensive board | 33-49 |
| 05:04 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-49 |
| 05:03 | Columbia | Larry Brooks tips it in | 33-51 |
| 04:45 | Fordham | Patrick Cooper misses the easy layup but the foul's on Martin Anderson - foul #3 on Martin Anderson, team foul #2 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Fordham | Leo Rosson (PG), Walter Tiernan (SF), Stanford Poe (PF), Terrance Cote (C) David Head, Steven Riley, George Conner, Richard Henke | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Wayne Gabbert (SG), David Morris (SF), Sean Stewart (PF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Martin Anderson, Mark Carpenter, Thomas McClain, Larry Brooks, Edward Muller | |
| 04:45 | Fordham | Patrick Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 04:45 | Fordham | Patrick Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 04:22 | Columbia | Edgar Magee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-51 |
| 04:21 | Fordham | Patrick Cooper grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 04:15 | Fordham | Edgar Magee steals it from Stanford Poe | 34-51 |
| 04:11 | Columbia | Edgar Magee hits the finger roll | 34-53 |
| 03:57 | Fordham | Walter Tiernan is fouled on the floor by Edgar Magee - foul #1 on Edgar Magee, team foul #3 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Fordham | Donald Poovey (SF) Patrick Cooper | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 03:51 | Fordham | Donald Poovey is fouled on the floor by David Morris - foul #2 on David Morris, team foul #4 | 34-53 |
| 03:40 | Fordham | Donald Poovey is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Donald Poovey, team foul #8 | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Columbia | Edgar Magee is fouled on the floor by Terrance Cote - foul #3 on Terrance Cote, team foul #9 | 34-53 |
| 03:14 | Columbia | Edgar Magee makes the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 03:14 | Columbia | Edgar Magee makes the 2nd free throw | 34-55 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Leo Rosson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Tiernan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Poovey (fresh) PF - Stanford Poe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Terrance Cote (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edgar Magee (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Gabbert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Morris (fresh) PF - Sean Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 02:59 | Fordham | Donald Poovey connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Stanford Poe and the foul's on Dikembe Abdulkarim - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdulkarim, team foul #5 | 36-55 |
| 02:59 | Fordham | Donald Poovey makes the free throw | 37-55 |
| 02:38 | Columbia | Edgar Magee clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-55 |
| 02:37 | Columbia | David Morris gets the offensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 02:17 | Columbia | Donald Poovey steals it from Edgar Magee | 37-55 |
| 02:00 | Fordham | Stanford Poe loses the dribble to Edgar Magee | 37-55 |
| 01:56 | Columbia | Edgar Magee lays it in | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:38 | Fordham | Terrance Cote misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-57 |
| 01:36 | Fordham | Donald Poovey tips it in | 39-57 |
| 01:12 | Columbia | Sean Stewart connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edgar Magee | 39-59 |
| 01:02 | Fordham | Terrance Cote can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-59 |
| 01:00 | Fordham | Donald Poovey gets the offensive rebound | 39-59 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:56 | Fordham | Edgar Magee picks off the pass by Walter Tiernan | 39-59 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:31 | Columbia | Sean Stewart misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-59 |
| 00:29 | Columbia | Edgar Magee grabs the offensive board | 39-59 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Edgar Magee runs out the clock | 39-59 |