| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Escalante (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Campisi (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kevin Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - William Haring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Hughley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Withrow (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ellis Bigley (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Miller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | John Withrow inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Fordham | David Miller buries a floater from the left block set up by William Haring and he's fouled by James Campisi - foul #2 on James Campisi, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 19:39 | Fordham | David Miller makes the free throw | 30-24 |
| 19:10 | Columbia | John Roberts's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Hughley | 30-24 |
| 18:51 | Fordham | James Campisi takes the ball from Benjamin Hughley | 30-24 |
| 18:24 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante hits a 3 from the right wing set up by James Coleman | 33-24 |
| 18:07 | Fordham | John Withrow splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side | 33-24 |
| 18:06 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis snags the defensive board | 33-24 |
| 17:41 | Columbia | James Coleman buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Escalante | 36-24 |
| 17:20 | Fordham | Benjamin Hughley misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 17:18 | Fordham | David Miller tips it but misses | 36-24 |
| 17:17 | Columbia | John Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 16:51 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-24 |
| 16:49 | Fordham | Ellis Bigley pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 16:32 | Fordham | John Withrow blows the layup over the doubleteam | 36-24 |
| 16:30 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 16:04 | Columbia | James Campisi can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 16:02 | Fordham | David Miller gets the rebound | 36-24 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Escalante (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Campisi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kevin Dennis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - William Haring (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Hughley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Withrow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ellis Bigley (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Fordham | John Withrow clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 15:48 | Fordham | David Miller tips it but misses | 36-24 |
| 15:46 | Columbia | The rebound goes to James Campisi | 36-24 |
| 15:17 | Columbia | David Miller is called for the reach on James Campisi - foul #2 on David Miller, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Ingram (PG), Jerry Neal (SG), Tom Watson (SF), Derrick Poling (PF) James Coleman, Gordon Escalante, James Campisi, Kevin Dennis | |
| Subs | Fordham | Paul Cunningham (PG), Timmy Soriano (SG), Albert Riffe (SF), Theodore Rodgers (PF), Kelly Bernstein (C) William Haring, Benjamin Hughley, John Withrow, Ellis Bigley, David Miller | |
| 14:57 | Columbia | Luther Ingram is fouled on the floor by Paul Cunningham - foul #4 on Paul Cunningham, team foul #2 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Steven McGhee (C) Paul Cunningham | |
| 14:30 | Columbia | Jerry Neal is hacked by Albert Riffe - foul #1 on Albert Riffe, team foul #3 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kevin Dennis (PF) John Roberts | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 14:06 | Columbia | Timmy Soriano steps in front of the Luther Ingram pass | 36-24 |
| 14:00 | Fordham | Albert Riffe clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-24 |
| 13:58 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis gets the rebound | 36-24 |
| 13:38 | Columbia | Derrick Poling connects on the shot in the lane | 38-24 |
| 13:20 | Fordham | Albert Riffe drills a jumper from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 12:56 | Columbia | Jerry Neal makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Tom Watson | 40-26 |
| 12:50 | Fordham | Albert Riffe can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-26 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Derrick Poling gets the rebound | 40-26 |
| 12:21 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Timmy Soriano - foul #2 on Timmy Soriano, team foul #4 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Coleman (PG), Gordon Escalante (SG), James Campisi (SF) Luther Ingram, Jerry Neal, Tom Watson | |
| Subs | Fordham | William Haring (PG), Benjamin Hughley (SG), John Withrow (SF), Ellis Bigley (PF), David Miller (C) Albert Riffe, Timmy Soriano, Kelly Bernstein, Theodore Rodgers, Steven McGhee | |
| 12:21 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 12:21 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 12:21 | Fordham | John Withrow snags the defensive board | 41-26 |
| 12:08 | Fordham | David Miller misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-26 |
| 12:06 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis snags the defensive board | 41-26 |
| 11:46 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Benjamin Hughley - foul #2 on Benjamin Hughley, team foul #5 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Roberts (C) Derrick Poling | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 11:46 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante misses the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 11:46 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Escalante (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Campisi (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Dennis (tiring) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - John Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - William Haring (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Hughley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Withrow (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ellis Bigley (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Fordham | John Withrow is fouled on the floor by Gordon Escalante - foul #2 on Gordon Escalante, team foul #2 | 42-26 |
| 11:13 | Fordham | Benjamin Hughley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Miller | 42-29 |
| 10:54 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Coleman | 44-29 |
| 10:34 | Fordham | Benjamin Hughley is alone and drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ellis Bigley | 44-31 |
| 10:08 | Columbia | James Coleman loses the dribble to David Miller | 44-31 |
| 09:51 | Fordham | Benjamin Hughley comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-31 |
| 09:50 | Columbia | James Campisi grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 09:31 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from James Coleman | 46-31 |
| 09:24 | Fordham | David Miller misses badly on a shot in the lane | 46-31 |
| 09:23 | Columbia | The rebound goes to James Coleman | 46-31 |
| 09:07 | Columbia | James Campisi slams it home | 48-31 |
| 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) | |
| 08:56 | Fordham | William Haring clanks a jumper from the left wing | 48-31 |
| 08:54 | Columbia | James Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 08:27 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Coleman | 51-31 |
| 08:16 | Fordham | Ellis Bigley double dribbles | 51-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Ingram (PG), Jerry Neal (SG), Tom Watson (SF), Derrick Poling (PF) James Coleman, Gordon Escalante, James Campisi, Kevin Dennis | |
| Subs | Fordham | Albert Riffe (PG), Timmy Soriano (SG), Kelly Bernstein (SF), Theodore Rodgers (PF), Steven McGhee (C) William Haring, Benjamin Hughley, John Withrow, Ellis Bigley, David Miller | |
| 07:52 | Columbia | Jerry Neal drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Luther Ingram | 54-31 |
| 07:31 | Fordham | Timmy Soriano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 54-31 |
| 07:29 | Columbia | Tom Watson snags the defensive board | 54-31 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Luther Ingram (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Neal (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tom Watson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Derrick Poling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Albert Riffe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Timmy Soriano (fresh) SF - Kelly Bernstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Rodgers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven McGhee (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Columbia | John Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kelly Bernstein - foul #2 on Kelly Bernstein, team foul #6 | 54-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Coleman (PG), Gordon Escalante (SG) Luther Ingram, Jerry Neal | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 07:13 | Columbia | John Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 55-31 |
| 07:13 | Columbia | John Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 55-31 |
| 07:13 | Fordham | Theodore Rodgers gets the rebound | 55-31 |
| 07:00 | Fordham | Albert Riffe clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-31 |
| 06:59 | Columbia | John Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 55-31 |
| 06:40 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-31 |
| 06:38 | Fordham | Kelly Bernstein grabs the board | 55-31 |
| 06:32 | Fordham | Steven McGhee misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on John Roberts - foul #2 on John Roberts, team foul #3 | 55-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Campisi (SF) Tom Watson | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 06:32 | Fordham | Steven McGhee makes the 1st free throw | 55-32 |
| 06:32 | Fordham | Steven McGhee misses the 2nd free throw | 55-32 |
| 06:32 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Derrick Poling | 55-32 |
| 06:06 | Columbia | James Coleman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-32 |
| 06:04 | Fordham | Theodore Rodgers snags the defensive board | 55-32 |
| 05:48 | Fordham | Theodore Rodgers is whistled for a carry | 55-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Tom Watson (SF) John Roberts | |
| Subs | Fordham | William Haring (PG) Kelly Bernstein | |
| 05:24 | Columbia | Tom Watson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Albert Riffe - foul #2 on Albert Riffe, team foul #7 | 55-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Joel Blackstock (SG) Steven McGhee | |
| 05:24 | Columbia | Tom Watson misses the 1st free throw | 55-32 |
| 05:24 | Columbia | Tom Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-32 |
| 05:12 | Fordham | Joel Blackstock misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-32 |
| 05:11 | Fordham | Theodore Rodgers grabs the offensive board | 56-32 |
| 05:04 | Fordham | Theodore Rodgers drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Albert Riffe | 56-34 |
| 04:40 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-34 |
| 04:38 | Columbia | James Campisi tips it back up and in | 58-34 |
| 04:18 | Fordham | Timmy Soriano can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-34 |
| 04:16 | Fordham | Joel Blackstock tips it back up and in | 58-36 |
| 04:04 | Columbia | James Campisi is hacked by Theodore Rodgers - foul #2 on Theodore Rodgers, team foul #8 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Ingram (SG), Kevin Dennis (PF), John Roberts (C) Gordon Escalante, Tom Watson, Derrick Poling | |
| Subs | Fordham | Kelly Bernstein (SF), Steven McGhee (C) Timmy Soriano, Albert Riffe | |
| 04:04 | Columbia | James Campisi makes the 1st free throw | 59-36 |
| 04:04 | Columbia | James Campisi misses the 2nd free throw | 59-36 |
| 04:04 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Theodore Rodgers | 59-36 |
| 03:46 | Fordham | Theodore Rodgers misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-36 |
| 03:45 | Columbia | James Campisi grabs the defensive rebound | 59-36 |
| 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) | |
| 03:39 | Columbia | John Roberts can't finish the layup | 59-36 |
| 03:38 | Columbia | John Roberts tips it home | 61-36 |
| 03:33 | Fordham | William Haring misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-36 |
| 03:31 | Fordham | Kelly Bernstein misses the tip | 61-36 |
| 03:30 | Columbia | John Roberts pulls down the rebound | 61-36 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Luther Ingram (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Campisi (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Dennis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - William Haring (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joel Blackstock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kelly Bernstein (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Theodore Rodgers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Steven McGhee (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:01 | Columbia | James Campisi misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-36 |
| 03:00 | Fordham | Theodore Rodgers pulls down the rebound | 61-36 |
| 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) | |
| 02:41 | Fordham | William Haring is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Haring, team foul #9 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gordon Escalante (SG), Tom Watson (SF) James Coleman, James Campisi | |
| Subs | Fordham | Albert Riffe (SG) Joel Blackstock | |
| 02:12 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante makes the shot from the free throw line | 63-36 |
| 02:00 | Fordham | Albert Riffe buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-39 |
| 01:45 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 63-39 |
| 01:43 | Fordham | Steven McGhee snags the defensive board | 63-39 |
| 01:32 | Fordham | Theodore Rodgers hits the finger roll set up by William Haring and he's fouled by Kevin Dennis - foul #1 on Kevin Dennis, team foul #4 | 63-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Coleman (PG), James Campisi (SF) Luther Ingram, Tom Watson | |
| Subs | Fordham | Timmy Soriano (SG) Steven McGhee | |
| 01:32 | Fordham | Theodore Rodgers misses the free throw | 63-41 |
| 01:32 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis snags the defensive board | 63-41 |
| 01:28 | Columbia | William Haring is called for the reach on James Coleman in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Haring, team foul #10 | 63-41 |
| 01:28 | Columbia | James Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 64-41 |
| 01:28 | Columbia | James Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-41 |
| 01:14 | Fordham | Gordon Escalante is called for the reach on Kelly Bernstein - foul #3 on Gordon Escalante, team foul #5 | 65-41 |
| 01:02 | Fordham | Timmy Soriano is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Timmy Soriano, team foul #11 | 65-41 |
| 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) | |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante is fouled on the floor by Timmy Soriano - foul #4 on Timmy Soriano, team foul #12 | 65-41 |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante makes the 1st free throw | 66-41 |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante makes the 2nd free throw | 67-41 |
| 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) | |
| 00:35 | Fordham | Kelly Bernstein drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Timmy Soriano | 67-44 |
| 00:10 | Columbia | James Campisi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-44 |
| 00:03 | Fordham | Timmy Soriano double dribbles | 67-44 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | James Coleman runs out the clock | 67-44 |