| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Jonathan Steele (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harold Keyser (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allan Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allan Hawker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Leighty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Gleason (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Reich (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeremy King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Deady (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | Allan Hughes inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Fordham | Jonathan Steele drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Leighty | 35-32 |
| 19:17 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 19:00 | Fordham | Jonathan Steele makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 18:45 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez is hacked by Jonathan Steele - foul #2 on Jonathan Steele, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 18:30 | Columbia | Richard Deady is hacked by Robert Leighty - foul #2 on Robert Leighty, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| 18:25 | Columbia | Allan Hawker steals it from Sergio Lopez | 38-34 |
| 18:07 | Fordham | Allan Hughes hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 17:45 | Columbia | Jerry Reich buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Donald Gleason | 40-36 |
| 17:30 | Fordham | Allan Hughes lays it in on a nice dish by Harold Keyser | 42-36 |
| 17:08 | Columbia | Jerry Reich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Fordham | Albert McCall (SG), Lenard Whitis (SF), Eric Short (C) Harold Keyser, Allan Hughes, Robert Leighty | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), William Hughes (PF), Coy Johnson (C) Donald Gleason, Jerry Reich, Jeremy King, Richard Deady | |
| 16:49 | Fordham | Allan Hawker can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 16:49 | Fordham | Allan Hawker misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:49 | Fordham | Allan Hawker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:36 | Columbia | Lenard Whitis steps in front of the William Hughes pass | 43-36 |
| 16:22 | Fordham | Allan Hawker misses the easy layup | 43-36 |
| 16:21 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis tips it home | 45-36 |
| 15:56 | Columbia | Lenard Whitis takes the ball from Sergio Lopez | 45-36 |
| 15:52 | Fordham | Jonathan Steele lays it in set up by Lenard Whitis | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Jonathan Steele (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Albert McCall (fresh) SF - Lenard Whitis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Allan Hawker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Short (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Sergio Lopez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Linker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Coy Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Columbia | The short jumper by Robert Linker is denied by Lenard Whitis | 47-36 |
| 15:30 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 15:11 | Fordham | Jonathan Steele misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-36 |
| 15:10 | Columbia | Robert Linker grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 15:01 | Columbia | Coy Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-36 |
| 14:59 | Columbia | William Hughes tips it in | 47-38 |
| 14:51 | Fordham | Albert McCall misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Linker - foul #1 on Robert Linker, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Fordham | Harold Keyser (SG), Allan Hughes (SF), Gilbert Johnson (PF), Robert Leighty (C) Jonathan Steele, Lenard Whitis, Allan Hawker, Eric Short | |
| Subs | Columbia | Donald Gleason (SG), Jerry Reich (SF), Jeremy King (PF), Richard Deady (C) Sergio Lopez, Thomas Smith, William Hughes, Coy Johnson | |
| 14:51 | Fordham | Albert McCall makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 14:51 | Fordham | Albert McCall makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 14:26 | Columbia | Jerry Reich buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Linker | 49-40 |
| 14:08 | Fordham | Harold Keyser buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert McCall | 51-40 |
| 14:00 | Columbia | Jerry Reich comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Allan Hughes - foul #2 on Allan Hughes, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Fordham | Travis Jones (PG) Albert McCall | |
| Subs | Columbia | George Pyle (PG) Robert Linker | |
| 14:00 | Columbia | Jerry Reich makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 14:00 | Columbia | Jerry Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 13:45 | Fordham | Robert Leighty misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Gleason - foul #3 on Donald Gleason, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Fordham | Jonathan Steele (PG) Travis Jones | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 13:45 | Fordham | Robert Leighty makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:45 | Fordham | Robert Leighty makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 13:26 | Columbia | Donald Gleason can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-42 |
| 13:24 | Columbia | Jeremy King tips it back up and in | 53-44 |
| 13:15 | Fordham | Jonathan Steele makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gilbert Johnson | 56-44 |
| 12:55 | Columbia | Donald Gleason comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 12:53 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Jonathan Steele | 56-44 |
| 12:47 | Fordham | Robert Leighty comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 12:46 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Donald Gleason | 56-44 |
| 12:30 | Columbia | Jerry Reich is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Steele - foul #3 on Jonathan Steele, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Fordham | Allan Hawker (PF), Lenard Whitis (C) Gilbert Johnson, Robert Leighty | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), William Hughes (PF), Thomas Smith (C) George Pyle, Jeremy King, Richard Deady | |
| 12:09 | Columbia | Thomas Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 56-44 |
| 12:08 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 12:03 | Fordham | Jonathan Steele loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-44 |
| Subs | Fordham | Albert McCall (SG), Eric Short (C) Harold Keyser, Allan Hughes | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (SG), Coy Johnson (C) Donald Gleason, Jerry Reich | |
| 11:51 | Columbia | Coy Johnson throws it down on a great pass from Sergio Lopez | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Jonathan Steele (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Albert McCall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lenard Whitis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Allan Hawker (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Short (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Linker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Coy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Fordham | Allan Hawker slams it home on a great pass from Jonathan Steele and he's fouled by Sergio Lopez - foul #3 on Sergio Lopez, team foul #4 | 58-46 |
| 11:22 | Fordham | Allan Hawker makes the free throw | 59-46 |
| 11:13 | Columbia | William Hughes hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Sergio Lopez and the foul's on Allan Hawker - foul #3 on Allan Hawker, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Fordham | Harold Keyser (SG), Robert Leighty (C) Jonathan Steele, Eric Short | |
| Subs | Columbia | Donald Gleason (SG), Jerry Reich (SF), Richard Deady (C) Robert Linker, Thomas Smith, Coy Johnson | |
| 11:13 | Columbia | William Hughes misses the free throw | 59-48 |
| 11:13 | Fordham | Robert Leighty gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 10:56 | Fordham | Donald Gleason is called for the reach on Harold Keyser - foul #4 on Donald Gleason, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Fordham | Allan Hughes (SF) Lenard Whitis | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (SG) Donald Gleason | |
| 10:35 | Fordham | Albert McCall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 10:34 | Columbia | Robert Linker pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 10:19 | Columbia | Robert Linker drills a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Allan Hughes - foul #3 on Allan Hughes, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Fordham | Jonathan Steele (PG) Albert McCall | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeremy King (PF) William Hughes | |
| 10:19 | Columbia | Robert Linker makes the free throw | 59-51 |
| 10:06 | Fordham | Allan Hughes is fouled on the floor by Jerry Reich - foul #1 on Jerry Reich, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| 09:53 | Fordham | Harold Keyser is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Harold Keyser, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Fordham | Lenard Whitis (C) Robert Leighty | |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Smith (C) Richard Deady | |
| 09:43 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Linker | 59-53 |
| 09:18 | Fordham | Jonathan Steele misses the 3 from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 09:17 | Fordham | Allan Hughes tips it home | 61-53 |
| 09:00 | Columbia | Jerry Reich comes up short on the runner in the paint | 61-53 |
| 08:58 | Columbia | Thomas Smith tips it in | 61-55 |
| 08:36 | Fordham | Allan Hughes misses the 3 from straight away | 61-55 |
| 08:35 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to Allan Hawker | 61-55 |
| 08:24 | Fordham | Allan Hughes buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Allan Hawker | 64-55 |
| 08:04 | Columbia | Jeremy King misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-55 |
| 08:03 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 07:41 | Fordham | Allan Hawker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 07:39 | Fordham | Harold Keyser grabs the offensive rebound | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Jonathan Steele (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harold Keyser (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allan Hughes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Allan Hawker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lenard Whitis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Sergio Lopez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Linker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Reich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Smith (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Fordham | Allan Hawker drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Keyser | 67-55 |
| 07:17 | Columbia | Jerry Reich hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy King | 67-57 |
| 06:57 | Fordham | Allan Hughes knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Steele | 70-57 |
| 06:40 | Columbia | Jerry Reich is fouled on the floor by Allan Hughes - foul #4 on Allan Hughes, team foul #8 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Fordham | Albert McCall (PG), Lance Guy (SG), Gilbert Johnson (SF), Raymond Marion (PF), Robert Leighty (C) Jonathan Steele, Harold Keyser, Allan Hughes, Allan Hawker, Lenard Whitis | |
| Subs | Columbia | George Pyle (PG), Donald Gleason (SG), William Hughes (PF), Richard Deady (C) Sergio Lopez, Robert Linker, Jeremy King, Thomas Smith | |
| 06:40 | Columbia | Jerry Reich makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 06:40 | Columbia | Jerry Reich misses the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 06:40 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Robert Leighty | 70-58 |
| 06:20 | Fordham | Lance Guy clanks a 3 from the left wing | 70-58 |
| 06:19 | Fordham | Raymond Marion tips it home | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:57 | Columbia | William Hughes hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Reich | 72-60 |
| 05:35 | Fordham | Albert McCall drills a 3 from the left corner | 75-60 |
| 05:24 | Columbia | Albert McCall is called for the reach on George Pyle - foul #2 on Albert McCall, team foul #9 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Fordham | Jonathan Steele (PG) Lance Guy | |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Smith (SF) Jerry Reich | |
| 05:24 | Columbia | George Pyle makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 05:24 | Columbia | George Pyle makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:19 | Fordham | George Pyle is called for the reach on Jonathan Steele in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Pyle, team foul #7 | 75-62 |
| 05:19 | Fordham | Jonathan Steele misses the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 05:19 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Richard Deady | 75-62 |
| 05:04 | Columbia | Donald Gleason hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by William Hughes | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:58 | Fordham | Raymond Marion connects on the shot from the right side set up by Albert McCall | 77-64 |
| 04:53 | Columbia | Donald Gleason can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-64 |
| 04:52 | Fordham | Albert McCall grabs the defensive rebound | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:31 | Fordham | Jonathan Steele misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-64 |
| 04:30 | Columbia | William Hughes pulls down the rebound | 77-64 |
| 04:23 | Columbia | Thomas Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-64 |
| 04:21 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Smith | 77-64 |
| 04:08 | Columbia | Thomas Smith misses the floater from the left block | 77-64 |
| 04:06 | Fordham | Raymond Marion grabs the defensive rebound | 77-64 |
| 03:40 | Fordham | Albert McCall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-64 |
| 03:38 | Fordham | Robert Leighty grabs the offensive rebound | 77-64 |
| 03:38 | Fordham | Fordham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-64 |
| Subs | Fordham | Harold Keyser (SG), Allan Hughes (SF), Allan Hawker (PF) Albert McCall, Gilbert Johnson, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), Jeremy King (PF) George Pyle, William Hughes | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Jonathan Steele (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harold Keyser (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allan Hughes (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Allan Hawker (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Leighty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Gleason (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Deady (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Fordham | Allan Hughes misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Smith - foul #2 on Thomas Smith, team foul #8 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jerry Reich (SF) Thomas Smith | |
| 03:18 | Fordham | Allan Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 03:18 | Fordham | Allan Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| 03:07 | Columbia | Donald Gleason makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy King | 79-67 |
| 02:42 | Fordham | Allan Hawker scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Allan Hughes | 81-67 |
| 02:34 | Columbia | Richard Deady hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 81-67 |
| 02:33 | Columbia | Donald Gleason tips it home | 81-69 |
| 02:04 | Fordham | Donald Gleason takes the ball from Allan Hughes | 81-69 |
| 01:51 | Columbia | Donald Gleason hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jerry Reich | 81-72 |
| 01:25 | Fordham | Jonathan Steele's pass is intercepted by Richard Deady | 81-72 |
| 01:13 | Columbia | Allan Hughes takes the ball from Richard Deady | 81-72 |
| 01:10 | Fordham | Allan Hughes lays it in | 83-72 |
| 00:47 | Columbia | Jerry Reich connects on the shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Robert Leighty - foul #3 on Robert Leighty, team foul #10 | 83-74 |
| 00:47 | Columbia | Jerry Reich makes the free throw | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Fordham | Donald Gleason is called for the reach on Harold Keyser in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Gleason, team foul #9 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Fordham | Gilbert Johnson (SF) Allan Hughes | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (SG) Donald Gleason | |
| 00:44 | Fordham | Harold Keyser makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:44 | Fordham | Harold Keyser makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Columbia | Jerry Reich misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 85-75 |
| 00:38 | Fordham | Allan Hawker pulls down the rebound | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Fordham | Jonathan Steele banks in the layup on a great pass from Harold Keyser and he's fouled by Sergio Lopez - foul #4 on Sergio Lopez, team foul #10 | 87-75 |
| Subs | Fordham | Albert McCall (SG), Lenard Whitis (SF), Eric Short (C) Harold Keyser, Allan Hawker, Robert Leighty | |
| Subs | Columbia | George Pyle (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), William Hughes (PF), Coy Johnson (C) Sergio Lopez, Jerry Reich, Jeremy King, Richard Deady | |
| 00:18 | Fordham | Jonathan Steele misses the free throw | 87-75 |
| 00:18 | Columbia | The rebound goes to William Hughes | 87-75 |
| 00:13 | Columbia | Thomas Smith makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by William Hughes | 87-77 |
| 00:00 | Fordham | Jonathan Steele runs out the clock | 87-77 |