| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Bailey (fresh) SG - Horace Wise (fresh) SF - Peter Strickland (fresh) PF - Graig Wallace (fresh) C - Eric Goodman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Nevarez (fresh) SG - Eugene Grubbs (fresh) SF - Sean Bernard (fresh) PF - James Baker (fresh) C - George Wiley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | Eric Goodman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Fordham | John Bailey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Fordham | Graig Wallace can't throw it down but he's fouled by James Baker - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Fordham | Graig Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Fordham | Graig Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Columbia | James Baker gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Columbia | George Wiley lays it up and in on a great pass from Sean Bernard | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Fordham | Eric Goodman drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Graig Wallace | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Columbia | Sean Bernard clanks a jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Columbia | Mark Nevarez tips it home | 2-4 |
| 17:57 | Fordham | Peter Strickland hits a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Sean Bernard - foul #1 on Sean Bernard, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:57 | Fordham | Peter Strickland makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | Columbia | James Baker misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Graig Wallace - foul #1 on Graig Wallace, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | Columbia | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:46 | Columbia | James Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:21 | Fordham | Eric Goodman comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by George Wiley - foul #1 on George Wiley, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| 17:21 | Fordham | Eric Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:21 | Fordham | Eric Goodman misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:21 | Columbia | George Wiley pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 17:05 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Mark Nevarez | 6-8 |
| 16:48 | Fordham | Horace Wise can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 16:46 | Fordham | Horace Wise snags the offensive board | 6-8 |
| 16:28 | Fordham | The jump hook by Eric Goodman is blocked by George Wiley | 6-8 |
| 16:27 | Columbia | George Wiley gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:21 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 6-8 |
| 16:19 | Columbia | Sean Bernard misses the tip | 6-8 |
| 16:17 | Fordham | Eric Goodman gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:04 | Fordham | Sean Bernard steals the ball from Eric Goodman | 6-8 |
| 16:01 | Columbia | Sean Bernard banks in the layup | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Bailey (fairly fresh) SG - Horace Wise (fairly fresh) SF - Peter Strickland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Graig Wallace (fairly fresh) C - Eric Goodman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Nevarez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Grubbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Bernard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Wiley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Fordham | Eugene Grubbs steps in front of the Peter Strickland pass | 6-10 |
| 15:31 | Columbia | Mark Nevarez buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Sean Bernard | 6-12 |
| 15:09 | Fordham | Eric Goodman scores on a fadeaway from close range | 8-12 |
| 14:56 | Columbia | Sean Bernard loses the ball out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Heim (PG), Russell Alsop (SG), Mark Knapp (SF), Brian Graves (PF), Charles Smith (C) John Bailey, Horace Wise, Peter Strickland, Graig Wallace, Eric Goodman | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia (PG), James Micco (SG), John Marquart (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Richard Hazel (C) Mark Nevarez, Eugene Grubbs, Sean Bernard, James Baker, George Wiley | |
| 14:36 | Fordham | James Micco steals it from Charles Smith | 8-12 |
| 14:29 | Columbia | Daniel Smith comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 8-12 |
| 14:27 | Fordham | Charles Smith gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:25 | Fordham | Kennith Lamantia steps in front of the Robert Heim pass in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| 14:02 | Columbia | James Micco can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 14:00 | Fordham | Mark Knapp grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 13:44 | Fordham | Charles Smith misses the easy layup | 8-12 |
| 13:42 | Columbia | Daniel Smith snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 13:21 | Columbia | Daniel Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 13:20 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to James Micco | 8-12 |
| 12:58 | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-14 |
| 12:38 | Fordham | Robert Heim comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 12:36 | Columbia | Richard Hazel gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 12:24 | Columbia | Charles Smith takes the ball from Kennith Lamantia | 8-14 |
| 12:04 | Fordham | Mark Knapp misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 12:03 | Fordham | Brian Graves grabs the offensive board | 8-14 |
| 11:48 | Fordham | Charles Smith hits a shot from the left block set up by Robert Heim and he's fouled by Richard Hazel - foul #1 on Richard Hazel, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Bailey (PG), Horace Wise (SG), Peter Strickland (SF), Eric Goodman (C) Robert Heim, Russell Alsop, Mark Knapp, Brian Graves | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Nevarez (PG), Eugene Grubbs (SG), Sean Bernard (SF), James Baker (PF), George Wiley (C) Kennith Lamantia, James Micco, John Marquart, Daniel Smith, Richard Hazel | |
| 11:48 | Fordham | Charles Smith makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Bailey (fresh) SG - Horace Wise (fresh) SF - Peter Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Eric Goodman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Nevarez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Grubbs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Bernard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Baker (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Columbia | George Wiley can't finish the layup | 11-14 |
| 11:23 | Columbia | George Wiley tips it home | 11-16 |
| 11:03 | Fordham | Horace Wise is hacked by George Wiley - foul #2 on George Wiley, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Fordham | Graig Wallace (PF) Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Cundiff (C) George Wiley | |
| 10:45 | Fordham | Graig Wallace can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 10:43 | Fordham | Eric Goodman grabs the offensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 10:36 | Fordham | Peter Strickland misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 10:35 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Richard Cundiff | 11-16 |
| 10:13 | Columbia | Richard Cundiff can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Horace Wise - foul #1 on Horace Wise, team foul #2 | 11-16 |
| 10:13 | Columbia | Richard Cundiff makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:13 | Columbia | Richard Cundiff makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:56 | Fordham | Peter Strickland misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 11-18 |
| 09:54 | Columbia | James Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 09:26 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs is hacked by Horace Wise - foul #2 on Horace Wise, team foul #3 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Heim (PG), Russell Alsop (SG), Brian Graves (C) John Bailey, Horace Wise, Eric Goodman | |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Smith (PF), Richard Hazel (C) James Baker, Richard Cundiff | |
| 09:20 | Columbia | Russell Alsop steals the ball from Daniel Smith | 11-18 |
| 09:14 | Fordham | Graig Wallace lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Heim | 13-18 |
| 08:54 | Columbia | Daniel Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eugene Grubbs | 13-20 |
| 08:33 | Fordham | Brian Graves can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Nevarez - foul #1 on Mark Nevarez, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Fordham | Mark Knapp (SF) Peter Strickland | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia (PG), James Micco (SG), John Marquart (SF) Mark Nevarez, Eugene Grubbs, Sean Bernard | |
| 08:33 | Fordham | Brian Graves makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:33 | Fordham | Brian Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:33 | Columbia | Daniel Smith pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:19 | Columbia | Daniel Smith is hacked by Robert Heim - foul #1 on Robert Heim, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Fordham | Eric Goodman (C) Graig Wallace | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 08:13 | Columbia | Eric Goodman takes the ball from John Marquart | 14-20 |
| 08:06 | Fordham | Mark Knapp scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Russell Alsop | 17-20 |
| 07:57 | Columbia | John Marquart hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Smith | 17-23 |
| 07:37 | Fordham | Brian Graves jams it and he's fouled by Daniel Smith - foul #1 on Daniel Smith, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Bailey (PG) Robert Heim | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs (SG), James Baker (PF) Kennith Lamantia, Richard Hazel | |
| 07:37 | Fordham | Brian Graves makes the free throw | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Bailey (fresh) SG - Russell Alsop (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Knapp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Graves (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Goodman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Micco (fresh) SG - Eugene Grubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Marquart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 07:16 | Fordham | Brian Graves pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 06:52 | Fordham | Eric Goodman's floater is tipped away by James Baker | 20-23 |
| 06:50 | Columbia | James Micco snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 06:38 | Columbia | James Micco hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-23 |
| 06:36 | Columbia | John Marquart snags the offensive board | 20-23 |
| 06:28 | Columbia | James Baker clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Mark Knapp - foul #1 on Mark Knapp, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Heim (SG), Peter Strickland (SF), Graig Wallace (PF), Charles Smith (C) Russell Alsop, Mark Knapp, Brian Graves, Eric Goodman | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Nevarez (PG), Sean Bernard (SF), Richard Hazel (C) James Micco, John Marquart, Daniel Smith | |
| 06:28 | Columbia | James Baker misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:28 | Columbia | James Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:28 | Fordham | Charles Smith gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 06:23 | Fordham | John Bailey loses the dribble to Mark Nevarez | 20-23 |
| 06:07 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs misses the shot from the left side | 20-23 |
| 06:05 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Hazel | 20-23 |
| 05:50 | Columbia | Sean Bernard connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Mark Nevarez | 20-25 |
| 05:28 | Fordham | John Bailey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Eugene Grubbs - foul #1 on Eugene Grubbs, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Micco (SG), Daniel Smith (PF) Eugene Grubbs, James Baker | |
| 05:28 | Fordham | John Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:28 | Fordham | John Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:06 | Columbia | Sean Bernard is called for traveling | 21-25 |
| Subs | Fordham | Wayne Foster (SG), Eric Goodman (C) John Bailey, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 04:54 | Fordham | Graig Wallace misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 04:53 | Columbia | Richard Hazel grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 04:35 | Columbia | Mark Nevarez clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-25 |
| 04:34 | Fordham | Eric Goodman gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 04:12 | Fordham | Eric Goodman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 04:11 | Fordham | Eric Goodman gets the offensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 04:00 | Fordham | Robert Heim hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-25 |
| 03:58 | Columbia | James Micco grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 03:40 | Columbia | Robert Heim is called for the reach on Mark Nevarez - foul #2 on Robert Heim, team foul #6 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Fordham | Russell Alsop (PG), Horace Wise (SG), Mark Knapp (SF), Brian Graves (PF) Robert Heim, Wayne Foster, Peter Strickland, Graig Wallace | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs (SG), John Marquart (SF), James Baker (PF), George Wiley (C) Mark Nevarez, Sean Bernard, Daniel Smith, Richard Hazel | |
| 03:16 | Columbia | James Micco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-25 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Bailey (PG), Charles Smith (C) Russell Alsop, Eric Goodman | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Horace Wise (fresh) SF - Mark Knapp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Graves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Micco (fresh) SG - Eugene Grubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Marquart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Fordham | Horace Wise can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 21-25 |
| 03:02 | Columbia | James Baker gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 02:54 | Columbia | James Baker is fouled on the floor by Brian Graves - foul #1 on Brian Graves, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| 02:54 | Columbia | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 02:54 | Columbia | James Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 02:54 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Charles Smith | 21-26 |
| 02:35 | Fordham | Horace Wise is hacked by George Wiley - foul #3 on George Wiley, team foul #9 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Fordham | Peter Strickland (SF), Graig Wallace (PF) Mark Knapp, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Nevarez (PG), Daniel Smith (C) James Micco, George Wiley | |
| 02:35 | Fordham | Horace Wise makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 02:35 | Fordham | Horace Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 02:17 | Columbia | John Marquart hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by James Baker | 23-28 |
| 02:12 | Fordham | John Bailey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 02:10 | Columbia | James Baker snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 01:52 | Columbia | John Marquart is hacked by John Bailey - foul #1 on John Bailey, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Fordham | Eric Goodman (C) Brian Graves | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sean Bernard (SF) James Baker | |
| 01:52 | Columbia | John Marquart makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 01:52 | Columbia | John Marquart makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 01:37 | Fordham | Horace Wise misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 01:36 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Mark Nevarez | 23-30 |
| 01:19 | Columbia | John Marquart connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-33 |
| 00:57 | Fordham | Horace Wise misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Sean Bernard - foul #2 on Sean Bernard, team foul #10 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Heim (PG), Mark Knapp (SF), Brian Graves (PF) John Bailey, Peter Strickland, Graig Wallace | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Micco (PG), Richard Hazel (C) Mark Nevarez, Daniel Smith | |
| 00:57 | Fordham | Horace Wise misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 00:57 | Fordham | Horace Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 00:34 | Columbia | James Micco clanks a 3 from the right corner | 24-33 |
| 00:33 | Fordham | Eric Goodman grabs the board | 24-33 |
| 00:07 | Fordham | Horace Wise is hacked by Eugene Grubbs - foul #2 on Eugene Grubbs, team foul #11 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia (PG), James Baker (PF) Eugene Grubbs, John Marquart | |
| 00:07 | Fordham | Horace Wise makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 00:07 | Fordham | Horace Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | James Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-33 |
| Subs | Fordham | Russell Alsop (SG), Charles Smith (C) Horace Wise, Eric Goodman | |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Cundiff (SF) Sean Bernard | |
| 00:00 | Fordham | Russell Alsop misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 26-33 |