| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Forrest Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Michaud (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Jason Bonnell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Fossett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bradley Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Jansen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Antoine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Bradley Mitchell inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Columbia | Bradley Mitchell's layup is rejected by Stephen Michaud | 33-34 |
| 19:39 | Fordham | Stephen Michaud grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 19:18 | Fordham | Peter Strickland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 19:16 | Columbia | Ronnie Fossett pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:49 | Columbia | Charles Antoine can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by John Bailey - foul #1 on John Bailey, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 18:49 | Columbia | Charles Antoine misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:49 | Columbia | Charles Antoine makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:22 | Fordham | Peter Strickland makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Forrest Smith | 35-35 |
| 18:13 | Columbia | Jason Bonnell is fouled on the floor by John Adams - foul #3 on John Adams, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Fordham | Terry Foley (PF) John Adams | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 18:00 | Columbia | Charles Antoine is fouled on the floor by Stephen Michaud - foul #1 on Stephen Michaud, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| 17:50 | Columbia | Ronnie Fossett clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 17:48 | Fordham | Terry Foley snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 17:44 | Fordham | Peter Strickland can't finish the layup | 35-35 |
| 17:43 | Columbia | Charles Antoine snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 17:28 | Columbia | Jason Bonnell buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ronnie Fossett | 35-38 |
| 17:06 | Fordham | Forrest Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 17:04 | Columbia | Matthew Jansen grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 16:52 | Columbia | Matthew Jansen comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Terry Foley - foul #2 on Terry Foley, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Fordham | Eric Earnest (PG), Clarence Dahl (SG), Frank Lester (SF), James Race (C) John Bailey, Forrest Smith, Peter Strickland, Stephen Michaud | |
| Subs | Columbia | Clarence Coronel (PG), Michael Harris (SG), David Sanders (SF), Richard Sweeney (C) Jason Bonnell, Ronnie Fossett, Bradley Mitchell, Charles Antoine | |
| 16:52 | Columbia | Matthew Jansen makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:52 | Columbia | Matthew Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:38 | Fordham | Frank Lester misses short on a floater near the basket | 35-40 |
| 16:37 | Columbia | Matthew Jansen grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:33 | Columbia | David Sanders hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Clarence Coronel | 35-42 |
| 16:08 | Fordham | Clarence Dahl misses long on a runner from close range | 35-42 |
| 16:07 | Columbia | David Sanders gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 15:52 | Columbia | Matthew Jansen comes up short on the floater from the left block | 35-42 |
| 15:50 | Fordham | Clarence Dahl snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Eric Earnest (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Dahl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Frank Lester (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Foley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Race (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Clarence Coronel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Jansen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Sweeney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Fordham | Eric Earnest misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-42 |
| 15:39 | Columbia | Matthew Jansen gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 15:30 | Columbia | Michael Harris misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 15:29 | Columbia | Richard Sweeney grabs the offensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 15:15 | Columbia | Matthew Jansen misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 15:13 | Fordham | Frank Lester grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 14:54 | Fordham | Frank Lester dunks the ball on a great pass from Clarence Dahl and he's hacked by David Sanders - foul #1 on David Sanders, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Bailey (PG), Forrest Smith (SG), Peter Strickland (SF), John Adams (PF) Eric Earnest, Clarence Dahl, Terry Foley, James Race | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jason Bonnell (PG), Ronnie Fossett (SG), Bradley Mitchell (SF), Charles Antoine (C) Clarence Coronel, Michael Harris, David Sanders, Matthew Jansen | |
| 14:54 | Fordham | Frank Lester makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 14:40 | Columbia | Jason Bonnell can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 14:38 | Columbia | Ronnie Fossett hits the follow up shot | 38-44 |
| 14:17 | Fordham | John Adams is fouled on the floor by Richard Sweeney - foul #3 on Richard Sweeney, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Fordham | Stephen Michaud (C) Frank Lester | |
| Subs | Columbia | Darrell Morris (PF) Richard Sweeney | |
| 14:05 | Fordham | John Adams misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 38-44 |
| 14:04 | Fordham | John Adams tips it back up and in | 40-44 |
| 13:42 | Columbia | Ronnie Fossett knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Bonnell | 40-46 |
| 13:25 | Fordham | Forrest Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Sanders (PF) Darrell Morris | |
| 13:09 | Columbia | John Adams steals the ball from Bradley Mitchell | 40-46 |
| 12:47 | Fordham | Forrest Smith is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Fossett - foul #3 on Ronnie Fossett, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Fordham | Eric Earnest (PG), Terry Foley (PF) John Bailey, John Adams | |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Harris (SG), Richard Sweeney (PF), Darrell Morris (C) Ronnie Fossett, David Sanders, Charles Antoine | |
| 12:40 | Fordham | Jason Bonnell takes the ball from Forrest Smith | 40-46 |
| 12:37 | Columbia | Jason Bonnell hits the finger roll | 40-48 |
| 12:14 | Fordham | Terry Foley drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Forrest Smith and the foul's on Richard Sweeney - foul #4 on Richard Sweeney, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Fordham | Frank Lester (SF), James Race (C) Peter Strickland, Stephen Michaud | |
| Subs | Columbia | Clarence Coronel (PG), Bert Hawes (SG), David Sanders (PF) Jason Bonnell, Bradley Mitchell, Richard Sweeney | |
| 12:14 | Fordham | Terry Foley makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| 11:58 | Columbia | Bert Hawes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 11:56 | Fordham | Eric Earnest grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 11:39 | Fordham | James Race hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 11:37 | Fordham | Terry Foley snags the offensive board | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Eric Earnest (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Forrest Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Frank Lester (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Foley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Race (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Clarence Coronel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bert Hawes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Harris (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. C - Darrell Morris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Fordham | Terry Foley blows the layup | 43-48 |
| 11:20 | Fordham | Frank Lester tips it but misses | 43-48 |
| 11:18 | Fordham | Eric Earnest pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 10:58 | Fordham | James Race is hacked by Darrell Morris - foul #2 on Darrell Morris, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Bailey (PG), Clarence Dahl (SG), Peter Strickland (SF), John Adams (PF) Eric Earnest, Forrest Smith, Frank Lester, James Race | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jason Bonnell (PG), Ronnie Fossett (SG), Bradley Mitchell (SF), Matthew Jansen (PF), Charles Antoine (C) Clarence Coronel, Bert Hawes, Michael Harris, David Sanders, Darrell Morris | |
| 10:42 | Fordham | John Adams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 10:41 | Fordham | Clarence Dahl tips it back up and in | 45-48 |
| 10:27 | Columbia | Matthew Jansen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 10:26 | Fordham | Terry Foley pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 10:05 | Fordham | John Bailey can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bradley Mitchell - foul #1 on Bradley Mitchell, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Fordham | Stephen Michaud (C) Terry Foley | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 10:05 | Fordham | John Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:05 | Fordham | John Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:05 | Columbia | Charles Antoine gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:42 | Columbia | Ronnie Fossett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Fordham | Forrest Smith (SG) Clarence Dahl | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 09:18 | Fordham | John Bailey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Forrest Smith | 47-48 |
| 09:03 | Columbia | Matthew Jansen comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 09:01 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Peter Strickland | 47-48 |
| 08:48 | Fordham | Forrest Smith connects on the 3 from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 08:39 | Columbia | Matthew Jansen misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-48 |
| 08:37 | Columbia | Ronnie Fossett grabs the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 08:25 | Columbia | Matthew Jansen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 50-48 |
| 08:24 | Fordham | Peter Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 08:10 | Fordham | John Bailey buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-48 |
| 07:58 | Columbia | Matthew Jansen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 07:56 | Columbia | Ronnie Fossett hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| 07:43 | Fordham | Peter Strickland drills a fadeaway from the right side | 55-50 |
| 07:30 | Columbia | Matthew Jansen hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Bonnell | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Bailey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Forrest Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Peter Strickland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Stephen Michaud (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Jason Bonnell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronnie Fossett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Mitchell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Jansen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Antoine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Fordham | Forrest Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 07:10 | Fordham | Stephen Michaud gets the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 06:59 | Fordham | Stephen Michaud buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 06:32 | Columbia | John Adams is called for the reach on Ronnie Fossett - foul #4 on John Adams, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Fordham | Eric Earnest (PG), Clarence Dahl (SG), Frank Lester (SF), Terry Foley (PF), James Race (C) John Bailey, Forrest Smith, Peter Strickland, John Adams, Stephen Michaud | |
| Subs | Columbia | Clarence Coronel (PG), Michael Harris (SG), David Sanders (SF), Richard Sweeney (PF), Darrell Morris (C) Jason Bonnell, Ronnie Fossett, Bradley Mitchell, Matthew Jansen, Charles Antoine | |
| 06:18 | Columbia | David Sanders hits a 3 from straight away | 58-56 |
| 05:59 | Fordham | Eric Earnest throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-56 |
| 05:38 | Columbia | Michael Harris connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Coronel | 58-58 |
| 05:16 | Fordham | Clarence Dahl makes the floater from close range | 60-58 |
| 05:03 | Columbia | David Sanders hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Clarence Dahl - foul #1 on Clarence Dahl, team foul #6 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Fordham | Forrest Smith (SG) Clarence Dahl | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 05:03 | Columbia | David Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:03 | Columbia | David Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 04:47 | Fordham | Terry Foley misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 60-60 |
| 04:46 | Fordham | Frank Lester grabs the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 04:35 | Fordham | Eric Earnest misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 04:34 | Columbia | Darrell Morris pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 04:27 | Columbia | Clarence Coronel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Eric Earnest - foul #1 on Eric Earnest, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| 04:27 | Columbia | Clarence Coronel makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:27 | Columbia | Clarence Coronel misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:27 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Frank Lester | 60-61 |
| 04:12 | Fordham | Frank Lester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-61 |
| Subs | Fordham | Peter Strickland (SF) James Race | |
| Subs | Columbia | Bert Hawes (SG), Bradley Mitchell (SF), Charles Antoine (C) Michael Harris, David Sanders, Darrell Morris | |
| 03:44 | Columbia | Clarence Coronel hits a floater from the right side | 60-63 |
| 03:24 | Fordham | Terry Foley clanks a jump hook in the lane | 60-63 |
| 03:23 | Columbia | Charles Antoine grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Eric Earnest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Forrest Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Peter Strickland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Foley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Lester (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Clarence Coronel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bert Hawes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bradley Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Sweeney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Antoine (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Columbia | Bert Hawes loses the dribble to Forrest Smith | 60-63 |
| 02:53 | Fordham | Peter Strickland can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-63 |
| 02:52 | Columbia | Charles Antoine snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 02:52 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Bailey (PG), John Adams (PF), Stephen Michaud (C) Eric Earnest, Terry Foley, Frank Lester | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jason Bonnell (PG), Ronnie Fossett (SG), Matthew Jansen (PF) Clarence Coronel, Bert Hawes, Richard Sweeney | |
| 02:52 | Fordham | The refs have stopped play. John Bailey is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 60-63 |
| Subs | Fordham | Roger Echavarria (PG) John Bailey | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:25 | Columbia | Stephen Michaud steals it from Ronnie Fossett | 60-63 |
| 02:04 | Fordham | Peter Strickland misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 02:02 | Columbia | Charles Antoine grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 01:48 | Columbia | Bradley Mitchell drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Bonnell | 60-65 |
| 01:29 | Fordham | Roger Echavarria misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-65 |
| 01:27 | Columbia | Ronnie Fossett snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 01:08 | Columbia | Matthew Jansen hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Jason Bonnell | 60-67 |
| 00:54 | Fordham | John Adams buries a runner in the paint and he's fouled by Ronnie Fossett - foul #4 on Ronnie Fossett, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Fordham | Eric Earnest (PG) Roger Echavarria | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:54 | Fordham | John Adams misses the free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:54 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Charles Antoine | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Columbia | Bradley Mitchell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 00:27 | Fordham | Stephen Michaud gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Fordham | Forrest Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-67 |
| 00:19 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Charles Antoine | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Eric Earnest is called for the reach on Charles Antoine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Earnest, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Bailey (PG) Eric Earnest | |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Harris (SF), David Sanders (PF) Bradley Mitchell, Matthew Jansen | |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Charles Antoine misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Michael Harris grabs the offensive board | 62-67 |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| 00:15 | Columbia | Michael Harris is hacked by Peter Strickland - foul #3 on Peter Strickland, team foul #9 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Sweeney (C) Charles Antoine | |
| 00:15 | Columbia | Michael Harris makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:15 | Columbia | Michael Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:15 | Fordham | Stephen Michaud pulls down the rebound | 62-68 |
| 00:08 | Fordham | John Bailey misses short on a 3 from straight away | 62-68 |
| 00:07 | Columbia | Richard Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 00:07 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Forrest Smith is called for the reach on Ronnie Fossett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Forrest Smith, team foul #10 | 62-68 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Ronnie Fossett misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Ronnie Fossett misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:06 | Fordham | John Adams snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 00:01 | Fordham | John Bailey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-68 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Richard Sweeney pulls down the rebound | 62-68 |