| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Frank Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elroy Lemons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Best (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Francis Sheard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Bentz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Jessie Goggin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | John Watkins inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Fordham | Francis Sheard misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 19:44 | Fordham | Ronald Bentz grabs the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 19:33 | Fordham | Ronald Bentz is whistled for traveling | 32-38 |
| 19:11 | Columbia | Brendan Smith scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Walker and he's hacked by John Watkins - foul #2 on John Watkins, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 19:11 | Columbia | Brendan Smith makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 18:47 | Fordham | John Watkins drills a floater from the left side | 35-40 |
| 18:23 | Columbia | Ronald Bentz takes the ball from Daniel Rowe | 35-40 |
| 18:05 | Fordham | Francis Sheard misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-40 |
| 18:04 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 18:00 | Columbia | Frank Walker drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Elroy Lemons | 38-40 |
| 17:45 | Fordham | Brandon Conway steals it from John Watkins | 38-40 |
| 17:24 | Columbia | Brendan Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 17:23 | Fordham | Ronald Bentz gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:00 | Fordham | Ronald Bentz's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Conway | 38-40 |
| 16:58 | Columbia | Brandon Conway snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 16:47 | Columbia | Frank Walker misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-40 |
| 16:45 | Fordham | John Watkins gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:19 | Fordham | Francis Sheard makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from John Watkins and he's hacked by Elroy Lemons - foul #3 on Elroy Lemons, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon (PG), Jeff Perkins (SG), Sidney Bonin (SF), John Moloney (PF), Thomas Hylton (C) Frank Walker, Elroy Lemons, Brendan Smith, Daniel Rowe, Brandon Conway | |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Campbell (PG), Bao Huang (SF), Joseph Weston (PF), Jeff McIntyre (C) John Best, John Watkins, Ronald Bentz, Jessie Goggin | |
| 16:19 | Fordham | Francis Sheard makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:04 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Darrell Campbell - foul #1 on Darrell Campbell, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Tracy Lowry (SF) Francis Sheard | |
| 16:04 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:04 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:04 | Fordham | Joseph Weston grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 15:46 | Fordham | Darrell Campbell is whistled for traveling | 39-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter King (SG) Jeff Perkins | |
| Subs | Fordham | Terry Gamblin (C) Jeff McIntyre | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Pinzon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sidney Bonin (fresh) PF - John Moloney (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Hylton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Darrell Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bao Huang (fresh) SF - Tracy Lowry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Weston (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Gamblin (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 15:15 | Fordham | Bao Huang can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Hylton - foul #1 on Thomas Hylton, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Jessie Goggin (PF) Joseph Weston | |
| 15:15 | Fordham | Bao Huang makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 15:15 | Fordham | Bao Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 14:46 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Jessie Goggin - foul #3 on Jessie Goggin, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), Brendan Smith (SF) Raymond Pinzon, Sidney Bonin | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Best (PG), Francis Sheard (SG), John Watkins (SF) Bao Huang, Darrell Campbell, Tracy Lowry | |
| 14:46 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:46 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:30 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Terry Gamblin, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Joseph Weston (C) Terry Gamblin | |
| 14:09 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brendan Smith | 46-45 |
| 13:50 | Fordham | John Best's layup is rejected by Thomas Hylton | 46-45 |
| 13:48 | Columbia | Brendan Smith gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 13:31 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons scores on a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by John Watkins - foul #3 on John Watkins, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Rowe (PF), Brandon Conway (C) John Moloney, Thomas Hylton | |
| Subs | Fordham | Ronald Bentz (PF) Jessie Goggin | |
| 13:31 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:11 | Fordham | Joseph Weston loses the dribble to Brendan Smith | 49-45 |
| 13:07 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe lays it in on a nice dish by Brendan Smith | 51-45 |
| 12:58 | Fordham | Francis Sheard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 12:56 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 12:44 | Columbia | Brendan Smith clanks a turnaround from close range | 51-45 |
| 12:42 | Fordham | Ronald Bentz grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 12:25 | Fordham | John Watkins steps out of bounds on the sideline | 51-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Walker (PG), Raymond Pinzon (SG), John Moloney (SF) Elroy Lemons, Walter King, Brendan Smith | |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Campbell (PG), Bao Huang (SG), Tracy Lowry (SF), Jessie Goggin (C) John Best, Francis Sheard, John Watkins, Joseph Weston | |
| 12:03 | Columbia | John Moloney misses the lay-in | 51-45 |
| 12:01 | Fordham | Jessie Goggin pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 11:38 | Fordham | Tracy Lowry is fouled on the floor by John Moloney - foul #1 on John Moloney, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Hylton (PF) Daniel Rowe | |
| Subs | Fordham | Francis Sheard (SG), Joseph Weston (C) Tracy Lowry, Ronald Bentz | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Frank Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Pinzon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Moloney (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Hylton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Darrell Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Francis Sheard (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bao Huang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jessie Goggin (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Weston (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Fordham | Francis Sheard misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 11:17 | Fordham | Jessie Goggin misses the tip | 51-45 |
| 11:16 | Fordham | Joseph Weston gets the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 11:11 | Fordham | Bao Huang connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Darrell Campbell | 51-47 |
| 10:48 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 51-47 |
| 10:46 | Columbia | John Moloney tips it in | 53-47 |
| 10:23 | Fordham | Jessie Goggin clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 53-47 |
| 10:21 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 09:56 | Columbia | John Moloney misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-47 |
| 09:54 | Fordham | Jessie Goggin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 09:38 | Fordham | Bao Huang makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Francis Sheard | 53-49 |
| 09:23 | Columbia | Frank Walker clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Francis Sheard - foul #1 on Francis Sheard, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter King (SG), Brendan Smith (SF), Daniel Rowe (PF) Raymond Pinzon, John Moloney, Brandon Conway | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Best (PG), Tracy Lowry (SG), John Watkins (SF), Ronald Bentz (PF), Jeff McIntyre (C) Darrell Campbell, Francis Sheard, Bao Huang, Jessie Goggin, Joseph Weston | |
| 09:23 | Columbia | Frank Walker makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 09:23 | Columbia | Frank Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:04 | Fordham | John Watkins can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-49 |
| 09:02 | Fordham | Ronald Bentz tips it in | 55-51 |
| 08:38 | Columbia | Brendan Smith can't throw it down | 55-51 |
| 08:37 | Fordham | John Watkins gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 08:08 | Fordham | John Best comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frank Walker - foul #2 on Frank Walker, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), Glenn Cordova (C) Frank Walker, Thomas Hylton | |
| Subs | Fordham | Francis Sheard (SG) Tracy Lowry | |
| 08:08 | Fordham | John Best makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:08 | Fordham | John Best makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:55 | Columbia | Walter King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 07:54 | Fordham | John Watkins grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 07:38 | Fordham | John Best is whistled for a carry | 55-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Terry Gamblin (C) Jeff McIntyre | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elroy Lemons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Glenn Cordova (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Best (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Francis Sheard (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Watkins (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Bentz (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Terry Gamblin (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Columbia | Glenn Cordova misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 07:08 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe gets the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 06:57 | Columbia | John Best is called for the reach on Walter King - foul #3 on John Best, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Moloney (PF), Brandon Conway (C) Daniel Rowe, Glenn Cordova | |
| Subs | Fordham | Jessie Goggin (PF) Ronald Bentz | |
| 06:57 | Columbia | Walter King makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:57 | Columbia | Walter King makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:32 | Fordham | Jessie Goggin is whistled for a carry | 57-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon (SG), Thomas Hylton (PF) Walter King, Brendan Smith | |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Campbell (PG), Bao Huang (SF) John Best, John Watkins | |
| 06:11 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Terry Gamblin - foul #5 on Terry Gamblin, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Joseph Weston (C) Terry Gamblin | |
| 06:11 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:11 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:53 | Fordham | Darrell Campbell is hacked by Thomas Hylton - foul #2 on Thomas Hylton, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| 05:40 | Fordham | Darrell Campbell steps out of bounds on the baseline | 58-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Walker (PG), Brendan Smith (SF), Daniel Rowe (PF) Raymond Pinzon, John Moloney, Thomas Hylton | |
| Subs | Fordham | Tracy Lowry (SF), Ronald Bentz (PF) Francis Sheard, Joseph Weston | |
| 05:13 | Columbia | Brandon Conway scores on a turnaround in the paint | 60-53 |
| 05:00 | Fordham | Ronald Bentz is hacked by Daniel Rowe - foul #2 on Daniel Rowe, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter King (SG), John Moloney (C) Elroy Lemons, Brandon Conway | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Best (PG), John Watkins (SF) Bao Huang, Tracy Lowry | |
| 04:48 | Fordham | John Watkins scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Best | 60-56 |
| 04:44 | Columbia | Walter King makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Walker | 63-56 |
| 04:20 | Fordham | Walter King steals it from Ronald Bentz | 63-56 |
| 04:03 | Columbia | John Moloney makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Brendan Smith | 65-56 |
| 03:46 | Fordham | Jessie Goggin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-56 |
| 03:44 | Columbia | Brendan Smith grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Bentz - foul #1 on Ronald Bentz, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), Brandon Conway (C) Frank Walker, Brendan Smith | |
| Subs | Fordham | Francis Sheard (SG), Joseph Weston (PF), Jeff McIntyre (C) Darrell Campbell, Ronald Bentz, Jessie Goggin | |
| 03:28 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 03:28 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elroy Lemons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter King (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Moloney (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Rowe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Brandon Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Best (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Francis Sheard (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Watkins (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Weston (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff McIntyre (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Fordham | John Best misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 03:18 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 03:11 | Columbia | Walter King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sidney Bonin (SF), Thomas Hylton (PF) John Moloney, Daniel Rowe | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 02:49 | Fordham | John Best hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Francis Sheard | 66-59 |
| 02:49 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Walker (PG), Brendan Smith (SF), John Moloney (PF) Elroy Lemons, Sidney Bonin, Thomas Hylton | |
| Subs | Fordham | Ronald Bentz (PF), Jessie Goggin (C) Joseph Weston, Jeff McIntyre | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Columbia | John Moloney misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ronald Bentz - foul #2 on Ronald Bentz, team foul #10 | 66-59 |
| 02:38 | Columbia | John Moloney makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 02:38 | Columbia | John Moloney misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 02:38 | Fordham | Jessie Goggin snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| 02:30 | Fordham | Francis Sheard scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Best | 67-62 |
| 02:22 | Columbia | Walter King's floater is knocked away by John Watkins | 67-62 |
| 02:20 | Fordham | Ronald Bentz pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:15 | Fordham | John Best hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Francis Sheard | 67-64 |
| 01:53 | Columbia | Walter King can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-64 |
| 01:52 | Fordham | Ronald Bentz grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 01:37 | Fordham | John Best misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 67-64 |
| 01:35 | Columbia | Brendan Smith grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 01:17 | Columbia | John Moloney misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-64 |
| 01:15 | Fordham | Francis Sheard pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 01:02 | Fordham | Jessie Goggin scores on a floater from close range set up by Francis Sheard | 67-66 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Columbia | Brendan Smith can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Best - foul #4 on John Best, team foul #11 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Rowe (PF) John Moloney | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 00:33 | Columbia | Brendan Smith misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:33 | Columbia | Brendan Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:33 | Fordham | Jessie Goggin grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 00:10 | Fordham | Ronald Bentz slams it home set up by John Best | 67-68 |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Columbia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe misses the lay-in | 67-68 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-68 |