| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Trout (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carroll Harris (fresh) 3 pts. C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Hubert Brault (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Talty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Baze (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Terry Trout inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Columbia | Thomas Lewis takes the ball from Richard Mallon | 26-30 |
| 19:24 | Fordham | Thomas Lewis is fouled on the floor by Carroll Harris - foul #1 on Carroll Harris, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 19:03 | Fordham | Martin Anderson makes the shot from the left block set up by Hubert Brault | 26-32 |
| 18:49 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Lewis - foul #2 on Thomas Lewis, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| 18:49 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:49 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:49 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Carroll Harris | 27-32 |
| 18:28 | Columbia | Carroll Harris drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 18:18 | Fordham | Hubert Brault comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 18:16 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 17:49 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 17:35 | Fordham | Hubert Brault misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 17:33 | Fordham | Bruce Baze hits the follow up shot | 32-34 |
| 17:14 | Columbia | Terry Trout is hacked by Martin Anderson - foul #2 on Martin Anderson, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Gordon Loucks (C) Gerard Thorton, Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | Fordham | Michael Romain (PG), Chad Hall (SG) Hubert Brault, Darrell Talty | |
| 17:08 | Columbia | Richard Mallon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Chad Hall - foul #2 on Chad Hall, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | David Price (C) Bruce Baze | |
| 17:08 | Columbia | Richard Mallon makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:08 | Columbia | Richard Mallon makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:55 | Fordham | Michael Romain scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 34-36 |
| 16:29 | Columbia | Thomas Lewis picks off the pass by Gordon Loucks | 34-36 |
| 16:21 | Fordham | The short jumper by David Price is denied by Gordon Loucks | 34-36 |
| 16:19 | Fordham | David Price tips it back up and in | 34-38 |
| 15:53 | Columbia | Howard Cole misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 15:51 | Fordham | Martin Anderson pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fresh) SG - Richard Mallon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Trout (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carroll Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gordon Loucks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Michael Romain (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Chad Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - David Price (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Fordham | Chad Hall hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Anderson | 34-40 |
| 15:14 | Columbia | Howard Cole loses the dribble to David Price | 34-40 |
| 14:50 | Fordham | Carroll Harris is called for the reach on Michael Romain - foul #2 on Carroll Harris, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Michael Carr (SG), Roger Burns (SF), Martin Quinlan (C) Howard Cole, Richard Mallon, Terry Trout, Carroll Harris | |
| Subs | Fordham | Hubert Brault (PG), Darrell Talty (SG), Bruce Baze (C) Chad Hall, Martin Anderson, Thomas Lewis | |
| 14:39 | Fordham | Bruce Baze lays it in set up by Hubert Brault and he's fouled by Martin Quinlan - foul #3 on Martin Quinlan, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Jones (SG) Gordon Loucks | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 14:39 | Fordham | Bruce Baze makes the free throw | 34-43 |
| 14:23 | Columbia | Michael Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 14:21 | Fordham | Darrell Talty grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 14:14 | Fordham | David Price comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 14:13 | Columbia | William Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 13:58 | Columbia | Roger Burns can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-43 |
| 13:57 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan grabs the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 13:46 | Columbia | William Jones can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 13:44 | Fordham | Darrell Talty snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 13:25 | Fordham | Bruce Baze misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-43 |
| 13:24 | Fordham | Bruce Baze tips it home | 34-45 |
| 13:08 | Columbia | Bruce Baze blocks the short jumper by Roger Burns | 34-45 |
| 13:06 | Fordham | Bruce Baze grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 12:49 | Fordham | Hubert Brault hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 12:44 | Columbia | Michael Carr misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 12:42 | Columbia | Roger Burns tips it but misses | 34-45 |
| 12:41 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Hubert Brault | 34-45 |
| 12:32 | Fordham | Darrell Talty hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Hubert Brault | 34-47 |
| 12:13 | Columbia | Michael Carr misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 12:12 | Fordham | Bruce Baze grabs the board | 34-47 |
| 11:57 | Fordham | Roger Burns steals the ball from Bruce Baze | 34-47 |
| 11:52 | Columbia | Michael Carr buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roger Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Quinlan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Hubert Brault (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Darrell Talty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Romain (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - David Price (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Baze (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Fordham | Roger Burns takes the ball from David Price | 37-47 |
| 11:15 | Columbia | Roger Burns clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Darrell Talty - foul #3 on Darrell Talty, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Richard Mallon (SG), Carroll Harris (PF), Gordon Loucks (C) Gerard Thorton, William Jones, Michael Carr, Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | Fordham | Chad Hall (PG), Dale Smith (SG), Martin Anderson (SF), Thomas Lewis (PF), Dennis Jarvis (C) Hubert Brault, Darrell Talty, Michael Romain, David Price, Bruce Baze | |
| 11:15 | Columbia | Roger Burns makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 11:15 | Columbia | Roger Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 11:15 | Fordham | Thomas Lewis gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 10:57 | Fordham | Dennis Jarvis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 10:55 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Carroll Harris | 38-47 |
| 10:39 | Columbia | Carroll Harris clanks a runner in the paint | 38-47 |
| 10:37 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks hits the follow up shot | 40-47 |
| 10:26 | Fordham | Chad Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Trout (SF) Roger Burns | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 10:12 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks misses badly on a runner from the right block | 40-47 |
| 10:11 | Columbia | Terry Trout snags the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 09:56 | Columbia | Richard Mallon scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Howard Cole | 43-47 |
| 09:36 | Fordham | Thomas Lewis can't finish the layup | 43-47 |
| 09:35 | Fordham | Dale Smith tips it back up and in | 43-49 |
| 09:19 | Columbia | Terry Trout scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-49 |
| 09:03 | Fordham | Martin Anderson makes the floater in the lane | 45-51 |
| 08:34 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 08:32 | Fordham | Thomas Lewis snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 08:12 | Fordham | Dale Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Chad Hall | 45-54 |
| 07:48 | Columbia | Terry Trout clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-54 |
| 07:47 | Fordham | Dennis Jarvis pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Trout (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carroll Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon Loucks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Chad Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Martin Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Jarvis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Fordham | Thomas Lewis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 07:33 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Richard Mallon | 45-54 |
| 07:23 | Columbia | Terry Trout travels with the ball | 45-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Michael Carr (SG), Roger Burns (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) Howard Cole, Richard Mallon, Carroll Harris, Gordon Loucks | |
| Subs | Fordham | Hubert Brault (PG), Darrell Talty (SG), Michael Romain (SF), David Price (PF), Bruce Baze (C) Chad Hall, Dale Smith, Martin Anderson, Thomas Lewis, Dennis Jarvis | |
| 07:16 | Fordham | David Price knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Darrell Talty and he's fouled by Michael Carr - foul #2 on Michael Carr, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| 07:16 | Fordham | David Price makes the free throw | 45-57 |
| 06:56 | Columbia | Terry Trout misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Hubert Brault - foul #1 on Hubert Brault, team foul #5 | 45-57 |
| 06:56 | Columbia | Terry Trout misses the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 06:56 | Columbia | Terry Trout makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 06:54 | Fordham | Hubert Brault is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Jones (SG) Terry Trout | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 06:43 | Columbia | William Jones drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roger Burns | 48-57 |
| 06:27 | Fordham | Bruce Baze's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Burns | 48-57 |
| 06:25 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Martin Quinlan | 48-57 |
| 06:19 | Columbia | Michael Carr blows the layup | 48-57 |
| 06:17 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Bruce Baze | 48-57 |
| 05:52 | Fordham | David Price knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Hubert Brault | 48-59 |
| 05:34 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan is hacked by Bruce Baze - foul #2 on Bruce Baze, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Mallon (SG), Terry Trout (SF), Carroll Harris (PF) William Jones, Michael Carr, Roger Burns | |
| Subs | Fordham | Martin Anderson (SF), Thomas Lewis (PF) Michael Romain, David Price | |
| 05:29 | Columbia | Terry Trout hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 05:27 | Fordham | Bruce Baze gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 05:04 | Fordham | Bruce Baze blows the layup but the foul's on Gerard Thorton - foul #1 on Gerard Thorton, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| 05:04 | Fordham | Bruce Baze makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 05:04 | Fordham | Bruce Baze makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:48 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton misses the shot from the free throw line | 48-61 |
| 04:47 | Fordham | Thomas Lewis snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:20 | Fordham | Bruce Baze's pass is intercepted by Richard Mallon | 48-61 |
| 04:00 | Columbia | Darrell Talty takes the ball from Carroll Harris | 48-61 |
| 03:56 | Fordham | Darrell Talty blows the layup | 48-61 |
| 03:54 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Columbia | Richard Mallon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-61 |
| 03:46 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton tips it in | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Trout (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carroll Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Quinlan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Hubert Brault (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Darrell Talty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Martin Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Bruce Baze (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Fordham | Martin Anderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-61 |
| 03:24 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Carroll Harris | 50-61 |
| 03:19 | Columbia | Richard Mallon loses the dribble to Darrell Talty | 50-61 |
| 02:58 | Fordham | Martin Anderson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 02:56 | Fordham | Thomas Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 02:43 | Fordham | Darrell Talty misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 02:42 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 02:34 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 02:32 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan gets the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 02:21 | Columbia | Carroll Harris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 02:19 | Fordham | Bruce Baze snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 01:58 | Fordham | Darrell Talty makes the floater from the right side set up by Martin Anderson | 50-63 |
| 01:40 | Columbia | Richard Mallon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 01:39 | Columbia | Carroll Harris can't tip it in | 50-63 |
| 01:37 | Fordham | Martin Anderson grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 01:31 | Fordham | Thomas Lewis is fouled on the floor by Carroll Harris - foul #3 on Carroll Harris, team foul #6 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Michael Carr (SG), Roger Burns (SF), Gordon Loucks (PF), Gary Smith (C) Gerard Thorton, Richard Mallon, Terry Trout, Carroll Harris, Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | Fordham | Michael Romain (PG), Chad Hall (SG), Lowell Hammers (SF), David Price (PF), Dennis Jarvis (C) Hubert Brault, Darrell Talty, Martin Anderson, Thomas Lewis, Bruce Baze | |
| 01:07 | Fordham | Lowell Hammers misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-63 |
| 01:05 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| 00:43 | Columbia | Roger Burns hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Howard Cole | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Fordham | Lowell Hammers's floater is tipped away by Roger Burns | 52-63 |
| 00:12 | Columbia | Roger Burns grabs the board | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Columbia | Howard Cole lays it in on a nice dish by Gordon Loucks | 54-63 |
| 00:07 | Fordham | Fordham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Richard Mallon (SG), Terry Trout (SF), Carroll Harris (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) Howard Cole, Michael Carr, Roger Burns, Gordon Loucks, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Fordham | Hubert Brault (PG), Darrell Talty (SG), Martin Anderson (SF), Thomas Lewis (PF), Bruce Baze (C) Michael Romain, Chad Hall, Lowell Hammers, David Price, Dennis Jarvis | |
| 00:00 | Fordham | Hubert Brault runs out the clock | 54-63 |