| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Martin Anderson (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Mark Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas McClain (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Muller (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - David Head (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Riley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Henke (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | Steven Riley inbounds the ball | 42-24 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Fordham | Steven Riley's pass is intercepted by Thomas McClain | 42-24 |
| 19:15 | Columbia | Thomas McClain misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-24 |
| 19:14 | Fordham | Richard Henke gets the rebound | 42-24 |
| 19:02 | Fordham | Steven Riley misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 42-24 |
| 19:00 | Columbia | Larry Brooks gets the rebound | 42-24 |
| 18:58 | Columbia | David Head is called for the reach on Martin Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Head, team foul #1 | 42-24 |
| 18:35 | Columbia | Thomas McClain loses the dribble to George Conner | 42-24 |
| 18:30 | Fordham | Martin Anderson is called for the reach on David Head - foul #2 on Martin Anderson, team foul #1 | 42-24 |
| 18:17 | Fordham | Patrick Cooper misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-24 |
| 18:16 | Columbia | Thomas McClain snags the defensive board | 42-24 |
| 17:53 | Columbia | David Head steps in front of the Larry Brooks pass | 42-24 |
| 17:38 | Fordham | Steven Riley drills a floater from the left side | 42-26 |
| 17:09 | Columbia | Thomas McClain makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Brooks | 45-26 |
| 16:43 | Fordham | David Head is hacked by Martin Anderson - foul #3 on Martin Anderson, team foul #2 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), David Morris (SF), Sean Stewart (C) Martin Anderson, Thomas McClain, Edward Muller | |
| Subs | Fordham | Leo Rosson (PG), Walter Tiernan (SG), Donald Poovey (SF), Stanford Poe (PF), Terrance Cote (C) David Head, Patrick Cooper, Steven Riley, George Conner, Richard Henke | |
| 16:38 | Fordham | The jump hook by Leo Rosson is blocked by Larry Brooks | 45-26 |
| 16:36 | Fordham | Terrance Cote can't tip it in | 45-26 |
| 16:34 | Columbia | Sean Stewart grabs the board | 45-26 |
| 16:06 | Columbia | Sean Stewart comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Stanford Poe - foul #1 on Stanford Poe, team foul #2 | 45-26 |
| 16:06 | Columbia | Sean Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 46-26 |
| 16:06 | Columbia | Sean Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 46-26 |
| 16:06 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Stanford Poe | 46-26 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:58 | Fordham | Leo Rosson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Tiernan | 46-29 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edgar Magee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Carpenter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Morris (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Brooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Sean Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Leo Rosson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Walter Tiernan (fresh) SF - Donald Poovey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stanford Poe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Cote (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Columbia | Edgar Magee buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Carpenter | 49-29 |
| 15:29 | Fordham | Larry Brooks steps in front of the Stanford Poe pass | 49-29 |
| 15:10 | Columbia | Edgar Magee clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-29 |
| 15:09 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Carpenter | 49-29 |
| 14:47 | Columbia | Edgar Magee is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Edgar Magee, team foul #3 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Martin Anderson (PG), Wayne Gabbert (SG), Thomas McClain (SF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (PF), Edward Muller (C) Edgar Magee, Mark Carpenter, David Morris, Larry Brooks, Sean Stewart | |
| Subs | Fordham | David Head (PG), Steven Riley (SF), George Conner (PF), Richard Henke (C) Leo Rosson, Donald Poovey, Stanford Poe, Terrance Cote | |
| 14:39 | Fordham | Walter Tiernan hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David Head | 49-31 |
| 14:18 | Columbia | Edward Muller loses the dribble to Walter Tiernan | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:58 | Fordham | Edward Muller swats the short shot by Walter Tiernan | 49-31 |
| 13:57 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert snags the defensive board | 49-31 |
| 13:36 | Columbia | Thomas McClain is hacked by Steven Riley - foul #1 on Steven Riley, team foul #3 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Patrick Cooper (SG) Walter Tiernan | |
| 13:14 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Edward Muller | 52-31 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:01 | Fordham | Patrick Cooper is whistled for traveling | 52-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Brooks (PF), Sean Stewart (C) Dikembe Abdulkarim, Edward Muller | |
| Subs | Fordham | Stanford Poe (PF), Terrance Cote (C) George Conner, Richard Henke | |
| 12:36 | Columbia | Thomas McClain misses the 3 from the right wing | 52-31 |
| 12:35 | Fordham | Terrance Cote grabs the defensive rebound | 52-31 |
| 12:29 | Fordham | David Head hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-31 |
| 12:27 | Columbia | Thomas McClain grabs the defensive rebound | 52-31 |
| 12:02 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert is fouled on the floor by Patrick Cooper - foul #1 on Patrick Cooper, team foul #4 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Carpenter (SG), Edward Muller (C) Wayne Gabbert, Sean Stewart | |
| Subs | Fordham | Leo Rosson (PG) David Head | |
| 11:40 | Columbia | Martin Anderson slams it home on a great pass from Mark Carpenter | 54-31 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Martin Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Carpenter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Thomas McClain (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Brooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Muller (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Leo Rosson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Riley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Stanford Poe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Cote (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Fordham | Leo Rosson travels with the ball | 54-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Morris (SF) Thomas McClain | |
| Subs | Fordham | Walter Tiernan (SF), George Conner (PF), Richard Henke (C) Steven Riley, Stanford Poe, Terrance Cote | |
| 11:06 | Columbia | Larry Brooks misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Walter Tiernan - foul #3 on Walter Tiernan, team foul #5 | 54-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | David Head (PG), Donald Poovey (SF) Leo Rosson, Patrick Cooper | |
| 11:06 | Columbia | Larry Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 55-31 |
| 11:06 | Columbia | Larry Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 55-31 |
| 11:06 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Donald Poovey | 55-31 |
| 10:54 | Fordham | David Head comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-31 |
| 10:53 | Columbia | Edward Muller pulls down the rebound | 55-31 |
| 10:24 | Columbia | Larry Brooks is hacked by George Conner - foul #2 on George Conner, team foul #6 | 55-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas McClain (SF), Sean Stewart (PF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) David Morris, Larry Brooks, Edward Muller | |
| Subs | Fordham | Steven Riley (SF) Donald Poovey | |
| 09:55 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulkarim is fouled on the floor by Walter Tiernan - foul #4 on Walter Tiernan, team foul #7 | 55-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert (SG) Mark Carpenter | |
| Subs | Fordham | Donald Poovey (SG), Terrance Cote (C) Walter Tiernan, Richard Henke | |
| 09:55 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulkarim misses the 1st free throw | 55-31 |
| 09:55 | Columbia | Thomas McClain grabs the offensive rebound | 55-31 |
| 09:35 | Columbia | Sean Stewart can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-31 |
| 09:34 | Columbia | Sean Stewart can't tip it in | 55-31 |
| 09:32 | Fordham | Terrance Cote pulls down the rebound | 55-31 |
| 09:20 | Fordham | Donald Poovey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-31 |
| 09:19 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Thomas McClain | 55-31 |
| 08:59 | Columbia | Sean Stewart loses the dribble to David Head | 55-31 |
| 08:51 | Fordham | Donald Poovey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Muller (C) Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Fordham | Leo Rosson (PG), Patrick Cooper (SG), Stanford Poe (PF) David Head, Donald Poovey, George Conner | |
| 08:32 | Columbia | Thomas McClain misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-31 |
| 08:31 | Fordham | Terrance Cote pulls down the rebound | 55-31 |
| 08:11 | Fordham | Steven Riley blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas McClain - foul #1 on Thomas McClain, team foul #4 | 55-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), David Morris (SF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (PF) Martin Anderson, Thomas McClain, Edward Muller | |
| Subs | Fordham | Donald Poovey (SG) Patrick Cooper | |
| 08:11 | Fordham | Steven Riley makes the 1st free throw | 55-32 |
| 08:11 | Fordham | Steven Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-33 |
| 07:42 | Columbia | Sean Stewart's floater is knocked away by Leo Rosson | 55-33 |
| 07:41 | Fordham | Terrance Cote pulls down the rebound | 55-33 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edgar Magee (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Wayne Gabbert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Morris (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Leo Rosson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Poovey (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Steven Riley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Stanford Poe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Cote (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Fordham | Steven Riley is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdulkarim - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdulkarim, team foul #5 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Carpenter (SG), Larry Brooks (PF), Edward Muller (C) Wayne Gabbert, Dikembe Abdulkarim, Sean Stewart | |
| Subs | Fordham | David Head (PG), Patrick Cooper (SG), Walter Tiernan (SF), Richard Henke (C) Leo Rosson, Donald Poovey, Steven Riley, Terrance Cote | |
| 07:22 | Fordham | Stanford Poe makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David Head | 55-35 |
| 07:00 | Columbia | Edgar Magee misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-35 |
| 06:59 | Fordham | Walter Tiernan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 06:44 | Fordham | Patrick Cooper misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-35 |
| 06:42 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to David Head | 55-35 |
| 06:31 | Fordham | Stanford Poe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Martin Anderson (PG), Thomas McClain (SF) Edgar Magee, David Morris | |
| Subs | Fordham | George Conner (PF) Stanford Poe | |
| 06:19 | Columbia | Richard Henke denies the turnaround by Larry Brooks | 55-35 |
| 06:17 | Columbia | Thomas McClain snags the offensive board | 55-35 |
| 05:55 | Columbia | Thomas McClain drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Larry Brooks | 58-35 |
| 05:37 | Fordham | Walter Tiernan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Muller - foul #1 on Edward Muller, team foul #6 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Wayne Gabbert (SG), David Morris (SF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (PF), Sean Stewart (C) Martin Anderson, Mark Carpenter, Thomas McClain, Larry Brooks, Edward Muller | |
| Subs | Fordham | Leo Rosson (PG), Donald Poovey (SF), Stanford Poe (PF), Terrance Cote (C) David Head, Patrick Cooper, George Conner, Richard Henke | |
| 05:37 | Fordham | Walter Tiernan misses the 1st free throw | 58-35 |
| 05:37 | Fordham | Walter Tiernan misses the 2nd free throw | 58-35 |
| 05:37 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulkarim pulls down the rebound | 58-35 |
| 05:17 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulkarim knocks in the jumper in the paint | 60-35 |
| 05:07 | Fordham | Leo Rosson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stanford Poe | 60-37 |
| 04:50 | Columbia | David Morris blows the layup but he's fouled by Walter Tiernan - foul #5 on Walter Tiernan, team foul #8 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Steven Riley (SF) Walter Tiernan | |
| 04:50 | Columbia | David Morris makes the 1st free throw | 61-37 |
| 04:50 | Columbia | David Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 62-37 |
| 04:31 | Fordham | Stanford Poe hits the finger roll and he's fouled by David Morris - foul #2 on David Morris, team foul #7 | 62-39 |
| 04:31 | Fordham | Stanford Poe makes the free throw | 62-40 |
| 04:13 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulkarim scores on a turnaround from the left block | 64-40 |
| 04:01 | Fordham | Steven Riley can't connect on a runner near the basket | 64-40 |
| 03:59 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulkarim grabs the board | 64-40 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Columbia | Edgar Magee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-40 |
| 03:39 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdulkarim | 64-40 |
| 03:27 | Columbia | Terrance Cote denies the turnaround by Sean Stewart | 64-40 |
| 03:25 | Fordham | Donald Poovey gets the rebound | 64-40 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edgar Magee (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Wayne Gabbert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Leo Rosson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Donald Poovey (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Steven Riley (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Stanford Poe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Cote (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Fordham | Donald Poovey knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Riley | 64-42 |
| 02:35 | Columbia | Edgar Magee connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-42 |
| 02:21 | Fordham | Terrance Cote misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-42 |
| 02:19 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert pulls down the rebound | 67-42 |
| 01:54 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dikembe Abdulkarim | 70-42 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Fordham | Leo Rosson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Edgar Magee - foul #3 on Edgar Magee, team foul #8 | 70-42 |
| 01:34 | Fordham | Leo Rosson misses the 1st free throw | 70-42 |
| 01:34 | Fordham | Leo Rosson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-43 |
| 01:34 | Fordham | Leo Rosson makes the 3rd free throw | 70-44 |
| 01:22 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulkarim loses the dribble to Leo Rosson | 70-44 |
| 01:17 | Fordham | Terrance Cote travels with the ball | 70-44 |
| 00:48 | Columbia | Edgar Magee drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Morris | 73-44 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Fordham | Dikembe Abdulkarim steps in front of the Steven Riley pass | 73-44 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Columbia | Edgar Magee misses the lay-in | 73-44 |
| 00:16 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Stewart | 73-44 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Edgar Magee runs out the clock | 73-44 |