| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dean Stanger (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Christopher Ernst (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Dye (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Ragland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Sammons (fresh) SF - Robert Roberson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Hood (fresh) 5 pts. C - George Fraher (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Charles Nichols inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst is called for traveling | 35-24 |
| 19:24 | Fordham | George Fraher is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-24 |
| 19:22 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst gets the rebound | 35-24 |
| 19:02 | Columbia | Charles Nichols misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Ragland - foul #1 on John Ragland, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| 19:02 | Columbia | Charles Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 19:02 | Columbia | Charles Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 18:52 | Fordham | George Fraher shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-24 |
| 18:51 | Columbia | Joseph Dye grabs the board | 37-24 |
| 18:27 | Columbia | Mark Johnson misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on George Fraher - foul #1 on George Fraher, team foul #2 | 37-24 |
| 18:27 | Columbia | Mark Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 18:27 | Columbia | Mark Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 18:08 | Fordham | Carlos Sammons is fouled on the floor by Charles Nichols - foul #1 on Charles Nichols, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| 18:00 | Fordham | Carlos Sammons is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #3 on Carlos Sammons, team foul #3 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Manuel Dozier (SG) Carlos Sammons | |
| 17:41 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Nichols | 41-24 |
| 17:29 | Fordham | Charles Nichols steps in front of the George Fraher pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 41-24 |
| 17:01 | Columbia | Charles Nichols is called for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Nichols, team foul #2 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Lin (SF), Buck Williams (PF), Anthony Holcomb (C) Charles Nichols, Joseph Dye, Mark Johnson | |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Jones (SF), Steven Gray (PF) Robert Roberson, Mark Hood | |
| 16:52 | Fordham | George Fraher shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot in the lane | 41-24 |
| 16:50 | Fordham | George Fraher tips it back up and in | 41-26 |
| 16:24 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-26 |
| 16:23 | Fordham | Steven Gray snags the defensive board | 41-26 |
| 16:01 | Fordham | Steven Gray clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Buck Williams - foul #2 on Buck Williams, team foul #3 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Hebert (PG), Charles Nichols (SF), Mark Johnson (C) Dean Stanger, Christopher Ernst, Anthony Holcomb | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Pruett (SG), Robert Roberson (SF), Edward Weisman (C) John Ragland, Robert Jones, George Fraher | |
| 16:01 | Fordham | Steven Gray makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 16:01 | Fordham | Steven Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 16:01 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Buck Williams | 41-27 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Hebert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Lin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Buck Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Manuel Dozier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Pruett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Roberson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steven Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Weisman (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Columbia | Edward Weisman denies the turnaround by Charles Nichols | 41-27 |
| 15:30 | Fordham | Robert Roberson grabs the board | 41-27 |
| 15:14 | Fordham | Manuel Dozier knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from John Pruett | 41-29 |
| 14:56 | Columbia | John Hebert comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 14:54 | Columbia | Buck Williams tips it in | 43-29 |
| 14:41 | Fordham | Robert Roberson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-29 |
| 14:40 | Columbia | Buck Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 14:18 | Columbia | Joseph Lin is fouled on the floor by Edward Weisman - foul #1 on Edward Weisman, team foul #4 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Stanger (PG), Christopher Ernst (SG), Joseph Dye (PF) John Hebert, Charles Nichols, Mark Johnson | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Ragland (PG), Mark Hood (PF), George Fraher (C) Manuel Dozier, Steven Gray, Edward Weisman | |
| 14:02 | Columbia | Joseph Dye can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Hood - foul #3 on Mark Hood, team foul #5 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Nichols (SF), Anthony Holcomb (C) Joseph Lin, Buck Williams | |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Jones (SF), Billy Pina (PF) Robert Roberson, Mark Hood | |
| 14:02 | Columbia | Joseph Dye misses the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 14:02 | Columbia | Joseph Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 13:39 | Fordham | George Fraher is hacked by Anthony Holcomb - foul #1 on Anthony Holcomb, team foul #4 | 44-29 |
| 13:21 | Fordham | John Pruett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-29 |
| 13:20 | Columbia | Anthony Holcomb snags the defensive board | 44-29 |
| 13:01 | Columbia | Charles Nichols scores on a floater in the paint and he's fouled by Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #6 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Johnson (C) Anthony Holcomb | |
| Subs | Fordham | Manuel Dozier (SG), Robert Roberson (SF), Steven Gray (PF) John Pruett, Robert Jones, Billy Pina | |
| 13:01 | Columbia | Charles Nichols makes the free throw | 47-29 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 12:50 | Fordham | Manuel Dozier misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-29 |
| 12:49 | Columbia | Joseph Dye snags the defensive board | 47-29 |
| 12:25 | Columbia | John Ragland is called for the reach on Christopher Ernst - foul #2 on John Ragland, team foul #7 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Lin (SF) Charles Nichols | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 12:25 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst makes the 1st free throw | 48-29 |
| 12:25 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst makes the 2nd free throw | 49-29 |
| 12:06 | Fordham | Steven Gray is hacked by Joseph Lin - foul #1 on Joseph Lin, team foul #5 | 49-29 |
| 11:50 | Fordham | George Fraher splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-29 |
| 11:48 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Dean Stanger | 49-29 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dean Stanger (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Christopher Ernst (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Lin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Dye (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Ragland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Dozier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Roberson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Fraher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst is hacked by Manuel Dozier - foul #1 on Manuel Dozier, team foul #8 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Buck Williams (PF) Joseph Dye | |
| Subs | Fordham | Alex Sims (PG), John Pruett (SG), Billy Pina (PF), Edward Weisman (C) John Ragland, Manuel Dozier, Steven Gray, George Fraher | |
| 11:28 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst misses the 1st free throw | 49-29 |
| 11:28 | Fordham | Billy Pina grabs the board | 49-29 |
| 11:11 | Fordham | Alex Sims clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Johnson - foul #1 on Mark Johnson, team foul #6 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Hebert (PG), Charles Nichols (SF) Dean Stanger, Christopher Ernst | |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Jones (SF) Robert Roberson | |
| 11:11 | Fordham | Alex Sims makes the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 11:11 | Fordham | Alex Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 10:49 | Columbia | Mark Johnson drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Hebert and he's fouled by Edward Weisman - foul #2 on Edward Weisman, team foul #9 | 51-31 |
| 10:49 | Columbia | Mark Johnson misses the free throw | 51-31 |
| 10:49 | Fordham | Billy Pina snags the defensive board | 51-31 |
| 10:36 | Fordham | John Pruett clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-31 |
| 10:35 | Fordham | Edward Weisman snags the offensive board | 51-31 |
| 10:30 | Fordham | John Pruett misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-31 |
| 10:29 | Columbia | Charles Nichols gets the rebound | 51-31 |
| 10:08 | Columbia | Alex Sims picks off the pass by John Hebert | 51-31 |
| 09:59 | Fordham | John Pruett clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-31 |
| 09:57 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Pina | 51-31 |
| 09:45 | Fordham | Billy Pina loses the ball out of bounds | 51-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Stanger (PG), Christopher Ernst (SG), Joseph Dye (PF) John Hebert, Joseph Lin, Mark Johnson | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Ragland (PG), Carlos Sammons (SG), Robert Roberson (SF), Mark Hood (PF), George Fraher (C) Alex Sims, John Pruett, Robert Jones, Billy Pina, Edward Weisman | |
| 09:23 | Columbia | Joseph Dye makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Dean Stanger | 53-31 |
| 09:04 | Fordham | Carlos Sammons misses short on a shot from the left side | 53-31 |
| 09:02 | Fordham | Mark Hood tips it back up and in | 53-33 |
| 08:34 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-33 |
| 08:32 | Fordham | The rebound goes to George Fraher | 53-33 |
| 08:27 | Fordham | John Ragland misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-33 |
| 08:25 | Columbia | Buck Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 07:56 | Columbia | Charles Nichols knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Dean Stanger | 55-33 |
| 07:36 | Fordham | George Fraher misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-33 |
| 07:34 | Fordham | Robert Roberson tips it but misses | 55-33 |
| 07:33 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Joseph Dye | 55-33 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dean Stanger (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - Christopher Ernst (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Nichols (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Dye (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Buck Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Ragland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Sammons (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Roberson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Hood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Fraher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst is hacked by John Ragland - foul #3 on John Ragland, team foul #10 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Lin (SF), Mark Johnson (C) Charles Nichols, Buck Williams | |
| Subs | Fordham | Manuel Dozier (PG), John Pruett (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Steven Gray (PF), Edward Weisman (C) John Ragland, Carlos Sammons, Robert Roberson, Mark Hood, George Fraher | |
| 07:15 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst misses the 1st free throw | 55-33 |
| 07:15 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst makes the 2nd free throw | 56-33 |
| 07:07 | Fordham | Robert Jones loses the dribble to Mark Johnson | 56-33 |
| 06:47 | Columbia | Dean Stanger is fouled on the floor by Edward Weisman - foul #3 on Edward Weisman, team foul #11 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Hebert (SG), Anthony Holcomb (PF) Christopher Ernst, Joseph Dye | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 06:47 | Columbia | Dean Stanger misses the 1st free throw | 56-33 |
| 06:47 | Columbia | Dean Stanger makes the 2nd free throw | 57-33 |
| 06:35 | Fordham | Steven Gray can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-33 |
| 06:33 | Columbia | Joseph Lin grabs the board | 57-33 |
| 06:18 | Columbia | Mark Johnson hits a jumper from the baseline | 59-33 |
| 06:14 | Fordham | Robert Jones loses the dribble to Joseph Lin | 59-33 |
| 05:45 | Columbia | Edward Weisman picks off the pass by Mark Johnson | 59-33 |
| 05:33 | Fordham | Steven Gray clanks a floater from the left side | 59-33 |
| 05:31 | Fordham | Robert Jones grabs the offensive board | 59-33 |
| 05:18 | Fordham | Edward Weisman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-33 |
| 05:17 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Mark Johnson | 59-33 |
| 04:48 | Columbia | John Hebert makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Dean Stanger | 61-33 |
| 04:30 | Fordham | Manuel Dozier misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-33 |
| 04:28 | Fordham | Edward Weisman tips it but misses | 61-33 |
| 04:26 | Fordham | Edward Weisman tips it in | 61-35 |
| 04:17 | Columbia | Mark Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 61-35 |
| 04:15 | Fordham | Steven Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 61-35 |
| 03:59 | Fordham | Robert Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Lin - foul #2 on Joseph Lin, team foul #7 | 61-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Ernst (SG), Charles Nichols (SF), Joseph Dye (PF), Buck Williams (C) John Hebert, Joseph Lin, Anthony Holcomb, Mark Johnson | |
| Subs | Fordham | Alex Sims (PG), Billy Pina (PF) John Pruett, Steven Gray | |
| 03:59 | Fordham | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 61-36 |
| 03:59 | Fordham | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 61-37 |
| 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) | |
| 03:36 | Columbia | Buck Williams connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Ernst and he's hacked by Billy Pina - foul #1 on Billy Pina, team foul #12 | 63-37 |
| 03:36 | Columbia | Buck Williams misses the free throw | 63-37 |
| 03:36 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Billy Pina | 63-37 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dean Stanger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. SG - Christopher Ernst (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Nichols (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Buck Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Dye (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Alex Sims (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Manuel Dozier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Pina (fresh) 7 reb. C - Edward Weisman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Fordham | Alex Sims can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Dean Stanger - foul #2 on Dean Stanger, team foul #8 | 63-37 |
| 03:23 | Fordham | Alex Sims makes the 1st free throw | 63-38 |
| 03:23 | Fordham | Alex Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 63-39 |
| 02:59 | Columbia | Buck Williams lays it in on a great pass from Charles Nichols | 65-39 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Fordham | Manuel Dozier knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 65-42 |
| 02:21 | Columbia | Robert Jones takes the ball from Dean Stanger | 65-42 |
| 02:18 | Fordham | Manuel Dozier lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Jones | 65-44 |
| 02:13 | Columbia | Charles Nichols comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 65-44 |
| 02:12 | Columbia | Buck Williams misses the tip | 65-44 |
| 02:10 | Fordham | Manuel Dozier grabs the defensive rebound | 65-44 |
| 01:55 | Fordham | Alex Sims's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Johnson (C) Buck Williams | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Pruett (SG), Steven Gray (PF) Alex Sims, Billy Pina | |
| 01:36 | Columbia | Charles Nichols is whistled for traveling | 65-44 |
| 01:29 | Fordham | Robert Jones clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-44 |
| 01:28 | Columbia | Joseph Dye gets the rebound | 65-44 |
| 01:03 | Columbia | Mark Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 65-44 |
| 01:01 | Columbia | Charles Nichols snags the offensive board | 65-44 |
| 00:40 | Columbia | Mark Johnson misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Edward Weisman - foul #4 on Edward Weisman, team foul #13 | 65-44 |
| 00:40 | Columbia | Mark Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 00:40 | Columbia | Mark Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Fordham | Robert Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Johnson | 66-44 |
| 00:32 | Columbia | Charles Nichols grabs the board | 66-44 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Robert Jones steals it from Joseph Dye | 66-44 |
| 00:00 | Fordham | Robert Jones misses short on a halfcourt shot | 66-44 |