NEW YORK — Editor's note: Entering this weekend, Columbia University men's basketball team is 1-1. The Lions defeated Fordham University 65-62 on Nov. 14 and lost a 71-50 contest to Seton Hall University on Nov. 16.)

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Against Fordham, when it got close, we controlled the game and we pulled out a win at the end. As a team, we played together and some individual players stepped up and made some plays to win the game.