| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Edward Shryock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Veith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Richardson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stephen Hannum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Marko Sobeski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Fugate (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Wiersma (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Meadors (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Jack Fugate inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Princeton | Steven Meadors scores on a driving attempt from close range | 32-37 |
| 19:17 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson is whistled for traveling | 32-37 |
| 18:56 | Princeton | Tom Wilson steals the ball from Michael Carlson | 32-37 |
| 18:51 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 32-37 |
| 18:50 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 18:28 | Princeton | Steven Meadors comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 18:26 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma tips it in | 32-39 |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | Marko Sobeski steals the ball from Glenn Veith | 32-39 |
| 17:59 | Princeton | William Richardson swats the short shot by Steven Meadors | 32-39 |
| 17:58 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 17:54 | East Carolina | Glenn Veith makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Shryock | 35-39 |
| 17:38 | Princeton | Michael Carlson scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-41 |
| 17:19 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum is fouled on the floor by Paul Wiersma - foul #1 on Paul Wiersma, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willie Rhea (SG), Richard Kelley (SF), Richard Bailey (PF), Jeffery Baxter (C) Glenn Veith, William Richardson, Stephen Hannum, Tom Wilson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Leon Jordan (SF) Jack Fugate | |
| 17:09 | East Carolina | Marko Sobeski is called for the reach on Willie Rhea - foul #1 on Marko Sobeski, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| 17:00 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-41 |
| 16:59 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Paul Wiersma | 35-41 |
| 16:35 | Princeton | Richard Bailey swats the layup by Steven Meadors | 35-41 |
| 16:33 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 16:29 | East Carolina | Richard Bailey lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Shryock | 37-41 |
| 16:04 | Princeton | Jeffery Baxter swats the shot by Michael Carlson | 37-41 |
| 16:02 | East Carolina | Richard Bailey gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Edward Shryock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Willie Rhea (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Kelley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffery Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Carlson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Marko Sobeski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leon Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Wiersma (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Steven Meadors (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | East Carolina | Richard Bailey is fouled on the floor by Paul Wiersma - foul #2 on Paul Wiersma, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Decicco (SG), Tom Wilson (C) Edward Shryock, Jeffery Baxter | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 15:43 | East Carolina | Richard Bailey's pass is intercepted by Marko Sobeski | 37-41 |
| 15:21 | Princeton | Steven Meadors misses long on a jumper from the right side | 37-41 |
| 15:20 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 15:00 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson misses the jumper from the left side | 37-41 |
| 14:59 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 14:52 | Princeton | The jump hook by Paul Wiersma is blocked by Tom Wilson | 37-41 |
| 14:50 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma tips it but misses | 37-41 |
| 14:48 | Princeton | Marko Sobeski tips it but misses | 37-41 |
| 14:47 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Willie Rhea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Shryock (PG), William Richardson (SF), Stephen Hannum (PF) Willie Rhea, Richard Kelley, Richard Bailey | |
| Subs | Princeton | Jack Fugate (SF) Leon Jordan | |
| 14:19 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Stephen Hannum - foul #2 on Stephen Hannum, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| 14:19 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:19 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:19 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 13:57 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Edward Shryock and the foul's on Steven Meadors - foul #2 on Steven Meadors, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| 13:57 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:42 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma blows the layup | 40-42 |
| 13:41 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 13:21 | Princeton | Steven Meadors drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jack Fugate | 40-44 |
| 12:56 | East Carolina | Edward Shryock misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-44 |
| 12:55 | East Carolina | William Richardson snags the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 12:42 | East Carolina | Edward Shryock buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Decicco | 43-44 |
| 12:37 | Princeton | Michael Carlson hits a jumpshot from the left side | 43-46 |
| 12:23 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson can't finish the layup | 43-46 |
| 12:22 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 12:18 | Princeton | Marko Sobeski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 12:17 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 12:02 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 12:01 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Edward Shryock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Decicco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Richardson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stephen Hannum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Tom Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Carlson (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Marko Sobeski (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jack Fugate (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Wiersma (tiring) 17 pts. 14 reb. C - Steven Meadors (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Princeton | Michael Decicco picks off the pass by Marko Sobeski | 43-46 |
| 11:32 | East Carolina | Edward Shryock clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 43-46 |
| 11:31 | East Carolina | William Richardson tips it but misses | 43-46 |
| 11:29 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 11:10 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 11:00 | Princeton | Tom Wilson denies the turnaround by Paul Wiersma | 45-46 |
| 10:58 | Princeton | Steven Meadors hits the follow up shot | 45-48 |
| 10:38 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Shryock | 48-48 |
| 10:18 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Michael Carlson | 48-50 |
| 10:05 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson clanks a jumper in the paint | 48-50 |
| 10:03 | Princeton | Steven Meadors gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:56 | Princeton | Steven Meadors makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Michael Carlson | 48-52 |
| 09:46 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Shryock | 50-52 |
| 09:34 | Princeton | Steven Meadors hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | Edward Shryock scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Richardson | 53-52 |
| 09:09 | Princeton | Michael Carlson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 09:01 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum makes the jumper in the lane set up by Tom Wilson | 55-52 |
| 09:01 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willie Rhea (PG), Glenn Veith (SG), Richard Kelley (SF), Richard Bailey (PF), Jeffery Baxter (C) Edward Shryock, Michael Decicco, William Richardson, Stephen Hannum, Tom Wilson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Leon Jordan (SF) Jack Fugate | |
| 08:45 | Princeton | Glenn Veith takes the ball from Paul Wiersma | 55-52 |
| 08:37 | East Carolina | Richard Kelley blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Carlson - foul #5 on Michael Carlson, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Justin Zierer (PG) Michael Carlson | |
| 08:37 | East Carolina | Richard Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:37 | East Carolina | Richard Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:24 | Princeton | Steven Meadors scores on a turnaround from close range | 57-54 |
| 08:03 | East Carolina | Richard Bailey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 08:02 | Princeton | Steven Meadors grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 07:40 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma's floater is tipped away by Richard Bailey | 57-54 |
| 07:39 | Princeton | Steven Meadors gets the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Willie Rhea (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Glenn Veith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Kelley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeffery Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Justin Zierer (fresh) SG - Marko Sobeski (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Leon Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Wiersma (tired) 19 pts. 14 reb. C - Steven Meadors (tired) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Princeton | Jeffery Baxter swats the layup by Marko Sobeski | 57-54 |
| 07:24 | East Carolina | Glenn Veith grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 07:20 | East Carolina | Richard Bailey is fouled on the floor by Marko Sobeski - foul #2 on Marko Sobeski, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Shryock (PG) Willie Rhea | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 07:05 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter loses the ball out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Hughes (SF) Leon Jordan | |
| 06:53 | Princeton | Michael Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Courville (SG) Glenn Veith | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | Richard Kelley buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Edward Shryock | 60-54 |
| 06:19 | Princeton | Marko Sobeski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Edward Shryock | 60-54 |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Steven Meadors is called for the reach on Edward Shryock - foul #3 on Steven Meadors, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willie Rhea (SG), William Richardson (SF), Sammy Jones (PF), Tom Wilson (C) Wayne Courville, Richard Kelley, Richard Bailey, Jeffery Baxter | |
| Subs | Princeton | Nolan Anderson (PG) Justin Zierer | |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Edward Shryock misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 06:12 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 05:55 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Michael Hughes | 60-56 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Marko Sobeski is called for the reach on Tom Wilson - foul #3 on Marko Sobeski, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Decicco (SG), Glenn Veith (SF), Stephen Hannum (PF) Willie Rhea, William Richardson, Sammy Jones | |
| Subs | Princeton | Leon Jordan (SF) Michael Hughes | |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 05:23 | Princeton | Steven Meadors can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Glenn Veith - foul #1 on Glenn Veith, team foul #2 | 62-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Jack Fugate (SF) Leon Jordan | |
| 05:23 | Princeton | Steven Meadors makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:23 | Princeton | Steven Meadors misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:23 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Steven Meadors - foul #4 on Steven Meadors, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Kelley (SF) Glenn Veith | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum grabs the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 04:47 | East Carolina | Edward Shryock comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-57 |
| 04:46 | Princeton | Steven Meadors snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 04:26 | Princeton | Steven Meadors's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter (C) Tom Wilson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Justin Zierer (PG) Nolan Anderson | |
| 04:04 | East Carolina | Marko Sobeski is called for the reach on Michael Decicco - foul #4 on Marko Sobeski, team foul #10 | 63-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willie Rhea (PG), Richard Bailey (PF) Edward Shryock, Stephen Hannum | |
| Subs | Princeton | Leon Jordan (SF) Jack Fugate | |
| 04:04 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 04:04 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Princeton | Jeffery Baxter swats the layup by Steven Meadors | 65-57 |
| 03:42 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Bailey | 65-57 |
| 03:18 | East Carolina | Richard Kelley knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Decicco and he's hacked by Leon Jordan - foul #2 on Leon Jordan, team foul #11 | 67-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Shryock (PG), Glenn Veith (SG), William Richardson (SF) Willie Rhea, Michael Decicco, Richard Bailey | |
| Subs | Princeton | Nolan Anderson (PG) Justin Zierer | |
| 03:18 | East Carolina | Richard Kelley makes the free throw | 68-57 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Edward Shryock (fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. SG - Glenn Veith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Richardson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Kelley (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Nolan Anderson (fresh) SG - Marko Sobeski (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Leon Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Wiersma (very tired) 21 pts. 15 reb. C - Steven Meadors (tired) 16 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Princeton | Steven Meadors connects on the shot from the right side | 68-59 |
| 02:59 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Decicco (SG), Stephen Hannum (PF), Tom Wilson (C) Glenn Veith, Richard Kelley, Jeffery Baxter | |
| Subs | Princeton | Justin Zierer (PG), Jack Fugate (SF) Nolan Anderson, Leon Jordan | |
| 02:40 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-59 |
| 02:39 | Princeton | Marko Sobeski snags the defensive board | 68-59 |
| 02:39 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Princeton | Steven Meadors makes the runner from the right block | 68-61 |
| 01:57 | East Carolina | Edward Shryock hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Hannum | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Princeton | Marko Sobeski misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on William Richardson - foul #3 on William Richardson, team foul #3 | 71-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willie Rhea (PG), Glenn Veith (SG), Richard Kelley (SF), Richard Bailey (PF), Jeffery Baxter (C) Edward Shryock, Michael Decicco, William Richardson, Stephen Hannum, Tom Wilson | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 01:40 | Princeton | Marko Sobeski makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:40 | Princeton | Marko Sobeski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 01:40 | Princeton | Princeton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 71-63 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Shryock (PG), Michael Decicco (SG), William Richardson (SF), Stephen Hannum (PF), Tom Wilson (C) Willie Rhea, Glenn Veith, Richard Kelley, Richard Bailey, Jeffery Baxter | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 01:24 | East Carolina | Edward Shryock comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-63 |
| 01:23 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson grabs the offensive board | 71-63 |
| 01:00 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Shryock | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Princeton | Tom Wilson steals the ball from Steven Meadors | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Steven Meadors takes the ball from Michael Decicco | 74-63 |
| 00:18 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Paul Wiersma, team foul #12 | 74-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willie Rhea (PG), Glenn Veith (SG), Richard Kelley (SF), Richard Bailey (PF), Jeffery Baxter (C) Edward Shryock, Michael Decicco, William Richardson, Stephen Hannum, Tom Wilson | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Willie Rhea runs out the clock | 74-63 |