| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Benjamin Holman (fresh) SG - Timothy Hardy (fresh) SF - Robert Beal (fresh) PF - Ernest Tucker (fresh) C - Roger Seeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Carlson (fresh) SG - Charles Gale (fresh) SF - Matt Hunt (fresh) PF - Douglas Stephens (fresh) C - Paul Wiersma (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Roger Seeman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Cornell | Timothy Hardy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Gale - foul #1 on Charles Gale, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Cornell | Timothy Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Cornell | Timothy Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:23 | Princeton | Charles Gale misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 1-0 |
| 19:21 | Cornell | Timothy Hardy pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:55 | Cornell | Timothy Hardy is hacked by Charles Gale - foul #2 on Charles Gale, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Bryan Ester (SG) Charles Gale | |
| 18:30 | Cornell | Benjamin Holman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Michael Carlson - foul #1 on Michael Carlson, team foul #3 | 1-0 |
| 18:30 | Cornell | Benjamin Holman misses the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:30 | Cornell | Benjamin Holman misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:30 | Cornell | Benjamin Holman makes the 3rd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Princeton | Douglas Stephens can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ernest Tucker - foul #1 on Ernest Tucker, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Princeton | Douglas Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:06 | Princeton | Douglas Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:06 | Cornell | Ernest Tucker grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 17:46 | Cornell | Timothy Hardy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-1 |
| Subs | Cornell | Wayne Bruns (SF), Carlton Davis (C) Robert Beal, Roger Seeman | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 17:25 | Princeton | Michael Carlson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-1 |
| 17:24 | Cornell | Ernest Tucker pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:19 | Cornell | Timothy Hardy scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Bruns | 5-1 |
| 17:17 | Princeton | Timothy Hardy takes the ball from Michael Carlson in the backcourt | 5-1 |
| 17:16 | Cornell | Wayne Bruns blows the layup | 5-1 |
| 17:14 | Princeton | Douglas Stephens gets the rebound | 5-1 |
| 16:55 | Princeton | Wayne Bruns steals the ball from Matt Hunt | 5-1 |
| 16:35 | Cornell | Wayne Bruns buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-1 |
| 16:18 | Princeton | Matt Hunt misses short on a runner near the basket | 7-1 |
| 16:17 | Cornell | Carlton Davis snags the defensive board | 7-1 |
| 15:57 | Cornell | Benjamin Holman drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Timothy Hardy | 9-1 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Benjamin Holman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Hardy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Bruns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Carlton Davis (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Carlson (fairly fresh) SG - Bryan Ester (fairly fresh) SF - Matt Hunt (fairly fresh) PF - Douglas Stephens (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Wiersma (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Princeton | Michael Carlson is hacked by Ernest Tucker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Tucker, team foul #2 | 9-1 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dale Rowe (PG), Nicholas Kwong (SG), Robert Beal (SF), Roger Seeman (C) Benjamin Holman, Timothy Hardy, Ernest Tucker, Carlton Davis | |
| Subs | Princeton | Cesar Hernandez (PG), Roger Eason (SG), Michael Hughes (SF), Jeffrey Pond (PF), Willie Varner (C) Michael Carlson, Bryan Ester, Matt Hunt, Douglas Stephens, Paul Wiersma | |
| 15:40 | Princeton | Michael Hughes comes up short on the runner near the basket | 9-1 |
| 15:39 | Cornell | Roger Seeman gets the rebound | 9-1 |
| 15:25 | Cornell | Wayne Bruns buries a fadeaway from the left block | 11-1 |
| 15:01 | Princeton | Cesar Hernandez lays it in and he's hacked by Dale Rowe - foul #1 on Dale Rowe, team foul #3 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Cornell | Willie Hood (PG) Robert Beal | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 15:01 | Princeton | Cesar Hernandez misses the free throw | 11-3 |
| 15:01 | Cornell | Roger Seeman pulls down the rebound | 11-3 |
| 14:33 | Cornell | Roger Seeman comes up short on the floater from the right block | 11-3 |
| 14:31 | Cornell | Wayne Bruns gets the offensive rebound | 11-3 |
| 14:19 | Cornell | Willie Hood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-3 |
| Subs | Cornell | Timothy Hardy (SG), Robert Beal (SF) Dale Rowe, Nicholas Kwong | |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Carlson (PG), Bryan Ester (SG), Peter Yoo (SF), Paul Wiersma (C) Cesar Hernandez, Roger Eason, Michael Hughes, Willie Varner | |
| 14:01 | Princeton | Michael Carlson misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-3 |
| 13:59 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma misses the tip | 11-3 |
| 13:57 | Princeton | Peter Yoo hits the follow up shot | 11-5 |
| 13:47 | Cornell | Wayne Bruns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | Benjamin Holman (PG) Willie Hood | |
| Subs | Princeton | Douglas Stephens (PF) Jeffrey Pond | |
| 13:45 | Princeton | Peter Yoo's pass is intercepted by Timothy Hardy in the backcourt | 11-5 |
| 13:44 | Cornell | Timothy Hardy banks in the layup | 13-5 |
| 13:30 | Princeton | Douglas Stephens drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Michael Carlson | 13-7 |
| 13:09 | Cornell | Benjamin Holman is whistled for traveling | 13-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | Carlton Davis (PF) Wayne Bruns | |
| Subs | Princeton | Matt Hunt (SF), Michael Hughes (C) Peter Yoo, Paul Wiersma | |
| 12:43 | Princeton | Benjamin Holman picks off the pass by Bryan Ester | 13-7 |
| 12:40 | Cornell | Benjamin Holman hits the finger roll | 15-7 |
| 12:20 | Princeton | Matt Hunt can't connect on a runner in the lane | 15-7 |
| 12:19 | Cornell | Roger Seeman pulls down the rebound | 15-7 |
| 12:13 | Cornell | Carlton Davis scores on a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Douglas Stephens - foul #1 on Douglas Stephens, team foul #4 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | Willie Hood (PG), Dale Rowe (SG), Nicholas Kwong (SF) Benjamin Holman, Timothy Hardy, Robert Beal | |
| Subs | Princeton | Cesar Hernandez (PG), Roger Eason (SG), Willie Varner (SF), Jeffrey Pond (PF), Paul Wiersma (C) Michael Carlson, Bryan Ester, Matt Hunt, Douglas Stephens, Michael Hughes | |
| 12:13 | Cornell | Carlton Davis makes the free throw | 18-7 |
| 11:55 | Princeton | Roger Seeman swats the short shot by Jeffrey Pond | 18-7 |
| 11:53 | Cornell | Nicholas Kwong pulls down the rebound | 18-7 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Willie Hood (fresh) SG - Dale Rowe (fresh) SF - Nicholas Kwong (fresh) PF - Carlton Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Roger Seeman (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Cesar Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Eason (fresh) SF - Willie Varner (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Pond (fresh) C - Paul Wiersma (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Cornell | Cesar Hernandez takes the ball from Roger Seeman | 18-7 |
| 11:27 | Princeton | Jeffrey Pond's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Seeman | 18-7 |
| 11:26 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Nicholas Kwong | 18-7 |
| 11:07 | Cornell | Dale Rowe makes the 3 from the left wing | 21-7 |
| 11:00 | Princeton | Roger Eason drills a driving attempt from the right block | 21-9 |
| 10:47 | Cornell | Dale Rowe misses long on a floater from the left side | 21-9 |
| 10:45 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Pond | 21-9 |
| 10:43 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma is hacked by Willie Hood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Hood, team foul #4 | 21-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | Benjamin Holman (PG), Timothy Hardy (SG), Robert Beal (SF), Wayne Bruns (PF) Willie Hood, Dale Rowe, Nicholas Kwong, Carlton Davis | |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Carlson (PG), Bryan Ester (SG), Matt Hunt (SF), Douglas Stephens (PF), Michael Hughes (C) Cesar Hernandez, Roger Eason, Willie Varner, Jeffrey Pond, Paul Wiersma | |
| 10:29 | Princeton | Bryan Ester buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Matt Hunt | 21-12 |
| 10:11 | Cornell | Robert Beal misses the jumper from the left wing | 21-12 |
| 10:10 | Princeton | Michael Hughes gets the rebound | 21-12 |
| 09:54 | Princeton | Michael Carlson is open and scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Matt Hunt | 21-14 |
| 09:41 | Cornell | Timothy Hardy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-14 |
| 09:40 | Cornell | Wayne Bruns tips it but misses | 21-14 |
| 09:38 | Princeton | Matt Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 09:24 | Princeton | Bryan Ester connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Michael Carlson | 21-16 |
| 09:03 | Cornell | Roger Seeman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Douglas Stephens - foul #2 on Douglas Stephens, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dale Rowe (SG) Timothy Hardy | |
| Subs | Princeton | Roger Eason (SG), Peter Yoo (SF), Jeffrey Pond (PF), Paul Wiersma (C) Bryan Ester, Matt Hunt, Douglas Stephens, Michael Hughes | |
| 09:03 | Cornell | Roger Seeman makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 09:03 | Cornell | Roger Seeman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 08:46 | Princeton | Peter Yoo's layup is rejected by Roger Seeman | 23-16 |
| 08:45 | Princeton | Jeffrey Pond grabs the offensive board | 23-16 |
| 08:16 | Princeton | Michael Carlson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-18 |
| 07:52 | Cornell | Jeffrey Pond denies the turnaround by Roger Seeman | 23-18 |
| 07:51 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Rowe | 23-18 |
| 07:51 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-18 |
| Subs | Cornell | Willie Hood (PG), Nicholas Kwong (SF), Carlton Davis (C) Benjamin Holman, Robert Beal, Roger Seeman | |
| Subs | Princeton | Bryan Ester (PG), Cesar Hernandez (SG), Michael Hughes (SF), Willie Varner (C) Michael Carlson, Roger Eason, Peter Yoo, Paul Wiersma | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Willie Hood (fresh) SG - Dale Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Kwong (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Bruns (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlton Davis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Bryan Ester (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Cesar Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Hughes (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Pond (fresh) 2 reb. C - Willie Varner (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Cornell | Wayne Bruns misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-18 |
| 07:37 | Princeton | Jeffrey Pond grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 07:21 | Princeton | Jeffrey Pond drills a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Nicholas Kwong - foul #1 on Nicholas Kwong, team foul #5 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Timothy Hardy (SG) Dale Rowe | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 07:21 | Princeton | Jeffrey Pond makes the free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:59 | Cornell | Nicholas Kwong clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-21 |
| 06:58 | Cornell | Wayne Bruns tips it but misses | 23-21 |
| 06:56 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Willie Varner | 23-21 |
| 06:50 | Princeton | Jeffrey Pond knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Cesar Hernandez | 23-23 |
| 06:37 | Cornell | Nicholas Kwong clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffrey Pond - foul #1 on Jeffrey Pond, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Benjamin Holman (PG) Willie Hood | |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Carlson (PG), Matt Hunt (SF), Paul Wiersma (C) Bryan Ester, Michael Hughes, Willie Varner | |
| 06:37 | Cornell | Nicholas Kwong misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:37 | Cornell | Nicholas Kwong misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:37 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:23 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Holman - foul #1 on Benjamin Holman, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Beal (SF) Nicholas Kwong | |
| Subs | Princeton | Roger Eason (SG) Cesar Hernandez | |
| 06:14 | Princeton | Michael Carlson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wayne Bruns - foul #1 on Wayne Bruns, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| 06:14 | Princeton | Michael Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 06:14 | Princeton | Michael Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:58 | Cornell | Robert Beal misses short on a shot from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 05:56 | Cornell | Wayne Bruns tips it back up and in | 25-25 |
| 05:50 | Princeton | Michael Carlson is hacked by Benjamin Holman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benjamin Holman, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dale Rowe (PG) Benjamin Holman | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 05:50 | Princeton | Michael Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:50 | Princeton | Michael Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:34 | Cornell | Robert Beal is hacked by Matt Hunt - foul #1 on Matt Hunt, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | Roger Seeman (C) Wayne Bruns | |
| Subs | Princeton | Peter Yoo (SF) Matt Hunt | |
| 05:34 | Cornell | Robert Beal misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:34 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 05:05 | Princeton | Roger Eason is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Roger Eason, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | Willie Hood (PG) Timothy Hardy | |
| Subs | Princeton | Bryan Ester (PG), Willie Varner (PF) Michael Carlson, Jeffrey Pond | |
| 04:51 | Cornell | Carlton Davis can't finish the layup | 25-27 |
| 04:49 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 04:42 | Princeton | Bryan Ester hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 25-27 |
| 04:41 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma tips it in | 25-29 |
| 04:34 | Cornell | Robert Beal hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 25-29 |
| 04:33 | Princeton | Willie Varner gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 04:20 | Princeton | Roger Eason is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 04:07 | Cornell | Robert Beal is called for traveling | 25-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | Timothy Hardy (SG), Nicholas Kwong (SF), Wayne Bruns (PF) Willie Hood, Robert Beal, Roger Seeman | |
| Subs | Princeton | Cesar Hernandez (SG), Matt Hunt (SF), Michael Hughes (PF) Roger Eason, Peter Yoo, Willie Varner | |
| 04:05 | Princeton | Cesar Hernandez is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Hardy - foul #1 on Timothy Hardy, team foul #9 | 25-32 |
| 04:05 | Princeton | Cesar Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 04:05 | Princeton | Cesar Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 03:54 | Cornell | Nicholas Kwong is fouled on the floor by Matt Hunt - foul #2 on Matt Hunt, team foul #9 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Benjamin Holman (PG), Ernest Tucker (PF) Dale Rowe, Carlton Davis | |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Carlson (PG), Charles Gale (SG), Douglas Stephens (PF) Cesar Hernandez, Bryan Ester, Paul Wiersma | |
| 03:54 | Cornell | Nicholas Kwong makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 03:54 | Cornell | Nicholas Kwong makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:44 | Princeton | Michael Carlson is hacked by Benjamin Holman - foul #3 on Benjamin Holman, team foul #10 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dale Rowe (PG) Benjamin Holman | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 03:44 | Princeton | Michael Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 03:44 | Princeton | Michael Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Dale Rowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Hardy (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Kwong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Tucker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Bruns (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Carlson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Gale (fresh) SF - Matt Hunt (fresh) PF - Douglas Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Hughes (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Cornell | Ernest Tucker misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-36 |
| 03:20 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Matt Hunt | 27-36 |
| 02:59 | Princeton | Michael Carlson drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Michael Hughes | 27-38 |
| 02:39 | Cornell | Wayne Bruns misses the jumper from the left side | 27-38 |
| 02:37 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Douglas Stephens | 27-38 |
| 02:11 | Princeton | Michael Hughes misses short on a jumper from close range | 27-38 |
| 02:10 | Princeton | Michael Carlson misses the tip | 27-38 |
| 02:08 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Ernest Tucker | 27-38 |
| 01:54 | Cornell | Nicholas Kwong hits a shot from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 01:34 | Princeton | Charles Gale makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Carlson | 29-41 |
| 01:20 | Cornell | Charles Gale is called for the reach on Ernest Tucker - foul #3 on Charles Gale, team foul #10 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Cornell | Willie Hood (PG), Robert Beal (SF), Roger Seeman (C) Dale Rowe, Nicholas Kwong, Wayne Bruns | |
| Subs | Princeton | Bryan Ester (PG), Cesar Hernandez (SG), Willie Varner (SF), Paul Wiersma (C) Michael Carlson, Charles Gale, Matt Hunt, Michael Hughes | |
| 01:20 | Cornell | Ernest Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 01:20 | Cornell | Ernest Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 01:20 | Princeton | Douglas Stephens grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 00:56 | Princeton | Willie Varner is hacked by Ernest Tucker - foul #3 on Ernest Tucker, team foul #11 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Cornell | Carlton Davis (PF) Ernest Tucker | |
| Subs | Princeton | Jeffrey Pond (PF) Douglas Stephens | |
| 00:56 | Princeton | Willie Varner makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 00:56 | Princeton | Willie Varner misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 00:56 | Cornell | Roger Seeman grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 00:33 | Cornell | Willie Hood can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 00:32 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 00:15 | Princeton | Willie Varner is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-42 |
| 00:13 | Cornell | Carlton Davis snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 00:13 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 30-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Carlson (PG) Cesar Hernandez | |
| 00:01 | Cornell | Willie Hood hits a 3 from straight away | 33-42 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Bryan Ester comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 33-42 |