| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Michael Sander (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Shine (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Ernst (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Buck Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Quincy Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Gale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Matt Hunt (fresh) PF - Michael Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Wiersma (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Matt Hunt inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma throws it down | 30-30 |
| 19:15 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matt Hunt - foul #3 on Matt Hunt, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Willie Varner (PF) Matt Hunt | |
| 19:15 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:15 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:58 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 31-30 |
| 18:56 | Columbia | Buck Williams snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 18:42 | Columbia | Quincy Ross drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Don Shine | 33-30 |
| 18:23 | Princeton | Charles Gale can't connect on a floater from the left side | 33-30 |
| 18:22 | Columbia | Buck Williams gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:03 | Columbia | Michael Sander misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Carlson - foul #1 on Michael Carlson, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| 18:03 | Columbia | Michael Sander misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:03 | Columbia | Michael Sander makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:41 | Princeton | Michael Carlson's layup is rejected by Quincy Ross | 34-30 |
| 17:40 | Columbia | Quincy Ross snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 17:14 | Columbia | Quincy Ross lays it up and in set up by Michael Sander | 36-30 |
| 17:10 | Princeton | Michael Carlson evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the left side | 36-32 |
| 16:49 | Columbia | Charles Gale is called for the reach on Christopher Ernst - foul #3 on Charles Gale, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Nichols (SF), Mark Johnson (PF) Don Shine, Buck Williams | |
| Subs | Princeton | Bryan Ester (SG), Peter Yoo (SF) Charles Gale, Willie Varner | |
| 16:28 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Sander | 38-32 |
| 16:08 | Princeton | Quincy Ross denies the turnaround by Michael Hughes | 38-32 |
| 16:06 | Columbia | Charles Nichols grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 15:41 | Columbia | Michael Sander drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Charles Nichols | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Michael Sander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Ernst (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Nichols (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Quincy Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Carlson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Ester (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Yoo (fresh) PF - Michael Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Wiersma (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Princeton | Peter Yoo buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Michael Carlson and he's fouled by Charles Nichols - foul #1 on Charles Nichols, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Stanger (PG), Don Shine (SG), Buck Williams (PF) Michael Sander, Christopher Ernst, Quincy Ross | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Gale (SG), Douglas Stephens (PF), Jeffrey Pond (C) Michael Carlson, Michael Hughes, Paul Wiersma | |
| 15:20 | Princeton | Peter Yoo makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:04 | Columbia | Don Shine can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 15:03 | Princeton | Douglas Stephens gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 14:44 | Princeton | Charles Gale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Matt Hunt (SF) Peter Yoo | |
| 14:22 | Columbia | Douglas Stephens steps in front of the Charles Nichols pass | 40-35 |
| 14:13 | Princeton | Matt Hunt hits a jumper from the right side | 40-37 |
| 13:44 | Columbia | Matt Hunt takes the ball from Don Shine | 40-37 |
| 13:23 | Princeton | Jeffrey Pond is fouled on the floor by Mark Johnson - foul #1 on Mark Johnson, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Sander (PG), Christopher Ernst (SF), Quincy Ross (C) Dean Stanger, Charles Nichols, Mark Johnson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Carlson (PG) Bryan Ester | |
| 13:06 | Princeton | Michael Carlson is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Christopher Ernst | 40-37 |
| 12:44 | Columbia | Michael Sander's dunk attempt is rejected by Douglas Stephens | 40-37 |
| 12:42 | Princeton | Jeffrey Pond pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 12:32 | Princeton | Jeffrey Pond misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 40-37 |
| 12:31 | Columbia | Michael Sander grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 12:07 | Columbia | Don Shine misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 12:05 | Columbia | Quincy Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 11:49 | Columbia | Michael Sander makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Quincy Ross | 43-37 |
| 11:29 | Princeton | Matt Hunt hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Michael Sander (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Don Shine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Ernst (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Buck Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Quincy Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Gale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Matt Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Pond (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:12 | Columbia | Don Shine connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Buck Williams | 45-39 |
| 10:57 | Princeton | Matt Hunt misses the floater from the right block | 45-39 |
| 10:56 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:28 | Columbia | Quincy Ross is fouled on the floor by Charles Gale - foul #4 on Charles Gale, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Nichols (SF), Mark Johnson (PF) Don Shine, Buck Williams | |
| Subs | Princeton | Bryan Ester (PG), Cesar Hernandez (SG), Michael Hughes (SF), Willie Varner (PF), Paul Wiersma (C) Michael Carlson, Charles Gale, Matt Hunt, Douglas Stephens, Jeffrey Pond | |
| 10:02 | Columbia | Michael Sander makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Nichols | 48-39 |
| 09:48 | Princeton | Michael Sander steals it from Cesar Hernandez | 48-39 |
| 09:32 | Columbia | Quincy Ross can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 48-39 |
| 09:31 | Columbia | Charles Nichols pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 09:10 | Columbia | Michael Sander misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-39 |
| 09:09 | Columbia | Mark Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:42 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-39 |
| 08:40 | Princeton | Willie Varner gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:36 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma is hacked by Quincy Ross - foul #3 on Quincy Ross, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Stanger (PG), Joseph Lin (SG), Herbert Menjivar (C) Michael Sander, Christopher Ernst, Quincy Ross | |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Carlson (PG) Cesar Hernandez | |
| 08:21 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma blows the layup | 48-39 |
| 08:20 | Princeton | Willie Varner gets the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:06 | Princeton | Michael Hughes is whistled for a carry | 48-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Don Shine (SG), Buck Williams (PF) Joseph Lin, Herbert Menjivar | |
| Subs | Princeton | Douglas Stephens (PF) Willie Varner | |
| 07:44 | Columbia | Dean Stanger scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Johnson | 50-39 |
| 07:23 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on Mark Johnson - foul #2 on Mark Johnson, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Sander (PG), Joseph Lin (SF), Quincy Ross (C) Dean Stanger, Charles Nichols, Mark Johnson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Gale (SG), Matt Hunt (SF), Jeffrey Pond (PF) Bryan Ester, Michael Hughes, Douglas Stephens | |
| 07:23 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 07:23 | Princeton | Paul Wiersma misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 07:23 | Columbia | Buck Williams gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Michael Sander (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Don Shine (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Buck Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Quincy Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Gale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Matt Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Pond (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Wiersma (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Columbia | Buck Williams drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Michael Sander | 52-40 |
| 06:46 | Princeton | Matt Hunt misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Lin - foul #1 on Joseph Lin, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Ernst (SF) Joseph Lin | |
| Subs | Princeton | Willie Varner (C) Paul Wiersma | |
| 06:46 | Princeton | Matt Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 06:46 | Princeton | Matt Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 06:22 | Columbia | Don Shine misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Gale - foul #5 on Charles Gale, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Bryan Ester (SG) Charles Gale | |
| 06:22 | Columbia | Don Shine makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 06:22 | Columbia | Don Shine misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 06:22 | Princeton | Jeffrey Pond grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 06:08 | Princeton | Michael Carlson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Quincy Ross - foul #4 on Quincy Ross, team foul #6 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Douglas Stephens (PF) Willie Varner | |
| 06:08 | Princeton | Michael Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 06:08 | Princeton | Michael Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 05:52 | Columbia | Matt Hunt takes the ball from Christopher Ernst | 53-44 |
| 05:29 | Princeton | Buck Williams is called for the reach on Douglas Stephens - foul #1 on Buck Williams, team foul #7 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Nichols (SF), Mark Johnson (PF) Don Shine, Buck Williams | |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Hughes (SF) Matt Hunt | |
| 05:29 | Princeton | Douglas Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 05:29 | Princeton | Douglas Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 05:05 | Columbia | Quincy Ross misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffrey Pond - foul #4 on Jeffrey Pond, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Cesar Hernandez (SG) Michael Carlson | |
| 05:05 | Columbia | Quincy Ross makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 05:05 | Columbia | Quincy Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 04:44 | Princeton | Michael Sander takes the ball from Jeffrey Pond | 55-46 |
| 04:39 | Columbia | Michael Sander lays it in | 57-46 |
| 04:25 | Princeton | Bryan Ester misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 04:23 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 03:55 | Columbia | Quincy Ross misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 57-46 |
| 03:54 | Princeton | Jeffrey Pond gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Princeton | Bryan Ester loses the dribble to Christopher Ernst | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Don Shine (SG), Buck Williams (PF) Charles Nichols, Mark Johnson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Carlson (PG), Matt Hunt (SF), Paul Wiersma (C) Cesar Hernandez, Michael Hughes, Jeffrey Pond | |
| 03:08 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 03:07 | Columbia | Buck Williams tips it home | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Michael Sander (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Shine (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Ernst (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Buck Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Quincy Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Ester (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matt Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Paul Wiersma (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Princeton | Matt Hunt is hacked by Buck Williams - foul #2 on Buck Williams, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Stanger (PG), Joseph Lin (SG), Charles Nichols (SF), Mark Johnson (PF), Herbert Menjivar (C) Michael Sander, Don Shine, Christopher Ernst, Buck Williams, Quincy Ross | |
| Subs | Princeton | Cesar Hernandez (SG), Jeffrey Pond (PF), Michael Hughes (C) Michael Carlson, Douglas Stephens, Paul Wiersma | |
| 02:47 | Princeton | Matt Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 02:47 | Princeton | Jeffrey Pond pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:28 | Princeton | Michael Hughes misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 59-46 |
| 02:26 | Columbia | Joseph Lin gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 01:57 | Columbia | Mark Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Herbert Menjivar and the foul's on Jeffrey Pond - foul #5 on Jeffrey Pond, team foul #7 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Peter Yoo (SF), Willie Varner (C) Matt Hunt, Jeffrey Pond | |
| 01:57 | Columbia | Mark Johnson makes the free throw | 62-46 |
| 01:37 | Princeton | Willie Varner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Willie Varner, team foul #8 | 62-46 |
| 01:09 | Columbia | Joseph Lin scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Charles Nichols | 64-46 |
| 00:59 | Princeton | Peter Yoo is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Peter Yoo, team foul #9 | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Columbia | Dean Stanger blows the dunk | 64-46 |
| 00:35 | Princeton | Willie Varner pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Princeton | Bryan Ester comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 64-46 |
| 00:28 | Columbia | Herbert Menjivar pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Dean Stanger runs out the clock | 64-46 |