| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Thomas Payne (fresh) SG - Charles Gale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Tanguay (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dean Stanger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Dye (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Buck Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | David Murphy inbounds the ball | 18-30 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Princeton | Thomas Payne misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 18-30 |
| 19:45 | Columbia | Charles Nichols grabs the board | 18-30 |
| 19:19 | Columbia | Charles Gale steals the ball from Charles Nichols | 18-30 |
| 19:09 | Princeton | Charles Gale misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-30 |
| 19:07 | Columbia | Joseph Dye grabs the board | 18-30 |
| 18:46 | Columbia | Buck Williams connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Dean Stanger and he's fouled by Kenneth Tanguay - foul #2 on Kenneth Tanguay, team foul #1 | 18-32 |
| 18:46 | Columbia | Buck Williams misses the free throw | 18-32 |
| 18:46 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Tanguay | 18-32 |
| 18:34 | Princeton | Kenneth Tanguay misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 18-32 |
| 18:33 | Columbia | Charles Nichols gets the rebound | 18-32 |
| 18:04 | Columbia | Buck Williams connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by John Jones | 18-34 |
| 17:53 | Princeton | Thomas Payne misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-34 |
| 17:52 | Columbia | Joseph Dye gets the rebound | 18-34 |
| 17:33 | Columbia | Charles Gale steals the ball from Joseph Dye | 18-34 |
| 17:30 | Princeton | Charles Gale lays it up and in | 20-34 |
| 17:17 | Columbia | Michael Hughes denies the turnaround by Buck Williams | 20-34 |
| 17:16 | Princeton | Kenneth Tanguay gets the rebound | 20-34 |
| 17:10 | Princeton | David Murphy is hacked by Joseph Dye - foul #1 on Joseph Dye, team foul #1 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Princeton | Craig Ponder (PG), John Wright (SG), Matt Hunt (SF), Willie Varner (PF), Ronald Althoff (C) Thomas Payne, Charles Gale, David Murphy, Michael Hughes, Kenneth Tanguay | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ronald Max (PG), Daniel Bunn (SG), Anthony Holcomb (C) Dean Stanger, John Jones, Buck Williams | |
| 16:54 | Princeton | Matt Hunt makes the jumper from the left wing set up by John Wright and he's fouled by Anthony Holcomb - foul #2 on Anthony Holcomb, team foul #2 | 22-34 |
| 16:54 | Princeton | Matt Hunt misses the free throw | 22-34 |
| 16:54 | Columbia | Joseph Dye snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 16:48 | Columbia | Craig Ponder steals the ball from Ronald Max in the backcourt | 22-34 |
| 16:47 | Princeton | Craig Ponder banks in the layup | 24-34 |
| 16:43 | Columbia | John Wright is called for the reach on Charles Nichols in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Wright, team foul #2 | 24-34 |
| 16:28 | Columbia | Daniel Bunn is hacked by Matt Hunt - foul #1 on Matt Hunt, team foul #3 | 24-34 |
| 16:12 | Columbia | Joseph Dye hits the finger roll set up by Charles Nichols | 24-36 |
| 15:55 | Princeton | Ronald Max takes the ball from Matt Hunt | 24-36 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Craig Ponder (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matt Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willie Varner (fresh) C - Ronald Althoff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ronald Max (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bunn (fresh) SF - Charles Nichols (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joseph Dye (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Holcomb (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Columbia | Charles Nichols misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 24-36 |
| 15:33 | Princeton | Willie Varner gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 15:17 | Princeton | John Wright loses the dribble to Ronald Max | 24-36 |
| 14:52 | Columbia | Ronald Althoff swats the short shot by Joseph Dye | 24-36 |
| 14:50 | Princeton | Matt Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 14:44 | Princeton | Joseph Dye picks off the pass by Ronald Althoff | 24-36 |
| 14:25 | Columbia | Charles Nichols can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Matt Hunt - foul #2 on Matt Hunt, team foul #4 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Princeton | Mark Busch (PG), Charles Gale (SG), David Murphy (SF), Michael Hughes (PF), Kenneth Tanguay (C) Craig Ponder, John Wright, Matt Hunt, Willie Varner, Ronald Althoff | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Stanger (PG), John Jones (SG), Buck Williams (PF), Cody Ventura (C) Ronald Max, Daniel Bunn, Joseph Dye, Anthony Holcomb | |
| 14:25 | Columbia | Charles Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 14:25 | Columbia | Charles Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 14:25 | Princeton | Michael Hughes snags the defensive board | 24-37 |
| 14:10 | Princeton | Mark Busch is hacked by Dean Stanger - foul #1 on Dean Stanger, team foul #3 | 24-37 |
| 13:56 | Princeton | Mark Busch misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-37 |
| 13:54 | Princeton | Kenneth Tanguay tips it but misses | 24-37 |
| 13:52 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Jones | 24-37 |
| 13:48 | Columbia | Dean Stanger is hacked by Kenneth Tanguay in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Tanguay, team foul #5 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Princeton | Thomas Payne (PG) Mark Busch | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 13:33 | Columbia | Kenneth Tanguay swats the shot by Charles Nichols | 24-37 |
| 13:32 | Princeton | David Murphy grabs the board | 24-37 |
| 13:27 | Princeton | Thomas Payne scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 13:06 | Columbia | David Murphy takes the ball from Charles Nichols | 27-37 |
| 12:41 | Princeton | Michael Hughes jams it | 29-37 |
| 12:15 | Columbia | Buck Williams misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Hughes - foul #2 on Michael Hughes, team foul #6 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Princeton | Mark Busch (PG), Craig Ponder (SG) Thomas Payne, Charles Gale | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Shields (PG), Daniel Bunn (SG), Ronald Max (SF), Joseph Dye (PF) Dean Stanger, John Jones, Charles Nichols, Cody Ventura | |
| 12:15 | Columbia | Buck Williams makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 12:15 | Columbia | Buck Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 12:15 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Craig Ponder | 29-38 |
| 11:47 | Princeton | Michael Hughes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 11:46 | Columbia | Buck Williams pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Mark Busch (fresh) SG - Craig Ponder (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hughes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Tanguay (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Joseph Shields (fresh) SG - Daniel Bunn (fresh) SF - Ronald Max (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Dye (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Buck Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Columbia | David Murphy picks off the pass by Ronald Max in the backcourt | 29-38 |
| 11:43 | Princeton | David Murphy lays it up and in | 31-38 |
| 11:21 | Columbia | Joseph Dye misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Kenneth Tanguay - foul #4 on Kenneth Tanguay, team foul #7 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Wright (SG), Matt Hunt (SF), Willie Varner (C) Mark Busch, David Murphy, Kenneth Tanguay | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Stanger (PG), John Jones (SG), Anthony Holcomb (C) Joseph Shields, Daniel Bunn, Buck Williams | |
| 11:21 | Columbia | Joseph Dye misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 11:21 | Columbia | Joseph Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 11:01 | Princeton | Willie Varner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 11:00 | Columbia | Joseph Dye grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 10:34 | Columbia | Dean Stanger drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Max and the foul's on Craig Ponder - foul #2 on Craig Ponder, team foul #8 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Gale (SG), Ronald Althoff (C) John Wright, Willie Varner | |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Bunn (SG), Buck Williams (C) Ronald Max, Joseph Dye | |
| 10:34 | Columbia | Dean Stanger makes the free throw | 31-42 |
| 10:19 | Princeton | Charles Gale knocks in the 3 from straight away | 34-42 |
| 09:51 | Columbia | Buck Williams is hacked by Michael Hughes - foul #3 on Michael Hughes, team foul #9 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Princeton | Thomas Payne (PG), David Murphy (SF) Craig Ponder, Michael Hughes | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Shields (PG), Cody Ventura (C) Dean Stanger, Anthony Holcomb | |
| 09:51 | Columbia | Buck Williams makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 09:51 | Columbia | Buck Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 09:44 | Princeton | Matt Hunt is hacked by Buck Williams - foul #2 on Buck Williams, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| 09:32 | Princeton | Charles Gale hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 34-44 |
| 09:30 | Princeton | David Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 09:06 | Princeton | Ronald Althoff double dribbles | 34-44 |
| Subs | Princeton | Mark Busch (PG), Michael Hughes (PF), Willie Varner (C) Thomas Payne, Matt Hunt, Ronald Althoff | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Stanger (PG), Charles Nichols (SF), Joseph Dye (PF) Joseph Shields, John Jones, Buck Williams | |
| 08:42 | Columbia | Joseph Dye lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dean Stanger | 34-46 |
| 08:21 | Princeton | Michael Hughes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Dye - foul #2 on Joseph Dye, team foul #5 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Princeton | Craig Ponder (PG), John Wright (SG) Mark Busch, Charles Gale | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Jones (SG), Ronald Max (SF), Buck Williams (C) Daniel Bunn, Charles Nichols, Cody Ventura | |
| 08:21 | Princeton | Michael Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 08:21 | Princeton | Michael Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 08:21 | Columbia | Buck Williams gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 08:03 | Columbia | John Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Max | 35-49 |
| 07:50 | Princeton | John Wright misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-49 |
| 07:49 | Princeton | Willie Varner snags the offensive board | 35-49 |
| 07:31 | Princeton | Michael Hughes drills a shot from the left side set up by John Wright | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Craig Ponder (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Wright (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Murphy (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Hughes (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie Varner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dean Stanger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Max (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Dye (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Buck Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Columbia | John Jones buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:49 | Princeton | David Murphy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-52 |
| 06:48 | Columbia | Buck Williams gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| 06:46 | Columbia | Craig Ponder is called for the reach on Dean Stanger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Craig Ponder, team foul #10 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Princeton | Thomas Payne (PG), Charles Gale (SG), Matt Hunt (SF), Ronald Althoff (PF), Kenneth Tanguay (C) Craig Ponder, John Wright, David Murphy, Michael Hughes, Willie Varner | |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Bunn (SG), Charles Nichols (SF), Anthony Holcomb (PF), Cody Ventura (C) John Jones, Ronald Max, Joseph Dye, Buck Williams | |
| 06:46 | Columbia | Dean Stanger makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 06:46 | Columbia | Dean Stanger makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 06:31 | Princeton | Charles Gale loses the ball out of bounds | 37-54 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Shields (PG) Dean Stanger | |
| 06:29 | Columbia | Thomas Payne steals the ball from Joseph Shields in the backcourt | 37-54 |
| 06:17 | Princeton | Thomas Payne is whistled for traveling | 37-54 |
| 05:58 | Columbia | Charles Nichols is alone and drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Bunn | 37-56 |
| 05:39 | Princeton | Kenneth Tanguay hits a shot from close range and he's hacked by Cody Ventura - foul #1 on Cody Ventura, team foul #6 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ronald Max (SF), Joseph Dye (PF) Charles Nichols, Cody Ventura | |
| 05:39 | Princeton | Kenneth Tanguay makes the free throw | 40-56 |
| 05:19 | Columbia | Ronald Max is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right side | 40-58 |
| 05:11 | Princeton | Matt Hunt knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Tanguay | 42-58 |
| 04:42 | Columbia | Joseph Dye connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Shields | 42-60 |
| 04:36 | Princeton | Kenneth Tanguay scores on a jump hook in the lane | 44-60 |
| 04:15 | Columbia | Anthony Holcomb scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Max | 44-62 |
| 03:55 | Princeton | Matt Hunt misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-62 |
| 03:54 | Columbia | Anthony Holcomb grabs the defensive rebound | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Columbia | Anthony Holcomb drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Joseph Dye | 44-64 |
| 03:30 | Princeton | Ronald Althoff comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 44-64 |
| 03:29 | Columbia | Joseph Dye gets the rebound | 44-64 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Thomas Payne (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Gale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Althoff (tiring) PF - Matt Hunt (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Tanguay (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Joseph Shields (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bunn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Max (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Dye (tired) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Anthony Holcomb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Columbia | Charles Gale is called for the reach on Anthony Holcomb - foul #3 on Charles Gale, team foul #11 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Princeton | Craig Ponder (PG), John Wright (SG), Willie Varner (SF) Thomas Payne, Charles Gale, Kenneth Tanguay | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Stanger (PG), John Jones (SG), Charles Nichols (SF), Cody Ventura (C) Joseph Shields, Daniel Bunn, Ronald Max, Joseph Dye | |
| 03:05 | Columbia | Anthony Holcomb makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 03:05 | Columbia | Anthony Holcomb misses the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 03:05 | Princeton | Ronald Althoff snags the defensive board | 44-65 |
| 02:53 | Princeton | Ronald Althoff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-65 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Buck Williams (PF) Anthony Holcomb | |
| 02:48 | Columbia | John Wright takes the ball from Cody Ventura in the backcourt | 44-65 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:41 | Princeton | Matt Hunt knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Wright | 47-65 |
| 02:37 | Columbia | John Jones is hacked by John Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Wright, team foul #12 | 47-65 |
| 02:37 | Columbia | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 02:37 | Columbia | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 02:14 | Princeton | John Jones steals it from Matt Hunt | 47-67 |
| 01:47 | Columbia | Dean Stanger can't finish the uncontested layup | 47-67 |
| 01:46 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Willie Varner | 47-67 |
| 01:41 | Princeton | John Jones is called for the reach on John Wright - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #7 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Dye (PF) Cody Ventura | |
| 01:41 | Princeton | John Wright misses the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 01:41 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Varner | 47-67 |
| 01:22 | Princeton | Ronald Althoff clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-67 |
| 01:21 | Princeton | Willie Varner grabs the offensive board | 47-67 |
| 01:09 | Princeton | John Wright clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-67 |
| 01:07 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Joseph Dye | 47-67 |
| 00:46 | Columbia | Charles Nichols banks in the layup set up by Dean Stanger and he's hacked by Matt Hunt - foul #3 on Matt Hunt, team foul #13 | 47-69 |
| 00:46 | Columbia | Charles Nichols makes the free throw | 47-70 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Princeton | Matt Hunt comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 47-70 |
| 00:39 | Columbia | Charles Nichols pulls down the rebound | 47-70 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Columbia | Charles Nichols misses long on a jumper from the right block | 47-70 |
| 00:17 | Princeton | Willie Varner grabs the defensive rebound | 47-70 |
| 00:13 | Princeton | Matt Hunt clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-70 |
| 00:12 | Princeton | Willie Varner tips it home | 49-70 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Dean Stanger runs out the clock | 49-70 |