| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Martin Graham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian White (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mark Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Wix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Melvin Green (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Ford (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Louis Oliveri (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Axford (fresh) 9 pts. C - James Groom (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Mark Dixon inbounds the ball | 34-43 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Princeton | Gene Harvey misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Groom - foul #3 on James Groom, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Roland Dechant (C) James Groom | |
| 19:40 | Princeton | Gene Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 19:40 | Princeton | Gene Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 19:19 | Columbia | The jump hook by Jason Ford is blocked by Gene Harvey | 36-43 |
| 19:17 | Princeton | Gene Harvey grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 19:09 | Princeton | Timothy Wix is hacked by Melvin Green - foul #2 on Melvin Green, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| 18:59 | Princeton | Roland Dechant picks off the pass by Mark Dixon | 36-43 |
| 18:43 | Columbia | Jason Ford is hacked by Martin Graham - foul #2 on Martin Graham, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| 18:21 | Columbia | Melvin Green is fouled on the floor by Brian White - foul #2 on Brian White, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| 18:09 | Columbia | Melvin Green misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Gene Harvey - foul #3 on Gene Harvey, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Princeton | Rudolph Aldridge (C) Gene Harvey | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 18:09 | Columbia | Melvin Green makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 18:09 | Columbia | Melvin Green makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 17:58 | Princeton | Mark Dixon connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 17:32 | Columbia | Roland Dechant hits the finger roll set up by Louis Oliveri and the foul's on Brian White - foul #3 on Brian White, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Princeton | Adam Johnson (PG), Bradley Thompson (SG) Martin Graham, Brian White | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 17:32 | Columbia | Roland Dechant makes the free throw | 39-48 |
| 17:14 | Princeton | Jason Ford steals it from Bradley Thompson | 39-48 |
| 17:11 | Columbia | Jason Ford throws it down | 39-50 |
| 16:54 | Princeton | Rudolph Aldridge knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Adam Johnson | 41-50 |
| 16:52 | Columbia | Adam Johnson steals it from Melvin Green in the backcourt | 41-50 |
| 16:28 | Princeton | Timothy Wix misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 16:27 | Columbia | Melvin Green gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 16:22 | Columbia | Mark Dixon steals the ball from Jason Ford | 41-50 |
| 16:10 | Princeton | Adam Johnson connects on the 3 from straight away | 44-50 |
| 15:56 | Columbia | Jason Ford slams it home on a nice dish by Roland Dechant | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Adam Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Dixon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Wix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rudolph Aldridge (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Melvin Green (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Ford (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Louis Oliveri (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roland Dechant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Axford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Princeton | Bradley Thompson is hacked by Jason Ford - foul #1 on Jason Ford, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Princeton | Martin Graham (PG), Brian White (SG), Stanley Schaefer (PF), Gene Harvey (C) Adam Johnson, Mark Dixon, Timothy Wix, Rudolph Aldridge | |
| Subs | Columbia | Johnny Moore (PG), Christopher Sawyer (SG), Donald Longwell (SF), William Holland (PF), James Groom (C) Melvin Green, Jason Ford, Louis Oliveri, Roland Dechant, Benjamin Axford | |
| 15:12 | Princeton | Brian White buries a driving attempt near the basket | 46-52 |
| 15:03 | Columbia | William Holland scores on a turnaround from close range | 46-54 |
| 14:43 | Princeton | Stanley Schaefer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 14:42 | Princeton | Stanley Schaefer pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 14:23 | Princeton | The jumper by Martin Graham is denied by James Groom | 46-54 |
| 14:22 | Columbia | William Holland snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 14:04 | Columbia | Johnny Moore misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bradley Thompson - foul #2 on Bradley Thompson, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Princeton | Allen Hazel (SF) Bradley Thompson | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 14:04 | Columbia | Johnny Moore makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 14:04 | Columbia | Johnny Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 13:50 | Princeton | Allen Hazel misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 46-56 |
| 13:49 | Columbia | James Groom snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 13:29 | Columbia | Donald Longwell misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-56 |
| 13:27 | Princeton | Martin Graham pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 13:11 | Princeton | Allen Hazel comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Longwell - foul #4 on Donald Longwell, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Princeton | Mark Dixon (SF), Timothy Wix (PF) Martin Graham, Stanley Schaefer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Melvin Green (PG), Jason Ford (SG), Louis Oliveri (SF) Johnny Moore, Christopher Sawyer, Donald Longwell | |
| 13:11 | Princeton | Allen Hazel makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 13:11 | Princeton | Allen Hazel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 12:59 | Columbia | Allen Hazel steps in front of the William Holland pass | 48-56 |
| 12:55 | Princeton | Brian White lays it in set up by Allen Hazel | 50-56 |
| 12:39 | Columbia | Melvin Green makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Oliveri | 50-58 |
| 12:20 | Princeton | Gene Harvey misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 12:18 | Princeton | Brian White tips it home | 52-58 |
| 12:02 | Columbia | William Holland can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 12:01 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to James Groom | 52-58 |
| 11:45 | Columbia | Melvin Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Princeton | Martin Graham (PG), Bradley Thompson (SG), Stanley Schaefer (PF) Allen Hazel, Brian White, Gene Harvey | |
| Subs | Columbia | Johnny Moore (PG), Benjamin Axford (PF), Roland Dechant (C) Melvin Green, William Holland, James Groom | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Martin Graham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stanley Schaefer (fresh) 3 pf. C - Timothy Wix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Johnny Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Ford (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Louis Oliveri (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Axford (fresh) 9 pts. C - Roland Dechant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Princeton | Mark Dixon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 11:24 | Columbia | Roland Dechant gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 11:10 | Columbia | Benjamin Axford clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 52-58 |
| 11:09 | Princeton | Mark Dixon gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 10:53 | Princeton | Martin Graham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-58 |
| 10:52 | Columbia | Benjamin Axford grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 10:38 | Columbia | Jason Ford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 10:37 | Princeton | Stanley Schaefer grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 10:30 | Princeton | Bradley Thompson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-58 |
| 10:28 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Benjamin Axford | 52-58 |
| 10:09 | Columbia | A charge is called on Benjamin Axford - foul #1 on Benjamin Axford, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Princeton | Adam Johnson (PG), Brian White (SG), Rudolph Aldridge (PF), Danny Clark (C) Martin Graham, Mark Dixon, Stanley Schaefer, Timothy Wix | |
| Subs | Columbia | Melvin Green (PG), William Holland (PF) Jason Ford, Louis Oliveri | |
| 09:48 | Princeton | William Holland is called for the reach on Adam Johnson - foul #4 on William Holland, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Princeton | Allen Hazel (SF) Bradley Thompson | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Groom (C) William Holland | |
| 09:38 | Princeton | Brian White misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 09:36 | Columbia | James Groom grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 09:21 | Columbia | Johnny Moore scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Melvin Green | 52-61 |
| 09:13 | Princeton | Brian White loses the dribble to Melvin Green | 52-61 |
| 08:51 | Columbia | Danny Clark steals it from James Groom | 52-61 |
| 08:35 | Princeton | Brian White connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 08:14 | Columbia | Johnny Moore can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 08:13 | Columbia | Melvin Green grabs the offensive board | 55-61 |
| 08:03 | Columbia | Johnny Moore hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-64 |
| 07:36 | Princeton | Brian White scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Adam Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian White (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 pf. SF - Allen Hazel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rudolph Aldridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Danny Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Melvin Green (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Johnny Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roland Dechant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Axford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Groom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Columbia | Danny Clark swats the shot by James Groom | 58-64 |
| 07:10 | Columbia | Melvin Green gets the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 07:01 | Columbia | James Groom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-64 |
| Subs | Princeton | Martin Graham (PG), Bradley Thompson (SG), Mark Dixon (SF), Stanley Schaefer (PF), Gene Harvey (C) Adam Johnson, Brian White, Allen Hazel, Rudolph Aldridge, Danny Clark | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Sawyer (PG), Jason Ford (SG), Louis Oliveri (SF), William Holland (PF), Donald Longwell (C) Melvin Green, Johnny Moore, Roland Dechant, Benjamin Axford, James Groom | |
| 06:44 | Princeton | Martin Graham connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Bradley Thompson | 61-64 |
| 06:23 | Columbia | Christopher Sawyer knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Oliveri | 61-67 |
| 06:15 | Princeton | Mark Dixon comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Louis Oliveri - foul #2 on Louis Oliveri, team foul #7 | 61-67 |
| 06:15 | Princeton | Mark Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 06:15 | Princeton | Mark Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 06:15 | Columbia | William Holland snags the defensive board | 62-67 |
| 05:55 | Columbia | Donald Longwell is hacked by Martin Graham - foul #3 on Martin Graham, team foul #6 | 62-67 |
| 05:38 | Columbia | Donald Longwell buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from William Holland | 62-69 |
| 05:28 | Princeton | Mark Dixon makes the floater in the lane set up by Stanley Schaefer | 64-69 |
| 05:07 | Columbia | Louis Oliveri hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-69 |
| 05:06 | Princeton | Mark Dixon snags the defensive board | 64-69 |
| 04:51 | Princeton | Gene Harvey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-69 |
| 04:49 | Columbia | Louis Oliveri grabs the defensive rebound | 64-69 |
| 04:42 | Columbia | Martin Graham steals the ball from Donald Longwell | 64-69 |
| 04:21 | Princeton | Gene Harvey clanks a shot near the basket | 64-69 |
| 04:20 | Columbia | Louis Oliveri gets the rebound | 64-69 |
| 03:57 | Columbia | Jason Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-69 |
| Subs | Princeton | Adam Johnson (PG), Brian White (SG), Allen Hazel (SF), Timothy Wix (PF), Rudolph Aldridge (C) Martin Graham, Bradley Thompson, Mark Dixon, Stanley Schaefer, Gene Harvey | |
| Subs | Columbia | Melvin Green (PG), Johnny Moore (SG), Roland Dechant (SF), Benjamin Axford (C) Christopher Sawyer, Jason Ford, Louis Oliveri, Donald Longwell | |
| 03:42 | Princeton | Allen Hazel comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 03:40 | Columbia | Melvin Green gets the rebound | 64-69 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Adam Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian White (fresh) 21 pts. 3 pf. SF - Allen Hazel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Wix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rudolph Aldridge (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Melvin Green (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Johnny Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roland Dechant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Holland (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Benjamin Axford (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Columbia | Johnny Moore makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-71 |
| 03:11 | Princeton | Adam Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 64-71 |
| 03:09 | Princeton | Timothy Wix tips it home | 66-71 |
| 02:50 | Columbia | Johnny Moore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-71 |
| 02:48 | Columbia | Roland Dechant tips it back up and in | 66-73 |
| 02:48 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-73 |
| Subs | Princeton | Martin Graham (PG), Mark Dixon (SF), Stanley Schaefer (PF), Gene Harvey (C) Adam Johnson, Allen Hazel, Timothy Wix, Rudolph Aldridge | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jason Ford (SG), Louis Oliveri (SF), James Groom (C) Johnny Moore, Roland Dechant, Benjamin Axford | |
| 02:32 | Princeton | Gene Harvey makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-73 |
| 02:08 | Columbia | Melvin Green clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-73 |
| 02:07 | Princeton | Stanley Schaefer gets the rebound | 69-73 |
| 01:52 | Princeton | Brian White can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-73 |
| 01:51 | Columbia | William Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 01:47 | Columbia | Melvin Green buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Ford | 69-76 |
| 01:41 | Princeton | Mark Dixon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-76 |
| 01:40 | Columbia | Jason Ford grabs the board | 69-76 |
| 01:24 | Columbia | William Holland can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 69-76 |
| 01:22 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Gene Harvey | 69-76 |
| 01:11 | Princeton | Mark Dixon double dribbles | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Columbia | Stanley Schaefer takes the ball from William Holland | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Princeton | William Holland is called for the reach on Martin Graham - foul #5 on William Holland, team foul #8 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Benjamin Axford (PF) William Holland | |
| 00:48 | Princeton | Martin Graham makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:48 | Princeton | Martin Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Columbia | Martin Graham is called for the reach on Melvin Green in the backcourt - foul #4 on Martin Graham, team foul #7 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Johnny Moore (SG), Roland Dechant (SF), Donald Longwell (PF) Jason Ford, Louis Oliveri, Benjamin Axford | |
| 00:46 | Columbia | Melvin Green misses the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:46 | Princeton | Gene Harvey gets the rebound | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Princeton | Roland Dechant steals it from Mark Dixon | 71-76 |
| 00:40 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-76 |
| 00:37 | Columbia | Donald Longwell is fouled in the backcourt by Brian White - foul #4 on Brian White, team foul #8 | 71-76 |
| 00:37 | Columbia | Donald Longwell misses the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:37 | Princeton | Stanley Schaefer grabs the board | 71-76 |
| 00:31 | Princeton | Melvin Green steps in front of the Brian White pass | 71-76 |
| 00:26 | Columbia | Melvin Green hits the finger roll | 71-78 |
| 00:19 | Princeton | Martin Graham misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-78 |
| 00:18 | Columbia | Roland Dechant grabs the defensive rebound | 71-78 |
| 00:18 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-78 |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Martin Graham is called for the reach on Melvin Green in the backcourt - foul #5 on Martin Graham, team foul #9 | 71-78 |
| Subs | Princeton | Adam Johnson (PG) Martin Graham | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Melvin Green misses the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:17 | Princeton | Stanley Schaefer gets the rebound | 71-78 |
| 00:11 | Princeton | Gene Harvey drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian White | 74-78 |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Adam Johnson is called for the reach on Donald Longwell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adam Johnson, team foul #10 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Louis Oliveri (SF) Roland Dechant | |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Donald Longwell makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Donald Longwell makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:04 | Princeton | Brian White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-80 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Roland Dechant (C) James Groom | |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Roland Dechant is hacked by Brian White in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian White, team foul #11 | 74-80 |
| Subs | Princeton | Bradley Thompson (SG) Brian White | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Roland Dechant makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Roland Dechant makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Bradley Thompson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 74-82 |