| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Rodrigue (fresh) SG - Earl Hendren (fresh) SF - Robin Dattilo (fresh) PF - Frank Deavers (fresh) C - John Vuong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Kenneth Quint (fresh) SG - Ronald Horsley (fresh) SF - Jonathon Vaughn (fresh) PF - James McBride (fresh) C - Terry Fulgham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Terry Fulgham 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) | |
| 19:42 | Princeton | Ronald Horsley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Rodrigue - foul #1 on Robert Rodrigue, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Princeton | Ronald Horsley misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Princeton | Ronald Horsley makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:26 | Cornell | Earl Hendren is hacked by Ronald Horsley - foul #1 on Ronald Horsley, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 19:12 | Cornell | John Vuong is whistled for traveling | 0-1 |
| 19:00 | Princeton | Ronald Horsley hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from James McBride | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Cornell | Robert Rodrigue knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robin Dattilo and the foul's on Kenneth Quint - foul #1 on Kenneth Quint, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | Cornell | Robert Rodrigue makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:26 | Princeton | Jonathon Vaughn scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 18:05 | Cornell | Frank Deavers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 18:04 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Jonathon Vaughn | 3-6 |
| 18:01 | Princeton | Jonathon Vaughn is fouled in the backcourt by Robin Dattilo - foul #1 on Robin Dattilo, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| 17:40 | Princeton | Kenneth Quint can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Earl Hendren - foul #1 on Earl Hendren, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Cornell | Frank Dowdy (C) John Vuong | |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Watkins (SG), Arthur Atlas (SF), Kirby Murphey (C) Ronald Horsley, Jonathon Vaughn, Terry Fulgham | |
| 17:40 | Princeton | Kenneth Quint makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:40 | Princeton | Kenneth Quint misses the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:40 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to James McBride | 3-7 |
| 17:31 | Princeton | Arthur Atlas misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 17:29 | Princeton | Kirby Murphey tips it back up and in | 3-9 |
| 17:00 | Cornell | Frank Dowdy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-9 |
| 16:58 | Princeton | Arthur Atlas grabs the defensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 16:56 | Princeton | Kenneth Quint's pass is intercepted by Frank Dowdy in the backcourt | 3-9 |
| 16:40 | Cornell | Robin Dattilo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-9 |
| 16:38 | Princeton | Kirby Murphey gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| 16:12 | Princeton | James McBride drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Quint | 3-11 |
| 16:03 | Cornell | Robert Rodrigue is fouled on the floor by Robert Watkins - foul #1 on Robert Watkins, team foul #3 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Ryles (PG), Bobby Thompson (SG), Nicholas Fincher (SF), John Vuong (C) Robert Rodrigue, Earl Hendren, Robin Dattilo, Frank Deavers | |
| Subs | Princeton | Ronald Horsley (SG), Jonathon Vaughn (SF), Terry Fulgham (C) Kenneth Quint, Robert Watkins, James McBride | |
| 15:42 | Cornell | Frank Dowdy scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Jerry Ryles (fresh) SG - Bobby Thompson (fresh) SF - Nicholas Fincher (fresh) PF - Frank Dowdy (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Vuong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Arthur Atlas (fresh) SG - Ronald Horsley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathon Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kirby Murphey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Fulgham (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Princeton | Jonathon Vaughn knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Terry Fulgham and the foul's on Bobby Thompson - foul #1 on Bobby Thompson, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Barefield (PF) Frank Dowdy | |
| Subs | Princeton | James Kearns (PG), Ruben Decker (PF) Arthur Atlas, Kirby Murphey | |
| 15:29 | Princeton | Jonathon Vaughn misses the free throw | 6-13 |
| 15:29 | Princeton | Ruben Decker grabs the offensive board | 6-13 |
| 15:15 | Princeton | Ruben Decker is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Kearns | 6-15 |
| 14:59 | Cornell | Robert Barefield scores on a shot in the paint | 8-15 |
| 14:56 | Princeton | Jonathon Vaughn is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 8-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Watkins (PG), James Geiger (C) James Kearns, Terry Fulgham | |
| 14:31 | Cornell | James Geiger steps in front of the John Vuong pass | 8-15 |
| 14:18 | Princeton | Jonathon Vaughn is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Fincher - foul #1 on Nicholas Fincher, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Earl Hendren (SG), Elmer Graves (SF), Frank Deavers (PF), Frank Dowdy (C) Bobby Thompson, Nicholas Fincher, Robert Barefield, John Vuong | |
| Subs | Princeton | James Kearns (PG), James McBride (PF) Ronald Horsley, Jonathon Vaughn | |
| 14:05 | Princeton | James Kearns is hacked by Frank Dowdy - foul #1 on Frank Dowdy, team foul #6 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Rodrigue (PG) Jerry Ryles | |
| Subs | Princeton | Kenneth Quint (PG), Arthur Atlas (SF), Kirby Murphey (C) James Kearns, James Geiger, Ruben Decker | |
| 13:54 | Princeton | Kenneth Quint is open and buries a floater from the right side set up by Robert Watkins | 8-17 |
| 13:32 | Cornell | Earl Hendren scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 13:14 | Princeton | Frank Deavers swats the short shot by James McBride | 11-17 |
| 13:12 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to Kirby Murphey | 11-17 |
| 13:01 | Princeton | Kirby Murphey blows the dunk but he's fouled by Frank Dowdy - foul #2 on Frank Dowdy, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Ryles (PG), Bobby Thompson (SG), Robin Dattilo (SF), Robert Barefield (C) Robert Rodrigue, Earl Hendren, Elmer Graves, Frank Dowdy | |
| Subs | Princeton | William Bates (SG), Terry Fulgham (C) Robert Watkins, James McBride | |
| 13:01 | Princeton | Kirby Murphey misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 13:01 | Princeton | Kirby Murphey makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 12:37 | Cornell | Robin Dattilo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-18 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nicholas Fincher (C) Frank Deavers | |
| Subs | Princeton | James Kearns (PG), Ronald Horsley (SG), Jonathon Vaughn (SF), Ruben Decker (PF) Kenneth Quint, William Bates, Arthur Atlas, Kirby Murphey | |
| 12:34 | Princeton | Jerry Ryles is called for the reach on James Kearns in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Ryles, team foul #8 | 11-18 |
| 12:34 | Princeton | James Kearns makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 12:34 | Princeton | James Kearns misses the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 12:34 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Robert Barefield | 11-19 |
| 12:13 | Cornell | Nicholas Fincher misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 12:12 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Ruben Decker | 11-19 |
| 12:06 | Princeton | Terry Fulgham's fadeaway is rejected by Robin Dattilo | 11-19 |
| 12:04 | Princeton | Ronald Horsley tips it home | 11-21 |
| 11:52 | Cornell | Bobby Thompson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 11-21 |
| 11:50 | Cornell | Nicholas Fincher pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 11:29 | Cornell | Robin Dattilo can't finish the layup | 11-21 |
| 11:27 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Jonathon Vaughn | 11-21 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Jerry Ryles (fairly fresh) SG - Bobby Thompson (fairly fresh) SF - Robin Dattilo (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Barefield (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Fincher (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - James Kearns (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Horsley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jonathon Vaughn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ruben Decker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Fulgham (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:01 | Princeton | Terry Fulgham makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Ronald Horsley | 11-23 |
| 10:40 | Cornell | Terry Fulgham blocks the short jumper by Jerry Ryles | 11-23 |
| 10:38 | Princeton | Terry Fulgham grabs the board | 11-23 |
| 10:36 | Princeton | James Kearns is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Ryles - foul #2 on Jerry Ryles, team foul #9 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Rodrigue (PG), Earl Hendren (SG), Elmer Graves (SF), Frank Deavers (PF), John Vuong (C) Jerry Ryles, Bobby Thompson, Robin Dattilo, Robert Barefield, Nicholas Fincher | |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Watkins (SG), Arthur Atlas (SF), James McBride (PF), Kirby Murphey (C) Ronald Horsley, Jonathon Vaughn, Ruben Decker, Terry Fulgham | |
| 10:36 | Princeton | James Kearns makes the 1st free throw | 11-24 |
| 10:36 | Princeton | James Kearns misses the 2nd free throw | 11-24 |
| 10:36 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to Kirby Murphey | 11-24 |
| 10:22 | Princeton | James Kearns misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 11-24 |
| 10:21 | Princeton | James McBride grabs the offensive rebound | 11-24 |
| 10:10 | Princeton | Kirby Murphey can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on John Vuong - foul #1 on John Vuong, team foul #10 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Kenneth Quint (PG) James Kearns | |
| 10:10 | Princeton | Kirby Murphey makes the 1st free throw | 11-25 |
| 10:10 | Princeton | Kirby Murphey makes the 2nd free throw | 11-26 |
| 09:54 | Cornell | Earl Hendren is fouled on the floor by Kirby Murphey - foul #1 on Kirby Murphey, team foul #4 | 11-26 |
| 09:40 | Cornell | Robert Rodrigue misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 11-26 |
| 09:39 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Deavers | 11-26 |
| 09:27 | Cornell | John Vuong's floater is tipped away by Kirby Murphey | 11-26 |
| 09:26 | Cornell | Elmer Graves pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-26 |
| 09:09 | Cornell | Robert Rodrigue travels with the ball | 11-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Barefield (C) John Vuong | |
| Subs | Princeton | William Bates (SG) Robert Watkins | |
| 08:52 | Princeton | Arthur Atlas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-26 |
| 08:50 | Cornell | Frank Deavers snags the defensive board | 11-26 |
| 08:30 | Cornell | Frank Deavers misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-26 |
| 08:28 | Cornell | Robert Barefield tips it back up and in | 13-26 |
| 08:26 | Princeton | William Bates is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Hendren - foul #2 on Earl Hendren, team foul #11 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bobby Thompson (SG), Robin Dattilo (SF) Earl Hendren, Elmer Graves | |
| Subs | Princeton | Jonathon Vaughn (SF), Ruben Decker (C) Arthur Atlas, Kirby Murphey | |
| 08:26 | Princeton | William Bates makes the 1st free throw | 13-27 |
| 08:26 | Princeton | William Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 13-28 |
| 08:11 | Cornell | Robert Rodrigue misses the jumpshot from the left side | 13-28 |
| 08:10 | Cornell | Bobby Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 13-28 |
| 07:53 | Cornell | Robert Rodrigue comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-28 |
| 07:52 | Princeton | James McBride grabs the board | 13-28 |
| 07:45 | Princeton | William Bates is called for traveling | 13-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Vuong (C) Robert Barefield | |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Watkins (PG), Ronald Horsley (SG), Terry Fulgham (C) Kenneth Quint, William Bates, James McBride | |
| 07:27 | Cornell | Robin Dattilo misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 13-28 |
| 07:26 | Princeton | Ruben Decker snags the defensive board | 13-28 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Rodrigue (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bobby Thompson (fairly fresh) SF - Robin Dattilo (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Deavers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Vuong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Robert Watkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Horsley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathon Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ruben Decker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Fulgham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:04 | Princeton | Jonathon Vaughn blows the layup | 13-28 |
| 07:03 | Cornell | John Vuong gets the rebound | 13-28 |
| 06:49 | Cornell | John Vuong is hacked by Terry Fulgham - foul #1 on Terry Fulgham, team foul #5 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nicholas Fincher (SF) Robin Dattilo | |
| Subs | Princeton | Kenneth Quint (PG), Arthur Atlas (SF), Kirby Murphey (PF) Robert Watkins, Jonathon Vaughn, Ruben Decker | |
| 06:32 | Cornell | John Vuong can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-28 |
| 06:31 | Princeton | Kirby Murphey gets the rebound | 13-28 |
| 06:10 | Princeton | Ronald Horsley is fouled on the floor by Bobby Thompson - foul #2 on Bobby Thompson, team foul #12 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Ryles (SG), Robert Barefield (PF) Bobby Thompson, Frank Deavers | |
| Subs | Princeton | James McBride (PF) Terry Fulgham | |
| 06:10 | Princeton | Ronald Horsley makes the 1st free throw | 13-29 |
| 06:10 | Princeton | Ronald Horsley makes the 2nd free throw | 13-30 |
| 05:55 | Cornell | Robert Barefield misses short on a jumper in the paint | 13-30 |
| 05:53 | Princeton | Ronald Horsley gets the rebound | 13-30 |
| 05:47 | Princeton | Ronald Horsley is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ronald Horsley, team foul #6 | 13-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Earl Hendren (SG) Jerry Ryles | |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Watkins (SG) Ronald Horsley | |
| 05:28 | Cornell | Robert Barefield misses the lay-in but the foul's on James McBride - foul #1 on James McBride, team foul #7 | 13-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Elmer Graves (SF), Frank Deavers (PF) Earl Hendren, Nicholas Fincher | |
| Subs | Princeton | James Kearns (PG), James Geiger (SF), Ruben Decker (C) Kenneth Quint, Arthur Atlas, Kirby Murphey | |
| 05:28 | Cornell | Robert Barefield misses the 1st free throw | 13-30 |
| 05:28 | Cornell | Robert Barefield makes the 2nd free throw | 14-30 |
| 05:17 | Princeton | Robert Watkins hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-33 |
| 05:01 | Cornell | Robert Rodrigue loses the dribble to James McBride | 14-33 |
| 04:39 | Princeton | James McBride misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 14-33 |
| 04:38 | Cornell | Robert Barefield grabs the defensive rebound | 14-33 |
| 04:33 | Cornell | Robert Rodrigue buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Vuong | 17-33 |
| 04:28 | Princeton | James Geiger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Earl Hendren (SG), Robin Dattilo (SF) Robert Barefield, Elmer Graves | |
| Subs | Princeton | Kenneth Quint (PG), Arthur Atlas (SG), Jonathon Vaughn (SF), Terry Fulgham (C) James Kearns, Robert Watkins, James Geiger, Ruben Decker | |
| 04:12 | Cornell | Robin Dattilo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nicholas Fincher (C) John Vuong | |
| Subs | Princeton | Kirby Murphey (PF) James McBride | |
| 03:50 | Princeton | Terry Fulgham misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Nicholas Fincher - foul #2 on Nicholas Fincher, team foul #13 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Ryles (PG), Frank Dowdy (PF) Robert Rodrigue, Frank Deavers | |
| Subs | Princeton | Ronald Horsley (SG) Arthur Atlas | |
| 03:50 | Princeton | Terry Fulgham misses the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 03:50 | Princeton | Terry Fulgham misses the 2nd free throw | 17-33 |
| 03:50 | Cornell | Robin Dattilo grabs the board | 17-33 |
| 03:42 | Cornell | Frank Dowdy clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-33 |
| 03:41 | Cornell | Nicholas Fincher can't tip it in | 17-33 |
| 03:40 | Cornell | Jerry Ryles pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-33 |
| 03:34 | Cornell | The pull-up jumper by Nicholas Fincher is blocked by Kirby Murphey | 17-33 |
| 03:33 | Princeton | Terry Fulgham pulls down the rebound | 17-33 |
| 03:28 | Princeton | Kenneth Quint misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-33 |
| 03:26 | Cornell | Frank Dowdy pulls down the rebound | 17-33 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Jerry Ryles (fresh) SG - Earl Hendren (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robin Dattilo (fresh) PF - Frank Dowdy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nicholas Fincher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Kenneth Quint (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Horsley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathon Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kirby Murphey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Fulgham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Cornell | Earl Hendren drills a shot from the right side | 19-33 |
| 03:02 | Princeton | Kenneth Quint's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Dowdy | 19-33 |
| 03:01 | Princeton | Kirby Murphey snags the offensive board | 19-33 |
| 02:44 | Princeton | Terry Fulgham is open and buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Horsley | 19-35 |
| 02:28 | Cornell | Earl Hendren misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 19-35 |
| 02:27 | Princeton | Kirby Murphey grabs the board | 19-35 |
| 02:03 | Princeton | Jonathon Vaughn blows the layup | 19-35 |
| 02:01 | Cornell | Frank Dowdy snags the defensive board | 19-35 |
| 01:42 | Cornell | Frank Dowdy knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Earl Hendren | 22-35 |
| 01:21 | Princeton | Terry Fulgham is open and buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Quint | 22-37 |
| 00:59 | Cornell | Robin Dattilo buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Ryles | 24-37 |
| 00:40 | Princeton | Kenneth Quint misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-37 |
| 00:39 | Cornell | Nicholas Fincher grabs the defensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 00:24 | Cornell | Frank Dowdy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-37 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Rodrigue (PG), Bobby Thompson (SG), Elmer Graves (SF), Frank Deavers (PF), Robert Barefield (C) Jerry Ryles, Earl Hendren, Robin Dattilo, Frank Dowdy, Nicholas Fincher | |
| Subs | Princeton | Arthur Atlas (PG), Robert Watkins (SG), James Geiger (SF), James McBride (PF), Ruben Decker (C) Kenneth Quint, Ronald Horsley, Jonathon Vaughn, Kirby Murphey, Terry Fulgham | |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Robert Watkins misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 24-37 |