| Lineup | Princeton | PG - William Sharper (fresh) SG - Porter Lockwood (fresh) SF - Richard Rice (fresh) PF - Nelson Parker (fresh) C - Fred Gagne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Figueredo (fresh) SG - Erich Hucks (fresh) SF - Brian Sharp (fresh) PF - Richard Leamon (fresh) C - Gordon May (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Gordon May wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Columbia | Erich Hucks connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Figueredo | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | Princeton | John Figueredo steps in front of the William Sharper pass | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Columbia | John Figueredo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Columbia | Richard Leamon tips it home | 0-5 |
| 18:48 | Princeton | Richard Rice loses the dribble to John Figueredo | 0-5 |
| 18:31 | Columbia | Erich Hucks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 18:30 | Princeton | Richard Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | Princeton | William Sharper can't finish the layup | 0-5 |
| 18:16 | Columbia | John Figueredo grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:50 | Columbia | Brian Sharp comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 17:49 | Princeton | Fred Gagne gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:45 | Princeton | William Sharper misses long on a runner in the paint | 0-5 |
| 17:44 | Columbia | Richard Leamon gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:24 | Columbia | John Figueredo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:22 | Princeton | Fred Gagne grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:17 | Princeton | Porter Lockwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-5 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Stanley Urquhart (SF), Justin Baptista (PF) Brian Sharp, Richard Leamon | |
| 17:01 | Columbia | John Figueredo travels with the ball | 0-5 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank McCosh (PG), Michael Lewis (SG) John Figueredo, Erich Hucks | |
| 16:48 | Princeton | Richard Rice hits the finger roll on a great pass from Porter Lockwood | 2-5 |
| 16:33 | Columbia | Stanley Urquhart knocks in the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Fred Gagne - foul #1 on Fred Gagne, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Princeton | James Davis (SG), Thomas Kerfoot (SF), Timothy Holland (PF), Nicholas Ferguson (C) Porter Lockwood, Richard Rice, Nelson Parker, Fred Gagne | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Sailer (SF) Gordon May | |
| 16:33 | Columbia | Stanley Urquhart makes the free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:04 | Princeton | Nicholas Ferguson loses the ball out of bounds | 2-8 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Figueredo (PG), Erich Hucks (SG), Brian Sharp (SF), Richard Leamon (PF) Frank McCosh, Michael Lewis, Robert Sailer, Justin Baptista | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - William Sharper (fresh) SG - James Davis (fresh) SF - Thomas Kerfoot (fresh) PF - Timothy Holland (fresh) C - Nicholas Ferguson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Figueredo (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Erich Hucks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Sharp (fresh) PF - Richard Leamon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Urquhart (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Columbia | John Figueredo is hacked by William Sharper - foul #1 on William Sharper, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Princeton | James Gagnon (SG) William Sharper | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 15:36 | Columbia | Erich Hucks clanks a 3 from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 15:34 | Princeton | The rebound goes to James Davis | 2-8 |
| 15:21 | Princeton | Nicholas Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 15:19 | Columbia | Stanley Urquhart grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 14:58 | Columbia | John Figueredo misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Princeton | William Sharper (PG), Porter Lockwood (SG), Richard Rice (SF), Nelson Parker (PF), Fred Gagne (C) James Davis, James Gagnon, Thomas Kerfoot, Timothy Holland, Nicholas Ferguson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gordon May (C) Stanley Urquhart | |
| 14:58 | Columbia | John Figueredo makes the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 14:58 | Columbia | John Figueredo makes the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| 14:41 | Princeton | Gordon May swats the layup by Fred Gagne | 2-10 |
| 14:39 | Princeton | Porter Lockwood grabs the offensive board | 2-10 |
| 14:28 | Princeton | William Sharper connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Porter Lockwood | 5-10 |
| 14:09 | Columbia | Richard Leamon misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Nelson Parker - foul #1 on Nelson Parker, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank McCosh (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Sailer (SF) John Figueredo, Erich Hucks, Brian Sharp | |
| 14:09 | Columbia | Richard Leamon makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:09 | Columbia | Richard Leamon makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 13:49 | Princeton | Nelson Parker makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Rice | 7-12 |
| 13:31 | Columbia | Gordon May's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-12 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Stanley Urquhart (SF), Justin Baptista (PF) Robert Sailer, Richard Leamon | |
| 13:13 | Princeton | William Sharper clanks a jumper from the right side | 7-12 |
| 13:11 | Princeton | Fred Gagne misses the tip | 7-12 |
| 13:09 | Columbia | Stanley Urquhart pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:02 | Columbia | Justin Baptista misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Rice - foul #1 on Richard Rice, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Princeton | James Davis (SG), Timothy Holland (SF) Porter Lockwood, Richard Rice | |
| Subs | Columbia | Erich Hucks (SG) Michael Lewis | |
| 13:02 | Columbia | Justin Baptista misses the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:02 | Columbia | Justin Baptista misses the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:02 | Princeton | Nelson Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:48 | Princeton | Nelson Parker misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Stanley Urquhart - foul #1 on Stanley Urquhart, team foul #1 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Princeton | Nicholas Ferguson (C) Fred Gagne | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Figueredo (PG) Frank McCosh | |
| 12:48 | Princeton | Nelson Parker misses the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:48 | Princeton | Nelson Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:21 | Columbia | Gordon May misses long on a jumper from the right block | 8-12 |
| 12:20 | Princeton | Nicholas Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:13 | Princeton | James Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 12:12 | Columbia | Gordon May pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:04 | Columbia | Justin Baptista is whistled for a carry | 8-12 |
| Subs | Princeton | James Gagnon (SG), Thomas Kerfoot (SF) William Sharper, Nelson Parker | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brian Sharp (SF), Paul Bunn (C) Stanley Urquhart, Gordon May | |
| 11:50 | Princeton | Justin Baptista is called for the reach on James Davis - foul #1 on Justin Baptista, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Princeton | Richard Rice (SF) Thomas Kerfoot | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - James Davis (fresh) SG - James Gagnon (fresh) SF - Richard Rice (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Holland (fresh) C - Nicholas Ferguson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Figueredo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Erich Hucks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Sharp (fresh) PF - Justin Baptista (fresh) C - Paul Bunn (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Princeton | Nicholas Ferguson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 11:33 | Princeton | James Gagnon tips it home | 10-12 |
| 11:24 | Columbia | Erich Hucks is called for traveling | 10-12 |
| Subs | Princeton | Porter Lockwood (SG), Fred Gagne (C) James Gagnon, Nicholas Ferguson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank McCosh (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Richard Leamon (PF) John Figueredo, Erich Hucks, Justin Baptista | |
| 11:01 | Princeton | Richard Rice clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-12 |
| 11:00 | Princeton | Fred Gagne snags the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 10:51 | Princeton | Fred Gagne can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 10:50 | Columbia | Richard Leamon grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 10:41 | Columbia | Michael Lewis misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 10:39 | Columbia | Brian Sharp can't tip it in | 10-12 |
| 10:37 | Princeton | Fred Gagne grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 10:24 | Princeton | Porter Lockwood clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-12 |
| 10:23 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Gagne | 10-12 |
| 10:05 | Princeton | James Davis is hacked by Brian Sharp - foul #1 on Brian Sharp, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Princeton | William Sharper (PG), Thomas Kerfoot (SF), Nelson Parker (PF) James Davis, Richard Rice, Timothy Holland | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Figueredo (PG), Erich Hucks (SG), Stanley Urquhart (SF), Justin Baptista (PF), Gordon May (C) Frank McCosh, Michael Lewis, Brian Sharp, Richard Leamon, Paul Bunn | |
| 09:54 | Princeton | Nelson Parker misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-12 |
| 09:53 | Columbia | Stanley Urquhart grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 09:48 | Columbia | William Sharper picks off the pass by Justin Baptista | 10-12 |
| 09:45 | Princeton | William Sharper hits the finger roll | 12-12 |
| 09:33 | Columbia | Gordon May connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Urquhart | 12-15 |
| 09:11 | Princeton | Nelson Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Princeton | James Davis (SG), Nicholas Ferguson (C) Porter Lockwood, Fred Gagne | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 08:59 | Columbia | John Figueredo comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 12-15 |
| 08:57 | Columbia | Gordon May pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 08:40 | Columbia | Gordon May clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Nicholas Ferguson - foul #1 on Nicholas Ferguson, team foul #6 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Princeton | Richard Rice (SF) Thomas Kerfoot | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brian Sharp (SF), Richard Leamon (PF) Stanley Urquhart, Justin Baptista | |
| 08:40 | Columbia | Gordon May makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 08:40 | Columbia | Gordon May misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 08:40 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Nicholas Ferguson | 12-16 |
| 08:32 | Princeton | Nelson Parker clanks a jumper in the lane | 12-16 |
| 08:31 | Columbia | Richard Leamon pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 08:13 | Columbia | Gordon May misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-16 |
| 08:12 | Princeton | Nicholas Ferguson gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 07:54 | Princeton | Richard Rice misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Brian Sharp - foul #2 on Brian Sharp, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Princeton | Timothy Holland (PF), Fred Gagne (C) Nelson Parker, Nicholas Ferguson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank McCosh (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Stanley Urquhart (SF) John Figueredo, Erich Hucks, Brian Sharp | |
| 07:54 | Princeton | Richard Rice makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 07:54 | Princeton | Richard Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - William Sharper (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Davis (fresh) SF - Richard Rice (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Holland (fresh) C - Fred Gagne (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Frank McCosh (fresh) SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) SF - Stanley Urquhart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Leamon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gordon May (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Columbia | Richard Leamon misses long on a runner in the paint | 14-16 |
| 07:23 | Princeton | James Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 07:11 | Princeton | Richard Rice misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 07:10 | Columbia | Gordon May pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 07:04 | Columbia | Stanley Urquhart misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Fred Gagne - foul #2 on Fred Gagne, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Princeton | Porter Lockwood (SG), Thomas Kerfoot (SF), Nicholas Ferguson (C) James Davis, Richard Rice, Fred Gagne | |
| Subs | Columbia | Erich Hucks (SG), Robert Sailer (SF), Justin Baptista (C) Michael Lewis, Richard Leamon, Gordon May | |
| 07:04 | Columbia | Stanley Urquhart misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 07:04 | Columbia | Stanley Urquhart misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 07:04 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Nicholas Ferguson | 14-16 |
| 06:51 | Princeton | The jumper by Porter Lockwood is denied by Justin Baptista | 14-16 |
| 06:50 | Princeton | Nicholas Ferguson grabs the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 06:44 | Princeton | Porter Lockwood is fouled on the floor by Justin Baptista - foul #2 on Justin Baptista, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Princeton | Nelson Parker (PF) Thomas Kerfoot | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Figueredo (PG), Richard Leamon (PF), Paul Bunn (C) Frank McCosh, Stanley Urquhart, Justin Baptista | |
| 06:31 | Princeton | William Sharper connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Porter Lockwood | 16-16 |
| 06:07 | Columbia | Richard Leamon drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Erich Hucks | 16-18 |
| 05:48 | Princeton | William Sharper drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 05:36 | Columbia | John Figueredo connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Erich Hucks | 19-20 |
| 05:18 | Princeton | Timothy Holland hits the finger roll on a great pass from Porter Lockwood and he's fouled by Robert Sailer - foul #1 on Robert Sailer, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Princeton | James Davis (PG), James Gagnon (SG), Richard Rice (SF) William Sharper, Porter Lockwood, Nicholas Ferguson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank McCosh (SG), Stanley Urquhart (PF), Gordon May (C) Erich Hucks, Richard Leamon, Paul Bunn | |
| 05:18 | Princeton | Timothy Holland makes the free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:05 | Columbia | Frank McCosh misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 22-20 |
| 05:03 | Columbia | Robert Sailer tips it in | 22-22 |
| 04:44 | Princeton | Nelson Parker drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Gagnon and he's fouled by Frank McCosh - foul #1 on Frank McCosh, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Princeton | Nicholas Ferguson (C) Timothy Holland | |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Lewis (SG), Paul Bunn (PF) John Figueredo, Robert Sailer | |
| 04:44 | Princeton | Nelson Parker makes the free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:26 | Columbia | Paul Bunn misses the jump hook from the left block | 25-22 |
| 04:24 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Bunn | 25-22 |
| 04:11 | Columbia | Frank McCosh comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 25-22 |
| 04:10 | Princeton | Nelson Parker snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 03:42 | Princeton | Richard Rice makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nelson Parker | 27-22 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - James Davis (fresh) SG - James Gagnon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Rice (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nelson Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Ferguson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Frank McCosh (fresh) SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) SF - Stanley Urquhart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Bunn (fresh) C - Gordon May (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Columbia | Paul Bunn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 03:25 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Richard Rice | 27-22 |
| 03:09 | Princeton | James Davis hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Gagnon | 30-22 |
| 02:44 | Columbia | Gordon May misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 02:43 | Princeton | The rebound goes to James Davis | 30-22 |
| 02:39 | Princeton | Gordon May steals the ball from Richard Rice | 30-22 |
| 02:24 | Columbia | Stanley Urquhart is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Stanley Urquhart, team foul #8 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Princeton | William Sharper (PG), Porter Lockwood (SG), Thomas Kerfoot (SF), Timothy Holland (PF), Fred Gagne (C) James Davis, James Gagnon, Richard Rice, Nelson Parker, Nicholas Ferguson | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Figueredo (PG), Erich Hucks (SG), Brian Sharp (SF), Richard Leamon (PF), Justin Baptista (C) Frank McCosh, Michael Lewis, Stanley Urquhart, Paul Bunn, Gordon May | |
| 02:06 | Princeton | Porter Lockwood's floater is knocked away by Brian Sharp | 30-22 |
| 02:04 | Columbia | Brian Sharp snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 01:45 | Columbia | Fred Gagne is called for the reach on Richard Leamon - foul #3 on Fred Gagne, team foul #8 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Princeton | Nelson Parker (PF) Fred Gagne | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 01:45 | Columbia | Richard Leamon makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 01:45 | Columbia | Richard Leamon misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 01:45 | Princeton | Nelson Parker gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 01:34 | Princeton | John Figueredo steps in front of the William Sharper pass | 30-23 |
| 01:13 | Columbia | Richard Leamon banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Figueredo | 30-25 |
| 00:58 | Princeton | William Sharper clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 00:57 | Columbia | Justin Baptista grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 00:30 | Columbia | Richard Leamon jams it on a great pass from Brian Sharp | 30-27 |
| 00:02 | Princeton | Timothy Holland is whistled for a carry | 30-27 |
| Subs | Princeton | James Davis (SG), Richard Rice (SF), Nicholas Ferguson (C) Porter Lockwood, Thomas Kerfoot, Timothy Holland | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Sailer (SF), Stanley Urquhart (PF), Gordon May (C) Brian Sharp, Richard Leamon, Justin Baptista | |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Erich Hucks hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 30-27 |