| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Peter French (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orlando Feely (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herbert Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Noel Deforge (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Rainey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Bybee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stacy Rodberg (fresh) C - James Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Orlando Feely inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Princeton | Orlando Feely clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 19:50 | Columbia | Mark Rainey gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 19:34 | Columbia | Brandon Bybee blows the layup | 33-24 |
| 19:32 | Columbia | Mark Rainey grabs the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 19:24 | Columbia | Brandon Bybee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-24 |
| 19:22 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Noel Deforge | 33-24 |
| 19:06 | Princeton | Noel Deforge travels with the ball | 33-24 |
| 18:53 | Columbia | Victor Spencer hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Brandon Bybee and he's fouled by Orlando Feely - foul #1 on Orlando Feely, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 18:53 | Columbia | Victor Spencer makes the free throw | 33-27 |
| 18:32 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 18:30 | Princeton | Noel Deforge can't tip it in | 33-27 |
| 18:28 | Columbia | James Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 18:02 | Columbia | Mark Rainey misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-27 |
| 18:00 | Columbia | James Hall can't tip it in | 33-27 |
| 17:59 | Princeton | Herbert Washington gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 17:47 | Princeton | Orlando Feely connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Herbert Washington | 35-27 |
| 17:27 | Columbia | Victor Spencer misses badly on a shot from the left side | 35-27 |
| 17:25 | Princeton | Noel Deforge pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 17:19 | Princeton | Herbert Washington scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Peter French | 37-27 |
| 17:03 | Columbia | Brandon Bybee's floater is knocked away by Noel Deforge | 37-27 |
| 17:01 | Columbia | Victor Spencer gets the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 16:40 | Columbia | Brandon Bybee is whistled for traveling | 37-27 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Grant (PG), Roger Kahn (SG), David Selvage (SF), Keith Espada (PF), Alfred Langhorne (C) Peter French, Lloyd Cooper, Orlando Feely, Herbert Washington, Noel Deforge | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Nash (PG), Derrick Bowman (SG), Floyd Caldwell (SF), Jay McGee (PF), Philip Manhart (C) Mark Rainey, Brandon Bybee, Victor Spencer, Stacy Rodberg, James Hall | |
| 16:30 | Princeton | Alfred Langhorne is hacked by Floyd Caldwell - foul #3 on Floyd Caldwell, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Victor Spencer (SF) Floyd Caldwell | |
| 16:17 | Princeton | David Grant hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Selvage | 40-27 |
| 15:50 | Columbia | Jay McGee misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Alfred Langhorne - foul #1 on Alfred Langhorne, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Floyd Caldwell (PF) Victor Spencer | |
| 15:50 | Columbia | Jay McGee makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 15:50 | Columbia | Jay McGee misses the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 15:50 | Princeton | The rebound goes to David Selvage | 40-28 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - David Grant (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Roger Kahn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Selvage (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keith Espada (fresh) C - Alfred Langhorne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Nash (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jay McGee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Floyd Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Philip Manhart (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Princeton | David Grant misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-28 |
| 15:26 | Columbia | Jay McGee grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 15:06 | Columbia | Derrick Bowman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-28 |
| Subs | Princeton | Peter French (PG), Lloyd Cooper (SG), Herbert Washington (PF) David Grant, Roger Kahn, Keith Espada | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Rainey (PG) John Nash | |
| 14:46 | Princeton | Herbert Washington clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 14:45 | Columbia | Philip Manhart gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 14:29 | Columbia | Mark Rainey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 14:27 | Princeton | Herbert Washington snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 14:03 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Philip Manhart - foul #1 on Philip Manhart, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Princeton | Orlando Feely (SF), Noel Deforge (C) David Selvage, Alfred Langhorne | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brandon Bybee (SG), Stacy Rodberg (PF), James Hall (C) Derrick Bowman, Jay McGee, Philip Manhart | |
| 14:03 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 14:03 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 13:41 | Columbia | James Hall is hacked by Peter French - foul #1 on Peter French, team foul #3 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Victor Spencer (SF) Floyd Caldwell | |
| 13:34 | Columbia | Stacy Rodberg is hacked by Herbert Washington - foul #1 on Herbert Washington, team foul #4 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Princeton | Roger Kahn (SG) Lloyd Cooper | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 13:13 | Columbia | Stacy Rodberg clanks a shot from close range | 42-28 |
| 13:11 | Princeton | Orlando Feely grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 12:52 | Princeton | Orlando Feely misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Hall - foul #2 on James Hall, team foul #3 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Selvage (PF) Herbert Washington | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derrick Bowman (PG) Mark Rainey | |
| 12:52 | Princeton | Orlando Feely makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 12:52 | Princeton | Orlando Feely makes the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 12:36 | Columbia | Stacy Rodberg knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Bybee | 44-30 |
| 12:18 | Princeton | Stacy Rodberg is called for the reach on David Selvage - foul #3 on Stacy Rodberg, team foul #4 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Grant (PG), Lloyd Cooper (SG), Alfred Langhorne (C) Peter French, Roger Kahn, Noel Deforge | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Nash (PG), Floyd Caldwell (PF) Brandon Bybee, Stacy Rodberg | |
| 12:05 | Columbia | The refs have stopped play. Derrick Bowman is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 44-30 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jay McGee (PF) Derrick Bowman | |
| 11:49 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Floyd Caldwell - foul #4 on Floyd Caldwell, team foul #5 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Princeton | Herbert Washington (PF) Orlando Feely | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Rainey (PG), Philip Manhart (PF) Floyd Caldwell, Victor Spencer | |
| 11:49 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 11:49 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - David Grant (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Lloyd Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Selvage (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Herbert Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Alfred Langhorne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Rainey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Nash (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay McGee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Manhart (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Columbia | Philip Manhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-30 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brandon Bybee (SG) James Hall | |
| 11:30 | Princeton | David Selvage is whistled for a carry | 46-30 |
| 11:15 | Columbia | Jay McGee lays it up and in set up by Mark Rainey | 46-32 |
| 11:05 | Princeton | David Grant misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 11:04 | Princeton | Herbert Washington gets the offensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 10:42 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper drills a jump hook from the left block set up by David Grant | 48-32 |
| 10:24 | Columbia | Mark Rainey blows the layup but he's fouled by Herbert Washington - foul #2 on Herbert Washington, team foul #5 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Princeton | Peter French (PG), Roger Kahn (SG), Orlando Feely (SF), Noel Deforge (C) David Grant, Lloyd Cooper, David Selvage, Alfred Langhorne | |
| Subs | Columbia | Victor Spencer (SF), Stacy Rodberg (PF), James Hall (C) Brandon Bybee, Jay McGee, Philip Manhart | |
| 10:24 | Columbia | Mark Rainey makes the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 10:24 | Columbia | Mark Rainey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 10:11 | Princeton | John Nash picks off the pass by Herbert Washington | 48-34 |
| 10:06 | Columbia | John Nash lays it up and in | 48-36 |
| 09:54 | Princeton | Orlando Feely clanks a runner from the baseline | 48-36 |
| 09:53 | Columbia | James Hall gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 09:48 | Columbia | Mark Rainey connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Nash and he's fouled by Peter French - foul #2 on Peter French, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Princeton | Keith Espada (PF) Herbert Washington | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 09:48 | Columbia | Mark Rainey makes the free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:30 | Princeton | Roger Kahn banks in the layup | 50-39 |
| 09:03 | Columbia | John Nash knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 08:43 | Princeton | Roger Kahn clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 08:41 | Columbia | James Hall gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 08:21 | Columbia | John Nash misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Noel Deforge - foul #2 on Noel Deforge, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper (SG), David Selvage (SF), Herbert Washington (PF), Alfred Langhorne (C) Roger Kahn, Orlando Feely, Keith Espada, Noel Deforge | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derrick Bowman (PG), Brandon Bybee (SG), Jay McGee (PF), Philip Manhart (C) Mark Rainey, Victor Spencer, Stacy Rodberg, James Hall | |
| 08:21 | Columbia | John Nash makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 08:21 | Columbia | John Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:58 | Princeton | Peter French misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Derrick Bowman - foul #2 on Derrick Bowman, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Floyd Caldwell (SF) John Nash | |
| 07:58 | Princeton | Peter French makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 07:58 | Princeton | Peter French makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 07:40 | Columbia | Derrick Bowman hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Brandon Bybee | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Peter French (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Selvage (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Herbert Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Alfred Langhorne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derrick Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brandon Bybee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jay McGee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Manhart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Princeton | Herbert Washington travels with the ball | 52-47 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Grant (PG) Peter French | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 06:55 | Columbia | David Selvage is called for the reach on Floyd Caldwell - foul #1 on David Selvage, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Princeton | Orlando Feely (SF), Noel Deforge (C) David Selvage, Alfred Langhorne | |
| Subs | Columbia | Victor Spencer (SF), James Hall (C) Jay McGee, Philip Manhart | |
| 06:55 | Columbia | Floyd Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 06:55 | Columbia | Floyd Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:40 | Princeton | Orlando Feely connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| 06:20 | Columbia | David Grant is called for the reach on Derrick Bowman - foul #2 on David Grant, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Princeton | Peter French (PG), David Selvage (PF) David Grant, Herbert Washington | |
| Subs | Columbia | Stacy Rodberg (PF) Brandon Bybee | |
| 06:20 | Columbia | Derrick Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:20 | Columbia | Derrick Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:20 | Princeton | Noel Deforge grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 06:12 | Princeton | Orlando Feely hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 54-50 |
| 06:10 | Princeton | David Selvage hits the follow up shot | 56-50 |
| 05:54 | Columbia | Victor Spencer hits a fadeaway in the paint | 56-52 |
| 05:33 | Princeton | Peter French misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 05:31 | Princeton | David Selvage gets the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:12 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by James Hall - foul #3 on James Hall, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Princeton | Herbert Washington (PF), Alfred Langhorne (C) Orlando Feely, Noel Deforge | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Rainey (PG), John Nash (SG), Jay McGee (SF), Philip Manhart (C) Derrick Bowman, Floyd Caldwell, Victor Spencer, James Hall | |
| 05:12 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:12 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:00 | Columbia | Mark Rainey makes the shot from the left side | 57-54 |
| 04:36 | Princeton | David Selvage hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lloyd Cooper | 59-54 |
| 04:12 | Columbia | Jay McGee knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-56 |
| 03:54 | Princeton | Alfred Langhorne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 03:53 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper snags the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 03:41 | Princeton | Herbert Washington clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Stacy Rodberg - foul #4 on Stacy Rodberg, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Grant (PG), Roger Kahn (SG), Orlando Feely (SF), Noel Deforge (C) Peter French, Lloyd Cooper, David Selvage, Alfred Langhorne | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brandon Bybee (SG), Victor Spencer (SF), James Hall (C) John Nash, Stacy Rodberg, Philip Manhart | |
| 03:41 | Princeton | Herbert Washington makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:41 | Princeton | Herbert Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - David Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Kahn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orlando Feely (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Washington (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Noel Deforge (fresh) 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Rainey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Bybee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Spencer (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jay McGee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Columbia | Roger Kahn takes the ball from James Hall | 61-56 |
| 03:29 | Princeton | David Grant banks in the layup on a great pass from Roger Kahn | 63-56 |
| 03:05 | Columbia | Jay McGee is whistled for traveling | 63-56 |
| Subs | Princeton | Alfred Langhorne (PF) Herbert Washington | |
| Subs | Columbia | Floyd Caldwell (PF) Jay McGee | |
| 02:47 | Princeton | Roger Kahn scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Orlando Feely | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:30 | Columbia | Brandon Bybee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Hall | 66-59 |
| 02:30 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Princeton | Peter French (PG), Lloyd Cooper (SG), Herbert Washington (PF) David Grant, Roger Kahn, Alfred Langhorne | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:11 | Princeton | Noel Deforge misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 66-59 |
| 02:10 | Columbia | Brandon Bybee pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:55 | Columbia | James Hall is denied on a layup by Herbert Washington | 66-59 |
| 01:54 | Princeton | Noel Deforge snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 01:37 | Princeton | Floyd Caldwell is called for the reach on Herbert Washington - foul #5 on Floyd Caldwell, team foul #9 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Stacy Rodberg (PF) Floyd Caldwell | |
| 01:37 | Princeton | Herbert Washington misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 01:37 | Columbia | Stacy Rodberg grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 01:21 | Columbia | Brandon Bybee is whistled for a carry | 66-59 |
| 01:02 | Princeton | Noel Deforge misses the jump hook from the left block | 66-59 |
| 01:01 | Columbia | Stacy Rodberg pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Columbia | Victor Spencer hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Rainey | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper is hacked by Brandon Bybee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brandon Bybee, team foul #10 | 66-62 |
| 00:45 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:45 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Columbia | Brandon Bybee scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Victor Spencer | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter French | 70-65 |
| 00:09 | Columbia | Brandon Bybee misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 70-65 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Stacy Rodberg | 70-65 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Mark Rainey can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-65 |
| 00:02 | Princeton | Herbert Washington snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Herbert Washington runs out the clock | 70-65 |