| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SG - Gerald Covington (fresh) SF - James Wilson (fresh) PF - James Hurst (fresh) C - Alvin Dupuis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Peter French (fresh) SG - Lloyd Cooper (fresh) SF - Orlando Feely (fresh) PF - Herbert Washington (fresh) C - Noel Deforge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Noel Deforge 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) | |
| 19:46 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper misses short on an open jump hook from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Cornell | James Hurst snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Cornell | James Wilson knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Alvin Dupuis | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Princeton | Peter French drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Orlando Feely | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Cornell | Alvin Dupuis misses long on a runner in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Cornell | Alvin Dupuis grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Cornell | Richard Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Princeton | Noel Deforge grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Princeton | Peter French buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:06 | Cornell | James Hurst misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Cornell | Alvin Dupuis snags the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:54 | Cornell | James Wilson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Orlando Feely - foul #1 on Orlando Feely, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 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 | |
| 17:54 | Cornell | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:54 | Cornell | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:36 | Princeton | Alfred Langhorne makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Espada | 4-8 |
| 17:19 | Cornell | David Grant steals the ball from James Wilson | 4-8 |
| 17:16 | Princeton | Roger Kahn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Grant | 4-10 |
| 17:08 | Cornell | James Wilson's floater is knocked away by Alfred Langhorne | 4-10 |
| 17:07 | Princeton | Keith Espada grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 16:42 | Princeton | David Selvage's fadeaway is rejected by James Hurst | 4-10 |
| 16:40 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Alvin Dupuis | 4-10 |
| 16:24 | Cornell | Alvin Dupuis drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Covington | 7-10 |
| 16:21 | Princeton | David Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Oliver (PG), Andrew Jowers (SG), Thomas Herring (SF), Clay Townsend (PF), James Gragg (C) Richard Johnson, Gerald Covington, James Wilson, James Hurst, Alvin Dupuis | |
| Subs | Princeton | Peter French (PG), Lloyd Cooper (SG), Herbert Washington (PF) David Grant, Keith Espada, Alfred Langhorne | |
| 16:06 | Cornell | Thomas Herring clanks a jumper from the left side | 7-10 |
| 16:05 | Princeton | Herbert Washington gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 16:02 | Princeton | Andrew Jowers is called for the reach on Peter French in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Jowers, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Orlando Feely (SF), Noel Deforge (C) Roger Kahn, David Selvage | |
| 15:43 | Princeton | Noel Deforge lays it in uncontested | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Oliver (fresh) SG - Andrew Jowers (fresh) SF - Thomas Herring (fresh) PF - Clay Townsend (fresh) C - James Gragg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Peter French (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lloyd Cooper (fresh) SF - Orlando Feely (fresh) PF - Herbert Washington (fresh) C - Noel Deforge (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Cornell | Robert Oliver clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-12 |
| 15:26 | Princeton | Noel Deforge gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 15:09 | Princeton | Peter French throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Eugene Blackshire (SG), Roger Kahn (SF), Alfred Langhorne (C) Lloyd Cooper, Orlando Feely, Noel Deforge | |
| 14:51 | Cornell | Thomas Herring hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-12 |
| 14:50 | Cornell | Andrew Jowers grabs the offensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 14:35 | Cornell | Roger Kahn is called for the reach on Thomas Herring - foul #1 on Roger Kahn, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gerald Covington (SG), James Wilson (SF), Patrick Sanders (PF), Alvin Dupuis (C) Robert Oliver, Andrew Jowers, Clay Townsend, James Gragg | |
| Subs | Princeton | David Grant (PG), David Selvage (SF), Keith Espada (PF) Peter French, Eugene Blackshire, Herbert Washington | |
| 14:19 | Cornell | Patrick Sanders hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 7-12 |
| 14:17 | Princeton | Roger Kahn grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:57 | Princeton | Keith Espada hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 13:56 | Princeton | David Selvage grabs the offensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:46 | Princeton | David Grant hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Selvage | 7-15 |
| 13:25 | Cornell | Roger Kahn steals it from Patrick Sanders | 7-15 |
| 13:22 | Princeton | Roger Kahn lays it up and in | 7-17 |
| 13:12 | Cornell | Thomas Herring is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Herring, team foul #2 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Johnson (PG), Andrew Jowers (SG), James Hurst (PF) Thomas Herring, Gerald Covington, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Peter French (PG), Lloyd Cooper (SG), Orlando Feely (SF), Herbert Washington (PF), Noel Deforge (C) David Grant, Roger Kahn, David Selvage, Keith Espada, Alfred Langhorne | |
| 12:52 | Princeton | Herbert Washington lays it up and in and he's hacked by Andrew Jowers - foul #2 on Andrew Jowers, team foul #3 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Oliver (SG), Clay Townsend (SF), James Gragg (C) Andrew Jowers, Patrick Sanders, Alvin Dupuis | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 12:52 | Princeton | Herbert Washington makes the free throw | 7-20 |
| 12:26 | Cornell | Lloyd Cooper takes the ball from Clay Townsend | 7-20 |
| 12:20 | Princeton | Noel Deforge throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Wilson (SF) James Gragg | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 12:05 | Cornell | Richard Johnson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Peter French - foul #1 on Peter French, team foul #3 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Alvin Dupuis (C) Clay Townsend | |
| Subs | Princeton | Roger Kahn (C) Noel Deforge | |
| 12:05 | Cornell | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 8-20 |
| 12:05 | Cornell | Richard Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-20 |
| 12:05 | Princeton | Roger Kahn grabs the board | 8-20 |
| 11:51 | Princeton | Herbert Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gerald Covington (SG), James Gragg (C) Robert Oliver, Alvin Dupuis | |
| Subs | Princeton | David Grant (PG), David Selvage (PF) Peter French, Herbert Washington | |
| 11:42 | Cornell | James Wilson is fouled on the floor by David Selvage - foul #1 on David Selvage, team foul #4 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Noel Deforge (C) Orlando Feely | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gerald Covington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Hurst (fresh) C - James Gragg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - David Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Cooper (fresh) SF - Roger Kahn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Selvage (fresh) C - Noel Deforge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Cornell | Gerald Covington buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 10-20 |
| 11:01 | Princeton | Roger Kahn misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 10-20 |
| 10:59 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 10:46 | Princeton | Noel Deforge lays it in uncontested set up by David Grant and he's fouled by James Gragg - foul #1 on James Gragg, team foul #4 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Oliver (PG), Thomas Herring (SF), Patrick Sanders (PF), Clay Townsend (C) Richard Johnson, James Wilson, James Hurst, James Gragg | |
| Subs | Princeton | Peter French (PG), Keith Espada (SF), Alfred Langhorne (PF) David Grant, Lloyd Cooper, David Selvage | |
| 10:46 | Princeton | Noel Deforge makes the free throw | 10-23 |
| 10:33 | Cornell | Keith Espada steals it from Patrick Sanders | 10-23 |
| 10:11 | Princeton | Peter French hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-23 |
| 10:09 | Cornell | Clay Townsend grabs the board | 10-23 |
| 09:53 | Cornell | Thomas Herring knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Gerald Covington | 12-23 |
| 09:31 | Princeton | Keith Espada misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-23 |
| 09:30 | Cornell | Clay Townsend pulls down the rebound | 12-23 |
| 09:13 | Cornell | Gerald Covington drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Oliver | 14-23 |
| 09:06 | Princeton | Keith Espada is called for traveling | 14-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Micheal Zielke (PG), James Wilson (SF), Alvin Dupuis (C) Robert Oliver, Gerald Covington, Clay Townsend | |
| Subs | Princeton | David Grant (PG), Eugene Blackshire (SG), Orlando Feely (SF), Herbert Washington (PF), David Selvage (C) Peter French, Roger Kahn, Keith Espada, Alfred Langhorne, Noel Deforge | |
| 08:52 | Cornell | Alvin Dupuis scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Micheal Zielke | 17-23 |
| 08:34 | Princeton | David Selvage misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alvin Dupuis - foul #1 on Alvin Dupuis, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Johnson (PG), Gerald Covington (SG), James Hurst (PF) Micheal Zielke, Thomas Herring, Patrick Sanders | |
| Subs | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper (SG) Eugene Blackshire | |
| 08:34 | Princeton | David Selvage makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 08:34 | Princeton | David Selvage makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:19 | Cornell | James Wilson connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by James Hurst | 19-25 |
| 08:06 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper is fouled on the floor by Gerald Covington - foul #1 on Gerald Covington, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Oliver (SG) Gerald Covington | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 07:48 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper is fouled on the floor by Robert Oliver - foul #1 on Robert Oliver, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Gragg (C) Alvin Dupuis | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 07:48 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 07:48 | Cornell | James Hurst grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 07:22 | Cornell | James Wilson can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Orlando Feely - foul #2 on Orlando Feely, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Herring (SG), Patrick Sanders (PF) Richard Johnson, James Hurst | |
| Subs | Princeton | Peter French (PG), Eugene Blackshire (SG), Roger Kahn (SF), Noel Deforge (C) David Grant, Lloyd Cooper, Orlando Feely, David Selvage | |
| 07:22 | Cornell | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:22 | Cornell | James Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:22 | Princeton | Noel Deforge snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Herring (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Sanders (fresh) C - James Gragg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Peter French (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eugene Blackshire (fresh) SF - Roger Kahn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Herbert Washington (fresh) 3 pts. C - Noel Deforge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Princeton | James Wilson is called for the reach on Roger Kahn in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| 07:17 | Princeton | Roger Kahn misses the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:17 | Princeton | Herbert Washington grabs the offensive board | 20-25 |
| 06:57 | Princeton | Peter French misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 06:56 | Cornell | Patrick Sanders gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 06:51 | Cornell | Robert Oliver drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Gragg | 23-25 |
| 06:45 | Princeton | Eugene Blackshire is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Roger Kahn | 23-27 |
| 06:27 | Cornell | Thomas Herring comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 06:25 | Princeton | Herbert Washington snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 06:04 | Princeton | Eugene Blackshire comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 06:03 | Princeton | Noel Deforge gets the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 05:54 | Princeton | Herbert Washington misses the easy open layup | 23-27 |
| 05:52 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Robert Oliver | 23-27 |
| 05:40 | Cornell | Roger Kahn steals it from Robert Oliver | 23-27 |
| 05:35 | Princeton | Peter French is fouled in the backcourt by James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #9 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Johnson (PG), Gerald Covington (SG), Clay Townsend (SF), James Hurst (PF), Alvin Dupuis (C) Robert Oliver, Thomas Herring, James Wilson, Patrick Sanders, James Gragg | |
| Subs | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper (SG), David Selvage (SF), Keith Espada (PF), Alfred Langhorne (C) Eugene Blackshire, Roger Kahn, Herbert Washington, Noel Deforge | |
| 05:35 | Princeton | Peter French makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:35 | Princeton | Peter French misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:35 | Cornell | Gerald Covington pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 05:19 | Cornell | Gerald Covington knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Johnson and the foul's on David Selvage - foul #2 on David Selvage, team foul #6 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Princeton | David Grant (PG), Herbert Washington (PF) Peter French, David Selvage | |
| 05:19 | Cornell | Gerald Covington misses the free throw | 26-28 |
| 05:19 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Herbert Washington | 26-28 |
| 05:15 | Princeton | David Grant's pass is intercepted by Richard Johnson in the backcourt | 26-28 |
| 04:55 | Cornell | Alvin Dupuis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 04:54 | Princeton | Herbert Washington gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 04:37 | Princeton | Alfred Langhorne misses short on an open jump hook in the paint | 26-28 |
| 04:36 | Princeton | David Grant hits the follow up shot | 26-30 |
| 04:16 | Cornell | Clay Townsend is hacked by Keith Espada - foul #1 on Keith Espada, team foul #7 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Herring (SG) Gerald Covington | |
| Subs | Princeton | Roger Kahn (SF) Keith Espada | |
| 04:16 | Cornell | Clay Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:16 | Cornell | Clay Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:16 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Alfred Langhorne | 27-30 |
| 04:13 | Princeton | Clay Townsend takes the ball from David Grant in the backcourt | 27-30 |
| 04:08 | Cornell | Clay Townsend banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 29-30 |
| 03:54 | Princeton | Roger Kahn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 03:52 | Cornell | Richard Johnson grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 03:50 | Cornell | David Grant steals the ball from Richard Johnson in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| 03:34 | Princeton | Roger Kahn misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 03:33 | Cornell | James Hurst pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 03:19 | Cornell | Clay Townsend misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by David Grant - foul #1 on David Grant, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Oliver (PG), Andrew Jowers (SG), James Gragg (C) Richard Johnson, James Hurst, Alvin Dupuis | |
| Subs | Princeton | Peter French (PG), Eugene Blackshire (SG), Orlando Feely (SF), David Selvage (PF) David Grant, Lloyd Cooper, Herbert Washington, Alfred Langhorne | |
| 03:19 | Cornell | Clay Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:19 | Cornell | Clay Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:19 | Princeton | David Selvage grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Jowers (fresh) SF - Thomas Herring (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clay Townsend (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Gragg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Peter French (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eugene Blackshire (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Orlando Feely (fresh) PF - David Selvage (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Kahn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 03:16 | Princeton | Orlando Feely double dribbles in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Patrick Sanders (PF) Clay Townsend | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 03:05 | Cornell | Robert Oliver misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 03:03 | Cornell | Patrick Sanders tips it home | 31-30 |
| 03:01 | Princeton | Peter French is hacked by Robert Oliver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Oliver, team foul #10 | 31-30 |
| 03:01 | Princeton | Peter French misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:01 | Princeton | Peter French makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:43 | Cornell | Andrew Jowers's pass is intercepted by Roger Kahn | 31-31 |
| 02:32 | Princeton | Roger Kahn makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Eugene Blackshire | 31-34 |
| 02:21 | Cornell | James Gragg connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Oliver | 34-34 |
| 01:58 | Princeton | Roger Kahn buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-36 |
| 01:39 | Cornell | Thomas Herring lays it in on a great pass from Patrick Sanders | 36-36 |
| 01:37 | Princeton | Robert Oliver takes the ball from Peter French in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| 01:28 | Cornell | Thomas Herring scores on a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Peter French - foul #2 on Peter French, team foul #9 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Johnson (PG), Gerald Covington (SG), James Wilson (SF), James Hurst (PF) Robert Oliver, Andrew Jowers, Patrick Sanders, James Gragg | |
| Subs | Princeton | David Grant (PG), Lloyd Cooper (SG), Keith Espada (PF), Noel Deforge (C) Peter French, Eugene Blackshire, David Selvage, Roger Kahn | |
| 01:28 | Cornell | Thomas Herring makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 01:06 | Princeton | Orlando Feely knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Keith Espada | 39-39 |
| 00:50 | Cornell | James Wilson misses long on a runner from the left block | 39-39 |
| 00:49 | Princeton | Noel Deforge pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 00:46 | Princeton | Thomas Herring is called for the reach on David Grant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Herring, team foul #11 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Cornell | Micheal Zielke (PG), Alvin Dupuis (C) Richard Johnson, Thomas Herring | |
| Subs | Princeton | Alfred Langhorne (PF) Orlando Feely | |
| 00:46 | Princeton | David Grant makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 00:46 | Princeton | David Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 00:27 | Cornell | Noel Deforge takes the ball from James Wilson | 39-41 |
| 00:03 | Princeton | Noel Deforge clanks a runner near the basket | 39-41 |
| 00:01 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Alvin Dupuis | 39-41 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Alvin Dupuis misses long on a fullcourt shot | 39-41 |