| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Nelson Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Breckenstein (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Tran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Corso (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Littles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Schultz (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kevin Dennis (fresh) PF - Berdy Zebel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Kimball (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Brian Tran inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 19:30 | Princeton | Brian Tran misses the tip | 27-29 |
| 19:28 | Princeton | Rodney Corso tips it but misses | 27-29 |
| 19:26 | Princeton | John Freeman tips it home | 29-29 |
| 19:01 | Xavier | Kevin Dennis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 19:00 | Princeton | Rodney Corso grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 18:51 | Princeton | David Schultz is called for the reach on Rodney Corso - foul #1 on David Schultz, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 18:32 | Princeton | Vincent Kimball blocks the short jumper by James Breckenstein | 29-29 |
| 18:31 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:12 | Princeton | Brian Tran is fouled on the floor by Kevin Dennis - foul #3 on Kevin Dennis, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Dean (SF) Kevin Dennis | |
| 18:00 | Princeton | Berdy Zebel steals it from James Breckenstein | 29-29 |
| 17:50 | Xavier | Robert Littles scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Schultz | 29-31 |
| 17:28 | Princeton | Brian Tran misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 17:27 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:15 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Freeman - foul #3 on John Freeman, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Princeton | Jon Lee (SF), Earl Levesque (PF) Brian Tran, John Freeman | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Singh (C) Vincent Kimball | |
| 17:15 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:15 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:01 | Princeton | Earl Levesque comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 16:59 | Princeton | Rodney Corso tips it in | 31-33 |
| 16:52 | Xavier | Richard Dean banks in the layup set up by Robert Littles | 31-35 |
| 16:38 | Princeton | James Breckenstein misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-35 |
| 16:36 | Princeton | Rodney Corso tips it home | 33-35 |
| 16:10 | Xavier | Robert Littles clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 16:09 | Princeton | Jon Lee grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 16:00 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 15:59 | Xavier | Richard Dean snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Nelson Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Breckenstein (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jon Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Levesque (fresh) 3 pts. C - Rodney Corso (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Littles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Schultz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Berdy Zebel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Singh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Xavier | Earl Levesque is called for the reach on Berdy Zebel - foul #1 on Earl Levesque, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Princeton | Andrew Menke (PG), Nelson Rodgers (SG), Brian Tran (SF), John Freeman (PF) Nelson Johnson, James Breckenstein, Jon Lee, Rodney Corso | |
| Subs | Xavier | Norman Sarris (PG), Michael Lenz (SG), Kevin Dennis (SF), Vincent Kimball (C) Robert Littles, David Schultz, Richard Dean, Berdy Zebel | |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Earl Levesque - foul #2 on Earl Levesque, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:06 | Princeton | Brian Tran can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| 15:04 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 14:35 | Xavier | Michael Lenz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-37 |
| 14:33 | Princeton | John Freeman grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 14:07 | Princeton | Brian Tran's pass is intercepted by Norman Sarris | 33-37 |
| 13:54 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball banks in the layup set up by Norman Sarris | 33-39 |
| 13:31 | Princeton | Nelson Rodgers's pass is intercepted by Vincent Kimball | 33-39 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Norman Sarris clanks a jumper from the baseline | 33-39 |
| 13:04 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Andrew Menke | 33-39 |
| 12:35 | Princeton | Andrew Menke loses the dribble to Kevin Dennis | 33-39 |
| 12:23 | Xavier | Kevin Dennis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 12:21 | Princeton | Earl Levesque pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 12:14 | Princeton | Brian Tran hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 12:12 | Xavier | David Singh snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 11:52 | Xavier | Kevin Dennis loses the dribble to Andrew Menke | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Andrew Menke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Rodgers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Tran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Freeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Levesque (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Norman Sarris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lenz (fairly fresh) SF - Kevin Dennis (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Singh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Kimball (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:25 | Princeton | Andrew Menke is fouled on the floor by Vincent Kimball - foul #3 on Vincent Kimball, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Princeton | Nelson Johnson (PG), James Breckenstein (SG), Jon Lee (SF), John Grossman (PF), Rodney Corso (C) Andrew Menke, Nelson Rodgers, Brian Tran, John Freeman, Earl Levesque | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Littles (PG), David Schultz (SG), Richard Dean (SF), Berdy Zebel (PF), John Franklin (C) Norman Sarris, Michael Lenz, Kevin Dennis, David Singh, Vincent Kimball | |
| 11:09 | Princeton | James Breckenstein scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Nelson Johnson | 36-39 |
| 10:47 | Xavier | David Schultz clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 10:45 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel misses the tip | 36-39 |
| 10:43 | Princeton | John Grossman gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 10:20 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from John Grossman and he's hacked by Richard Dean - foul #1 on Richard Dean, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| 10:20 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 10:10 | Xavier | David Schultz makes the jumper near the basket set up by John Franklin and he's fouled by John Grossman - foul #1 on John Grossman, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| 10:10 | Xavier | David Schultz misses the free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:10 | Princeton | Rodney Corso gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 09:43 | Princeton | James Breckenstein drills a shot from the right block set up by Nelson Johnson | 41-41 |
| 09:30 | Xavier | David Schultz misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Grossman - foul #2 on John Grossman, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Princeton | Nelson Rodgers (SF) John Grossman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vincent Kimball (C) John Franklin | |
| 09:30 | Xavier | David Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 09:30 | Xavier | David Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 09:18 | Princeton | James Breckenstein clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 09:12 | Xavier | Richard Dean is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Dean, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Princeton | Brian Tran (SF) Nelson Rodgers | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:46 | Princeton | James Breckenstein misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Dean - foul #3 on Richard Dean, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Grossman (PF) Jon Lee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Lenz (SF) Richard Dean | |
| 08:46 | Princeton | James Breckenstein makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 08:46 | Princeton | James Breckenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | Robert Littles scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Schultz | 43-46 |
| 08:08 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Breckenstein | 45-46 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 07:46 | Princeton | Brian Tran pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Nelson Johnson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Breckenstein (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Tran (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Grossman (fresh) C - Rodney Corso (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Littles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Schultz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Lenz (fresh) PF - Berdy Zebel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Vincent Kimball (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Robert Littles misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-46 |
| 07:09 | Princeton | James Breckenstein pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 06:54 | Princeton | James Breckenstein knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Brian Tran | 51-46 |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Robert Littles is hacked by John Grossman - foul #3 on John Grossman, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Princeton | Andrew Menke (PG), Nelson Rodgers (SG), Jon Lee (SF), John Freeman (PF), Earl Levesque (C) Nelson Johnson, James Breckenstein, Brian Tran, John Grossman, Rodney Corso | |
| Subs | Xavier | Norman Sarris (PG), Richard Dean (SG), Kevin Dennis (SF), David Singh (PF), John Franklin (C) Robert Littles, David Schultz, Michael Lenz, Berdy Zebel, Vincent Kimball | |
| 06:35 | Xavier | Richard Dean misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Nelson Rodgers - foul #4 on Nelson Rodgers, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| 06:35 | Xavier | Richard Dean makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:35 | Xavier | Richard Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 06:26 | Princeton | Earl Levesque buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Andrew Menke | 53-48 |
| 06:06 | Xavier | Norman Sarris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 53-48 |
| 06:05 | Xavier | Norman Sarris snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 05:46 | Xavier | David Singh hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Nelson Rodgers - foul #5 on Nelson Rodgers, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Princeton | Nelson Johnson (PG) Nelson Rodgers | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:46 | Xavier | David Singh makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 05:46 | Xavier | David Singh makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 05:31 | Princeton | Andrew Menke buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Nelson Johnson and the foul's on Richard Dean - foul #4 on Richard Dean, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| 05:31 | Princeton | Andrew Menke makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 05:10 | Xavier | Richard Dean scores on a runner from the right block set up by Norman Sarris | 56-52 |
| 04:54 | Princeton | Earl Levesque's fadeaway is rejected by David Singh | 56-52 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Singh | 56-52 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Norman Sarris hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 56-52 |
| 04:46 | Princeton | Jon Lee pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:30 | Princeton | Andrew Menke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 04:28 | Princeton | Earl Levesque gets the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:12 | Princeton | Andrew Menke makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Nelson Johnson | 59-52 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Norman Sarris scores on a jump hook near the basket | 59-54 |
| 03:58 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Princeton | James Breckenstein (SG), Brian Tran (SF), Rodney Corso (C) Andrew Menke, Jon Lee, Earl Levesque | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Littles (PG), David Schultz (SG), Berdy Zebel (PF), Vincent Kimball (C) Norman Sarris, Richard Dean, David Singh, John Franklin | |
| 03:47 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-54 |
| 03:45 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Kevin Dennis | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Nelson Johnson (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Breckenstein (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Tran (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodney Corso (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Littles (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Dennis (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Berdy Zebel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Vincent Kimball (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball connects on the shot from the right block | 59-56 |
| 03:02 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson is hacked by Robert Littles - foul #2 on Robert Littles, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Dean (SF) Kevin Dennis | |
| 03:02 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:02 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by David Schultz | 60-58 |
| 02:13 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson misses the jumper from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 02:12 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Tran | 60-58 |
| 02:00 | Princeton | James Breckenstein clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 01:58 | Princeton | John Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 01:41 | Princeton | James Breckenstein misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 01:39 | Xavier | Richard Dean grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 01:34 | Xavier | Richard Dean misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-58 |
| 01:33 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball hits the follow up shot | 60-60 |
| 01:16 | Princeton | Rodney Corso throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Dennis (SF) Richard Dean | |
| 00:53 | Xavier | Brian Tran is called for the reach on Kevin Dennis - foul #2 on Brian Tran, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | Kevin Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | Kevin Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:37 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-62 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Vincent Kimball | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball is fouled in the backcourt by Nelson Johnson - foul #1 on Nelson Johnson, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:18 | Princeton | Rodney Corso can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Kevin Dennis - foul #4 on Kevin Dennis, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| 00:18 | Princeton | Rodney Corso misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:18 | Princeton | Rodney Corso makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Robert Littles is hacked by Nelson Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nelson Johnson, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Robert Littles makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Robert Littles makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson is hacked by Robert Littles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Littles, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| 00:14 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:14 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | James Breckenstein is called for the reach on David Schultz in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Breckenstein, team foul #12 | 62-65 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | David Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | David Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:05 | Princeton | James Breckenstein hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball is fouled in the backcourt by James Breckenstein - foul #2 on James Breckenstein, team foul #13 | 65-67 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:03 | Princeton | Princeton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 65-68 |