| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Peter French (fresh) SG - Lloyd Cooper (fresh) SF - Orlando Feely (fresh) PF - Herbert Washington (fresh) C - Noel Deforge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SG - Gerald Covington (fresh) SF - James Wilson (fresh) PF - James Hurst (fresh) C - Alvin Dupuis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Noel Deforge wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Princeton | Herbert Washington misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Cornell | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Cornell | Alvin Dupuis connects on the jumper in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper is hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Princeton | Noel Deforge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Cornell | Alvin Dupuis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Cornell | Gerald Covington misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Princeton | Noel Deforge snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | Princeton | Herbert Washington hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by James Hurst - foul #1 on James Hurst, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | Princeton | Herbert Washington makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:12 | Princeton | Herbert Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Cornell | James Hurst's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Selvage (SF), Alfred Langhorne (C) Orlando Feely, Noel Deforge | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 17:46 | Princeton | Richard Johnson steps in front of the David Selvage pass in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | Cornell | James Wilson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | Princeton | David Selvage grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | Princeton | James Wilson is called for the reach on Lloyd Cooper in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Grant (PG), Roger Kahn (SG), Keith Espada (PF) Peter French, Lloyd Cooper, Herbert Washington | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 17:12 | Princeton | James Wilson denies the turnaround by David Selvage | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | Cornell | Gerald Covington snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:46 | Cornell | Gerald Covington buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by James Hurst | 2-4 |
| 16:28 | Princeton | Roger Kahn connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Keith Espada | 4-4 |
| 16:16 | Cornell | Richard Johnson is fouled on the floor by Keith Espada - foul #1 on Keith Espada, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 15:57 | Cornell | Clay Townsend comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 4-4 |
| 15:56 | Cornell | Clay Townsend tips it home | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Peter French (fresh) SG - Lloyd Cooper (fresh) SF - Orlando Feely (fresh) PF - Herbert Washington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Noel Deforge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Oliver (fresh) SG - Andrew Jowers (fresh) SF - Thomas Herring (fresh) PF - Clay Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Gragg (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Princeton | Orlando Feely is called for traveling | 4-6 |
| 15:28 | Cornell | James Gragg misses short on a floater from the right side | 4-6 |
| 15:27 | Princeton | Noel Deforge grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 15:10 | Princeton | Orlando Feely's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Princeton | Roger Kahn (SG), David Selvage (C) Lloyd Cooper, Noel Deforge | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 14:58 | Cornell | Andrew Jowers is called for traveling | 4-6 |
| Subs | Princeton | Alfred Langhorne (C) Orlando Feely | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Wilson (SF) Robert Oliver | |
| 14:47 | Princeton | James Gragg steps in front of the Alfred Langhorne pass | 4-6 |
| 14:24 | Cornell | Andrew Jowers misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 4-6 |
| 14:23 | Princeton | Herbert Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 14:17 | Princeton | Peter French knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 14:12 | Cornell | Thomas Herring misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Roger Kahn - foul #1 on Roger Kahn, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Grant (PG), Lloyd Cooper (SG) Peter French, Herbert Washington | |
| Subs | Cornell | Gerald Covington (SG), James Hurst (PF), Alvin Dupuis (C) Andrew Jowers, Clay Townsend, James Gragg | |
| 14:12 | Cornell | Thomas Herring makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:12 | Cornell | Thomas Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:54 | Princeton | David Grant is fouled on the floor by Gerald Covington - foul #1 on Gerald Covington, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Princeton | Orlando Feely (SF), Keith Espada (PF), Noel Deforge (C) Roger Kahn, David Selvage, Alfred Langhorne | |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Johnson (PG), Patrick Sanders (SF) Thomas Herring, James Wilson | |
| 13:40 | Princeton | David Grant comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 13:38 | Cornell | Patrick Sanders grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 13:18 | Cornell | Gerald Covington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 13:17 | Princeton | Keith Espada gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:00 | Princeton | Noel Deforge misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 6-8 |
| 12:59 | Cornell | The rebound goes to James Hurst | 6-8 |
| 12:53 | Cornell | Patrick Sanders can't finish the layup | 6-8 |
| 12:52 | Princeton | David Grant pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 12:44 | Princeton | Noel Deforge buries a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Gerald Covington - foul #2 on Gerald Covington, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Princeton | Peter French (PG), Roger Kahn (SG), David Selvage (SF), Herbert Washington (PF) David Grant, Lloyd Cooper, Orlando Feely, Keith Espada | |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Herring (SG), James Wilson (SF), James Gragg (C) Gerald Covington, James Hurst, Alvin Dupuis | |
| 12:44 | Princeton | Noel Deforge makes the free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:19 | Cornell | Thomas Herring is called for 5 seconds | 9-8 |
| Subs | Princeton | Alfred Langhorne (C) Noel Deforge | |
| Subs | Cornell | Andrew Jowers (SG), Clay Townsend (PF) Richard Johnson, Patrick Sanders | |
| 11:53 | Princeton | Roger Kahn scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Peter French | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Peter French (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Kahn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Selvage (fresh) PF - Herbert Washington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alfred Langhorne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Thomas Herring (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Jowers (fresh) SF - James Wilson (fresh) PF - Clay Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Gragg (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Cornell | Andrew Jowers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Peter French - foul #1 on Peter French, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Grant (PG), Eugene Blackshire (SG), Keith Espada (PF) Peter French, David Selvage, Herbert Washington | |
| Subs | Cornell | Patrick Sanders (PF) James Gragg | |
| 11:36 | Cornell | Andrew Jowers makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 11:36 | Cornell | Andrew Jowers misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 11:36 | Princeton | Alfred Langhorne pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 11:19 | Princeton | David Grant misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 11:17 | Princeton | Roger Kahn grabs the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 11:01 | Princeton | Keith Espada buries a jumper from the left wing set up by David Grant | 14-9 |
| 10:40 | Cornell | Andrew Jowers connects on the floater from the right side | 14-11 |
| 10:35 | Princeton | Thomas Herring is called for the reach on David Grant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Herring, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Princeton | Peter French (PG), Lloyd Cooper (SG), Orlando Feely (SF), Herbert Washington (PF), Noel Deforge (C) David Grant, Eugene Blackshire, Roger Kahn, Keith Espada, Alfred Langhorne | |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Johnson (PG), James Hurst (PF), Alvin Dupuis (C) Thomas Herring, Patrick Sanders, Clay Townsend | |
| 10:18 | Princeton | Noel Deforge clanks a jumper near the basket | 14-11 |
| 10:17 | Cornell | Andrew Jowers pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:04 | Cornell | Alvin Dupuis double dribbles | 14-11 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Selvage (C) Noel Deforge | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Oliver (SG) Andrew Jowers | |
| 09:47 | Princeton | David Selvage hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 14-11 |
| 09:46 | Princeton | Herbert Washington snags the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 09:41 | Princeton | Herbert Washington makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Lloyd Cooper | 16-11 |
| 09:24 | Cornell | Richard Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Alvin Dupuis | 16-14 |
| 09:22 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper's pass is intercepted by Richard Johnson in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| 09:05 | Cornell | Alvin Dupuis clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on David Selvage - foul #1 on David Selvage, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Grant (PG), Eugene Blackshire (SG), Roger Kahn (SF), Noel Deforge (C) Peter French, Lloyd Cooper, Orlando Feely, Herbert Washington | |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Herring (SG), Patrick Sanders (SF) Robert Oliver, James Wilson | |
| 09:05 | Cornell | Alvin Dupuis makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:05 | Cornell | Alvin Dupuis misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:05 | Princeton | Noel Deforge snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 09:02 | Princeton | Roger Kahn is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Kahn, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Princeton | Keith Espada (PF) Roger Kahn | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Gragg (C) Alvin Dupuis | |
| 08:46 | Cornell | Thomas Herring connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by James Hurst | 16-17 |
| 08:23 | Princeton | Eugene Blackshire misses the floater from the free throw line | 16-17 |
| 08:21 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Patrick Sanders | 16-17 |
| 07:57 | Cornell | Patrick Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-17 |
| 07:55 | Cornell | Thomas Herring hits the follow up shot | 16-19 |
| 07:53 | Princeton | Richard Johnson steals it from Noel Deforge in the backcourt | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - David Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Blackshire (fresh) SF - David Selvage (fairly fresh) PF - Keith Espada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Noel Deforge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Herring (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Patrick Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Hurst (fairly fresh) C - James Gragg (fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Cornell | James Gragg scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Sanders | 16-22 |
| 07:39 | Princeton | David Grant loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-22 |
| Subs | Princeton | Peter French (PG), Lloyd Cooper (SG), Orlando Feely (SF), Herbert Washington (PF), Alfred Langhorne (C) David Grant, Eugene Blackshire, David Selvage, Keith Espada, Noel Deforge | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Oliver (PG), Andrew Jowers (SG), Clay Townsend (PF), Alvin Dupuis (C) Richard Johnson, Patrick Sanders, James Hurst, James Gragg | |
| 07:34 | Cornell | Andrew Jowers clanks a 3 from the right corner | 16-22 |
| 07:32 | Princeton | Orlando Feely pulls down the rebound | 16-22 |
| 07:25 | Princeton | Alfred Langhorne can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 16-22 |
| 07:23 | Cornell | Clay Townsend grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 07:07 | Cornell | Robert Oliver makes the 3 from straight away | 16-25 |
| 06:48 | Princeton | Herbert Washington clanks a shot in the paint | 16-25 |
| 06:47 | Cornell | Clay Townsend snags the defensive board | 16-25 |
| 06:31 | Cornell | Lloyd Cooper is called for the reach on Andrew Jowers - foul #1 on Lloyd Cooper, team foul #6 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Grant (PG), Eugene Blackshire (SG) Peter French, Lloyd Cooper | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Wilson (SF), Patrick Sanders (PF), James Gragg (C) Thomas Herring, Clay Townsend, Alvin Dupuis | |
| 06:15 | Cornell | David Grant is called for the reach on Andrew Jowers - foul #1 on David Grant, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Princeton | Noel Deforge (C) Alfred Langhorne | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 06:15 | Cornell | Andrew Jowers makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 06:15 | Cornell | Andrew Jowers makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 06:04 | Princeton | James Gragg is called for the reach on David Grant - foul #1 on James Gragg, team foul #7 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Micheal Zielke (PG) Robert Oliver | |
| 06:04 | Princeton | David Grant misses the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 06:04 | Cornell | Patrick Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 05:54 | Cornell | Andrew Jowers buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Micheal Zielke | 16-30 |
| 05:35 | Princeton | Herbert Washington hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Noel Deforge | 18-30 |
| 05:25 | Cornell | Micheal Zielke scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Andrew Jowers | 18-32 |
| 05:09 | Princeton | Eugene Blackshire misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-32 |
| 05:07 | Princeton | Noel Deforge snags the offensive board | 18-32 |
| 04:51 | Princeton | Herbert Washington misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Patrick Sanders - foul #1 on Patrick Sanders, team foul #8 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Princeton | Peter French (PG), Lloyd Cooper (SG), David Selvage (SF), Alfred Langhorne (C) David Grant, Eugene Blackshire, Orlando Feely, Noel Deforge | |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Johnson (PG), Thomas Herring (SG), Clay Townsend (SF), James Hurst (PF), Alvin Dupuis (C) Micheal Zielke, Andrew Jowers, James Wilson, Patrick Sanders, James Gragg | |
| 04:51 | Princeton | Herbert Washington makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 04:51 | Princeton | Herbert Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 04:43 | Cornell | Clay Townsend comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by David Selvage - foul #2 on David Selvage, team foul #8 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Princeton | Keith Espada (SF) David Selvage | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 04:43 | Cornell | Clay Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 04:43 | Cornell | Clay Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 04:41 | Princeton | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Peter French in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #9 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Oliver (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 04:41 | Princeton | Peter French makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 04:41 | Princeton | Peter French makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 04:12 | Cornell | James Hurst knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 22-35 |
| 04:03 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-35 |
| 04:02 | Cornell | Clay Townsend gets the rebound | 22-35 |
| 03:56 | Cornell | Robert Oliver misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-35 |
| 03:54 | Princeton | Alfred Langhorne grabs the board | 22-35 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Peter French (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Espada (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Washington (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Langhorne (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Herring (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clay Townsend (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Hurst (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alvin Dupuis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:35 | Princeton | Keith Espada comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Clay Townsend - foul #1 on Clay Townsend, team foul #10 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Princeton | Roger Kahn (SF), David Selvage (C) Herbert Washington, Alfred Langhorne | |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Johnson (PG), Gerald Covington (SG), James Wilson (SF), Patrick Sanders (PF) Robert Oliver, Thomas Herring, Clay Townsend, James Hurst | |
| 03:35 | Princeton | Keith Espada makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 03:35 | Princeton | Keith Espada makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 03:22 | Cornell | Gerald Covington misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Peter French - foul #2 on Peter French, team foul #9 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Princeton | Eugene Blackshire (SG), Noel Deforge (C) Lloyd Cooper, Keith Espada | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 03:22 | Cornell | Gerald Covington misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 03:22 | Cornell | Gerald Covington misses the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 03:22 | Cornell | Alvin Dupuis grabs the offensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 03:04 | Cornell | Gerald Covington misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 03:03 | Princeton | David Selvage pulls down the rebound | 24-35 |
| 02:40 | Princeton | Eugene Blackshire misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-35 |
| 02:38 | Cornell | Patrick Sanders snags the defensive board | 24-35 |
| 02:25 | Cornell | Richard Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 02:23 | Cornell | Patrick Sanders tips it in | 24-37 |
| 02:04 | Princeton | Noel Deforge drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Roger Kahn | 26-37 |
| 01:39 | Cornell | Alvin Dupuis makes the jump hook in the lane | 26-39 |
| 01:17 | Princeton | David Selvage clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-39 |
| 01:15 | Cornell | Gerald Covington pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 01:10 | Cornell | Noel Deforge is called for the reach on Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Noel Deforge, team foul #10 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Grant (PG), Lloyd Cooper (SG), Orlando Feely (SF), Keith Espada (PF), Alfred Langhorne (C) Peter French, Eugene Blackshire, Roger Kahn, David Selvage, Noel Deforge | |
| Subs | Cornell | Andrew Jowers (SG), Thomas Herring (SF), James Hurst (PF), Clay Townsend (C) Gerald Covington, James Wilson, Patrick Sanders, Alvin Dupuis | |
| 01:10 | Cornell | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 01:10 | Cornell | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 00:55 | Princeton | Alfred Langhorne can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 26-41 |
| 00:54 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Andrew Jowers | 26-41 |
| 00:49 | Cornell | Richard Johnson can't connect on a shot in the paint | 26-41 |
| 00:48 | Cornell | Clay Townsend gets the offensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 00:32 | Cornell | Richard Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-41 |
| 00:31 | Cornell | Clay Townsend tips it in | 26-43 |
| 00:16 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper makes the wide open jumper from the right block | 28-43 |
| 00:05 | Cornell | Andrew Jowers knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 28-46 |
| 00:02 | Princeton | Andrew Jowers is called for the reach on Lloyd Cooper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Jowers, team foul #11 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Princeton | Roger Kahn (SF), Herbert Washington (PF) Orlando Feely, Keith Espada | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Oliver (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 00:02 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 00:02 | Princeton | Lloyd Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Thomas Herring misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 30-46 |