| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Larry Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Emerson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Haygood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bodine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Browder (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Stanley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Thornsberry (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Paul Haygood inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:35 | Princeton | Larry Stevenson picks off the pass by John Bodine | 32-39 |
| 19:11 | Columbia | Joseph Thornsberry is whistled for a carry | 32-39 |
| 18:45 | Princeton | John Bodine hits the finger roll | 34-39 |
| 18:27 | Columbia | Michael Browder steals the ball from John Bentley | 34-39 |
| 18:14 | Princeton | John Bodine can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-39 |
| 18:13 | Columbia | Richard Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:52 | Columbia | Joseph Thornsberry blows the layup | 34-39 |
| 17:50 | Columbia | John Bentley grabs the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:42 | Columbia | Richard Stanley hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Thornsberry | 34-41 |
| 17:28 | Princeton | Larry Walters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Warner (PG), Mark Chitwood (SG), Joseph Decker (SF), Michael Irby (PF) Larry Walters, Daniel Emerson, Paul Haygood, John Bodine | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Damiano (PG), Jerry Trueblood (SG), John Weise (SF), John Lawrence (C) John Bentley, Larry Stevenson, Richard Stanley, Joseph Thornsberry | |
| 17:10 | Columbia | Jerry Trueblood is hacked by Mark Chitwood - foul #2 on Mark Chitwood, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Allbritton (PG) Michael Browder | |
| Subs | Columbia | Hal Rozier (PG) Glenn Lawrence | |
| 16:55 | Columbia | Joseph Decker blocks the jumper by John Weise | 34-41 |
| 16:53 | Columbia | John Weise grabs the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:41 | Columbia | Charles Damiano misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Chitwood - foul #3 on Mark Chitwood, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Emerson (SG) Mark Chitwood | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 16:41 | Columbia | Charles Damiano makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:41 | Columbia | Charles Damiano makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 16:24 | Princeton | Charles Damiano picks off the pass by Joseph Decker | 34-43 |
| 16:02 | Columbia | Charles Damiano comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 16:01 | Princeton | Joseph Decker grabs the board | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - John Allbritton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Emerson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Decker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Warner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Irby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Hal Rozier (fresh) SG - Charles Damiano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Trueblood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Weise (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Lawrence (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Princeton | Joseph Decker misses long on a jump hook from close range | 34-43 |
| 15:39 | Princeton | Michael Warner can't tip it in | 34-43 |
| 15:38 | Princeton | John Allbritton hits the follow up shot | 36-43 |
| 15:16 | Columbia | Daniel Emerson steps in front of the John Weise pass | 36-43 |
| 15:12 | Princeton | Joseph Decker lays it up and in set up by Daniel Emerson | 38-43 |
| 14:58 | Columbia | Jerry Trueblood misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 14:56 | Princeton | Michael Warner grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 14:38 | Princeton | The pull-up jumper by John Allbritton is blocked by John Lawrence | 38-43 |
| 14:37 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Hal Rozier | 38-43 |
| 14:28 | Columbia | Hal Rozier blows the dunk | 38-43 |
| 14:27 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:17 | Princeton | Joseph Decker misses long on a shot from the left block | 38-43 |
| 14:15 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Warner | 38-43 |
| 14:02 | Princeton | Michael Irby is whistled for a carry | 38-43 |
| Subs | Princeton | Larry Walters (PG), Mark Chitwood (SG), Paul Haygood (SF), John Bodine (PF), Michael Browder (C) John Allbritton, Daniel Emerson, Joseph Decker, Michael Warner, Michael Irby | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bentley (PG), Larry Stevenson (SG), Richard Stanley (SF), Glenn Lawrence (PF), Joseph Thornsberry (C) Hal Rozier, Charles Damiano, Jerry Trueblood, John Weise, John Lawrence | |
| 13:48 | Columbia | Richard Stanley is hacked by Mark Chitwood - foul #4 on Mark Chitwood, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Emerson (SG) Mark Chitwood | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 13:39 | Columbia | Joseph Thornsberry's pass is intercepted by Michael Browder | 38-43 |
| 13:27 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson's 3 pointer is rejected by Larry Stevenson | 38-43 |
| 13:26 | Columbia | Joseph Thornsberry grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:20 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Stanley | 38-46 |
| 12:51 | Princeton | Michael Browder scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Paul Haygood and the foul's on Joseph Thornsberry - foul #3 on Joseph Thornsberry, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| 12:51 | Princeton | Michael Browder makes the free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:30 | Columbia | Richard Stanley misses the dunk | 41-46 |
| 12:29 | Columbia | Richard Stanley grabs the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 12:18 | Columbia | John Bentley misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Emerson - foul #3 on Daniel Emerson, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| 12:18 | Columbia | John Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:18 | Columbia | John Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:18 | Princeton | Paul Haygood pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 12:01 | Princeton | Larry Walters misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 12:00 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Browder | 41-46 |
| 11:50 | Princeton | Larry Walters hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Larry Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Emerson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Haygood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bodine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Browder (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Stanley (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glenn Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Thornsberry (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Columbia | Michael Browder steps in front of the Joseph Thornsberry pass | 44-46 |
| 11:20 | Princeton | Michael Browder hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Walters and he's hacked by Joseph Thornsberry - foul #4 on Joseph Thornsberry, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Warner (PG), John Allbritton (SG), Joseph Decker (SF), Michael Irby (PF) Larry Walters, Daniel Emerson, Paul Haygood, John Bodine | |
| Subs | Columbia | Hal Rozier (PG), Charles Damiano (SG), John Weise (SF), John Lawrence (PF), Robert Reed (C) John Bentley, Larry Stevenson, Richard Stanley, Glenn Lawrence, Joseph Thornsberry | |
| 11:20 | Princeton | Michael Browder misses the free throw | 46-46 |
| 11:20 | Columbia | Robert Reed pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 11:06 | Columbia | John Weise makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 10:50 | Princeton | John Allbritton is called for traveling | 46-48 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jerry Trueblood (SF) Robert Reed | |
| 10:31 | Columbia | John Weise drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Hal Rozier | 46-51 |
| 10:08 | Princeton | Michael Warner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Princeton | Paul Haygood (SF), John Bodine (PF) Michael Irby, Michael Browder | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (SG), Richard Stanley (SF), Glenn Lawrence (PF) Hal Rozier, Jerry Trueblood, John Lawrence | |
| 09:51 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-51 |
| 09:49 | Princeton | Joseph Decker pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 09:41 | Princeton | Michael Warner clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 46-51 |
| 09:40 | Princeton | John Bodine tips it back up and in | 48-51 |
| 09:18 | Columbia | Richard Stanley comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by John Bodine - foul #2 on John Bodine, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Princeton | Larry Walters (PG), Daniel Emerson (SG), Michael Browder (C) Joseph Decker, John Allbritton, Michael Warner | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bentley (PG) Charles Damiano | |
| 09:18 | Columbia | Richard Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:18 | Columbia | Richard Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:49 | Princeton | Michael Browder misses the fadeaway in the lane | 48-52 |
| 08:47 | Princeton | Paul Haygood can't tip it in | 48-52 |
| 08:45 | Columbia | John Weise gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:36 | Columbia | John Bentley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 08:35 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Stanley | 48-52 |
| 08:25 | Columbia | John Weise can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 08:23 | Princeton | Paul Haygood gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:03 | Princeton | Larry Walters can't connect on a shot from the left side | 48-52 |
| 08:01 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 07:45 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 07:43 | Princeton | John Bodine pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Larry Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Emerson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Haygood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Bodine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Browder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Stevenson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Stanley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Glenn Lawrence (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Weise (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Princeton | Mark Chitwood (SG), Joseph Decker (SF), Michael Warner (PF), Michael Irby (C) Daniel Emerson, Paul Haygood, John Bodine, Michael Browder | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Damiano (SG), Jerry Trueblood (SF), John Lawrence (PF), Joseph Thornsberry (C) Larry Stevenson, Richard Stanley, Glenn Lawrence, John Weise | |
| 07:27 | Columbia | John Bentley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| 07:11 | Princeton | Larry Walters buries a floater from the left side set up by Joseph Decker and the foul's on Charles Damiano - foul #1 on Charles Damiano, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| 07:11 | Princeton | Larry Walters makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:49 | Columbia | John Bentley connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Thornsberry | 51-55 |
| 06:37 | Princeton | Joseph Decker lays it up and in | 53-55 |
| 06:21 | Columbia | Michael Warner blocks the jumper by John Bentley | 53-55 |
| 06:20 | Princeton | Michael Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:16 | Princeton | Jerry Trueblood is called for the reach on Larry Walters - foul #1 on Jerry Trueblood, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Allbritton (PG) Larry Walters | |
| Subs | Columbia | Hal Rozier (PG), Glenn Lawrence (PF) John Bentley, John Lawrence | |
| 06:07 | Princeton | Glenn Lawrence blocks the short jumper by Michael Warner | 53-55 |
| 06:05 | Princeton | Michael Warner gets the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:59 | Princeton | Michael Irby misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Thornsberry - foul #5 on Joseph Thornsberry, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Browder (C) John Allbritton | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Giles (SF), John Lawrence (C) Charles Damiano, Joseph Thornsberry | |
| 05:59 | Princeton | Michael Irby makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 05:59 | Princeton | Michael Irby makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:35 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-55 |
| 05:33 | Princeton | Mark Chitwood gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 05:24 | Princeton | Michael Browder is fouled on the floor by John Lawrence - foul #3 on John Lawrence, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Allbritton (PG), Paul Haygood (SF), John Bodine (PF) Michael Warner, Joseph Decker, Michael Irby | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (SG), Richard Stanley (SF), John Weise (C) Jerry Trueblood, Mark Giles, John Lawrence | |
| 05:07 | Princeton | John Bodine can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Glenn Lawrence - foul #1 on Glenn Lawrence, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| 05:07 | Princeton | John Bodine makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:07 | Princeton | John Bodine makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:49 | Columbia | Richard Stanley buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Hal Rozier | 57-57 |
| 04:36 | Princeton | John Bodine scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Allbritton | 59-57 |
| 04:11 | Columbia | Richard Stanley connects on the shot in the lane and the foul's on Paul Haygood - foul #3 on Paul Haygood, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Princeton | Larry Walters (PG), Michael Irby (C) Mark Chitwood, Michael Browder | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bentley (PG), John Lawrence (C) Hal Rozier, Glenn Lawrence | |
| 04:11 | Columbia | Richard Stanley misses the free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:11 | Princeton | John Bodine gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 03:55 | Princeton | John Allbritton is fouled on the floor by John Weise - foul #2 on John Weise, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Reed (C) John Weise | |
| 03:55 | Princeton | John Allbritton makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:55 | Princeton | John Allbritton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:47 | Columbia | Richard Stanley hits the finger roll set up by John Bentley | 61-61 |
| 03:21 | Princeton | Paul Haygood hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by John Lawrence - foul #4 on John Lawrence, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Emerson (SG), Michael Warner (PF), Michael Browder (C) John Allbritton, John Bodine, Michael Irby | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Damiano (SG), Jerry Trueblood (SF) Larry Stevenson, Richard Stanley | |
| 03:21 | Princeton | Paul Haygood makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:21 | Princeton | Paul Haygood makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Larry Walters (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Emerson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Haygood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Warner (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Browder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Bentley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Damiano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Trueblood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 4 pf. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Columbia | John Bentley connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Trueblood | 63-63 |
| 02:37 | Princeton | Larry Walters misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 02:36 | Columbia | John Lawrence grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 02:36 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Bodine (PF) Michael Warner | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (SG), Richard Stanley (SF), Glenn Lawrence (PF), John Weise (C) Charles Damiano, Jerry Trueblood, John Lawrence, Robert Reed | |
| 02:24 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence lays it in on a great pass from Larry Stevenson and he's hacked by John Bodine - foul #3 on John Bodine, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| 02:24 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence misses the free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:24 | Columbia | John Weise grabs the offensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 02:14 | Columbia | Larry Walters picks off the pass by John Bentley | 63-65 |
| 02:01 | Princeton | John Bodine loses the ball out of bounds | 63-65 |
| 01:51 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 01:50 | Princeton | John Bodine grabs the board | 63-65 |
| 01:43 | Princeton | Michael Browder is whistled for traveling | 63-65 |
| 01:30 | Columbia | John Bentley is fouled on the floor by Michael Browder - foul #3 on Michael Browder, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| 01:30 | Columbia | John Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:30 | Princeton | John Bodine pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| 01:11 | Princeton | Paul Haygood's pass is intercepted by John Bentley | 63-65 |
| 01:09 | Columbia | Daniel Emerson steps in front of the John Bentley pass in the backcourt | 63-65 |
| 01:08 | Princeton | Paul Haygood lays it up and in set up by Daniel Emerson | 65-65 |
| 00:47 | Columbia | Richard Stanley misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 65-65 |
| 00:46 | Princeton | John Bodine pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:19 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson's pass is intercepted by Richard Stanley | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Columbia | John Bentley hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Larry Walters hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 65-67 |