| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Robert Jaco (fresh) SG - Sean Jones (fresh) SF - Nathaniel Evans (fresh) PF - Byron Ellenburg (fresh) C - Arthur Hardy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Bruce Pitts (fresh) SG - George Smith (fresh) SF - Mark Segura (fresh) PF - Calvin Fearon (fresh) C - Jeffrey Walsh (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Mark Segura wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | East Carolina | Calvin Fearon can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Arthur Hardy | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Princeton | Arthur Hardy loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | East Carolina | Mark Segura drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by George Smith | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Princeton | Arthur Hardy connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Jaco | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | East Carolina | Byron Ellenburg steals it from Bruce Pitts | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Princeton | Arthur Hardy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to George Smith | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | East Carolina | George Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Princeton | Arthur Hardy gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | Princeton | Sean Jones makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Jaco | 5-2 |
| 17:19 | East Carolina | Calvin Fearon misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 5-2 |
| 17:17 | Princeton | Byron Ellenburg snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:02 | Princeton | Nathaniel Evans drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Jaco | 7-2 |
| 16:55 | East Carolina | George Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 16:54 | East Carolina | Calvin Fearon hits the follow up shot | 7-4 |
| 16:25 | Princeton | Arthur Hardy is fouled on the floor by Calvin Fearon - foul #1 on Calvin Fearon, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Princeton | Peter Jones (PG), Lance Davis (SG), Anthony St. Louis (PF), Leon Lundy (C) Robert Jaco, Nathaniel Evans, Byron Ellenburg, Arthur Hardy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Floyd Ahmad (PG), Adam Underhill (SG), Andres Hernandez (SF), Charles McGunnis (PF), Mark Beecher (C) Bruce Pitts, George Smith, Mark Segura, Calvin Fearon, Jeffrey Walsh | |
| 16:00 | Princeton | Floyd Ahmad is called for the reach on Lance Davis - foul #1 on Floyd Ahmad, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Peter Jones (fresh) SG - Lance Davis (fresh) SF - Sean Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony St. Louis (fresh) C - Leon Lundy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Floyd Ahmad (fresh) SG - Adam Underhill (fresh) SF - Andres Hernandez (fresh) PF - Charles McGunnis (fresh) C - Mark Beecher (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Princeton | Lance Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:38 | East Carolina | Charles McGunnis snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:33 | East Carolina | Charles McGunnis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:31 | Princeton | Sean Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:12 | Princeton | Peter Jones drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Anthony St. Louis | 9-4 |
| 14:55 | East Carolina | Floyd Ahmad's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-4 |
| Subs | Princeton | Nathaniel Evans (SF) Sean Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG) Floyd Ahmad | |
| 14:34 | Princeton | Anthony St. Louis's pass is intercepted by Mark Beecher | 9-4 |
| 14:29 | East Carolina | Adam Underhill clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-4 |
| 14:28 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman tips it but misses | 9-4 |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | Mark Beecher tips it home | 9-6 |
| 14:02 | Princeton | Peter Jones buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-6 |
| 13:42 | East Carolina | Anthony St. Louis takes the ball from Andres Hernandez | 11-6 |
| 13:13 | Princeton | Charles McGunnis steals it from Lance Davis | 11-6 |
| 12:53 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 12:52 | Princeton | Nathaniel Evans grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 12:45 | Princeton | Nathaniel Evans misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Beecher - foul #1 on Mark Beecher, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Jaco (PG), Sean Jones (SG), Arthur Hardy (C) Peter Jones, Anthony St. Louis, Leon Lundy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bruce Pitts (PG), Mark Segura (SF), Jeffrey Samuels (PF), Jeffrey Walsh (C) Christopher Wiseman, Andres Hernandez, Charles McGunnis, Mark Beecher | |
| 12:45 | Princeton | Nathaniel Evans makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 12:45 | Princeton | Nathaniel Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 12:25 | East Carolina | Adam Underhill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-6 |
| 12:24 | East Carolina | Mark Segura hits the follow up shot | 13-8 |
| 12:00 | Princeton | Sean Jones misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 13-8 |
| 11:58 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Walsh pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Robert Jaco (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Sean Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathaniel Evans (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lance Davis (fairly fresh) C - Arthur Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Bruce Pitts (fresh) SG - Adam Underhill (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Segura (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Samuels (fresh) C - Jeffrey Walsh (fresh) | |
| 11:54 | East Carolina | Mark Segura knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Bruce Pitts | 13-10 |
| 11:37 | Princeton | Arthur Hardy buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 11:24 | East Carolina | Bruce Pitts is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Underhill | 16-13 |
| 10:56 | Princeton | Sean Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 10:54 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Walsh gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Robert Jaco picks off the pass by Adam Underhill | 16-13 |
| 10:45 | Princeton | Robert Jaco can't finish the layup | 16-13 |
| 10:43 | Princeton | Lance Davis tips it in | 18-13 |
| 10:32 | East Carolina | Bruce Pitts hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 10:31 | East Carolina | Mark Segura tips it back up and in | 18-15 |
| 10:02 | Princeton | Arthur Hardy knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Jaco | 20-15 |
| 09:56 | East Carolina | Bruce Pitts misses the easy open layup | 20-15 |
| 09:55 | Princeton | Arthur Hardy snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 09:34 | Princeton | Lance Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Jeffrey Samuels - foul #1 on Jeffrey Samuels, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Princeton | Byron Ellenburg (PF) Nathaniel Evans | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Floyd Ahmad (PG), George Smith (SG), Andres Hernandez (SF), Calvin Fearon (PF), Mark Beecher (C) Bruce Pitts, Adam Underhill, Mark Segura, Jeffrey Samuels, Jeffrey Walsh | |
| 09:34 | Princeton | Lance Davis misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:34 | Princeton | Lance Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:18 | East Carolina | Robert Jaco takes the ball from George Smith | 21-15 |
| 09:01 | Princeton | Lance Davis is hacked by Calvin Fearon - foul #2 on Calvin Fearon, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles McGunnis (PF) Calvin Fearon | |
| 08:39 | Princeton | Arthur Hardy comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Beecher - foul #2 on Mark Beecher, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Princeton | Peter Jones (PG) Robert Jaco | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeffrey Samuels (C) Mark Beecher | |
| 08:39 | Princeton | Arthur Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:39 | Princeton | Arthur Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:12 | East Carolina | Floyd Ahmad misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 22-15 |
| 08:10 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Byron Ellenburg | 22-15 |
| 07:47 | Princeton | Sean Jones misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Floyd Ahmad - foul #2 on Floyd Ahmad, team foul #7 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Jaco (PG), Leon Lundy (C) Peter Jones, Arthur Hardy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bruce Pitts (PG), Mark Segura (SF) Floyd Ahmad, Andres Hernandez | |
| 07:47 | Princeton | Sean Jones makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 07:47 | Princeton | Sean Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 07:47 | East Carolina | Mark Segura gets the rebound | 23-15 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Robert Jaco (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lance Davis (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Byron Ellenburg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Lundy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Bruce Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Segura (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles McGunnis (fresh) C - Jeffrey Samuels (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Samuels misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Byron Ellenburg - foul #1 on Byron Ellenburg, team foul #1 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG), Adam Underhill (SG) Bruce Pitts, George Smith | |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 07:02 | Princeton | Sean Jones can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 23-17 |
| 07:00 | Princeton | Byron Ellenburg tips it in | 25-17 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Samuels hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Wiseman | 25-19 |
| 06:29 | Princeton | Leon Lundy hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Samuels - foul #2 on Jeffrey Samuels, team foul #8 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Princeton | Arthur Hardy (C) Lance Davis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bruce Pitts (PG), George Smith (SG), Andres Hernandez (SF), Jeffrey Walsh (C) Christopher Wiseman, Adam Underhill, Mark Segura, Jeffrey Samuels | |
| 06:29 | Princeton | Leon Lundy makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:29 | Princeton | Leon Lundy misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:29 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Charles McGunnis | 26-19 |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | Sean Jones steals it from Jeffrey Walsh | 26-19 |
| 05:58 | Princeton | Byron Ellenburg misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles McGunnis - foul #1 on Charles McGunnis, team foul #9 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Princeton | Peter Jones (PG), Lance Davis (SF) Robert Jaco, Leon Lundy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (SF) Andres Hernandez | |
| 05:58 | Princeton | Byron Ellenburg makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 05:58 | Princeton | Byron Ellenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | Charles McGunnis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Smith | 28-21 |
| 05:20 | Princeton | Lance Davis misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-21 |
| 05:18 | Princeton | Byron Ellenburg snags the offensive board | 28-21 |
| 05:01 | Princeton | Arthur Hardy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-21 |
| 05:00 | East Carolina | Bruce Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 04:55 | East Carolina | George Smith drills a 3 from straight away set up by Christopher Wiseman | 28-24 |
| 04:29 | Princeton | Arthur Hardy double dribbles | 28-24 |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Jaco (PG), Nathaniel Evans (SF), Leon Lundy (C) Peter Jones, Byron Ellenburg, Arthur Hardy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Adam Underhill (SG), Mark Segura (SF) Bruce Pitts, George Smith | |
| 04:17 | East Carolina | Adam Underhill scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-27 |
| 03:59 | Princeton | Nathaniel Evans scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Robert Jaco | 30-27 |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Mark Segura is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Nathaniel Evans - foul #1 on Nathaniel Evans, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Princeton | Anthony St. Louis (PF), Arthur Hardy (C) Lance Davis, Leon Lundy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Floyd Ahmad (PG), Calvin Fearon (PF), Mark Beecher (C) Christopher Wiseman, Charles McGunnis, Jeffrey Walsh | |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Mark Segura makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Mark Segura makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Robert Jaco (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean Jones (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Nathaniel Evans (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony St. Louis (fresh) C - Arthur Hardy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Floyd Ahmad (fresh) SG - Adam Underhill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Segura (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Fearon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Beecher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Princeton | Sean Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 03:21 | East Carolina | Mark Segura gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Floyd Ahmad hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 30-29 |
| 03:09 | Princeton | Anthony St. Louis gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 02:48 | Princeton | Sean Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | Floyd Ahmad snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 02:38 | East Carolina | Floyd Ahmad is fouled on the floor by Anthony St. Louis - foul #1 on Anthony St. Louis, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Princeton | Lance Davis (SG), Byron Ellenburg (PF), Leon Lundy (C) Sean Jones, Anthony St. Louis, Arthur Hardy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bruce Pitts (PG), Andres Hernandez (SF) Adam Underhill, Mark Segura | |
| 02:28 | East Carolina | Calvin Fearon drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Mark Beecher and he's hacked by Byron Ellenburg - foul #2 on Byron Ellenburg, team foul #4 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Princeton | Sean Jones (SG) Byron Ellenburg | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:28 | East Carolina | Calvin Fearon misses the free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:28 | Princeton | Leon Lundy snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 02:05 | Princeton | Calvin Fearon takes the ball from Robert Jaco | 30-31 |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Andres Hernandez drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Pitts | 30-33 |
| 01:22 | Princeton | Nathaniel Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | Princeton | Peter Jones (PG), Byron Ellenburg (PF), Arthur Hardy (C) Robert Jaco, Nathaniel Evans, Leon Lundy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | George Smith (SG), Mark Segura (SF) Floyd Ahmad, Andres Hernandez | |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Calvin Fearon is whistled for traveling | 30-33 |
| Subs | Princeton | Nathaniel Evans (SF) Sean Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Adam Underhill (SG) George Smith | |
| 00:47 | Princeton | Peter Jones misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Pitts - foul #1 on Bruce Pitts, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Jaco (PG), Sean Jones (SG) Lance Davis, Nathaniel Evans | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG), George Smith (SG), Andres Hernandez (SF) Bruce Pitts, Adam Underhill, Mark Segura | |
| 00:47 | Princeton | Peter Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:47 | Princeton | Peter Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | George Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 00:05 | Princeton | Arthur Hardy can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by George Smith - foul #1 on George Smith, team foul #11 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Princeton | Nathaniel Evans (SF), Lance Davis (PF) Robert Jaco, Byron Ellenburg | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bruce Pitts (PG), Adam Underhill (SG), Mark Segura (SF) Christopher Wiseman, George Smith, Andres Hernandez | |
| 00:05 | Princeton | Arthur Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:05 | Princeton | Arthur Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Bruce Pitts can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Lance Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |