| Lineup | Yale | PG - Ernest Gould (fresh) SG - Walter Jacquez (fresh) SF - Mark King (fresh) PF - Lester Hosey (fresh) C - Robert Hines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Karl Bowman (fresh) SG - Timothy Durand (fresh) SF - Craig Wright (fresh) PF - Robert Moulton (fresh) C - Charlie Stearn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Robert Hines wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:50 | Yale | Lester Hosey lays it in | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Princeton | Mark King swats the shot by Robert Moulton | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Yale | Lester Hosey gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Yale | Robert Hines misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Princeton | Charlie Stearn snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Princeton | Robert Moulton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Walter Jacquez - foul #1 on Walter Jacquez, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Princeton | Robert Moulton makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:43 | Princeton | Robert Moulton makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Yale | Lester Hosey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Princeton | Robert Moulton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Princeton | Timothy Durand connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Moulton | 2-5 |
| 17:53 | Yale | Mark King buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Walter Jacquez | 4-5 |
| 17:29 | Princeton | Robert Moulton misses the easy layup | 4-5 |
| 17:27 | Yale | Ernest Gould gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:05 | Yale | Robert Hines drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Walter Jacquez and he's fouled by Charlie Stearn - foul #1 on Charlie Stearn, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Yale | Willie Scofield (SF), Tony Johnson (PF) Mark King, Lester Hosey | |
| Subs | Princeton | Stephen McCullough (PG), Bradford Staples (SG), Lawrence Burton (SF), Richard Scanlon (PF), Mark Maclennan (C) Karl Bowman, Timothy Durand, Craig Wright, Robert Moulton, Charlie Stearn | |
| 17:05 | Yale | Robert Hines makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:03 | Princeton | Stephen McCullough travels in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| Subs | Yale | Albert Bergren (C) Robert Hines | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 16:43 | Yale | Willie Scofield is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 7-5 |
| Subs | Yale | Victor Morris (PG) Ernest Gould | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 16:19 | Princeton | Lawrence Burton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Lawrence Burton, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| 15:50 | Yale | Victor Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Yale | Mark King (SF), Lester Hosey (PF), Robert Hines (C) Walter Jacquez, Tony Johnson, Albert Bergren | |
| Subs | Princeton | Craig Wright (SF) Richard Scanlon | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Willie Scofield (fresh) SG - Victor Morris (fresh) SF - Mark King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lester Hosey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Hines (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Stephen McCullough (fresh) SG - Bradford Staples (fresh) SF - Craig Wright (fresh) PF - Lawrence Burton (fresh) C - Mark Maclennan (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Princeton | Victor Morris takes the ball from Lawrence Burton | 7-5 |
| 15:10 | Yale | Willie Scofield misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 7-5 |
| 15:09 | Princeton | Mark Maclennan grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 14:40 | Princeton | Robert Hines steals it from Stephen McCullough | 7-5 |
| 14:23 | Yale | Victor Morris connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Scofield | 10-5 |
| 14:02 | Princeton | Mark Maclennan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Mark Maclennan, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Yale | Ernest Gould (PG), Walter Jacquez (SG), Albert Bergren (SF), Tony Johnson (PF), Valeri Zarrineh (C) Willie Scofield, Victor Morris, Mark King, Lester Hosey, Robert Hines | |
| Subs | Princeton | Karl Bowman (PG), Timothy Durand (SG), Charlie Stearn (SF), Robert Moulton (PF), Richard Scanlon (C) Stephen McCullough, Bradford Staples, Craig Wright, Lawrence Burton, Mark Maclennan | |
| 13:53 | Yale | Albert Bergren is fouled on the floor by Robert Moulton - foul #1 on Robert Moulton, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| 13:42 | Yale | Valeri Zarrineh misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-5 |
| 13:41 | Yale | Ernest Gould misses the tip | 10-5 |
| 13:39 | Princeton | Richard Scanlon snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 13:19 | Princeton | Timothy Durand misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-5 |
| 13:17 | Yale | Albert Bergren gets the rebound | 10-5 |
| 13:09 | Yale | Albert Bergren is fouled on the floor by Charlie Stearn - foul #2 on Charlie Stearn, team foul #5 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Stephen McCullough (SG), Craig Wright (SF) Timothy Durand, Charlie Stearn | |
| 12:46 | Yale | Albert Bergren misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 10-5 |
| 12:44 | Yale | Tony Johnson grabs the offensive board | 10-5 |
| 12:32 | Yale | Ernest Gould connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Jacquez and he's fouled by Craig Wright - foul #1 on Craig Wright, team foul #6 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Yale | Mark King (SF), Lester Hosey (PF), Robert Hines (C) Albert Bergren, Tony Johnson, Valeri Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Princeton | Bradford Staples (SG), Lawrence Burton (SF), Mark Maclennan (C) Stephen McCullough, Craig Wright, Richard Scanlon | |
| 12:32 | Yale | Ernest Gould makes the free throw | 13-5 |
| 12:03 | Princeton | Robert Moulton misses badly on a floater from the left side | 13-5 |
| 12:02 | Yale | Mark King snags the defensive board | 13-5 |
| 11:44 | Yale | Walter Jacquez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-5 |
| 11:42 | Yale | Lester Hosey snags the offensive board | 13-5 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Ernest Gould (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Jacquez (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lester Hosey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hines (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Karl Bowman (fresh) SG - Bradford Staples (fresh) SF - Lawrence Burton (fresh) PF - Robert Moulton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Maclennan (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Yale | Mark King misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-5 |
| 11:26 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Jacquez | 13-5 |
| 11:21 | Yale | Mark King travels with the ball | 13-5 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Stephen McCullough (PG), Timothy Durand (SG), Craig Wright (SF), Richard Scanlon (C) Karl Bowman, Bradford Staples, Lawrence Burton, Mark Maclennan | |
| 11:05 | Princeton | Stephen McCullough hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 13-5 |
| 11:03 | Princeton | Craig Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 10:40 | Princeton | Craig Wright is fouled on the floor by Mark King - foul #1 on Mark King, team foul #2 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Yale | Willie Scofield (PG), Albert Bergren (SF), Tony Johnson (C) Ernest Gould, Mark King, Robert Hines | |
| Subs | Princeton | Karl Bowman (PG) Stephen McCullough | |
| 10:17 | Princeton | Robert Moulton drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Durand | 13-7 |
| 10:04 | Yale | Willie Scofield clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-7 |
| 10:03 | Yale | Lester Hosey gets the offensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 09:55 | Yale | Willie Scofield makes the contested runner in the paint on a nice dish by Walter Jacquez | 15-7 |
| 09:35 | Princeton | Karl Bowman makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Scanlon | 15-10 |
| 09:07 | Yale | Tony Johnson misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 09:05 | Princeton | Robert Moulton grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 08:44 | Princeton | Richard Scanlon connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Craig Wright | 15-12 |
| 08:38 | Yale | Walter Jacquez misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 08:37 | Yale | Tony Johnson hits the follow up shot | 17-12 |
| 08:15 | Princeton | Timothy Durand can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 08:14 | Princeton | Robert Moulton tips it home | 17-14 |
| 07:54 | Yale | Richard Scanlon picks off the pass by Willie Scofield | 17-14 |
| 07:35 | Princeton | Robert Moulton loses the dribble to Tony Johnson | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Willie Scofield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Jacquez (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Albert Bergren (fresh) PF - Lester Hosey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Karl Bowman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Durand (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Wright (fresh) PF - Robert Moulton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Scanlon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Yale | Lester Hosey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 07:12 | Princeton | Richard Scanlon pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 06:47 | Princeton | Timothy Durand drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Wright | 17-17 |
| 06:45 | Yale | Karl Bowman is called for the reach on Willie Scofield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Karl Bowman, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Yale | Ernest Gould (PG), Mark King (SF), Valeri Zarrineh (PF), Robert Hines (C) Walter Jacquez, Albert Bergren, Lester Hosey, Tony Johnson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Stephen McCullough (PG), Bradford Staples (SG), Lawrence Burton (SF), Herman Lugo (PF), Mark Maclennan (C) Karl Bowman, Timothy Durand, Craig Wright, Robert Moulton, Richard Scanlon | |
| 06:45 | Yale | Willie Scofield misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 06:45 | Yale | Robert Hines snags the offensive board | 17-17 |
| 06:31 | Yale | Stephen McCullough is called for the reach on Ernest Gould - foul #1 on Stephen McCullough, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Yale | Victor Morris (SG) Willie Scofield | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 06:31 | Yale | Ernest Gould makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 06:31 | Yale | Ernest Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:02 | Princeton | Robert Hines takes the ball from Lawrence Burton | 19-17 |
| 05:50 | Yale | Mark King can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Burton - foul #2 on Lawrence Burton, team foul #9 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Craig Wright (SF) Lawrence Burton | |
| 05:50 | Yale | Mark King makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 05:50 | Yale | Mark King makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:24 | Princeton | Craig Wright hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Mark Maclennan and he's fouled by Valeri Zarrineh - foul #1 on Valeri Zarrineh, team foul #3 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Jacquez (SG), Albert Bergren (PF) Victor Morris, Valeri Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Moulton (PF) Herman Lugo | |
| 05:24 | Princeton | Craig Wright makes the free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:13 | Yale | Craig Wright denies the turnaround by Walter Jacquez | 21-20 |
| 05:11 | Princeton | Mark Maclennan gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 04:49 | Princeton | Bradford Staples misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Mark King - foul #2 on Mark King, team foul #4 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Yale | Willie Scofield (SF) Mark King | |
| Subs | Princeton | Herman Lugo (PF) Robert Moulton | |
| 04:49 | Princeton | Bradford Staples makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:49 | Princeton | Bradford Staples makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:37 | Yale | Willie Scofield blows the dunk but he's fouled by Herman Lugo - foul #1 on Herman Lugo, team foul #10 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Yale | Tony Johnson (PF) Albert Bergren | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 04:37 | Yale | Willie Scofield makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:37 | Yale | Willie Scofield makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:21 | Princeton | Mark Maclennan comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Hines - foul #1 on Robert Hines, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Karl Bowman (PG), Robert Moulton (PF) Craig Wright, Herman Lugo | |
| 04:21 | Princeton | Mark Maclennan makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:21 | Princeton | Mark Maclennan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:58 | Yale | Ernest Gould is hacked by Mark Maclennan - foul #2 on Mark Maclennan, team foul #11 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Yale | Mark King (SF) Willie Scofield | |
| Subs | Princeton | Craig Wright (SF), Lawrence Burton (PF), Charlie Stearn (C) Karl Bowman, Robert Moulton, Mark Maclennan | |
| 03:58 | Yale | Ernest Gould makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:58 | Yale | Ernest Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:36 | Princeton | Charlie Stearn scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Ernest Gould (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Walter Jacquez (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Mark King (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tony Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hines (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Stephen McCullough (fresh) SG - Bradford Staples (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Craig Wright (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Burton (fresh) C - Charlie Stearn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Yale | Walter Jacquez is whistled for traveling | 25-26 |
| Subs | Yale | Lester Hosey (PF) Robert Hines | |
| Subs | Princeton | Karl Bowman (PG), Robert Moulton (PF) Bradford Staples, Craig Wright | |
| 03:05 | Princeton | Lawrence Burton misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Mark King - foul #3 on Mark King, team foul #6 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Yale | Victor Morris (PG), Willie Scofield (SF), Albert Bergren (C) Ernest Gould, Mark King, Tony Johnson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Bradford Staples (SG), Craig Wright (SF), Mark Maclennan (C) Karl Bowman, Stephen McCullough, Robert Moulton | |
| 03:05 | Princeton | Lawrence Burton makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:05 | Princeton | Lawrence Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:05 | Yale | The rebound goes to Albert Bergren | 25-27 |
| 02:48 | Yale | Victor Morris can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-27 |
| 02:46 | Princeton | Mark Maclennan pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:19 | Princeton | Craig Wright misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 02:17 | Yale | Lester Hosey gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:12 | Yale | Walter Jacquez hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Willie Scofield | 27-27 |
| 01:57 | Princeton | Lawrence Burton misses the easy layup | 27-27 |
| 01:55 | Princeton | Craig Wright snags the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 01:30 | Princeton | Bradford Staples misses the easy layup | 27-27 |
| 01:29 | Princeton | Charlie Stearn tips it back up and in | 27-29 |
| 01:08 | Yale | Victor Morris is whistled for a carry | 27-29 |
| Subs | Yale | Ernest Gould (PG), Tony Johnson (PF), Robert Hines (C) Victor Morris, Walter Jacquez, Lester Hosey | |
| Subs | Princeton | Karl Bowman (PG), Stephen McCullough (SG), Robert Moulton (PF), Richard Scanlon (C) Bradford Staples, Craig Wright, Lawrence Burton, Mark Maclennan | |
| 00:46 | Princeton | Robert Moulton lays it in | 27-31 |
| 00:32 | Yale | Willie Scofield works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Tony Johnson | 29-31 |
| 00:03 | Princeton | Charlie Stearn connects on the jumper from the right block | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Ernest Gould misses the halfcourt shot | 29-33 |