| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Howard Staples (fresh) SG - William Grose (fresh) SF - Herbert Doles (fresh) PF - Russell Beaufort (fresh) C - Chester Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Eugene Craft (fresh) SG - Richard Canavan (fresh) SF - Marvin Wyatt (fresh) PF - Robert Folden (fresh) C - Leon Lundy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Howard Staples | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Princeton | Marvin Wyatt can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Russell Beaufort - foul #1 on Russell Beaufort, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Princeton | Marvin Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:22 | Princeton | Marvin Wyatt misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:22 | Arkansas State | William Grose pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:53 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort loses the dribble to Eugene Craft | 2-1 |
| 18:41 | Princeton | Marvin Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-1 |
| 18:40 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Russell Beaufort | 2-1 |
| 18:34 | Arkansas State | William Grose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-1 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:12 | Arkansas State | Leon Lundy steals the ball from Herbert Doles | 2-1 |
| 17:58 | Princeton | Marvin Wyatt can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 2-1 |
| 17:57 | Princeton | Eugene Craft tips it home | 2-3 |
| 17:37 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 17:13 | Princeton | William Grose is called for the reach on Richard Canavan - foul #1 on William Grose, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 16:59 | Princeton | Leon Lundy clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 16:57 | Princeton | Richard Canavan can't tip it in | 4-3 |
| 16:55 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:50 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles makes the shot from the right side | 6-3 |
| 16:34 | Princeton | Chester Brown takes the ball from Robert Folden | 6-3 |
| 16:28 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 6-3 |
| 16:26 | Princeton | Marvin Wyatt gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:05 | Princeton | Richard Canavan misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-3 |
| 16:03 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 15:58 | Arkansas State | William Grose is fouled on the floor by Robert Folden - foul #1 on Robert Folden, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Mohr (PG), John Burgess (SG), Adam Meyerowitz (SF), Larry Heise (PF), Larry Czarnecki (C) Howard Staples, William Grose, Herbert Doles, Russell Beaufort, Chester Brown | |
| Subs | Princeton | Henry Drouin (PG), James King (SF) Eugene Craft, Marvin Wyatt | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - William Mohr (fresh) SG - John Burgess (fresh) SF - Adam Meyerowitz (fresh) PF - Larry Heise (fresh) C - Larry Czarnecki (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Henry Drouin (fresh) SG - Richard Canavan (fresh) SF - James King (fresh) PF - Robert Folden (fresh) C - Leon Lundy (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Arkansas State | William Mohr hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-3 |
| 15:24 | Princeton | Richard Canavan comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 9-3 |
| 15:22 | Princeton | Leon Lundy tips it home | 9-5 |
| 15:04 | Arkansas State | Richard Canavan is called for the reach on John Burgess - foul #1 on Richard Canavan, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Howard Staples (PG), William Grose (SG) William Mohr, John Burgess | |
| Subs | Princeton | Lawerence Parmley (PG), Joshua Munroe (PF), Richard Danek (C) Richard Canavan, Robert Folden, Leon Lundy | |
| 14:51 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 14:49 | Princeton | James King grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 14:32 | Princeton | Joshua Munroe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 14:30 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:26 | Arkansas State | Lawerence Parmley steals it from William Grose | 9-5 |
| 14:17 | Princeton | Larry Czarnecki blocks the short jumper by James King | 9-5 |
| 14:16 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:14 | Arkansas State | Lawerence Parmley steals the ball from Howard Staples in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| 14:03 | Princeton | Joshua Munroe blows the layup | 9-5 |
| 14:01 | Princeton | Richard Danek grabs the offensive board | 9-5 |
| 13:48 | Princeton | Larry Czarnecki is called for the reach on Richard Danek - foul #1 on Larry Czarnecki, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles (SF), Russell Beaufort (PF), Chester Brown (C) Adam Meyerowitz, Larry Heise, Larry Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Princeton | Eugene Craft (PG), Marvin Wyatt (SF), Robert Folden (PF) Lawerence Parmley, James King, Richard Danek | |
| 13:42 | Princeton | Eugene Craft misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Howard Staples - foul #1 on Howard Staples, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Richard Canavan (SG) Henry Drouin | |
| 13:42 | Princeton | Eugene Craft makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 13:42 | Princeton | Eugene Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:24 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown connects on the jump hook in the paint | 11-7 |
| 13:12 | Princeton | A charge is called on Marvin Wyatt - foul #1 on Marvin Wyatt, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Mohr (PG) Howard Staples | |
| Subs | Princeton | Leon Lundy (C) Joshua Munroe | |
| 12:57 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort can't finish the layup | 11-7 |
| 12:55 | Princeton | Robert Folden gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:44 | Princeton | Eugene Craft is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Eugene Craft, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Burgess (SG) William Grose | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 12:25 | Arkansas State | Robert Folden blocks the short jumper by Russell Beaufort | 11-7 |
| 12:24 | Princeton | Robert Folden grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 12:08 | Princeton | Eugene Craft connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Leon Lundy | 11-10 |
| 11:45 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Howard Staples (PG), William Grose (SG), Larry Heise (PF), Larry Czarnecki (C) William Mohr, John Burgess, Russell Beaufort, Chester Brown | |
| Subs | Princeton | Henry Drouin (SG), Joshua Munroe (PF) Richard Canavan, Robert Folden | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Howard Staples (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Grose (fresh) SF - Herbert Doles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Heise (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Czarnecki (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Eugene Craft (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Henry Drouin (fresh) SF - Marvin Wyatt (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joshua Munroe (fresh) C - Leon Lundy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Princeton | Eugene Craft knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Leon Lundy | 11-12 |
| 11:01 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise loses the dribble to Eugene Craft | 11-12 |
| 10:58 | Princeton | Eugene Craft lays it up and in | 11-14 |
| 10:42 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples loses the dribble to Henry Drouin | 11-14 |
| 10:24 | Princeton | Marvin Wyatt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 10:22 | Princeton | Eugene Craft pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:10 | Princeton | Eugene Craft connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 11-16 |
| 09:56 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Herbert Doles, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort (PF), Chester Brown (C) Herbert Doles, Larry Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Princeton | Richard Canavan (SG), James King (SF), Robert Folden (PF) Eugene Craft, Marvin Wyatt, Leon Lundy | |
| 09:38 | Princeton | Howard Staples steals it from Henry Drouin | 11-16 |
| 09:35 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples dunks the ball | 13-16 |
| 09:20 | Princeton | Chester Brown denies the turnaround by Robert Folden | 13-16 |
| 09:19 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown travels with the ball | 13-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Mohr (PG), John Burgess (SG), Adam Meyerowitz (SF) Howard Staples, William Grose, Larry Heise | |
| Subs | Princeton | Lawerence Parmley (PG), Richard Danek (C) Henry Drouin, Joshua Munroe | |
| 08:54 | Princeton | Robert Folden buries a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Adam Meyerowitz - foul #1 on Adam Meyerowitz, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| 08:54 | Princeton | Robert Folden misses the free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:54 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Chester Brown | 13-18 |
| 08:36 | Arkansas State | John Burgess misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-18 |
| 08:35 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort misses the tip | 13-18 |
| 08:34 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown can't tip it in | 13-18 |
| 08:33 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Robert Folden | 13-18 |
| 08:28 | Princeton | Richard Canavan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 08:27 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 08:23 | Arkansas State | William Mohr drills a jumper from the right side set up by John Burgess | 15-18 |
| 08:18 | Princeton | James King misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 15-18 |
| 08:17 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort is fouled on the floor by Richard Danek - foul #1 on Richard Danek, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Howard Staples (PG), William Grose (SG) William Mohr, John Burgess | |
| Subs | Princeton | Henry Drouin (PG) Lawerence Parmley | |
| 07:52 | Arkansas State | William Grose misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Canavan - foul #2 on Richard Canavan, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Heise (SF), Larry Czarnecki (PF) Adam Meyerowitz, Russell Beaufort | |
| Subs | Princeton | Lawerence Parmley (PG), Leon Lundy (C) Richard Canavan, Richard Danek | |
| 07:52 | Arkansas State | William Grose makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:52 | Arkansas State | William Grose makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:34 | Princeton | James King can't finish the layup | 17-18 |
| 07:33 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Larry Czarnecki | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Howard Staples (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Grose (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Heise (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Czarnecki (fresh) C - Chester Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Lawerence Parmley (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Henry Drouin (fresh) SF - James King (fresh) PF - Robert Folden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leon Lundy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by James King - foul #1 on James King, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles (SF) Larry Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Princeton | Eugene Craft (PG), Marvin Wyatt (SF) Lawerence Parmley, James King | |
| 07:26 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:26 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:26 | Princeton | Robert Folden gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 07:24 | Princeton | Eugene Craft is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki (C) Chester Brown | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 07:03 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry Czarnecki | 20-18 |
| 06:50 | Princeton | Eugene Craft misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Herbert Doles - foul #2 on Herbert Doles, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz (SF) Herbert Doles | |
| Subs | Princeton | Lawerence Parmley (SG), Joshua Munroe (PF) Henry Drouin, Robert Folden | |
| 06:50 | Princeton | Eugene Craft misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:50 | Princeton | Eugene Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:27 | Arkansas State | William Grose buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Howard Staples | 22-19 |
| 06:01 | Princeton | Marvin Wyatt scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 05:55 | Princeton | Leon Lundy pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 05:36 | Princeton | Eugene Craft misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-22 |
| 05:34 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki is hacked by Lawerence Parmley - foul #1 on Lawerence Parmley, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Mohr (PG), John Burgess (SG), Chester Brown (C) Howard Staples, William Grose, Larry Heise | |
| Subs | Princeton | Henry Drouin (SG), James King (SF), Robert Folden (PF) Eugene Craft, Marvin Wyatt, Leon Lundy | |
| 05:28 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:04 | Princeton | A charge is called on Robert Folden - foul #2 on Robert Folden, team foul #9 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort (PF) Larry Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Princeton | Rolf Zahorchak (PG), Richard Danek (C) Lawerence Parmley, Robert Folden | |
| 04:46 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz misses long on a shot from the left side | 24-22 |
| 04:44 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Joshua Munroe | 24-22 |
| 04:26 | Princeton | James King lays it up and in on a great pass from Henry Drouin and he's hacked by William Mohr - foul #1 on William Mohr, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron (SF) Adam Meyerowitz | |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Reed (C) Joshua Munroe | |
| 04:26 | Princeton | James King makes the free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:03 | Arkansas State | William Mohr is called for 3 seconds | 24-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Howard Staples (PG), William Grose (SG) William Mohr, John Burgess | |
| Subs | Princeton | Lawerence Parmley (PG), Marvin Wyatt (SF) Rolf Zahorchak, Henry Drouin | |
| 03:45 | Princeton | Robert Reed comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-25 |
| 03:43 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 03:37 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles (SF), Larry Heise (C) Kelvin Baron, Chester Brown | |
| Subs | Princeton | Eugene Craft (PG), Richard Canavan (SG), Robert Folden (PF), Leon Lundy (C) Lawerence Parmley, James King, Richard Danek, Robert Reed | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Howard Staples (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Grose (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Herbert Doles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russell Beaufort (fresh) 5 reb. C - Larry Heise (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Eugene Craft (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Canavan (fresh) SF - Marvin Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Folden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leon Lundy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Princeton | Robert Folden hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 24-25 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Herbert Doles and he's hacked by Leon Lundy - foul #1 on Leon Lundy, team foul #10 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Princeton | James King (SF) Marvin Wyatt | |
| 02:53 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort misses the free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:53 | Princeton | Leon Lundy grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 02:42 | Princeton | James King can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Herbert Doles - foul #3 on Herbert Doles, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki (PF), Chester Brown (C) Herbert Doles, Russell Beaufort | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 02:42 | Princeton | James King misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:42 | Princeton | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Howard Staples | 28-26 |
| 01:54 | Princeton | Eugene Craft misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 01:52 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 01:48 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Folden - foul #3 on Robert Folden, team foul #11 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Mohr (PG), John Burgess (SG) Howard Staples, William Grose | |
| Subs | Princeton | Henry Drouin (PG), Marvin Wyatt (SF), Joshua Munroe (PF), Richard Danek (C) Eugene Craft, James King, Robert Folden, Leon Lundy | |
| 01:48 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:48 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:37 | Princeton | Joshua Munroe misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Chester Brown - foul #1 on Chester Brown, team foul #10 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz (SF), Kelvin Baron (C) Larry Heise, Chester Brown | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 01:37 | Princeton | Joshua Munroe makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:37 | Princeton | Joshua Munroe makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:08 | Arkansas State | William Mohr can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 29-28 |
| 01:07 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki snags the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 00:50 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Grose (SG), Russell Beaufort (PF) John Burgess, Larry Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Princeton | James King (SG) Richard Canavan | |
| 00:40 | Princeton | Marvin Wyatt misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 00:38 | Princeton | Joshua Munroe tips it home | 29-30 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas State | William Mohr clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-30 |
| 00:24 | Princeton | Richard Danek grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 00:03 | Princeton | Marvin Wyatt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas State | William Mohr pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | William Mohr can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 29-30 |