| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Randy Washington (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Emerson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Haygood (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Bodine (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Mark Giles (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Haney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Paul Haygood inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Princeton | Paul Apodaca steals the ball from Daniel Emerson | 31-32 |
| 19:29 | Columbia | Mark Giles connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Derek Gayton | 31-34 |
| 19:14 | Princeton | Randy Washington clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 19:12 | Columbia | John Lawrence gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:47 | Columbia | John Haney makes the 3 from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 18:31 | Princeton | Paul Haygood makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Washington | 34-37 |
| 18:08 | Columbia | Derek Gayton buries a turnaround from the baseline | 34-39 |
| 17:54 | Princeton | John Bodine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-39 |
| 17:38 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca hits the finger roll | 34-41 |
| 17:23 | Princeton | Harold Pierce banks in the layup on a nice dish by Randy Washington | 36-41 |
| 17:01 | Columbia | John Lawrence hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Giles | 36-43 |
| 16:52 | Princeton | Harold Pierce can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on John Haney - foul #3 on John Haney, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (PG), Mark Chitwood (SG), Joseph Decker (SF), Albert Old (PF) Randy Washington, Daniel Emerson, Paul Haygood, John Bodine | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (PG), Albert Clark (SG), Carl Chrisman (SF), Charles Furman (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, Mark Giles, Paul Apodaca, John Lawrence, John Haney | |
| 16:52 | Princeton | Harold Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:52 | Princeton | Harold Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:44 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Furman | 38-45 |
| 16:27 | Princeton | Joseph Decker clanks a floater in the paint | 38-45 |
| 16:25 | Princeton | Harold Pierce gets the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 16:05 | Princeton | Mark Chitwood misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 16:03 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson grabs the board | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Chitwood (fresh) SF - Joseph Decker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Old (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Pierce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Clark (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Carl Chrisman (fresh) PF - Charles Furman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Columbia | Charles Furman misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 15:52 | Princeton | Joseph Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 15:44 | Princeton | Mark Chitwood can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Albert Clark - foul #1 on Albert Clark, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Princeton | Paul Haygood (SF), John Bodine (PF) Albert Old, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), John Lawrence (PF) Albert Clark, Carl Chrisman | |
| 15:44 | Princeton | Mark Chitwood misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 15:44 | Princeton | Mark Chitwood makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 15:34 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Derek Gayton | 39-47 |
| 15:27 | Princeton | Paul Haygood lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Chitwood | 41-47 |
| 15:10 | Columbia | Charles Furman is whistled for traveling | 41-47 |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Washington (PG), Daniel Emerson (SG) Charles Jones, Mark Chitwood | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Giles (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF), John Haney (C) Larry Stevenson, Charles Furman, Stephen Dudley | |
| 15:05 | Princeton | Randy Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| 14:44 | Columbia | Derek Gayton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-47 |
| 14:23 | Princeton | John Bodine misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 14:22 | Columbia | Derek Gayton grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 14:02 | Columbia | Derek Gayton knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by John Lawrence | 41-49 |
| 13:41 | Princeton | Joseph Decker banks in the layup on a great pass from John Bodine | 43-49 |
| 13:22 | Columbia | Derek Gayton is fouled on the floor by Randy Washington - foul #3 on Randy Washington, team foul #1 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (PG), Albert Old (SF), Ben Reed (PF), Harold Pierce (C) Randy Washington, Paul Haygood, John Bodine, Joseph Decker | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (PG), Albert Clark (SG), Carl Chrisman (SF), Charles Furman (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, Mark Giles, Paul Apodaca, John Lawrence, John Haney | |
| 13:06 | Columbia | Charles Furman comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Ben Reed - foul #1 on Ben Reed, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| 13:06 | Columbia | Charles Furman makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 13:06 | Columbia | Charles Furman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 13:06 | Princeton | Albert Old snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 12:47 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Carl Chrisman - foul #1 on Carl Chrisman, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| 12:47 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 12:28 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 46-50 |
| 12:27 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Ben Reed | 46-50 |
| 12:07 | Princeton | Ben Reed loses the ball out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Washington (PG), Paul Haygood (SF), John Bodine (PF) Daniel Emerson, Albert Old, Ben Reed | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Apodaca (SF), John Lawrence (PF) Carl Chrisman, Charles Furman | |
| 11:42 | Columbia | Paul Haygood blocks the jumper by Stephen Dudley | 46-50 |
| 11:40 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson grabs the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Randy Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Haygood (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Bodine (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Clark (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Columbia | Albert Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-50 |
| 11:21 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Paul Haygood | 46-50 |
| 11:01 | Princeton | John Bodine misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Dudley - foul #2 on Stephen Dudley, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Emerson (SG), Joseph Decker (C) Charles Jones, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Mark Giles (SG), John Haney (C) Larry Stevenson, Albert Clark, Stephen Dudley | |
| 11:01 | Princeton | John Bodine misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 11:01 | Princeton | John Bodine misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 11:01 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Haney | 46-50 |
| 10:46 | Columbia | Mark Giles misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Bodine - foul #1 on John Bodine, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| 10:46 | Columbia | Mark Giles makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:46 | Columbia | Mark Giles misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:46 | Princeton | Joseph Decker snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 10:28 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson is fouled on the floor by John Haney - foul #4 on John Haney, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (SF), Chad Heflin (C) Paul Apodaca, John Haney | |
| 10:09 | Princeton | John Bodine's floater is tipped away by John Lawrence | 46-51 |
| 10:07 | Princeton | John Bodine grabs the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 09:48 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Washington | 49-51 |
| 09:28 | Columbia | Chad Heflin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (PG), Albert Old (PF), Harold Pierce (C) Randy Washington, Paul Haygood, John Bodine | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Apodaca (SF), Charles Furman (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Larry Stevenson, John Lawrence, Chad Heflin | |
| 09:12 | Princeton | Charles Jones is hacked by Derek Gayton - foul #2 on Derek Gayton, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Princeton | Mark Chitwood (SG) Daniel Emerson | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 08:50 | Princeton | Mark Chitwood hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 49-51 |
| 08:49 | Princeton | Charles Jones grabs the offensive board | 49-51 |
| 08:39 | Princeton | Albert Old is fouled on the floor by Charles Furman - foul #1 on Charles Furman, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Bodine (PF) Joseph Decker | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (SG), John Lawrence (PF) Mark Giles, Charles Furman | |
| 08:39 | Princeton | Albert Old makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:39 | Princeton | Albert Old makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:21 | Columbia | John Bodine steals the ball from John Lawrence | 51-51 |
| 08:02 | Princeton | Albert Old misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Lawrence - foul #2 on John Lawrence, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Emerson (SG) Mark Chitwood | |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (SG), Charles Furman (SF) Derek Gayton, Paul Apodaca | |
| 08:02 | Princeton | Albert Old makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:02 | Princeton | Albert Old misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:02 | Princeton | John Bodine pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 07:54 | Princeton | Larry Stevenson picks off the pass by Albert Old | 52-51 |
| 07:51 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson lays it up and in | 52-53 |
| 07:31 | Princeton | Charles Jones misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-53 |
| 07:30 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Emerson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Old (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bodine (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Clark (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Furman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley is hacked by Harold Pierce - foul #2 on Harold Pierce, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Washington (PG), Paul Haygood (SF) Charles Jones, Albert Old | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Giles (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF), John Haney (C) Albert Clark, Charles Furman, Stephen Dudley | |
| 06:58 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Randy Washington - foul #4 on Randy Washington, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Princeton | Joseph Decker (PF) John Bodine | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Furman (PF) John Lawrence | |
| 06:58 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:58 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:36 | Princeton | Paul Haygood hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Emerson | 54-54 |
| 06:07 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca misses the easy layup | 54-54 |
| 06:06 | Columbia | John Haney tips it back up and in | 54-56 |
| 05:47 | Princeton | Randy Washington misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 05:45 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:34 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Harold Pierce | 54-56 |
| 05:33 | Columbia | John Haney grabs the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:22 | Columbia | Charles Furman misses badly on a shot near the basket | 54-56 |
| 05:20 | Princeton | Joseph Decker grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 05:01 | Princeton | Paul Haygood misses the lay-in | 54-56 |
| 05:00 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Larry Stevenson | 54-56 |
| 05:00 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Bodine (PF) Joseph Decker | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), John Lawrence (PF) Larry Stevenson, Charles Furman | |
| 04:42 | Columbia | Mark Giles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Princeton | Joseph Decker (C) Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 04:23 | Princeton | John Bodine is fouled on the floor by Paul Apodaca - foul #3 on Paul Apodaca, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| 04:23 | Princeton | John Bodine makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:23 | Princeton | John Bodine makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:03 | Columbia | John Lawrence scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 03:39 | Princeton | Randy Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-59 |
| 03:37 | Princeton | Joseph Decker tips it but misses | 56-59 |
| 03:36 | Princeton | John Bodine snags the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 03:24 | Princeton | Randy Washington misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 03:22 | Columbia | John Haney snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Randy Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Emerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Haygood (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Bodine (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Decker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mark Giles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Apodaca (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - John Haney (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Columbia | John Lawrence's pass is intercepted by John Bodine | 56-59 |
| 02:45 | Princeton | Paul Haygood drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-59 |
| 02:22 | Columbia | Derek Gayton is fouled on the floor by Randy Washington - foul #5 on Randy Washington, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (PG), Mark Chitwood (SG), Harold Pierce (C) Randy Washington, Daniel Emerson, Joseph Decker | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (SG), Charles Furman (SF), Stephen Dudley (C) Mark Giles, Paul Apodaca, John Haney | |
| 02:08 | Columbia | Charles Furman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 02:06 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Charles Jones | 59-59 |
| 02:06 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| 01:43 | Princeton | Charles Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-59 |
| 01:41 | Princeton | Paul Haygood gets the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:33 | Princeton | John Lawrence denies the turnaround by Paul Haygood | 59-59 |
| 01:31 | Columbia | Charles Furman snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 01:31 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Emerson (SG) Mark Chitwood | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Giles (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF), John Haney (C) Larry Stevenson, Charles Furman, Stephen Dudley | |
| 01:16 | Columbia | John Haney can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 01:14 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 00:53 | Princeton | Derek Gayton is called for the reach on Charles Jones - foul #3 on Derek Gayton, team foul #10 | 59-59 |
| 00:53 | Princeton | Charles Jones misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:53 | Princeton | Charles Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:53 | Columbia | John Haney gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 00:42 | Columbia | Harold Pierce swats the short shot by John Haney | 59-59 |
| 00:40 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Harold Pierce | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 61-59 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca is fouled on the floor by Harold Pierce - foul #3 on Harold Pierce, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:08 | Princeton | John Bodine gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Princeton | Derek Gayton is called for the reach on John Bodine in the backcourt - foul #4 on Derek Gayton, team foul #11 | 61-60 |
| 00:07 | Princeton | John Bodine makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:07 | Princeton | John Bodine makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:07 | Columbia | Columbia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Derek Gayton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 00:01 | Princeton | Harold Pierce gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Harold Pierce runs out the clock | 63-60 |