| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Albert Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Giles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Haney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Randy Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Emerson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Haygood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Bodine (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Pierce (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Paul Haygood inbounds the ball | 21-30 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Princeton | Paul Haygood misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Giles - foul #1 on Mark Giles, team foul #1 | 21-30 |
| 19:32 | Princeton | Paul Haygood makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 19:32 | Princeton | Paul Haygood makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 19:18 | Columbia | John Haney comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Harold Pierce - foul #1 on Harold Pierce, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| 19:18 | Columbia | John Haney makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 19:18 | Columbia | John Haney misses the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 19:18 | Princeton | Harold Pierce grabs the board | 22-32 |
| 19:03 | Princeton | Harold Pierce misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 19:02 | Princeton | John Bodine hits the follow up shot | 22-34 |
| 19:00 | Columbia | Randy Washington is called for the reach on Albert Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Washington, team foul #2 | 22-34 |
| 18:50 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-34 |
| 18:49 | Princeton | Harold Pierce grabs the board | 22-34 |
| 18:44 | Princeton | Paul Haygood drills a runner from close range set up by Daniel Emerson | 22-36 |
| 18:24 | Columbia | Mark Giles makes the shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Harold Pierce - foul #2 on Harold Pierce, team foul #3 | 24-36 |
| 18:24 | Columbia | Mark Giles misses the free throw | 24-36 |
| 18:24 | Princeton | Harold Pierce pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 18:03 | Princeton | Paul Haygood scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Randy Washington | 24-38 |
| 17:41 | Columbia | Mark Giles misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-38 |
| 17:39 | Princeton | The rebound goes to John Bodine | 24-38 |
| 17:24 | Princeton | 3 seconds is called on Paul Haygood | 24-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Chrisman (PG), Charles Furman (SF), Stephen Dudley (C) Albert Clark, Paul Apodaca, John Haney | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 17:02 | Columbia | Mark Giles is whistled for traveling | 24-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (PG), Mark Chitwood (SG), Joseph Decker (C) Randy Washington, Daniel Emerson, Harold Pierce | |
| 16:51 | Princeton | Paul Haygood blows the dunk | 24-38 |
| 16:50 | Princeton | Paul Haygood tips it but misses | 24-38 |
| 16:48 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman grabs the board | 24-38 |
| 16:36 | Columbia | Mark Giles buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Charles Furman | 27-38 |
| 16:17 | Princeton | Charles Furman steals the ball from Charles Jones | 27-38 |
| 15:48 | Columbia | Mark Giles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 15:47 | Princeton | Charles Jones snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Carl Chrisman (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Mark Giles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Furman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Chitwood (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Paul Haygood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Bodine (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Decker (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Princeton | John Bodine buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Chitwood | 27-40 |
| 15:12 | Columbia | Paul Haygood steals it from Carl Chrisman | 27-40 |
| 14:51 | Princeton | Charles Jones steps out of bounds on the baseline | 27-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Larry Stevenson (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF), Chad Heflin (PF), John Haney (C) Carl Chrisman, Mark Giles, Charles Furman, John Lawrence, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Washington (PG), Daniel Emerson (SG), Albert Old (PF), Harold Pierce (C) Charles Jones, Mark Chitwood, Paul Haygood, John Bodine | |
| 14:24 | Columbia | John Haney hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Stevenson and he's fouled by Harold Pierce - foul #3 on Harold Pierce, team foul #4 | 29-40 |
| 14:24 | Columbia | John Haney misses the free throw | 29-40 |
| 14:24 | Princeton | Harold Pierce gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 14:07 | Princeton | Albert Old is hacked by John Haney - foul #2 on John Haney, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Ben Reed (PF) Joseph Decker | |
| 13:54 | Princeton | Albert Old is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Albert Old, team foul #5 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Furman (PF) Chad Heflin | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 13:28 | Columbia | Derek Gayton scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Apodaca | 32-40 |
| 13:14 | Princeton | Harold Pierce drills a shot from close range | 32-42 |
| 12:57 | Columbia | Daniel Emerson is called for the reach on Larry Stevenson - foul #1 on Daniel Emerson, team foul #6 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lawrence (PF) Charles Furman | |
| Subs | Princeton | Paul Haygood (SF), John Bodine (PF) Albert Old, Ben Reed | |
| 12:42 | Columbia | Harold Pierce steps in front of the Paul Apodaca pass | 32-42 |
| 12:17 | Princeton | John Bodine's fadeaway is rejected by John Haney | 32-42 |
| 12:15 | Columbia | John Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 11:55 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Derek Gayton | 35-42 |
| 11:47 | Princeton | John Bodine is denied on a layup by John Haney | 35-42 |
| 11:45 | Princeton | Paul Haygood snags the offensive board | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Apodaca (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - John Haney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Randy Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Emerson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Haygood (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Bodine (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Pierce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Princeton | John Bodine hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Randy Washington | 35-44 |
| 11:26 | Columbia | John Haney misses the lay-in | 35-44 |
| 11:24 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson can't tip it in | 35-44 |
| 11:23 | Columbia | John Haney grabs the offensive board | 35-44 |
| 11:14 | Columbia | John Lawrence misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Paul Haygood - foul #3 on Paul Haygood, team foul #7 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (PG), Mark Giles (SG), Charles Furman (SF), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, Larry Stevenson, Paul Apodaca, John Haney | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (PG), Mark Chitwood (SG), Joseph Decker (C) Randy Washington, Daniel Emerson, Harold Pierce | |
| 11:14 | Columbia | John Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 11:14 | Columbia | John Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 10:58 | Princeton | Albert Clark is called for the reach on John Bodine - foul #1 on Albert Clark, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Chrisman (SF) John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 10:41 | Princeton | Mark Chitwood comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 10:39 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 10:25 | Columbia | Charles Furman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-44 |
| 10:23 | Princeton | John Bodine grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 10:16 | Princeton | Paul Haygood misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 10:14 | Columbia | Charles Furman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 10:03 | Columbia | Charles Furman is hacked by Charles Jones - foul #3 on Charles Jones, team foul #8 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (PG), John Lawrence (PF) Albert Clark, Carl Chrisman | |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Emerson (SG), Albert Old (PF), Ben Reed (C) Mark Chitwood, Paul Haygood, John Bodine | |
| 10:03 | Columbia | Charles Furman makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:03 | Columbia | Charles Furman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 09:43 | Princeton | Albert Old hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 09:42 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 09:30 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson is fouled on the floor by Ben Reed - foul #1 on Ben Reed, team foul #9 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Paul Apodaca (SF) Mark Giles, Charles Furman | |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Washington (PG), Harold Pierce (C) Charles Jones, Ben Reed | |
| 09:30 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 09:30 | Princeton | Albert Old pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 09:12 | Princeton | Randy Washington comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Derek Gayton - foul #4 on Derek Gayton, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (SG), John Haney (C) Derek Gayton, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 09:12 | Princeton | Randy Washington misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 09:12 | Princeton | Randy Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 08:57 | Columbia | John Lawrence drills a fadeaway from close range | 40-45 |
| 08:39 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Albert Old | 40-47 |
| 08:15 | Columbia | Albert Clark misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 08:14 | Columbia | John Lawrence tips it home | 42-47 |
| 07:57 | Princeton | Albert Old clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on John Haney - foul #3 on John Haney, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Mark Giles (SG), Charles Furman (PF) Albert Clark, Paul Apodaca, John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (SG), John Bodine (PF) Daniel Emerson, Joseph Decker | |
| 07:57 | Princeton | Albert Old makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 07:57 | Princeton | Albert Old makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 07:48 | Columbia | Randy Washington is called for the reach on Derek Gayton - foul #3 on Randy Washington, team foul #10 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stephen Dudley (C) John Haney | |
| Subs | Princeton | Mark Chitwood (SG), Paul Haygood (SF) Randy Washington, Albert Old | |
| 07:48 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 07:48 | Columbia | Derek Gayton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mark Giles (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Larry Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Charles Furman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mark Chitwood (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Paul Haygood (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Bodine (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Harold Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Princeton | Charles Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 07:24 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 07:18 | Columbia | Charles Furman's fadeaway is rejected by John Bodine | 43-49 |
| 07:17 | Princeton | Harold Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 07:03 | Princeton | John Bodine blows the layup | 43-49 |
| 07:02 | Columbia | Mark Giles grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 06:56 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Furman | 46-49 |
| 06:36 | Princeton | Paul Haygood misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Furman - foul #1 on Charles Furman, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Apodaca (SF), John Lawrence (PF), John Haney (C) Larry Stevenson, Charles Furman, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Washington (PG), Daniel Emerson (SG), Joseph Decker (C) Charles Jones, Mark Chitwood, Harold Pierce | |
| 06:36 | Princeton | Paul Haygood makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 06:36 | Princeton | Paul Haygood misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 06:36 | Columbia | John Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 06:19 | Columbia | Mark Giles can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-50 |
| 06:17 | Columbia | John Haney tips it in | 48-50 |
| 05:57 | Princeton | Paul Haygood makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 05:34 | Columbia | Mark Giles buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Derek Gayton | 51-52 |
| 05:17 | Princeton | John Bodine knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 05:02 | Columbia | John Haney knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Derek Gayton | 53-55 |
| 04:48 | Princeton | Joseph Decker hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 53-55 |
| 04:46 | Columbia | Derek Gayton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:34 | Columbia | John Lawrence clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 04:32 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:28 | Princeton | Joseph Decker scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Paul Haygood | 53-57 |
| 04:14 | Columbia | Mark Giles misses short on a shot from the right side | 53-57 |
| 04:12 | Columbia | John Haney tips it home | 55-57 |
| 03:53 | Princeton | Randy Washington knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Decker | 55-59 |
| 03:40 | Columbia | Derek Gayton is fouled on the floor by Randy Washington - foul #4 on Randy Washington, team foul #11 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (SG), Larry Stevenson (SF), Charles Furman (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Mark Giles, Paul Apodaca, John Lawrence, John Haney | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (PG), Mark Chitwood (SG), Albert Old (SF), Ben Reed (PF), Harold Pierce (C) Randy Washington, Daniel Emerson, Paul Haygood, John Bodine, Joseph Decker | |
| 03:40 | Columbia | Derek Gayton makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 03:40 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 03:40 | Princeton | Harold Pierce grabs the board | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Albert Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Charles Furman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mark Chitwood (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Albert Old (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ben Reed (fresh) C - Harold Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Princeton | Ben Reed can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 03:18 | Princeton | Albert Old pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 03:11 | Princeton | Ben Reed buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Charles Jones | 56-62 |
| 02:44 | Columbia | Albert Clark makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Larry Stevenson | 59-62 |
| 02:44 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Apodaca (SF), John Lawrence (PF), John Haney (C) Derek Gayton, Charles Furman, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Washington (PG), Daniel Emerson (SG), Paul Haygood (SF), John Bodine (PF) Charles Jones, Mark Chitwood, Albert Old, Ben Reed | |
| 02:28 | Princeton | Paul Haygood hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Bodine | 59-64 |
| 02:28 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Mark Giles (SG) Larry Stevenson, Albert Clark | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 02:14 | Columbia | Mark Giles misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 02:13 | Columbia | John Haney gets the offensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 02:02 | Columbia | Mark Giles knocks in the shot from the right side | 61-64 |
| 01:39 | Princeton | Paul Haygood can't connect on a floater from the right side | 61-64 |
| 01:37 | Princeton | John Bodine tips it home | 61-66 |
| 01:19 | Columbia | Derek Gayton makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-66 |
| 00:55 | Princeton | John Bodine hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Randy Washington and he's fouled by Mark Giles - foul #2 on Mark Giles, team foul #7 | 64-68 |
| 00:55 | Princeton | John Bodine misses the free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:55 | Columbia | John Lawrence snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Columbia | John Lawrence banks in the layup on a nice dish by Derek Gayton | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Princeton | Harold Pierce hits a driving attempt from close range | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-70 |
| 00:08 | Princeton | Paul Haygood grabs the board | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Princeton | Paul Haygood is fouled in the backcourt by Derek Gayton - foul #5 on Derek Gayton, team foul #8 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (PG) Derek Gayton | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (SG) Daniel Emerson | |
| 00:06 | Princeton | Paul Haygood makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:06 | Princeton | Paul Haygood misses the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:06 | Princeton | Harold Pierce pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 00:04 | Princeton | Harold Pierce is hacked by John Haney - foul #4 on John Haney, team foul #9 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Emerson (SG) Charles Jones | |
| 00:04 | Princeton | Harold Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:04 | Princeton | Harold Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca misses the halfcourt shot | 66-73 |