| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Shannon Tyson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Mark Sowell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lewis Gorham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Don Armstrong (fresh) PF - Floyd Baines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Joseph Bowden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Don Armstrong inbounds the ball | 36-23 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Princeton | Mark Sowell misses the shot from the right wing | 36-23 |
| 19:34 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman snags the defensive board | 36-23 |
| 19:30 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-23 |
| 19:22 | Princeton | Joseph Bowden misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 39-23 |
| 19:21 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens grabs the defensive rebound | 39-23 |
| 18:59 | Rhode Island | Mark Sowell steals the ball from Brad Jurgens | 39-23 |
| 18:55 | Princeton | Lewis Gorham hits the finger roll set up by Mark Sowell | 39-25 |
| 18:34 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding's fadeaway is rejected by Floyd Baines | 39-25 |
| 18:32 | Princeton | Floyd Baines gets the rebound | 39-25 |
| 18:27 | Princeton | Shannon Tyson is called for the reach on Joseph Bowden - foul #2 on Shannon Tyson, team foul #1 | 39-25 |
| 18:21 | Princeton | Mark Sowell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-25 |
| 18:19 | Princeton | Joseph Bowden hits the follow up shot | 39-27 |
| 18:04 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 18:03 | Princeton | Joseph Bowden gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| 17:34 | Princeton | Lewis Gorham drills a shot from the right wing and he's fouled by Brad Jurgens - foul #3 on Brad Jurgens, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Jerry Hailey (PF) Brad Jurgens, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Princeton | Dean Fuller (PG), Jonathan Drake (SF), Eliseo Bruno (C) Mark Sowell, Floyd Baines, Joseph Bowden | |
| 17:34 | Princeton | Lewis Gorham makes the free throw | 39-30 |
| 17:18 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding hits the finger roll set up by Stanley Brown | 41-30 |
| 17:08 | Princeton | Don Armstrong buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jonathan Drake | 41-33 |
| 16:51 | Rhode Island | Jerry Hailey misses the fadeaway from close range | 41-33 |
| 16:50 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding grabs the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:40 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 16:39 | Princeton | Lewis Gorham grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 16:34 | Princeton | Dean Fuller connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Lewis Gorham | 41-35 |
| 16:21 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SG), Vince Pfister (SF), Robert Griffin (PF) Victor Aleman, Harold Harding, Shannon Tyson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Mark Sowell (PG), Joseph Dibella (SF), Floyd Baines (PF), Joseph Bowden (C) Dean Fuller, Lewis Gorham, Don Armstrong, Eliseo Bruno | |
| 15:56 | Princeton | Joseph Dibella buries a floater in the paint | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stanley Brown (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vince Pfister (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Hailey (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Mark Sowell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Drake (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Dibella (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Floyd Baines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Bowden (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Bowden - foul #2 on Joseph Bowden, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG) Stanley Brown | |
| Subs | Princeton | Hugh Williams (SF), Manuel Shank (PF) Joseph Dibella, Floyd Baines | |
| 15:45 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 15:45 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 15:45 | Princeton | Manuel Shank gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 15:30 | Princeton | Mark Sowell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-37 |
| 15:28 | Princeton | Joseph Bowden misses the tip | 42-37 |
| 15:27 | Princeton | Jonathan Drake tips it but misses | 42-37 |
| 15:26 | Princeton | Hugh Williams tips it in | 42-39 |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-39 |
| 15:04 | Princeton | Manuel Shank grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:43 | Princeton | Joseph Bowden misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 42-39 |
| 14:41 | Princeton | Joseph Bowden gets the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:27 | Princeton | Jonathan Drake hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Hugh Williams | 42-42 |
| 14:05 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Vince Pfister, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman (SG), Harold Harding (SF), Howard Mandel (PF), Shannon Tyson (C) Clarence Karnofski, Vince Pfister, Robert Griffin, Jerry Hailey | |
| Subs | Princeton | Dean Fuller (PG), Lewis Gorham (SG), Floyd Baines (C) Mark Sowell, Jonathan Drake, Joseph Bowden | |
| 13:45 | Princeton | Hugh Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-42 |
| 13:44 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Brad Jurgens | 44-42 |
| 13:10 | Princeton | Dean Fuller comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 13:09 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:51 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens hits a jumper from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 12:30 | Princeton | Hugh Williams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dean Fuller | 46-45 |
| 12:07 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson is fouled on the floor by Hugh Williams - foul #4 on Hugh Williams, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Robert Griffin (PF) Brad Jurgens, Howard Mandel | |
| Subs | Princeton | Don Armstrong (SF), Eliseo Bruno (C) Hugh Williams, Manuel Shank | |
| 11:49 | Rhode Island | Dean Fuller picks off the pass by Harold Harding | 46-45 |
| 11:44 | Princeton | Dean Fuller lays it in | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stanley Brown (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Victor Aleman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Shannon Tyson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Dean Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lewis Gorham (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Floyd Baines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Eliseo Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown is hacked by Dean Fuller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dean Fuller, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SG), Vince Pfister (SF) Victor Aleman, Harold Harding | |
| Subs | Princeton | Mark Sowell (PG), Jonathan Drake (SF), Joseph Bowden (C) Dean Fuller, Floyd Baines, Eliseo Bruno | |
| 11:31 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Bowden - foul #3 on Joseph Bowden, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| 11:31 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:31 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 11:09 | Princeton | Jonathan Drake is fouled on the floor by Robert Griffin - foul #2 on Robert Griffin, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| 11:03 | Princeton | Jonathan Drake knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 10:44 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 47-50 |
| 10:42 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson tips it but misses | 47-50 |
| 10:41 | Princeton | Lewis Gorham pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:22 | Princeton | Mark Sowell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-50 |
| 10:21 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 10:03 | Princeton | Joseph Bowden grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 09:43 | Princeton | Clarence Karnofski is called for the reach on Jonathan Drake - foul #1 on Clarence Karnofski, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Victor Aleman (SG), Harold Harding (SF), Jerry Hailey (PF), Howard Mandel (C) Stanley Brown, Clarence Karnofski, Vince Pfister, Robert Griffin, Shannon Tyson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Dean Fuller (PG), Joseph Dibella (SF), Floyd Baines (PF), Eliseo Bruno (C) Mark Sowell, Jonathan Drake, Don Armstrong, Joseph Bowden | |
| 09:29 | Princeton | Floyd Baines is whistled for a carry | 47-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Manuel Shank (PF) Eliseo Bruno | |
| 09:14 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding drills a shot from close range | 49-50 |
| 08:58 | Princeton | Victor Aleman steps in front of the Manuel Shank pass | 49-50 |
| 08:53 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding dunks the ball on a great pass from Victor Aleman | 51-50 |
| 08:28 | Princeton | Lewis Gorham is hacked by Victor Aleman - foul #2 on Victor Aleman, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin (PF) Howard Mandel | |
| Subs | Princeton | Don Armstrong (SF) Lewis Gorham | |
| 08:13 | Princeton | Dean Fuller misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Brad Jurgens - foul #4 on Brad Jurgens, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Shannon Tyson (C) Brad Jurgens, Jerry Hailey | |
| Subs | Princeton | Jonathan Drake (SG), Joseph Bowden (C) Joseph Dibella, Manuel Shank | |
| 08:13 | Princeton | Dean Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:13 | Princeton | Dean Fuller misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Robert Griffin | 51-51 |
| 07:56 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson's fadeaway is rejected by Floyd Baines | 51-51 |
| 07:54 | Princeton | Joseph Bowden gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 07:47 | Princeton | Shannon Tyson steps in front of the Joseph Bowden pass | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stanley Brown (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Shannon Tyson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Dean Fuller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Drake (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Floyd Baines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joseph Bowden (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin double dribbles | 51-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Mark Sowell (PG), Hugh Williams (SF) Dean Fuller, Floyd Baines | |
| 07:19 | Princeton | Joseph Bowden scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jonathan Drake and the foul's on Harold Harding - foul #1 on Harold Harding, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG) Stanley Brown | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 07:19 | Princeton | Joseph Bowden makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 07:01 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman hits the follow up shot | 53-54 |
| 06:38 | Princeton | Hugh Williams is fouled on the floor by Robert Griffin - foul #3 on Robert Griffin, team foul #9 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SG), Vince Pfister (SF), Jerry Hailey (PF) Victor Aleman, Harold Harding, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Princeton | Lewis Gorham (SG), Manuel Shank (PF), Floyd Baines (C) Jonathan Drake, Don Armstrong, Joseph Bowden | |
| 06:38 | Princeton | Hugh Williams misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 06:38 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 06:15 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 06:13 | Princeton | Manuel Shank snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 05:52 | Princeton | Floyd Baines is fouled on the floor by Vince Pfister - foul #3 on Vince Pfister, team foul #10 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Howard Mandel (C) Brad Jurgens, Shannon Tyson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Dean Fuller (PG) Mark Sowell | |
| 05:52 | Princeton | Floyd Baines makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:52 | Princeton | Floyd Baines makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:29 | Rhode Island | Jerry Hailey misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 53-56 |
| 05:27 | Rhode Island | Jerry Hailey tips it in | 55-56 |
| 05:03 | Princeton | Lewis Gorham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman (SG), Harold Harding (SF), Robert Griffin (PF) Clarence Karnofski, Vince Pfister, Howard Mandel | |
| Subs | Princeton | Don Armstrong (PF), Joseph Bowden (C) Manuel Shank, Floyd Baines | |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 04:42 | Princeton | Joseph Bowden snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 04:37 | Princeton | Hugh Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 04:36 | Rhode Island | Jerry Hailey gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 04:27 | Rhode Island | Jerry Hailey blows the layup | 55-56 |
| 04:26 | Princeton | Lewis Gorham grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 04:20 | Princeton | Hugh Williams is hacked by Stanley Brown - foul #2 on Stanley Brown, team foul #11 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Shannon Tyson (C) Stanley Brown, Jerry Hailey | |
| Subs | Princeton | Mark Sowell (PG) Dean Fuller | |
| 04:20 | Princeton | Hugh Williams makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:20 | Princeton | Hugh Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Harold Harding | 58-58 |
| 03:40 | Princeton | Don Armstrong loses the dribble to Brad Jurgens | 58-58 |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens dunks the ball | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Shannon Tyson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Mark Sowell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lewis Gorham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Don Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Bowden (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Princeton | Hugh Williams clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harold Harding - foul #2 on Harold Harding, team foul #12 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SG), Jerry Hailey (PF) Victor Aleman, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Princeton | Jonathan Drake (SG), Manuel Shank (PF), Floyd Baines (C) Lewis Gorham, Don Armstrong, Joseph Bowden | |
| 03:17 | Princeton | Hugh Williams makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:17 | Princeton | Hugh Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:17 | Princeton | Manuel Shank gets the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:48 | Princeton | Jonathan Drake connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Manuel Shank | 60-61 |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman (SG), Robert Griffin (PF) Clarence Karnofski, Jerry Hailey | |
| Subs | Princeton | Lewis Gorham (SG), Joseph Bowden (C) Jonathan Drake, Floyd Baines | |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-61 |
| 02:08 | Princeton | Joseph Bowden hits a 3 from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 01:43 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin misses long on a shot from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 01:41 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Manuel Shank | 60-64 |
| 01:15 | Princeton | Joseph Bowden misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 00:58 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-64 |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson tips it back up and in | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Princeton | Manuel Shank hits the finger roll | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 00:22 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin grabs the offensive board | 62-66 |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman grabs the offensive board | 62-66 |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 00:14 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Joseph Bowden | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | Princeton | Joseph Bowden is hacked by Victor Aleman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Aleman, team foul #13 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Dean Fuller (PG) Mark Sowell | |
| 00:12 | Princeton | Joseph Bowden misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:12 | Princeton | Joseph Bowden misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Aleman | 62-66 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-66 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Dean Fuller pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |