| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Donald Farley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifton Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Fryman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. PF - Robert Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Landes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Darrel Goddard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Thomas (fresh) PF - Ernest Stanford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Lovett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Philip Thomas inbounds the ball | 49-39 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Princeton | Philip Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-39 |
| 19:35 | Fordham | Robert Barnes pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 19:30 | Fordham | Clifton Harris can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 19:28 | Princeton | Kenneth Lovett grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 19:18 | Princeton | Philip Thomas scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ernest Stanford | 49-42 |
| 19:05 | Fordham | Darrel Goddard is called for the reach on Donald Farley - foul #2 on Darrel Goddard, team foul #1 | 49-42 |
| 18:50 | Fordham | Donald Farley's pass is intercepted by Darrel Goddard | 49-42 |
| 18:45 | Princeton | Philip Thomas hits the finger roll set up by Darrel Goddard | 49-44 |
| 18:31 | Fordham | Donald Farley knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Fryman | 51-44 |
| 18:13 | Princeton | Ernest Stanford misses the runner in the lane | 51-44 |
| 18:11 | Princeton | Ernest Stanford grabs the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 17:57 | Princeton | Terry Parker loses the dribble to Jim Landes | 51-44 |
| 17:46 | Fordham | Kenneth Lovett takes the ball from Robert Barnes | 51-44 |
| 17:34 | Princeton | Clifton Harris steps in front of the Terry Parker pass | 51-44 |
| 17:17 | Fordham | Clifton Harris buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Farley | 54-44 |
| 16:59 | Princeton | Philip Thomas makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Parker | 54-47 |
| 16:37 | Fordham | Robert Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 16:35 | Princeton | Kenneth Lovett snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 16:08 | Princeton | Philip Thomas connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrel Goddard | 54-50 |
| 15:55 | Fordham | Robert Barnes misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Ernest Stanford - foul #1 on Ernest Stanford, team foul #2 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Fordham | Scott Williams (PG), Larry Sheffer (SG), Terry Purpura (SF), Jimmie Wolfgram (C) Donald Farley, Clifton Harris, John Fryman, Jim Landes | |
| Subs | Princeton | Paul Madison (PG), William Mills (SG), Dwayne Whitaker (SF), Antonio Eubanks (PF), Robert Kates (C) Darrel Goddard, Terry Parker, Philip Thomas, Ernest Stanford, Kenneth Lovett | |
| 15:55 | Fordham | Robert Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 15:55 | Fordham | Robert Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Scott Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Sheffer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Purpura (fresh) PF - Robert Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmie Wolfgram (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Paul Madison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dwayne Whitaker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Antonio Eubanks (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Kates (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Princeton | William Mills drills a 3 from straight away | 56-53 |
| 15:16 | Fordham | Scott Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-53 |
| 15:15 | Princeton | Antonio Eubanks snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 14:58 | Princeton | Jimmie Wolfgram denies the turnaround by Antonio Eubanks | 56-53 |
| 14:56 | Princeton | William Mills tips it home | 56-55 |
| 14:34 | Fordham | Robert Barnes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 14:33 | Princeton | William Mills snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 14:21 | Princeton | Robert Kates makes the 3 from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 14:11 | Fordham | Larry Sheffer is hacked by William Mills - foul #4 on William Mills, team foul #3 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Fryman (SF), Jim Landes (C) Terry Purpura, Robert Barnes | |
| Subs | Princeton | Terry Parker (PG), William Tyler (SG) Paul Madison, William Mills | |
| 13:54 | Fordham | Scott Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Larry Sheffer | 59-58 |
| 13:50 | Princeton | William Tyler scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Parker | 59-61 |
| 13:26 | Fordham | John Fryman is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Whitaker - foul #2 on Dwayne Whitaker, team foul #4 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Fordham | Donald Farley (PG), Jeremy Rhodes (SG), Arthur Scott (PF) Scott Williams, Larry Sheffer, Jimmie Wolfgram | |
| Subs | Princeton | Darrel Goddard (PG), Francis Pratt (PF), Kenneth Lovett (C) Dwayne Whitaker, Antonio Eubanks, Robert Kates | |
| 13:04 | Fordham | Arthur Scott comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Lovett - foul #2 on Kenneth Lovett, team foul #5 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Fordham | Clifton Harris (SG) Jeremy Rhodes | |
| Subs | Princeton | Philip Thomas (SF), Ernest Stanford (PF) William Tyler, Francis Pratt | |
| 13:04 | Fordham | Arthur Scott makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 13:04 | Fordham | Arthur Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 13:04 | Princeton | Ernest Stanford gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 12:47 | Princeton | Kenneth Lovett buries a runner near the basket | 60-63 |
| 12:23 | Fordham | Arthur Scott connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Farley | 62-63 |
| 12:04 | Princeton | Philip Thomas loses the dribble to Jim Landes | 62-63 |
| 11:55 | Fordham | Clifton Harris comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 62-63 |
| 11:54 | Princeton | Darrel Goddard pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Donald Farley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clifton Harris (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Fryman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. PF - Arthur Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Landes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Darrel Goddard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Parker (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Philip Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ernest Stanford (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Lovett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Princeton | Darrel Goddard misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by Arthur Scott - foul #1 on Arthur Scott, team foul #1 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Fordham | Larry Sheffer (SF), Jimmie Wolfgram (PF) John Fryman, Jim Landes | |
| Subs | Princeton | William Tyler (SG), Dwayne Whitaker (SF), Antonio Eubanks (PF), Robert Kates (C) Terry Parker, Philip Thomas, Ernest Stanford, Kenneth Lovett | |
| 11:35 | Princeton | Darrel Goddard misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 11:35 | Princeton | Darrel Goddard misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 11:35 | Princeton | Darrel Goddard makes the 3rd free throw | 62-64 |
| 11:21 | Fordham | Donald Farley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-64 |
| Subs | Fordham | Scott Williams (SG), Robert Barnes (PF) Clifton Harris, Arthur Scott | |
| Subs | Princeton | Paul Madison (PG) Darrel Goddard | |
| 11:05 | Princeton | Paul Madison is hacked by Larry Sheffer - foul #1 on Larry Sheffer, team foul #2 | 62-64 |
| 10:52 | Princeton | Antonio Eubanks loses the ball out of bounds | 62-64 |
| Subs | Fordham | Terry Purpura (SF) Donald Farley | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 10:31 | Fordham | Dwayne Whitaker steals it from Robert Barnes | 62-64 |
| 10:28 | Princeton | Dwayne Whitaker lays it up and in | 62-66 |
| 10:10 | Fordham | Scott Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 10:09 | Princeton | Antonio Eubanks gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| 09:50 | Princeton | Paul Madison comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-66 |
| 09:49 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Robert Barnes | 62-66 |
| 09:36 | Fordham | Robert Barnes knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Scott Williams | 64-66 |
| 09:31 | Princeton | Paul Madison connects on the 3 from the left wing | 64-69 |
| 09:10 | Fordham | Terry Purpura banks in the layup on a great pass from Larry Sheffer | 66-69 |
| 08:54 | Princeton | Dwayne Whitaker travels with the ball | 66-69 |
| Subs | Fordham | Donald Farley (PG), Clifton Harris (SG), John Fryman (SF), Arthur Scott (PF), Jim Landes (C) Scott Williams, Larry Sheffer, Terry Purpura, Robert Barnes, Jimmie Wolfgram | |
| Subs | Princeton | Darrel Goddard (PG), Terry Parker (SG), Philip Thomas (SF), Ernest Stanford (PF), Kenneth Lovett (C) Paul Madison, William Tyler, Dwayne Whitaker, Antonio Eubanks, Robert Kates | |
| 08:44 | Fordham | Clifton Harris can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 08:42 | Fordham | Donald Farley grabs the offensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 08:29 | Fordham | Jim Landes's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Stanford | 66-69 |
| 08:27 | Princeton | Kenneth Lovett snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 08:12 | Princeton | Philip Thomas comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 66-69 |
| 08:10 | Fordham | Jim Landes grabs the board | 66-69 |
| 07:54 | Fordham | Jim Landes is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lovett - foul #3 on Kenneth Lovett, team foul #6 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Princeton | William Mills (SG) Terry Parker | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Donald Farley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clifton Harris (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Fryman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. PF - Arthur Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Landes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Darrel Goddard (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Mills (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Philip Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ernest Stanford (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Lovett (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Fordham | Clifton Harris travels with the ball | 66-69 |
| Subs | Fordham | Jimmie Wolfgram (PF) Arthur Scott | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 07:18 | Princeton | Darrel Goddard misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 66-69 |
| 07:17 | Fordham | Jim Landes snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 07:11 | Fordham | Clifton Harris comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by William Mills - foul #5 on William Mills, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Barnes (PF) Jimmie Wolfgram | |
| Subs | Princeton | Terry Parker (SG) William Mills | |
| 07:11 | Fordham | Clifton Harris misses the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 07:11 | Fordham | Clifton Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 06:46 | Princeton | Kenneth Lovett can't finish the layup | 67-69 |
| 06:45 | Fordham | Jim Landes pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| 06:34 | Fordham | Clifton Harris is fouled on the floor by Terry Parker - foul #3 on Terry Parker, team foul #8 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Princeton | William Tyler (SG), Dwayne Whitaker (SF), Antonio Eubanks (PF), Robert Kates (C) Darrel Goddard, Philip Thomas, Ernest Stanford, Kenneth Lovett | |
| 06:34 | Fordham | Clifton Harris makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 06:34 | Fordham | Clifton Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 06:34 | Princeton | Antonio Eubanks gets the rebound | 68-69 |
| 06:15 | Princeton | Robert Kates's floater is knocked away by Jim Landes | 68-69 |
| 06:14 | Fordham | Robert Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 06:10 | Fordham | Donald Farley misses the easy layup but the foul's on Antonio Eubanks - foul #1 on Antonio Eubanks, team foul #9 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Fordham | Scott Williams (SG), Larry Sheffer (SF) Clifton Harris, John Fryman | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 06:10 | Fordham | Donald Farley makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 06:10 | Fordham | Donald Farley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 05:41 | Princeton | Dwayne Whitaker drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Antonio Eubanks and he's fouled by Larry Sheffer - foul #2 on Larry Sheffer, team foul #3 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Fordham | Terry Purpura (SF), Jimmie Wolfgram (C) Donald Farley, Jim Landes | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 05:41 | Princeton | Dwayne Whitaker makes the free throw | 70-72 |
| 05:22 | Fordham | Larry Sheffer misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-72 |
| 05:20 | Princeton | Robert Kates gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| 05:13 | Princeton | Dwayne Whitaker misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 70-72 |
| 05:11 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Robert Barnes | 70-72 |
| 04:58 | Fordham | Larry Sheffer scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on William Tyler - foul #2 on William Tyler, team foul #10 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Fryman (SF), Arthur Scott (C) Terry Purpura, Robert Barnes | |
| Subs | Princeton | Darrel Goddard (PG), Philip Thomas (SF), Ernest Stanford (PF), Kenneth Lovett (C) William Tyler, Dwayne Whitaker, Antonio Eubanks, Robert Kates | |
| 04:58 | Fordham | Larry Sheffer misses the free throw | 72-72 |
| 04:58 | Princeton | Kenneth Lovett snags the defensive board | 72-72 |
| 04:40 | Princeton | Philip Thomas can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 72-72 |
| 04:39 | Fordham | Jimmie Wolfgram snags the defensive board | 72-72 |
| 04:10 | Fordham | John Fryman can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 72-72 |
| 04:08 | Princeton | Ernest Stanford pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| 04:01 | Princeton | Terry Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 72-72 |
| 04:00 | Fordham | Jimmie Wolfgram pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| 03:56 | Fordham | Scott Williams hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Fryman | 75-72 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Larry Sheffer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Fryman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. PF - Jimmie Wolfgram (fresh) 6 reb. C - Arthur Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Darrel Goddard (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Parker (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ernest Stanford (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Lovett (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Princeton | Darrel Goddard misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 75-72 |
| 03:30 | Princeton | Kenneth Lovett tips it back up and in | 75-74 |
| 03:30 | Fordham | Fordham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| Subs | Fordham | Donald Farley (PG), Clifton Harris (SG), Robert Barnes (PF), Jim Landes (C) Larry Sheffer, Scott Williams, Jimmie Wolfgram, Arthur Scott | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 03:12 | Fordham | John Fryman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-74 |
| 03:10 | Princeton | Ernest Stanford snags the defensive board | 75-74 |
| 02:50 | Princeton | Kenneth Lovett clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jim Landes - foul #1 on Jim Landes, team foul #4 | 75-74 |
| 02:50 | Princeton | Kenneth Lovett misses the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 02:50 | Princeton | Kenneth Lovett misses the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 02:50 | Fordham | Robert Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 75-74 |
| 02:38 | Fordham | Robert Barnes clanks a floater from the free throw line | 75-74 |
| 02:37 | Fordham | Jim Landes tips it in | 77-74 |
| 02:18 | Princeton | Ernest Stanford misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Jim Landes - foul #2 on Jim Landes, team foul #5 | 77-74 |
| 02:18 | Princeton | Ernest Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 02:18 | Princeton | Ernest Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 01:49 | Fordham | Donald Farley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-76 |
| 01:48 | Fordham | John Fryman pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-76 |
| 01:31 | Fordham | John Fryman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-76 |
| 01:30 | Princeton | Ernest Stanford pulls down the rebound | 77-76 |
| 01:15 | Princeton | Philip Thomas makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-79 |
| 01:09 | Fordham | Donald Farley misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 77-79 |
| 01:07 | Fordham | John Fryman hits the follow up shot | 79-79 |
| 00:46 | Princeton | Ernest Stanford buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Philip Thomas | 79-81 |
| 00:33 | Fordham | Clifton Harris comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 79-81 |
| 00:31 | Princeton | Ernest Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 79-81 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Princeton | Ernest Stanford is hacked by Donald Farley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Farley, team foul #6 | 79-81 |
| 00:25 | Princeton | Ernest Stanford is fouled on the floor by Robert Barnes - foul #2 on Robert Barnes, team foul #7 | 79-81 |
| 00:25 | Princeton | Ernest Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:25 | Princeton | Ernest Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 79-83 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham 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) | |
| 00:18 | Fordham | Donald Farley misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 79-83 |
| 00:17 | Princeton | Ernest Stanford snags the defensive board | 79-83 |
| 00:14 | Princeton | Ernest Stanford is hacked by Donald Farley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Farley, team foul #8 | 79-83 |
| 00:14 | Princeton | Ernest Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:14 | Princeton | Ernest Stanford misses the 2nd free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:14 | Fordham | Robert Barnes gets the rebound | 79-84 |
| 00:07 | Fordham | Clifton Harris buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Donald Farley | 82-84 |
| 00:05 | Princeton | Clifton Harris is called for the reach on Philip Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifton Harris, team foul #9 | 82-84 |
| 00:05 | Princeton | Philip Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 82-85 |
| 00:05 | Princeton | Philip Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 82-86 |
| 00:00 | Fordham | Jim Landes misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 82-86 |