| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Henry Shannon (fresh) SG - Szczesny Novak (fresh) SF - Brian Allison (fresh) PF - Scott Melville (fresh) C - Danny Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) SG - Raymond Laursen (fresh) SF - Kevin Michael (fresh) PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) C - Richard Manuel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Richard Manuel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Yale | Richard Manuel hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Danny Jones - foul #1 on Danny Jones, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Yale | Richard Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:48 | Yale | Richard Manuel makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Princeton | Scott Melville hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Szczesny Novak | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Yale | Kevin Michael misses the easy layup | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Ballard | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Yale | Bernard Ballard scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Larsen | 2-5 |
| 18:52 | Princeton | Henry Shannon's pass is intercepted by William Larsen in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 18:51 | Yale | William Larsen lays it in | 2-7 |
| 18:42 | Princeton | Brian Allison buries a shot from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 18:21 | Yale | Bernard Ballard makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by William Larsen and he's hacked by Henry Shannon - foul #1 on Henry Shannon, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| 18:21 | Yale | Bernard Ballard makes the free throw | 4-10 |
| 18:05 | Princeton | Scott Melville travels with the ball | 4-10 |
| 17:42 | Yale | Bernard Ballard throws it down and he's hacked by Danny Jones - foul #2 on Danny Jones, team foul #3 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Patel (C) Danny Jones | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 17:42 | Yale | Bernard Ballard makes the free throw | 4-13 |
| 17:25 | Princeton | Brian Allison comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-13 |
| 17:23 | Princeton | Robert Patel snags the offensive board | 4-13 |
| 17:02 | Princeton | Brian Allison misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by William Larsen - foul #1 on William Larsen, team foul #1 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (SG), Gregory Ross (SF), Dwayne Cipriani (PF), Edwin Rich (C) Raymond Laursen, Kevin Michael, Bernard Ballard, Richard Manuel | |
| 17:02 | Princeton | Brian Allison misses the 1st free throw | 4-13 |
| 17:02 | Princeton | Brian Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 4-13 |
| 17:02 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani gets the rebound | 4-13 |
| 16:41 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Darrel Smith | 4-15 |
| 16:35 | Princeton | Scott Melville buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Henry Shannon and the foul's on Gregory Ross - foul #1 on Gregory Ross, team foul #2 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Princeton | Kyle Fyffe (SF) Brian Allison | |
| Subs | Yale | Herbert Bowen (SG) William Larsen | |
| 16:35 | Princeton | Scott Melville makes the free throw | 7-15 |
| 16:20 | Yale | Gregory Ross connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrel Smith | 7-18 |
| 16:09 | Princeton | Robert Patel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-18 |
| 16:08 | Yale | The rebound goes to Dwayne Cipriani | 7-18 |
| 16:03 | Yale | Darrel Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-18 |
| 16:01 | Yale | Darrel Smith grabs the offensive board | 7-18 |
| 15:49 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani lays it in set up by Herbert Bowen and he's hacked by Scott Melville - foul #1 on Scott Melville, team foul #4 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Roach (SG) Szczesny Novak | |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Raymond Laursen (SG), Kevin Michael (SF), Richard Manuel (C) Darrel Smith, Herbert Bowen, Gregory Ross, Edwin Rich | |
| 15:49 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani makes the free throw | 7-21 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Henry Shannon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Roach (fresh) SF - Kyle Fyffe (fresh) PF - Scott Melville (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Patel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Laursen (fresh) SF - Kevin Michael (fresh) PF - Dwayne Cipriani (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Princeton | Kyle Fyffe clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 7-21 |
| 15:34 | Princeton | Henry Shannon can't tip it in | 7-21 |
| 15:33 | Princeton | Robert Patel hits the follow up shot | 9-21 |
| 15:15 | Yale | Richard Manuel is fouled on the floor by Scott Melville - foul #2 on Scott Melville, team foul #5 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Princeton | Frank Leonberger (SG), Brian Allison (PF) Henry Shannon, Scott Melville | |
| Subs | Yale | Bernard Ballard (PF) Dwayne Cipriani | |
| 15:08 | Yale | Richard Manuel buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Raymond Laursen | 9-23 |
| 14:50 | Princeton | David Roach comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-23 |
| 14:48 | Yale | Richard Manuel pulls down the rebound | 9-23 |
| 14:21 | Yale | William Larsen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-23 |
| 14:20 | Yale | Richard Manuel grabs the offensive board | 9-23 |
| 14:01 | Yale | Bernard Ballard comes up short on the floater near the basket | 9-23 |
| 14:00 | Yale | Richard Manuel snags the offensive board | 9-23 |
| 13:40 | Yale | Richard Manuel is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Manuel, team foul #3 | 9-23 |
| Subs | Princeton | Henry Shannon (PG), Szczesny Novak (SF) Frank Leonberger, Kyle Fyffe | |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (PG), Herbert Bowen (SG), Gregory Ross (SF), Dwayne Cipriani (C) William Larsen, Raymond Laursen, Kevin Michael, Richard Manuel | |
| 13:31 | Princeton | Bernard Ballard denies the turnaround by Szczesny Novak | 9-23 |
| 13:29 | Yale | Gregory Ross snags the defensive board | 9-23 |
| 13:14 | Yale | Herbert Bowen travels with the ball | 9-23 |
| Subs | Princeton | Kyle Fyffe (SF) David Roach | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 13:01 | Princeton | Gregory Ross steps in front of the Szczesny Novak pass | 9-23 |
| 12:47 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-23 |
| 12:46 | Princeton | Henry Shannon pulls down the rebound | 9-23 |
| 12:37 | Princeton | Brian Allison lays it up and in | 11-23 |
| 12:12 | Yale | Bernard Ballard hits a floater from the right side set up by Gregory Ross | 11-25 |
| 12:01 | Princeton | A charge is called on Robert Patel - foul #1 on Robert Patel, team foul #6 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Raymond Laursen (SG), Kevin Michael (SF), Richard Manuel (C) Darrel Smith, Herbert Bowen, Gregory Ross, Bernard Ballard | |
| 11:42 | Yale | Kevin Michael misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-25 |
| 11:41 | Princeton | Robert Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 11-25 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Henry Shannon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Szczesny Novak (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Fyffe (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Allison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Patel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Laursen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Michael (fresh) PF - Dwayne Cipriani (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Manuel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Princeton | Brian Allison misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-25 |
| 11:26 | Princeton | Szczesny Novak tips it in | 13-25 |
| 11:00 | Yale | Richard Manuel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Patel - foul #2 on Robert Patel, team foul #7 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Roach (SG), Danny Jones (C) Kyle Fyffe, Robert Patel | |
| Subs | Yale | Gregory Ross (PF) Dwayne Cipriani | |
| 11:00 | Yale | Richard Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 13-26 |
| 11:00 | Yale | Richard Manuel makes the 2nd free throw | 13-27 |
| 10:51 | Princeton | David Roach is whistled for traveling | 13-27 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Yale | Bernard Ballard (PF) Gregory Ross | |
| 10:35 | Yale | Kevin Michael drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Larsen | 13-29 |
| 10:21 | Princeton | Danny Jones can't connect on a shot from the left block | 13-29 |
| 10:20 | Yale | William Larsen snags the defensive board | 13-29 |
| 10:01 | Yale | Kevin Michael drills a runner near the basket set up by Richard Manuel | 13-31 |
| 09:43 | Princeton | Szczesny Novak misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Manuel - foul #2 on Richard Manuel, team foul #4 | 13-31 |
| Subs | Princeton | Kyle Fyffe (SF) Danny Jones | |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (SG), Dwayne Cipriani (C) Raymond Laursen, Richard Manuel | |
| 09:43 | Princeton | Szczesny Novak makes the 1st free throw | 14-31 |
| 09:43 | Princeton | Szczesny Novak makes the 2nd free throw | 15-31 |
| 09:21 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani clanks a turnaround in the lane | 15-31 |
| 09:19 | Princeton | Brian Allison pulls down the rebound | 15-31 |
| 09:04 | Princeton | Henry Shannon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-31 |
| 09:02 | Yale | Kevin Michael snags the defensive board | 15-31 |
| 08:58 | Yale | William Larsen clanks a jumper from the left side | 15-31 |
| 08:56 | Princeton | Brian Allison snags the defensive board | 15-31 |
| 08:51 | Princeton | David Roach scores on a jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Dwayne Cipriani - foul #1 on Dwayne Cipriani, team foul #5 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Princeton | Frank Leonberger (SG) Szczesny Novak | |
| Subs | Yale | Gregory Ross (SF), Edwin Rich (C) Kevin Michael, Bernard Ballard | |
| 08:51 | Princeton | David Roach misses the free throw | 17-31 |
| 08:51 | Princeton | Kyle Fyffe gets the offensive rebound | 17-31 |
| 08:46 | Princeton | David Roach is hacked by Dwayne Cipriani - foul #2 on Dwayne Cipriani, team foul #6 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Princeton | Danny Jones (C) Henry Shannon | |
| Subs | Yale | Herbert Bowen (SG), Bernard Ballard (PF) William Larsen, Dwayne Cipriani | |
| 08:23 | Princeton | Danny Jones hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Edwin Rich - foul #1 on Edwin Rich, team foul #7 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Princeton | Henry Shannon (PG) David Roach | |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Laursen (SG) Herbert Bowen | |
| 08:23 | Princeton | Danny Jones makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 08:23 | Princeton | Danny Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 08:11 | Yale | Darrel Smith misses long on a jumper in the lane | 19-31 |
| 08:09 | Princeton | Kyle Fyffe pulls down the rebound | 19-31 |
| 08:05 | Princeton | Raymond Laursen steals the ball from Frank Leonberger | 19-31 |
| 07:43 | Yale | Gregory Ross clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-31 |
| 07:41 | Yale | Bernard Ballard gets the offensive rebound | 19-31 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Henry Shannon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Leonberger (fresh) SF - Kyle Fyffe (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Allison (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Darrel Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Laursen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Ross (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bernard Ballard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Rich (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Yale | Bernard Ballard misses the floater from the right wing | 19-31 |
| 07:24 | Princeton | Frank Leonberger gets the rebound | 19-31 |
| 07:08 | Princeton | Brian Allison misses short on a shot from the right block | 19-31 |
| 07:06 | Princeton | Brian Allison grabs the offensive board | 19-31 |
| 06:52 | Princeton | Henry Shannon clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Darrel Smith - foul #1 on Darrel Smith, team foul #8 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Roach (PG), Szczesny Novak (SG) Frank Leonberger, Danny Jones | |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Kevin Michael (SF) Darrel Smith, Bernard Ballard | |
| 06:52 | Princeton | Henry Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 06:52 | Princeton | Henry Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 06:35 | Yale | William Larsen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Roach - foul #1 on David Roach, team foul #8 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Patel (C) Henry Shannon | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 06:35 | Yale | William Larsen misses the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 06:35 | Yale | William Larsen misses the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 06:35 | Princeton | Brian Allison snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 06:21 | Princeton | Robert Patel buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by David Roach | 23-31 |
| 06:10 | Yale | William Larsen makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Ross | 23-33 |
| 05:43 | Princeton | David Roach misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-33 |
| 05:42 | Yale | Gregory Ross pulls down the rebound | 23-33 |
| 05:25 | Yale | Kevin Michael drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Ross | 23-35 |
| 05:17 | Princeton | David Roach hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Szczesny Novak | 25-35 |
| 04:59 | Yale | Gregory Ross is called for traveling | 25-35 |
| Subs | Princeton | Henry Shannon (PG), Frank Leonberger (SG), Danny Jones (C) David Roach, Szczesny Novak, Robert Patel | |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (SG), Bernard Ballard (PF) Raymond Laursen, Gregory Ross | |
| 04:50 | Princeton | Kyle Fyffe connects on the 3 from straight away | 28-35 |
| 04:43 | Yale | Henry Shannon blocks the short jumper by Bernard Ballard | 28-35 |
| 04:41 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Henry Shannon | 28-35 |
| 04:16 | Princeton | Brian Allison misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 04:15 | Yale | Bernard Ballard gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 04:10 | Yale | Darrel Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 04:08 | Yale | Bernard Ballard grabs the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 03:55 | Yale | 3 seconds is called on Darrel Smith | 28-35 |
| Subs | Princeton | Szczesny Novak (SG), Scott Melville (SF), Robert Patel (PF) Frank Leonberger, Kyle Fyffe, Brian Allison | |
| Subs | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani (SF), Richard Manuel (C) Kevin Michael, Edwin Rich | |
| 03:44 | Princeton | Henry Shannon buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Patel | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Henry Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Szczesny Novak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Melville (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Patel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrel Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Cipriani (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Manuel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Yale | William Larsen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Darrel Smith | 31-37 |
| 03:17 | Princeton | Szczesny Novak misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-37 |
| 03:16 | Princeton | Danny Jones snags the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 03:03 | Princeton | Szczesny Novak misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 03:02 | Yale | Bernard Ballard gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 02:57 | Yale | Szczesny Novak picks off the pass by Dwayne Cipriani | 31-37 |
| 02:41 | Princeton | Henry Shannon knocks in the floater in the lane | 33-37 |
| 02:13 | Yale | Richard Manuel clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| 02:12 | Princeton | Scott Melville snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 01:57 | Princeton | Henry Shannon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 01:55 | Yale | Bernard Ballard snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 01:47 | Yale | Darrel Smith is whistled for traveling | 33-37 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Roach (SG), Kyle Fyffe (SF) Szczesny Novak, Danny Jones | |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Haught (PG), Raymond Laursen (SG), Kevin Michael (SF) William Larsen, Darrel Smith, Bernard Ballard | |
| 01:35 | Princeton | Kevin Michael is called for the reach on Kyle Fyffe - foul #1 on Kevin Michael, team foul #9 | 33-37 |
| 01:35 | Princeton | Kyle Fyffe makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 01:35 | Princeton | Kyle Fyffe makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 01:13 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Princeton | Danny Jones (C) Robert Patel | |
| Subs | Yale | Gregory Ross (PF) Dwayne Cipriani | |
| 01:03 | Princeton | David Roach clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 01:02 | Yale | Gregory Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 00:49 | Yale | Raymond Laursen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 00:48 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Kyle Fyffe | 35-37 |
| 00:33 | Princeton | Scott Melville can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 35-37 |
| 00:31 | Princeton | Scott Melville tips it home | 37-37 |
| 00:13 | Yale | Raymond Laursen misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-37 |
| 00:11 | Princeton | Scott Melville grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 00:06 | Princeton | David Roach makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Henry Shannon | 39-37 |
| 00:02 | Yale | David Roach is called for the reach on Raymond Laursen - foul #2 on David Roach, team foul #9 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Princeton | Szczesny Novak (SG), Brian Allison (SF), Robert Patel (C) Henry Shannon, Kyle Fyffe, Danny Jones | |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Bernard Ballard (PF), Dwayne Cipriani (C) Paul Haught, Gregory Ross, Richard Manuel | |
| 00:02 | Yale | Raymond Laursen misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:02 | Princeton | Scott Melville grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Scott Melville misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 39-37 |