| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fresh) SG - Valeri Zuclich (fresh) SF - David Ross (fresh) PF - Thomas Klingberg (fresh) C - Robert Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Daniel Carter (fresh) SG - Fred Roberts (fresh) SF - Edward Mahoney (fresh) PF - Mathew Mueller (fresh) C - Joe Hammonds (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Robert Moore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Kent State | Arthur Wood knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Valeri Zuclich | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Princeton | Fred Roberts banks in the layup set up by Daniel Carter | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | David Ross can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Princeton | Fred Roberts scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Edward Mahoney | 2-4 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | Robert Moore can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 2-4 |
| 18:50 | Princeton | Mathew Mueller grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Princeton | Fred Roberts grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Mathew Mueller | 2-6 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | Robert Moore misses short on a floater from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 17:48 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:42 | Princeton | Arthur Wood picks off the pass by Mathew Mueller | 2-6 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Arthur Wood hits the finger roll | 4-6 |
| 17:16 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Carter | 4-8 |
| 17:05 | Kent State | Thomas Klingberg buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 16:48 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Edward Mahoney, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Griffin (SG), Floyd McConchie (SF), Robert Urena (C) Valeri Zuclich, David Ross, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Princeton | Rusty Collins (C) Joe Hammonds | |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Paul Griffin misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-8 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Robert Urena misses the tip | 6-8 |
| 16:31 | Princeton | Mathew Mueller snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 16:20 | Princeton | Fred Roberts is fouled on the floor by Floyd McConchie - foul #1 on Floyd McConchie, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Todd Warner (PG), David Strahan (SG), George Barroso (SF), Michael Gage (C) Daniel Carter, Fred Roberts, Edward Mahoney, Mathew Mueller | |
| 16:08 | Princeton | David Strahan misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-8 |
| 16:06 | Princeton | Michael Gage pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:52 | Princeton | David Strahan misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Klingberg - foul #1 on Thomas Klingberg, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| 15:52 | Princeton | David Strahan misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:52 | Princeton | David Strahan makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Griffin (fresh) SF - Floyd McConchie (fresh) PF - Thomas Klingberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Urena (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Todd Warner (fresh) SG - David Strahan (fresh) 1 pts. SF - George Barroso (fresh) PF - Rusty Collins (fresh) C - Michael Gage (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Kent State | Arthur Wood misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Robert Urena tips it home | 8-9 |
| 15:26 | Princeton | Todd Warner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-9 |
| 15:25 | Princeton | Rusty Collins tips it but misses | 8-9 |
| 15:24 | Kent State | Thomas Klingberg grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:12 | Kent State | Arthur Wood misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Todd Warner - foul #1 on Todd Warner, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich (SG), David Ross (SF) Paul Griffin, Floyd McConchie | |
| Subs | Princeton | Fred Roberts (SG), Edward Mahoney (SF), Mathew Mueller (PF), Joe Hammonds (C) David Strahan, George Barroso, Rusty Collins, Michael Gage | |
| 15:12 | Kent State | Arthur Wood makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:12 | Kent State | Arthur Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:05 | Princeton | Todd Warner misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 15:04 | Kent State | Robert Urena grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 14:59 | Kent State | Thomas Klingberg double dribbles | 10-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Moore (C) Robert Urena | |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Carter (PG) Todd Warner | |
| 14:36 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds is hacked by David Ross - foul #1 on David Ross, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | Floyd McConchie (PF) Thomas Klingberg | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 14:25 | Princeton | Mathew Mueller hits a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by David Ross - foul #2 on David Ross, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Nguyen (SF) David Ross | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 14:25 | Princeton | Mathew Mueller makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Arthur Wood hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 12-12 |
| 14:05 | Princeton | Arthur Wood steals the ball from Daniel Carter in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 13:53 | Kent State | Arthur Wood misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-12 |
| 13:51 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Edward Mahoney | 12-12 |
| 13:44 | Princeton | Valeri Zuclich is called for the reach on Fred Roberts - foul #1 on Valeri Zuclich, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Urena (C) Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Princeton | David Strahan (SG), George Barroso (SF), Rusty Collins (C) Fred Roberts, Edward Mahoney, Joe Hammonds | |
| 13:32 | Princeton | George Barroso buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Carter | 12-14 |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Mathew Mueller picks off the pass by Robert Urena | 12-14 |
| 13:21 | Princeton | Daniel Carter misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 13:19 | Kent State | Robert Urena pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie travels with the ball | 12-14 |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Griffin (SG), Thomas Klingberg (PF) Valeri Zuclich, Steven Nguyen | |
| Subs | Princeton | Todd Warner (PG), Michael Gage (C) Daniel Carter, Mathew Mueller | |
| 12:49 | Princeton | Todd Warner double dribbles | 12-14 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Edward Mahoney (SF) George Barroso | |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Paul Griffin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 12:29 | Kent State | Arthur Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:24 | Kent State | Paul Griffin misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-14 |
| 12:23 | Princeton | David Strahan grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 12:17 | Princeton | David Strahan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-14 |
| 12:16 | Princeton | Rusty Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:09 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney misses the turnaround from close range | 12-14 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Paul Griffin pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Arthur Wood is called for traveling | 12-14 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Blythe (PG), Valeri Zuclich (SG), Steven Nguyen (SF), Robert Moore (C) Arthur Wood, Paul Griffin, Thomas Klingberg, Robert Urena | |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Carter (PG), Fred Roberts (SG), Mathew Mueller (PF), Joe Hammonds (C) Todd Warner, David Strahan, Rusty Collins, Michael Gage | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Blythe (fresh) SG - Valeri Zuclich (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Nguyen (fresh) PF - Floyd McConchie (fairly fresh) C - Robert Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Daniel Carter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Fred Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Mahoney (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mathew Mueller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Hammonds (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Princeton | Floyd McConchie picks off the pass by Mathew Mueller | 12-14 |
| 11:21 | Kent State | Fred Roberts takes the ball from Robert Moore | 12-14 |
| 11:18 | Princeton | Daniel Carter throws it down set up by Fred Roberts | 12-16 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Floyd McConchie | 15-16 |
| 10:57 | Princeton | Floyd McConchie steals the ball from Edward Mahoney | 15-16 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | James Blythe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (PG), Thomas Klingberg (PF) James Blythe, Floyd McConchie | |
| Subs | Princeton | Todd Warner (PG), George Barroso (SF) Daniel Carter, Edward Mahoney | |
| 10:16 | Princeton | George Barroso misses long on a shot from the left side | 15-16 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Robert Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-16 |
| 09:52 | Princeton | Mathew Mueller snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 09:45 | Princeton | Valeri Zuclich steals it from George Barroso | 15-16 |
| 09:42 | Kent State | Arthur Wood hits the finger roll set up by Valeri Zuclich | 17-16 |
| 09:26 | Princeton | Robert Moore is called for the reach on Joe Hammonds - foul #1 on Robert Moore, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Griffin (SG), Floyd McConchie (SF), Robert Urena (C) Valeri Zuclich, Steven Nguyen, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Carter (PG), David Strahan (SG), Rusty Collins (PF), Michael Gage (C) Todd Warner, Fred Roberts, Mathew Mueller, Joe Hammonds | |
| 09:20 | Princeton | George Barroso comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 09:18 | Kent State | Robert Urena grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Robert Urena's layup is rejected by Rusty Collins | 17-16 |
| 08:57 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Michael Gage | 17-16 |
| 08:33 | Princeton | George Barroso hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Strahan | 17-19 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Arthur Wood scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Thomas Klingberg | 19-19 |
| 07:44 | Princeton | Michael Gage misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Urena - foul #1 on Robert Urena, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Blythe (PG), Steven Nguyen (SF), Robert Moore (C) Arthur Wood, Floyd McConchie, Robert Urena | |
| Subs | Princeton | Todd Warner (PG), Fred Roberts (SG), Edward Mahoney (SF), Mathew Mueller (PF) Daniel Carter, David Strahan, George Barroso, Rusty Collins | |
| 07:44 | Princeton | Michael Gage misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:44 | Princeton | Michael Gage makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Blythe (fresh) SG - Paul Griffin (fresh) SF - Steven Nguyen (fresh) PF - Thomas Klingberg (tiring) 2 pts. C - Robert Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Todd Warner (fresh) SG - Fred Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Mahoney (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mathew Mueller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Gage (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Kent State | Paul Griffin makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Blythe | 22-20 |
| 07:05 | Princeton | Mathew Mueller double dribbles | 22-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich (SG) Paul Griffin | |
| Subs | Princeton | Joe Hammonds (C) Michael Gage | |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Robert Moore misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joe Hammonds - foul #1 on Joe Hammonds, team foul #3 | 22-20 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:37 | Princeton | Fred Roberts makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Mahoney | 24-23 |
| 06:24 | Kent State | James Blythe clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Mathew Mueller - foul #1 on Mathew Mueller, team foul #4 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | Floyd McConchie (SF), Robert Urena (C) Steven Nguyen, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Carter (PG) Todd Warner | |
| 06:24 | Kent State | James Blythe makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:24 | Kent State | James Blythe makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:09 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Joe Hammonds, team foul #5 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (PG) James Blythe | |
| Subs | Princeton | George Barroso (PF), Rusty Collins (C) Mathew Mueller, Joe Hammonds | |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Griffin (SG) Floyd McConchie | |
| Subs | Princeton | David Strahan (SG), Michael Gage (C) Fred Roberts, George Barroso | |
| 05:39 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Klingberg - foul #2 on Thomas Klingberg, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | Floyd McConchie (PF) Thomas Klingberg | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 05:39 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:39 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:19 | Kent State | Arthur Wood buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Floyd McConchie | 29-25 |
| 05:06 | Princeton | Rusty Collins is fouled on the floor by Arthur Wood - foul #1 on Arthur Wood, team foul #9 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Nguyen (SF), Robert Moore (C) Valeri Zuclich, Robert Urena | |
| Subs | Princeton | Todd Warner (PG), George Barroso (SF), Mathew Mueller (PF) Daniel Carter, Edward Mahoney, Michael Gage | |
| 05:06 | Princeton | Rusty Collins makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:06 | Princeton | Rusty Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Arthur Wood misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 04:36 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Rusty Collins | 29-27 |
| 04:19 | Princeton | Todd Warner clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Moore - foul #2 on Robert Moore, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Blythe (PG), Valeri Zuclich (SG), Robert Urena (C) Arthur Wood, Paul Griffin, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Princeton | Fred Roberts (SG), Michael Gage (C) David Strahan, Rusty Collins | |
| 04:19 | Princeton | Todd Warner makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:19 | Princeton | Todd Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mathew Mueller - foul #2 on Mathew Mueller, team foul #6 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Carter (PG), Mike Callahan (PF) Todd Warner, Mathew Mueller | |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Robert Urena grabs the offensive board | 30-29 |
| 03:40 | Kent State | Steven Nguyen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 03:39 | Princeton | Michael Gage grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Blythe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Valeri Zuclich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Nguyen (fairly fresh) PF - Floyd McConchie (tiring) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Urena (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Daniel Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Barroso (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mike Callahan (fresh) C - Michael Gage (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Princeton | George Barroso misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 03:24 | Kent State | Robert Urena grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Robert Urena misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 03:11 | Princeton | George Barroso pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 02:51 | Princeton | George Barroso travels with the ball | 30-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (PG), Paul Griffin (SG), David Ross (SF), Thomas Klingberg (PF), Robert Moore (C) James Blythe, Valeri Zuclich, Steven Nguyen, Floyd McConchie, Robert Urena | |
| Subs | Princeton | Edward Mahoney (SF), Mathew Mueller (PF), Joe Hammonds (C) George Barroso, Mike Callahan, Michael Gage | |
| 02:34 | Kent State | Robert Moore misses short on a jumper from the right block | 30-29 |
| 02:33 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 02:15 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Carter | 30-31 |
| 01:58 | Kent State | Arthur Wood can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 01:57 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 01:33 | Princeton | Fred Roberts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 01:32 | Kent State | Paul Griffin grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | David Ross comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 01:04 | Princeton | Mathew Mueller grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 00:56 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney is hacked by David Ross - foul #3 on David Ross, team foul #11 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Blythe (SG), Valeri Zuclich (SF) Paul Griffin, David Ross | |
| Subs | Princeton | Todd Warner (PG), David Strahan (SG) Daniel Carter, Fred Roberts | |
| 00:56 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:56 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Todd Warner is called for the reach on Arthur Wood - foul #2 on Todd Warner, team foul #7 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Urena (C) Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Princeton | Rusty Collins (C) Joe Hammonds | |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Arthur Wood makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Arthur Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:43 | Princeton | Mathew Mueller pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 00:31 | Princeton | Rusty Collins can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-33 |
| 00:30 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Mathew Mueller hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 31-33 |