| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Wadsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Cull (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas McClain (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Earl Wilner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerrold Vue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Jerry Hawkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Burton Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Kegley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - George Smith (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Thomas McClain inbounds the ball | 30-18 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:43 | Columbia | Earl Wilner can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-18 |
| 19:42 | Princeton | The rebound goes to George Smith | 30-18 |
| 19:36 | Princeton | Burton Welch is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-21 |
| 19:18 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 19:16 | Princeton | Donald Kegley snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 19:00 | Princeton | Donald Kegley misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 30-21 |
| 18:58 | Princeton | George Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 18:42 | Princeton | Jerry Hawkinson is hacked by Robert Wadsworth - foul #2 on Robert Wadsworth, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| 18:34 | Princeton | George Smith banks in the layup set up by Jerry Hawkinson | 30-23 |
| 18:22 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-23 |
| 18:07 | Princeton | Manuel Lewis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Ryan Cull - foul #3 on Ryan Cull, team foul #2 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (SG) Ryan Cull | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 18:07 | Princeton | Manuel Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:07 | Princeton | Manuel Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:07 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 17:39 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue hits the finger roll set up by Edgar Magee and he's fouled by George Smith - foul #4 on George Smith, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Thomas Holstein (C) George Smith | |
| 17:39 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue makes the free throw | 33-24 |
| 17:23 | Princeton | Jerry Hawkinson misses the lay-in | 33-24 |
| 17:22 | Princeton | Donald Kegley gets the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 17:03 | Princeton | Thomas Holstein misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 17:01 | Princeton | Burton Welch grabs the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 16:52 | Princeton | Thomas Holstein misses the easy open layup | 33-24 |
| 16:50 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 16:31 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 16:30 | Princeton | Thomas Holstein gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 16:24 | Princeton | Earl Wilner is called for the reach on Manuel Lewis - foul #2 on Earl Wilner, team foul #3 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | William England (PF), Louis Pope (C) Earl Wilner, Jerrold Vue | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 16:14 | Princeton | Manuel Lewis scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jerry Hawkinson | 33-27 |
| 15:46 | Columbia | Louis Pope buries a jump hook in the lane | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Wadsworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edgar Magee (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas McClain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - William England (fresh) 2 pts. C - Louis Pope (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Jerry Hawkinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Burton Welch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Kegley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Holstein (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Princeton | Manuel Lewis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Louis Pope - foul #1 on Louis Pope, team foul #4 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ryan Cull (SG) Robert Wadsworth | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 15:35 | Princeton | Manuel Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 15:35 | Princeton | Manuel Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 15:35 | Princeton | Manuel Lewis makes the 3rd free throw | 35-30 |
| 15:20 | Columbia | William England misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Kegley - foul #2 on Donald Kegley, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth (PG) Edgar Magee | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 15:20 | Columbia | William England misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 15:20 | Columbia | William England makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:05 | Princeton | Ryan Cull steps in front of the Manuel Lewis pass | 36-30 |
| 15:00 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth lays it in on a great pass from Ryan Cull | 38-30 |
| 14:41 | Princeton | Jerry Hawkinson connects on the open fadeaway near the basket | 38-32 |
| 14:20 | Columbia | Thomas McClain hits a floater from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 14:08 | Princeton | Jerry Hawkinson is hacked by Robert Wadsworth - foul #3 on Robert Wadsworth, team foul #5 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Earl Wilner (PF), Jerrold Vue (C) Robert Wadsworth, William England, Louis Pope | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 13:55 | Princeton | Jerry Hawkinson is called for traveling | 40-32 |
| 13:32 | Columbia | Ryan Cull misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 40-32 |
| 13:31 | Princeton | Jerry Hawkinson gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 13:15 | Princeton | Manuel Lewis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edgar Magee - foul #1 on Edgar Magee, team foul #6 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymundo Cervantes (SF) Thomas McClain | |
| Subs | Princeton | George Smith (C) Thomas Holstein | |
| 13:15 | Princeton | Manuel Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 13:15 | Princeton | Manuel Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 12:49 | Columbia | Earl Wilner misses the easy layup | 40-34 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Earl Wilner tips it in | 42-34 |
| 12:25 | Princeton | Edgar Magee steps in front of the Donald Kegley pass | 42-34 |
| 11:56 | Columbia | Burton Welch swats the dunk try by Jerrold Vue | 42-34 |
| 11:54 | Princeton | Donald Kegley snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 11:28 | Princeton | George Smith is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Burton Welch | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edgar Magee (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ryan Cull (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymundo Cervantes (fresh) PF - Earl Wilner (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerrold Vue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Jerry Hawkinson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Lewis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Burton Welch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Kegley (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - George Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:09 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue knocks in the jump hook from close range | 44-36 |
| 11:03 | Princeton | Burton Welch drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Manuel Lewis | 44-39 |
| 10:47 | Columbia | Earl Wilner makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Edgar Magee | 46-39 |
| 10:39 | Princeton | Burton Welch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 10:38 | Princeton | George Smith tips it but misses | 46-39 |
| 10:36 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jerrold Vue | 46-39 |
| 10:11 | Columbia | Earl Wilner misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 10:09 | Columbia | Raymundo Cervantes hits the follow up shot | 48-39 |
| 09:59 | Princeton | George Smith can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Edgar Magee - foul #2 on Edgar Magee, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth (PG), Kirk Welch (SG), Thomas McClain (SF), William England (PF), Louis Pope (C) Edgar Magee, Ryan Cull, Raymundo Cervantes, Earl Wilner, Jerrold Vue | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 09:59 | Princeton | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 09:59 | Princeton | George Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 09:38 | Columbia | Kirk Welch hits the finger roll set up by Louis Pope | 50-41 |
| 09:18 | Princeton | Burton Welch is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jerry Hawkinson | 50-44 |
| 08:55 | Columbia | Louis Pope misses the wide open shot in the paint | 50-44 |
| 08:53 | Princeton | Manuel Lewis pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 08:27 | Princeton | Manuel Lewis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 08:25 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 08:09 | Columbia | Louis Pope jams it on a great pass from Robert Wadsworth and he's hacked by Burton Welch - foul #2 on Burton Welch, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Earl Wilner (PF) William England | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 08:09 | Columbia | Louis Pope makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 07:44 | Princeton | Manuel Lewis misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-44 |
| 07:42 | Princeton | George Smith snags the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 07:26 | Princeton | Manuel Lewis misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 07:25 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Wadsworth (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kirk Welch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas McClain (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Earl Wilner (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Louis Pope (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Jerry Hawkinson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Lewis (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Burton Welch (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Kegley (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - George Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Columbia | Louis Pope is called for a charge - foul #2 on Louis Pope, team foul #8 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ryan Cull (SG), Jerrold Vue (C) Kirk Welch, Louis Pope | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 06:42 | Princeton | George Smith buries a driving attempt from the right block | 53-46 |
| 06:28 | Columbia | Earl Wilner drills a fadeaway from close range | 55-46 |
| 06:22 | Princeton | Jerry Hawkinson loses the dribble to Robert Wadsworth in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| 06:19 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth hits the finger roll | 57-46 |
| 06:01 | Princeton | Jerry Hawkinson's fadeaway is rejected by Earl Wilner | 57-46 |
| 06:00 | Princeton | Manuel Lewis tips it back up and in | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 05:47 | Columbia | Earl Wilner misses badly on a floater in the lane | 57-48 |
| 05:45 | Columbia | Thomas McClain hits the follow up shot | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 05:24 | Princeton | Manuel Lewis is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Manuel Lewis, team foul #4 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), William England (PF) Robert Wadsworth, Earl Wilner | |
| Subs | Princeton | Scottie Caraballo (PG), Thomas Holstein (PF) Jerry Hawkinson, Donald Kegley | |
| 05:11 | Columbia | Scottie Caraballo is called for the reach on Edgar Magee - foul #1 on Scottie Caraballo, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymundo Cervantes (SF) Thomas McClain | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 04:46 | Columbia | Ryan Cull misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 04:45 | Columbia | Raymundo Cervantes hits the follow up shot | 61-48 |
| 04:31 | Princeton | George Smith is hacked by Jerrold Vue - foul #1 on Jerrold Vue, team foul #9 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Louis Pope (C) Jerrold Vue | |
| Subs | Princeton | Jerry Hawkinson (PG), Marion Cordova (SF) Scottie Caraballo, Burton Welch | |
| 04:31 | Princeton | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:31 | Princeton | George Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:31 | Columbia | William England snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| 04:03 | Columbia | Louis Pope can't connect on a runner from close range | 61-49 |
| 04:02 | Princeton | Thomas Holstein pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 03:57 | Princeton | Manuel Lewis makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Hawkinson | 61-52 |
| 03:39 | Columbia | Raymundo Cervantes connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ryan Cull | 63-52 |
| 03:29 | Princeton | Thomas Holstein is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Holstein, team foul #6 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth (PG), Thomas McClain (SF), Earl Wilner (PF) Ryan Cull, Raymundo Cervantes, William England | |
| Subs | Princeton | Scottie Caraballo (SG), Burton Welch (SF), Donald Kegley (PF) Manuel Lewis, Marion Cordova, Thomas Holstein | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Wadsworth (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edgar Magee (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas McClain (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Wilner (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Louis Pope (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Jerry Hawkinson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scottie Caraballo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Burton Welch (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Kegley (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - George Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Edgar Magee | 66-52 |
| 02:50 | Princeton | George Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Burton Welch | 66-54 |
| 02:50 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ryan Cull (SG), Jerrold Vue (C) Edgar Magee, Louis Pope | |
| Subs | Princeton | Manuel Lewis (SG) Scottie Caraballo | |
| 02:32 | Columbia | Thomas McClain makes the wide open jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Wadsworth out of a doubleteam | 68-54 |
| 02:14 | Princeton | George Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 68-54 |
| 02:13 | Princeton | George Smith hits the follow up shot | 68-56 |
| 01:54 | Columbia | Earl Wilner banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Wadsworth out of a doubleteam and the foul's on George Smith - foul #5 on George Smith, team foul #7 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Kirk Welch (SG), Raymundo Cervantes (SF), Louis Pope (C) Robert Wadsworth, Ryan Cull, Thomas McClain, Jerrold Vue | |
| Subs | Princeton | Scottie Caraballo (PG), Marion Cordova (SF), Vincent McCargo (PF), Thomas Holstein (C) Jerry Hawkinson, Burton Welch, Donald Kegley, George Smith | |
| 01:54 | Columbia | Earl Wilner makes the free throw | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 01:34 | Princeton | Thomas Holstein double dribbles | 71-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | William England (PF) Earl Wilner | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 01:05 | Columbia | Manuel Lewis takes the ball from Raymundo Cervantes | 71-56 |
| 00:39 | Princeton | Manuel Lewis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-56 |
| 00:38 | Columbia | William England pulls down the rebound | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:09 | Columbia | Kirk Welch loses the dribble to Manuel Lewis | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Princeton | Manuel Lewis clanks a 3 from the right wing | 71-56 |
| 00:02 | Princeton | Marion Cordova grabs the offensive rebound | 71-56 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | The clock runs out | 71-56 |