| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Daniel Carter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Fred Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward Mahoney (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rusty Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Joe Hammonds (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Joseph Morones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rogelio Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Dickerson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Erickson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-36 |
| 19:44 | Princeton | Fred Roberts pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:20 | Princeton | Fred Roberts can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-36 |
| 19:19 | Columbia | Carlos Ford grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 19:13 | Columbia | Rusty Collins steals it from Edwin Dickerson | 33-36 |
| 18:47 | Princeton | Daniel Carter hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Rusty Collins and he's fouled by Joseph Morones - foul #3 on Joseph Morones, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Owen (SG) Joseph Morones | |
| 18:47 | Princeton | Daniel Carter misses the free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:47 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:26 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson is fouled on the floor by Edward Mahoney - foul #1 on Edward Mahoney, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 18:13 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 35-36 |
| 18:11 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson grabs the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:56 | Columbia | Edward Mahoney takes the ball from Stephen Erickson | 35-36 |
| 17:36 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Edward Mahoney and he's fouled by Stephen Erickson - foul #1 on Stephen Erickson, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Gage (PF) Rusty Collins | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Kiel (C) Stephen Erickson | |
| 17:36 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds misses the free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:36 | Columbia | Carlos Ford gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:29 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from John Owen | 37-38 |
| 17:23 | Princeton | Michael Gage clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 17:22 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:16 | Columbia | John Owen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-38 |
| 17:15 | Columbia | William Kiel tips it back up and in | 37-40 |
| 16:56 | Princeton | Carlos Ford swats the short shot by Daniel Carter | 37-40 |
| 16:55 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney tips it back up and in | 39-40 |
| 16:34 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Owen | 39-42 |
| 16:19 | Princeton | Michael Gage misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 16:17 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 15:51 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson hits a turnaround from close range set up by Rogelio Rossi | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Daniel Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Roberts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward Mahoney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Gage (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Hammonds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Rogelio Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Owen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edwin Dickerson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - William Kiel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Princeton | Daniel Carter clanks a 3 from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 15:32 | Columbia | William Kiel grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 15:27 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Carter - foul #1 on Daniel Carter, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Princeton | Bud Gerke (PG), David Strahan (SG), Rusty Collins (PF) Daniel Carter, Fred Roberts, Joe Hammonds | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Morones (SG), Desmond Rayford (PF), Stephen Erickson (C) John Owen, Carlos Ford, William Kiel | |
| 15:27 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 15:27 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 15:06 | Princeton | David Strahan misses the shot from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 15:04 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 14:53 | Columbia | The short jumper by Stephen Erickson is denied by Michael Gage | 39-46 |
| 14:52 | Princeton | Bud Gerke grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 14:42 | Princeton | David Strahan misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Morones - foul #4 on Joseph Morones, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Carter (PG), Bruce Hicks (C) Edward Mahoney, Michael Gage | |
| Subs | Columbia | Augustine Romano (PG), John Owen (SG) Rogelio Rossi, Joseph Morones | |
| 14:42 | Princeton | David Strahan makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 14:42 | Princeton | David Strahan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:34 | Columbia | John Owen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 14:32 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Rusty Collins | 41-46 |
| 14:10 | Princeton | Bud Gerke double dribbles | 41-46 |
| Subs | Princeton | Fred Roberts (SG) Daniel Carter | |
| Subs | Columbia | Billie Douglass (SF) Edwin Dickerson | |
| 13:53 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 13:52 | Princeton | David Strahan grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 13:35 | Princeton | Billie Douglass is called for the reach on Fred Roberts - foul #1 on Billie Douglass, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Gage (C) Bruce Hicks | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 13:18 | Princeton | Michael Gage loses the dribble to Augustine Romano | 41-46 |
| 13:15 | Columbia | Augustine Romano hits the finger roll | 41-48 |
| 12:47 | Princeton | Rusty Collins's pass is intercepted by John Owen | 41-48 |
| 12:34 | Columbia | Billie Douglass hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from John Owen | 41-50 |
| 12:15 | Princeton | Bud Gerke is fouled on the floor by Augustine Romano - foul #4 on Augustine Romano, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Carter (PG), Edward Mahoney (SF), Bruce Hicks (C) Bud Gerke, David Strahan, Rusty Collins | |
| Subs | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi (PG), Edwin Dickerson (SF), Carlos Ford (PF), William Kiel (C) Augustine Romano, Billie Douglass, Desmond Rayford, Stephen Erickson | |
| 11:49 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-50 |
| 11:47 | Princeton | Michael Gage tips it home | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Daniel Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Roberts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward Mahoney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Gage (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Rogelio Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Owen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edwin Dickerson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carlos Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - William Kiel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Columbia | Michael Gage steals the ball from John Owen | 43-50 |
| 11:24 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney misses the lay-in but the foul's on Rogelio Rossi - foul #1 on Rogelio Rossi, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Princeton | Joe Hammonds (C) Michael Gage | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 11:24 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 11:24 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:08 | Columbia | Carlos Ford can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-50 |
| 11:07 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Edward Mahoney | 45-50 |
| 10:55 | Princeton | Fred Roberts's fadeaway is rejected by William Kiel | 45-50 |
| 10:53 | Columbia | William Kiel gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 10:45 | Columbia | Fred Roberts steals the ball from John Owen | 45-50 |
| 10:41 | Princeton | Fred Roberts lays it up and in | 47-50 |
| 10:32 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 10:30 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:08 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds misses the easy layup | 47-50 |
| 10:06 | Columbia | John Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 09:49 | Columbia | John Owen scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edwin Dickerson | 47-53 |
| 09:29 | Princeton | Daniel Carter is called for a charge - foul #2 on Daniel Carter, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Princeton | Bud Gerke (PG), David Strahan (SG), Rusty Collins (PF), Michael Gage (C) Daniel Carter, Fred Roberts, Bruce Hicks, Joe Hammonds | |
| Subs | Columbia | Billie Douglass (SF), Desmond Rayford (PF), Stephen Erickson (C) Edwin Dickerson, Carlos Ford, William Kiel | |
| 09:22 | Columbia | John Owen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 09:21 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Desmond Rayford | 47-53 |
| 09:02 | Columbia | John Owen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 09:00 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 08:40 | Princeton | Michael Gage knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 49-53 |
| 08:18 | Columbia | John Owen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 08:17 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson tips it home | 49-55 |
| 08:09 | Princeton | Bud Gerke makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 08:00 | Columbia | Billie Douglass lays it up and in set up by Desmond Rayford | 51-57 |
| 07:31 | Princeton | Rusty Collins's floater is tipped away by Stephen Erickson | 51-57 |
| 07:30 | Princeton | David Strahan grabs the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Bud Gerke (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - David Strahan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Edward Mahoney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rusty Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Gage (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Rogelio Rossi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Owen (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Billie Douglass (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Desmond Rayford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Erickson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Princeton | Bud Gerke misses the shot from the left side | 51-57 |
| 07:10 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| 07:06 | Columbia | Billie Douglass is called for traveling | 51-57 |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Carter (PG), Fred Roberts (SG), Joe Hammonds (C) Bud Gerke, David Strahan, Rusty Collins | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Morones (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Edwin Dickerson (SF), Carlos Ford (PF), William Kiel (C) Rogelio Rossi, John Owen, Billie Douglass, Desmond Rayford, Stephen Erickson | |
| 06:57 | Princeton | Michael Gage is whistled for traveling | 51-57 |
| Subs | Princeton | Bruce Hicks (PF) Michael Gage | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 06:41 | Columbia | Augustine Romano makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edwin Dickerson | 51-59 |
| 06:18 | Princeton | Fred Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 06:17 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Hammonds | 51-59 |
| 06:06 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds connects on the runner from the baseline | 53-59 |
| 05:51 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 05:50 | Columbia | Augustine Romano grabs the offensive board | 53-59 |
| 05:38 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 05:37 | Princeton | Daniel Carter grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 05:19 | Princeton | Edwin Dickerson steps in front of the Bruce Hicks pass | 53-59 |
| 05:08 | Columbia | Joseph Morones blows the layup but he's fouled by Bruce Hicks - foul #2 on Bruce Hicks, team foul #4 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Strahan (SG), Bud Gerke (SF), Rusty Collins (PF) Fred Roberts, Edward Mahoney, Bruce Hicks | |
| Subs | Columbia | Stephen Erickson (C) William Kiel | |
| 05:08 | Columbia | Joseph Morones makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 05:08 | Columbia | Joseph Morones misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 05:08 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 04:40 | Princeton | Rusty Collins hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Carter | 56-60 |
| 04:25 | Columbia | Augustine Romano is fouled on the floor by Daniel Carter - foul #3 on Daniel Carter, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Gage (C) Joe Hammonds | |
| Subs | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi (SG), Billie Douglass (SF), Desmond Rayford (PF) Augustine Romano, Edwin Dickerson, Carlos Ford | |
| 04:14 | Columbia | Michael Gage steps in front of the Stephen Erickson pass | 56-60 |
| 04:03 | Princeton | David Strahan misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-60 |
| 04:02 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 03:55 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 03:54 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi tips it in | 56-62 |
| 03:35 | Princeton | Daniel Carter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Morones - foul #5 on Joseph Morones, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Princeton | Bruce Hicks (C) Rusty Collins | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Owen (SG) Joseph Morones | |
| 03:35 | Princeton | Daniel Carter makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:35 | Princeton | Daniel Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:15 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Billie Douglass and the foul's on Michael Gage - foul #1 on Michael Gage, team foul #6 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Ford (PF) Desmond Rayford | |
| 03:15 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi makes the free throw | 58-65 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Daniel Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Strahan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Bud Gerke (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Gage (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Rogelio Rossi (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Owen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Billie Douglass (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carlos Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Stephen Erickson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:56 | Princeton | Bruce Hicks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 02:55 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| 02:55 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| Subs | Princeton | Fred Roberts (SG), Rusty Collins (PF), Joe Hammonds (C) Bud Gerke, Michael Gage, Bruce Hicks | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson (SF) Billie Douglass | |
| 02:35 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Carter - foul #4 on Daniel Carter, team foul #7 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Princeton | Edward Mahoney (SF) Daniel Carter | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:35 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 02:35 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 02:35 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Rusty Collins | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:27 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney comes up short on the runner in the paint | 58-66 |
| 02:25 | Columbia | Carlos Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:07 | Columbia | John Owen is fouled on the floor by Rusty Collins - foul #1 on Rusty Collins, team foul #8 | 58-66 |
| 02:07 | Columbia | John Owen misses the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 02:07 | Princeton | Rusty Collins snags the defensive board | 58-66 |
| 01:54 | Princeton | David Strahan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-66 |
| 01:52 | Columbia | Carlos Ford snags the defensive board | 58-66 |
| 01:38 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Carlos Ford | 58-69 |
| 01:23 | Princeton | David Strahan connects on the floater from the right side | 60-69 |
| 01:01 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson scores on a 3 from straight away | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Princeton | Stephen Erickson swats the short shot by Fred Roberts | 60-72 |
| 00:54 | Columbia | John Owen pulls down the rebound | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-74 |
| 00:26 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney buries a jumper in the lane | 62-74 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi runs out the clock | 62-74 |