| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Joseph Morones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Owen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edwin Dickerson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carlos Ford (fresh) C - Stephen Erickson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Daniel Carter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward Mahoney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rusty Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Hammonds (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Columbia | Joseph Morones buries a shot from the left side set up by John Owen | 32-32 |
| 19:20 | Princeton | Daniel Carter comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 19:18 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds grabs the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 19:05 | Princeton | Fred Roberts misses the runner in the lane | 32-32 |
| 19:03 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Owen | 32-32 |
| 18:52 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Erickson | 34-32 |
| 18:32 | Princeton | Stephen Erickson denies the turnaround by Fred Roberts | 34-32 |
| 18:30 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds snags the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 18:17 | Princeton | Fred Roberts comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 18:15 | Princeton | Rusty Collins tips it home | 34-34 |
| 17:55 | Columbia | Fred Roberts steps in front of the Carlos Ford pass | 34-34 |
| 17:52 | Princeton | Daniel Carter can't finish the layup | 34-34 |
| 17:51 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney gets the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:37 | Princeton | Daniel Carter clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 17:36 | Columbia | Carlos Ford grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 17:31 | Columbia | John Owen comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 34-34 |
| 17:30 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:04 | Princeton | Joseph Morones is called for the reach on Daniel Carter - foul #2 on Joseph Morones, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Augustine Romano (PG), Desmond Rayford (PF), William Kiel (C) Joseph Morones, Carlos Ford, Stephen Erickson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Bud Gerke (PG), David Strahan (SG), Michael Gage (PF), Bruce Hicks (C) Daniel Carter, Fred Roberts, Rusty Collins, Joe Hammonds | |
| 16:53 | Princeton | David Strahan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 16:51 | Columbia | William Kiel grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 16:30 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 16:29 | Columbia | William Kiel hits the follow up shot | 36-34 |
| 16:15 | Princeton | David Strahan hits a shot from the right wing set up by Bud Gerke | 36-36 |
| 16:01 | Columbia | Augustine Romano is hacked by Bud Gerke - foul #3 on Bud Gerke, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Morones (PG) Augustine Romano | |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Carter (PG), Fred Roberts (SG) Bud Gerke, Edward Mahoney | |
| 15:52 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson is whistled for traveling | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Joseph Morones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Owen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Dickerson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Desmond Rayford (fresh) C - William Kiel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Daniel Carter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Gage (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Princeton | William Kiel swats the layup by David Strahan | 36-36 |
| 15:31 | Princeton | David Strahan grabs the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 15:17 | Princeton | Fred Roberts is fouled on the floor by John Owen - foul #1 on John Owen, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Ford (PF), Stephen Erickson (C) Desmond Rayford, William Kiel | |
| Subs | Princeton | Rusty Collins (PF) Bruce Hicks | |
| 15:01 | Princeton | Joseph Morones is called for the reach on Daniel Carter - foul #3 on Joseph Morones, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Joe Hammonds (C) Michael Gage | |
| 14:54 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds loses the dribble to Carlos Ford | 36-36 |
| 14:36 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 14:25 | Princeton | Fred Roberts buries a floater from the right block | 39-38 |
| 14:15 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 14:14 | Columbia | John Owen tips it home | 41-38 |
| 14:00 | Princeton | Daniel Carter clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 13:59 | Princeton | Rusty Collins misses the tip | 41-38 |
| 13:58 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:37 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 13:36 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:30 | Princeton | Daniel Carter makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Fred Roberts | 41-40 |
| 13:15 | Columbia | John Owen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 12:57 | Princeton | David Strahan scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Carter | 43-43 |
| 12:44 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson can't finish the layup | 43-43 |
| 12:43 | Princeton | Rusty Collins gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:28 | Princeton | Fred Roberts scores on a 3 from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 12:13 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson is denied on a layup by Joe Hammonds | 43-46 |
| 12:12 | Columbia | Carlos Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 12:02 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 12:01 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 11:57 | Princeton | Rusty Collins is hacked by Carlos Ford - foul #2 on Carlos Ford, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Billie Douglass (SF), Desmond Rayford (PF), William Kiel (C) Joseph Morones, John Owen, Edwin Dickerson, Carlos Ford, Stephen Erickson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Bud Gerke (SG), Edward Mahoney (SF), Michael Gage (PF), Bruce Hicks (C) Fred Roberts, David Strahan, Rusty Collins, Joe Hammonds | |
| 11:49 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Billie Douglass - foul #2 on Billie Douglass, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| 11:49 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:49 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Rogelio Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Augustine Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billie Douglass (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Desmond Rayford (fresh) C - William Kiel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Daniel Carter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bud Gerke (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Edward Mahoney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Gage (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Columbia | Billie Douglass misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Michael Gage - foul #3 on Michael Gage, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| 11:36 | Columbia | Billie Douglass makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:36 | Columbia | Billie Douglass misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:36 | Princeton | Michael Gage snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 11:32 | Princeton | Bruce Hicks is fouled on the floor by William Kiel - foul #1 on William Kiel, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| 11:13 | Princeton | Michael Gage comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 44-48 |
| 11:12 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 11:06 | Columbia | Billie Douglass knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Rogelio Rossi | 46-48 |
| 10:55 | Princeton | Michael Gage scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Edward Mahoney | 46-51 |
| 10:45 | Columbia | Billie Douglass connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Rogelio Rossi | 49-51 |
| 10:25 | Princeton | The jump hook by Bruce Hicks is blocked by William Kiel | 49-51 |
| 10:23 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Desmond Rayford | 49-51 |
| 10:05 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rogelio Rossi | 51-51 |
| 09:44 | Princeton | Daniel Carter hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 09:43 | Columbia | William Kiel snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 09:30 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Desmond Rayford | 53-51 |
| 09:01 | Princeton | Bruce Hicks comes up short on the floater in the paint | 53-51 |
| 09:00 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 08:57 | Columbia | Daniel Carter steals the ball from Rogelio Rossi in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 08:44 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Bud Gerke | 53-53 |
| 08:34 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 08:32 | Princeton | Daniel Carter grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 08:12 | Princeton | Bud Gerke's fadeaway is rejected by William Kiel | 53-53 |
| 08:11 | Princeton | Michael Gage grabs the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 07:55 | Princeton | Bruce Hicks drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Carter and he's hacked by William Kiel - foul #2 on William Kiel, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Morones (PG), John Owen (SG), Edwin Dickerson (SF), Carlos Ford (PF), Stephen Erickson (C) Rogelio Rossi, Augustine Romano, Billie Douglass, Desmond Rayford, William Kiel | |
| Subs | Princeton | David Strahan (PG), Fred Roberts (SG), Rusty Collins (PF) Daniel Carter, Bud Gerke, Michael Gage | |
| 07:55 | Princeton | Bruce Hicks misses the free throw | 53-55 |
| 07:55 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 07:48 | Columbia | John Owen is fouled on the floor by Fred Roberts - foul #1 on Fred Roberts, team foul #3 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Joe Hammonds (C) Bruce Hicks | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Joseph Morones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Owen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Dickerson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Carlos Ford (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Erickson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - David Strahan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Fred Roberts (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Mahoney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rusty Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Joe Hammonds (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-55 |
| 07:38 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 07:30 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney loses the dribble to Stephen Erickson | 53-55 |
| 07:16 | Columbia | John Owen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-55 |
| 07:15 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson misses the tip | 53-55 |
| 07:13 | Princeton | Fred Roberts pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 07:08 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney misses the dunk attempt | 53-55 |
| 07:06 | Princeton | David Strahan misses the tip | 53-55 |
| 07:04 | Columbia | John Owen pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:55 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Mahoney | 53-55 |
| 06:54 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson tips it but misses | 53-55 |
| 06:52 | Princeton | Rusty Collins snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 06:42 | Princeton | Rusty Collins can't connect on a floater from the left block | 53-55 |
| 06:41 | Princeton | Rusty Collins tips it home | 53-57 |
| 06:21 | Columbia | Fred Roberts steals the ball from Joseph Morones | 53-57 |
| 06:00 | Princeton | Fred Roberts misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 05:59 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 05:48 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson travels with the ball | 53-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Bud Gerke (PG), Michael Gage (PF) Edward Mahoney, Rusty Collins | |
| 05:39 | Princeton | Fred Roberts clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-57 |
| 05:38 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Stephen Erickson | 53-57 |
| 05:33 | Columbia | Joseph Morones clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 05:32 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson tips it in | 55-57 |
| 05:12 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds throws it down | 55-59 |
| 05:01 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Edwin Dickerson, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi (PG), Billie Douglass (SF), Desmond Rayford (PF), William Kiel (C) Joseph Morones, Edwin Dickerson, Carlos Ford, Stephen Erickson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Edward Mahoney (SF), Bruce Hicks (C) David Strahan, Joe Hammonds | |
| 04:50 | Princeton | Edward Mahoney can't finish the layup | 55-59 |
| 04:49 | Columbia | William Kiel pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 04:25 | Columbia | John Owen makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Kiel | 57-59 |
| 04:07 | Princeton | Fred Roberts blows the dunk but he's fouled by John Owen - foul #2 on John Owen, team foul #9 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Morones (PG) Rogelio Rossi | |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Carter (PG), Rusty Collins (PF) Bud Gerke, Bruce Hicks | |
| 04:07 | Princeton | Fred Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:07 | Princeton | Fred Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 03:53 | Columbia | Joseph Morones misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Daniel Carter - foul #2 on Daniel Carter, team foul #4 | 57-61 |
| 03:53 | Columbia | Joseph Morones makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 03:53 | Columbia | Joseph Morones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:38 | Princeton | Rusty Collins misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by William Kiel - foul #3 on William Kiel, team foul #10 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Ford (PF) Desmond Rayford | |
| Subs | Princeton | David Strahan (SF), Bruce Hicks (C) Edward Mahoney, Michael Gage | |
| 03:38 | Princeton | Rusty Collins makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 03:38 | Princeton | Rusty Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Joseph Morones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Owen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billie Douglass (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Carlos Ford (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Kiel (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Daniel Carter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Roberts (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Strahan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rusty Collins (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Columbia | Billie Douglass misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 03:21 | Princeton | David Strahan grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 03:09 | Princeton | Fred Roberts's floater is tipped away by William Kiel | 59-63 |
| 03:07 | Columbia | William Kiel gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 02:53 | Columbia | Billie Douglass misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 02:51 | Columbia | Carlos Ford tips it back up and in | 61-63 |
| 02:51 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson (SF), Stephen Erickson (C) Billie Douglass, William Kiel | |
| Subs | Princeton | Bud Gerke (SF), Joe Hammonds (C) Fred Roberts, Bruce Hicks | |
| 02:37 | Princeton | David Strahan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 02:35 | Columbia | Carlos Ford grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 02:23 | Columbia | John Owen buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Edwin Dickerson | 64-63 |
| 02:19 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Fred Roberts (SG), Edward Mahoney (SF) David Strahan, Bud Gerke | |
| 02:14 | Princeton | Rusty Collins misses the shot in the lane | 64-63 |
| 02:13 | Columbia | Joseph Morones grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 01:49 | Columbia | John Owen hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Morones | 67-63 |
| 01:23 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Carlos Ford - foul #3 on Carlos Ford, team foul #11 | 67-63 |
| 01:23 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:23 | Princeton | Joe Hammonds makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:14 | Columbia | Joseph Morones buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Edwin Dickerson | 70-64 |
| 00:51 | Princeton | Edwin Dickerson steals the ball from Fred Roberts | 70-64 |
| 00:48 | Columbia | Carlos Ford hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edwin Dickerson | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Princeton | Fred Roberts misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 72-64 |
| 00:40 | Columbia | Joseph Morones grabs the board | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Columbia | Daniel Carter is called for the reach on Joseph Morones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Carter, team foul #5 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Columbia | Billie Douglass (SF) Edwin Dickerson | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 00:36 | Columbia | Joseph Morones is fouled on the floor by Daniel Carter - foul #4 on Daniel Carter, team foul #6 | 72-64 |
| 00:34 | Columbia | Billie Douglass is fouled on the floor by Edward Mahoney - foul #1 on Edward Mahoney, team foul #7 | 72-64 |
| 00:34 | Columbia | Billie Douglass makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:34 | Columbia | Billie Douglass makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:28 | Princeton | Fred Roberts misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Carlos Ford - foul #4 on Carlos Ford, team foul #12 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Desmond Rayford (PF), William Kiel (C) Joseph Morones, John Owen, Carlos Ford, Stephen Erickson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Bud Gerke (PG), David Strahan (SF), Michael Gage (PF), Bruce Hicks (C) Daniel Carter, Edward Mahoney, Rusty Collins, Joe Hammonds | |
| 00:28 | Princeton | Fred Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:28 | Princeton | Fred Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:26 | Columbia | Augustine Romano is fouled in the backcourt by Bud Gerke - foul #4 on Bud Gerke, team foul #8 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Owen (SG), Carlos Ford (PF), Stephen Erickson (C) Rogelio Rossi, Desmond Rayford, William Kiel | |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Carter (PG), Edward Mahoney (SF), Rusty Collins (PF), Joe Hammonds (C) Bud Gerke, David Strahan, Michael Gage, Bruce Hicks | |
| 00:26 | Columbia | Augustine Romano makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:26 | Columbia | Augustine Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:20 | Princeton | Fred Roberts travels with the ball | 76-65 |
| Subs | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi (PG), Desmond Rayford (PF), William Kiel (C) John Owen, Carlos Ford, Stephen Erickson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Bud Gerke (PG), David Strahan (SG), Michael Gage (PF), Bruce Hicks (C) Daniel Carter, Fred Roberts, Rusty Collins, Joe Hammonds | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi runs out the clock | 76-65 |