| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Daniel Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Buttram (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bud Gerke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Gage (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Augustine Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Morones (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Wallace Goodlett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Bud Gerke inbounds the ball | 39-42 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Princeton | Benjamin Buttram misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 19:45 | Columbia | Wallace Goodlett snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 19:39 | Columbia | Anthony Harris drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Augustine Romano | 39-44 |
| 19:18 | Princeton | Bruce Hicks blows the layup but he's hacked by Augustine Romano - foul #1 on Augustine Romano, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| 19:18 | Princeton | Bruce Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 19:18 | Princeton | Bruce Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 19:07 | Columbia | Wallace Goodlett misses the easy layup | 41-44 |
| 19:06 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Bruce Hicks | 41-44 |
| 18:44 | Princeton | Daniel Carter misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 18:42 | Columbia | Anthony Harris pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 18:23 | Columbia | Anthony Harris makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Augustine Romano | 41-47 |
| 18:10 | Princeton | Michael Gage's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-47 |
| 17:57 | Columbia | Donald Nelson loses the dribble to Bud Gerke | 41-47 |
| 17:44 | Princeton | Bud Gerke knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Carter | 44-47 |
| 17:26 | Columbia | Augustine Romano connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Morones | 44-50 |
| 17:14 | Princeton | Michael Gage clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 17:12 | Princeton | Bruce Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 16:57 | Princeton | Daniel Carter drills a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Anthony Harris - foul #1 on Anthony Harris, team foul #2 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Princeton | Cristopher Wilson (SG), Tarek Clark (SF), Mark Cameron (PF), John Edelstein (C) Benjamin Buttram, Bud Gerke, Bruce Hicks, Michael Gage | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kurt Cosner (PG), Keith Turner (SG), Jules Rizzo (SF), William Kiel (PF), Stjepan Zigomalas (C) Augustine Romano, Joseph Morones, Anthony Harris, Donald Nelson, Wallace Goodlett | |
| 16:57 | Princeton | Daniel Carter makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 16:37 | Columbia | Kurt Cosner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-50 |
| 16:35 | Princeton | The rebound goes to John Edelstein | 47-50 |
| 16:19 | Princeton | Tarek Clark hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Carter and he's fouled by William Kiel - foul #2 on William Kiel, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Princeton | Jeffrey Hodnett (SG) Daniel Carter | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 16:19 | Princeton | Tarek Clark makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 16:05 | Columbia | Keith Turner misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-50 |
| 16:03 | Columbia | William Kiel snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 15:50 | Columbia | William Kiel is denied on a layup by John Edelstein | 50-50 |
| 15:48 | Princeton | Mark Cameron snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Cristopher Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Hodnett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tarek Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Cameron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Edelstein (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Kurt Cosner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Turner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jules Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Kiel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Stjepan Zigomalas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Princeton | Cristopher Wilson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Tarek Clark | 52-50 |
| 15:13 | Columbia | Jules Rizzo buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 14:52 | Princeton | John Edelstein scores on a floater from the left side | 54-53 |
| 14:34 | Columbia | Jules Rizzo knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from William Kiel | 54-55 |
| 14:16 | Princeton | John Edelstein loses the ball out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Carter (PG), Benjamin Buttram (SG), Bud Gerke (SF), Bruce Hicks (PF), Michael Gage (C) Cristopher Wilson, Jeffrey Hodnett, Tarek Clark, Mark Cameron, John Edelstein | |
| Subs | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi (PG), Joseph Morones (SG), Anthony Harris (SF), Donald Nelson (PF), Wallace Goodlett (C) Kurt Cosner, Keith Turner, Jules Rizzo, William Kiel, Stjepan Zigomalas | |
| 13:52 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Nelson | 54-57 |
| 13:27 | Princeton | Benjamin Buttram misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 13:26 | Columbia | Anthony Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 13:16 | Columbia | Bud Gerke steals the ball from Anthony Harris | 54-57 |
| 12:56 | Princeton | Michael Gage is whistled for traveling | 54-57 |
| 12:43 | Columbia | Donald Nelson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 12:41 | Columbia | Wallace Goodlett tips it home | 54-59 |
| 12:24 | Princeton | Michael Gage can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Wallace Goodlett - foul #1 on Wallace Goodlett, team foul #4 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Kiel (PF) Donald Nelson | |
| 12:24 | Princeton | Michael Gage makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 12:24 | Princeton | Michael Gage misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 12:24 | Columbia | Wallace Goodlett snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 12:10 | Columbia | Joseph Morones misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-59 |
| 12:08 | Princeton | Michael Gage snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 11:45 | Princeton | Bud Gerke is hacked by Wallace Goodlett - foul #2 on Wallace Goodlett, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Princeton | Cristopher Wilson (SG), Tarek Clark (SF), Mark Cameron (PF) Benjamin Buttram, Bud Gerke, Bruce Hicks | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jules Rizzo (SF), Stjepan Zigomalas (C) Anthony Harris, Wallace Goodlett | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Daniel Carter (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cristopher Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tarek Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Cameron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Gage (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Rogelio Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Morones (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jules Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Kiel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Stjepan Zigomalas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Princeton | Mark Cameron buries a turnaround near the basket | 57-59 |
| 11:02 | Columbia | Jules Rizzo misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 11:01 | Princeton | Michael Gage snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 10:43 | Princeton | Rogelio Rossi is called for the reach on Michael Gage - foul #4 on Rogelio Rossi, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Princeton | Benjamin Buttram (SG), Bud Gerke (SF), Bruce Hicks (PF) Daniel Carter, Mark Cameron, Michael Gage | |
| Subs | Columbia | Augustine Romano (PG), Anthony Harris (SF), Donald Nelson (PF), Wallace Goodlett (C) Rogelio Rossi, Joseph Morones, William Kiel, Stjepan Zigomalas | |
| 10:32 | Princeton | Benjamin Buttram misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-59 |
| 10:31 | Columbia | Augustine Romano snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 10:12 | Columbia | Anthony Harris misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 57-59 |
| 10:11 | Princeton | Bruce Hicks snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 09:48 | Princeton | Cristopher Wilson is hacked by Jules Rizzo - foul #1 on Jules Rizzo, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Princeton | Mark Cameron (C) Tarek Clark | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 09:48 | Princeton | Cristopher Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 09:48 | Princeton | Cristopher Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 09:48 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Wallace Goodlett | 58-59 |
| 09:29 | Columbia | Wallace Goodlett drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Augustine Romano | 58-61 |
| 09:05 | Princeton | Benjamin Buttram's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-61 |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Carter (PG), Jeffrey Hodnett (SG), John Edelstein (PF), Michael Gage (C) Cristopher Wilson, Benjamin Buttram, Bud Gerke, Bruce Hicks | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Morones (SG), Stjepan Zigomalas (SF), Kenneth Simmons (PF), William Kiel (C) Jules Rizzo, Anthony Harris, Donald Nelson, Wallace Goodlett | |
| 08:41 | Columbia | Kenneth Simmons scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Stjepan Zigomalas | 58-63 |
| 08:30 | Princeton | Mark Cameron misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by William Kiel - foul #3 on William Kiel, team foul #8 | 58-63 |
| 08:30 | Princeton | Mark Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 08:30 | Princeton | Mark Cameron misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 08:30 | Columbia | William Kiel gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 08:05 | Columbia | Stjepan Zigomalas drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Morones | 58-66 |
| 07:37 | Princeton | Jeffrey Hodnett clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-66 |
| 07:35 | Columbia | Stjepan Zigomalas gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Daniel Carter (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Hodnett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Cameron (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Edelstein (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Gage (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Augustine Romano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Morones (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stjepan Zigomalas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Kiel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Columbia | Stjepan Zigomalas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-66 |
| Subs | Princeton | Benjamin Buttram (SG), Bud Gerke (SF), Bruce Hicks (PF) Jeffrey Hodnett, Mark Cameron, John Edelstein | |
| Subs | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi (PG), Anthony Harris (SF), Donald Nelson (PF), Wallace Goodlett (C) Augustine Romano, Stjepan Zigomalas, Kenneth Simmons, William Kiel | |
| 06:56 | Princeton | Bruce Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-66 |
| 06:36 | Columbia | Wallace Goodlett blows the layup but he's fouled by Bruce Hicks - foul #3 on Bruce Hicks, team foul #1 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Princeton | Cristopher Wilson (PG), Tarek Clark (C) Daniel Carter, Michael Gage | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 06:36 | Columbia | Wallace Goodlett makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 06:36 | Columbia | Wallace Goodlett makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 06:18 | Princeton | Wallace Goodlett is called for the reach on Bruce Hicks - foul #3 on Wallace Goodlett, team foul #9 | 58-68 |
| 06:18 | Princeton | Bruce Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 06:18 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Donald Nelson | 58-68 |
| 06:00 | Columbia | Anthony Harris misses the jumper from the left wing | 58-68 |
| 05:59 | Princeton | Benjamin Buttram grabs the defensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 05:42 | Princeton | Bud Gerke misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Rogelio Rossi - foul #5 on Rogelio Rossi, team foul #10 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Gage (C) Tarek Clark | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jules Rizzo (PG), Keith Turner (SG) Rogelio Rossi, Joseph Morones | |
| 05:42 | Princeton | Bud Gerke makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 05:42 | Princeton | Bud Gerke makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 05:25 | Columbia | Keith Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-68 |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Carter (PG) Cristopher Wilson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Augustine Romano (PG) Keith Turner | |
| 05:14 | Princeton | Benjamin Buttram buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Carter | 63-68 |
| 05:08 | Columbia | Bruce Hicks takes the ball from Augustine Romano | 63-68 |
| 04:59 | Princeton | The jump hook by Bruce Hicks is blocked by Wallace Goodlett | 63-68 |
| 04:58 | Princeton | Bruce Hicks tips it back up and in | 65-68 |
| 04:42 | Columbia | Anthony Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 65-68 |
| 04:40 | Columbia | Wallace Goodlett gets the offensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 04:35 | Columbia | Wallace Goodlett loses the dribble to Bud Gerke | 65-68 |
| 04:17 | Princeton | Daniel Carter misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 65-68 |
| 04:15 | Princeton | Bud Gerke grabs the offensive board | 65-68 |
| 03:57 | Princeton | Bruce Hicks makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Bud Gerke | 68-68 |
| 03:46 | Columbia | Donald Nelson can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 68-68 |
| 03:45 | Princeton | Bruce Hicks snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 03:31 | Princeton | Bruce Hicks's layup is rejected by Wallace Goodlett | 68-68 |
| 03:30 | Princeton | Daniel Carter hits the follow up shot | 70-68 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Daniel Carter (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Benjamin Buttram (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bud Gerke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bruce Hicks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Gage (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Augustine Romano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jules Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Wallace Goodlett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Columbia | Augustine Romano comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-68 |
| 03:13 | Princeton | Bruce Hicks snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 02:56 | Princeton | Bud Gerke misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-68 |
| 02:54 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Wallace Goodlett | 70-68 |
| 02:54 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Morones (SG), William Kiel (PF) Anthony Harris, Donald Nelson | |
| 02:38 | Columbia | Wallace Goodlett clanks a 3 from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 02:37 | Princeton | Bruce Hicks pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:19 | Princeton | Daniel Carter connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Gage | 72-68 |
| 02:19 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Anthony Harris (SF) Jules Rizzo | |
| 01:57 | Columbia | Wallace Goodlett is hacked by Bruce Hicks - foul #4 on Bruce Hicks, team foul #2 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Donald Nelson (PF) William Kiel | |
| 01:43 | Columbia | Donald Nelson scores on a shot from the baseline | 72-70 |
| 01:26 | Princeton | Bruce Hicks buries a jump hook in the lane | 74-70 |
| 01:21 | Columbia | Joseph Morones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-70 |
| 01:19 | Columbia | Wallace Goodlett grabs the offensive board | 74-70 |
| 01:01 | Columbia | Wallace Goodlett makes the jumper near the basket | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Princeton | Benjamin Buttram is hacked by Donald Nelson - foul #1 on Donald Nelson, team foul #11 | 74-72 |
| 00:32 | Princeton | Benjamin Buttram misses the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:32 | Princeton | Benjamin Buttram makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:14 | Columbia | Bud Gerke steps in front of the Wallace Goodlett pass | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Princeton | Daniel Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Augustine Romano - foul #2 on Augustine Romano, team foul #12 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Princeton | Tarek Clark (PF) Bruce Hicks | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:12 | Princeton | Daniel Carter makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:12 | Princeton | Daniel Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Columbia | Joseph Morones is called for traveling | 77-72 |
| Subs | Princeton | Jeffrey Hodnett (SG), Mark Cameron (PF) Benjamin Buttram, Tarek Clark | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:02 | Princeton | Daniel Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Augustine Romano - foul #3 on Augustine Romano, team foul #13 | 77-72 |
| 00:02 | Princeton | Daniel Carter makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:02 | Princeton | Daniel Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Anthony Harris misses the halfcourt shot | 79-72 |