| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Carl Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Elizalde (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Burch (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Roger Sauers (fresh) 12 pts. C - Craig Trombley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Henry (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Whitehurst (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Parkes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Cummings (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | James Whitehurst inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Craig Trombley - foul #2 on Craig Trombley, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 19:46 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:46 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:46 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 19:29 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Henry | 30-29 |
| 19:15 | Princeton | James Burch is whistled for traveling | 30-29 |
| 18:52 | Columbia | Thomas Cummings scores on a floater from the left side | 30-31 |
| 18:37 | Princeton | Carl Williams is whistled for a carry | 30-31 |
| 18:15 | Columbia | Charles Henry buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Whitehurst | 30-34 |
| 17:49 | Princeton | Carl Williams is called for traveling | 30-34 |
| 17:29 | Columbia | Charles Henry misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 30-34 |
| 17:27 | Columbia | James Whitehurst gets the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 17:14 | Columbia | Carl Williams steals the ball from Gerard Thorton | 30-34 |
| 16:52 | Princeton | Craig Trombley clanks a shot from close range | 30-34 |
| 16:50 | Columbia | Thomas Cummings pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 16:48 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerard Thorton, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Princeton | Donald Smith (SG), Jason Ordonez (C) Jason Elizalde, Craig Trombley | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Jones (PG), Christopher Laury (SF), Marlin Rhoades (PF), Christopher Wright (C) Gerard Thorton, James Whitehurst, Kevin Parkes, Thomas Cummings | |
| 16:38 | Princeton | Roger Sauers misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Marlin Rhoades - foul #3 on Marlin Rhoades, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kevin Parkes (PF) Marlin Rhoades | |
| 16:38 | Princeton | Roger Sauers makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 16:38 | Princeton | Roger Sauers misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 16:38 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 16:23 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Jones | 31-37 |
| 16:09 | Princeton | Roger Sauers is hacked by Kevin Parkes - foul #2 on Kevin Parkes, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG) Charles Henry | |
| 16:04 | Princeton | Roger Sauers is hacked by Kevin Parkes - foul #3 on Kevin Parkes, team foul #4 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Cummings (C) Kevin Parkes | |
| 15:49 | Princeton | Roger Sauers misses the jumper from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 15:47 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Thomas Cummings | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Carl Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Smith (fresh) SF - James Burch (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Roger Sauers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - Jason Ordonez (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Laury (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Christopher Wright (fresh) C - Thomas Cummings (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Columbia | Christopher Laury's pass is intercepted by Carl Williams | 31-37 |
| 15:36 | Princeton | Carl Williams misses the easy layup | 31-37 |
| 15:34 | Princeton | Roger Sauers tips it back up and in | 33-37 |
| 15:17 | Columbia | Christopher Laury misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 15:16 | Princeton | Roger Sauers grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:56 | Princeton | James Burch lays it in | 35-37 |
| 14:40 | Columbia | Christopher Wright misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 14:38 | Columbia | Thomas Cummings tips it home | 35-39 |
| 14:21 | Princeton | James Burch clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 14:20 | Columbia | The rebound goes to William Jones | 35-39 |
| 13:58 | Columbia | Christopher Wright knocks in the runner from close range | 35-41 |
| 13:34 | Princeton | Donald Smith can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 13:33 | Princeton | James Burch gets the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 13:11 | Princeton | Carl Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 13:10 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 12:50 | Columbia | Christopher Wright misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Roger Sauers - foul #3 on Roger Sauers, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Princeton | Eric Nguyen (SG), Alexander Breton (SF), Craig Trombley (C) Donald Smith, James Burch, Roger Sauers | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Rister (PG), Charles Henry (SG), James Whitehurst (SF), Kevin Parkes (PF) Gerard Thorton, William Jones, Christopher Laury, Thomas Cummings | |
| 12:50 | Columbia | Christopher Wright misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 12:50 | Columbia | Christopher Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 12:31 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen connects on the 3 from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 12:14 | Columbia | Charles Rister comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 12:12 | Columbia | James Whitehurst pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 11:52 | Columbia | Christopher Wright's floater is tipped away by Craig Trombley | 38-42 |
| 11:51 | Princeton | Jason Ordonez pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 11:40 | Princeton | Alexander Breton clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 38-42 |
| 11:39 | Columbia | Charles Henry grabs the board | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Carl Williams (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alexander Breton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Ordonez (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Craig Trombley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Charles Rister (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Charles Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Whitehurst (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Parkes (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Wright (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes is fouled on the floor by Jason Ordonez - foul #2 on Jason Ordonez, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Princeton | Jason Elizalde (SG), James Burch (SF), Roger Sauers (PF) Carl Williams, Alexander Breton, Jason Ordonez | |
| Subs | Columbia | Wesley Graybeal (C) Christopher Wright | |
| 10:57 | Columbia | Charles Rister double dribbles | 38-42 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Jones (PG) Charles Rister | |
| 10:43 | Princeton | Jason Elizalde throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-42 |
| 10:28 | Columbia | Craig Trombley blocks the short jumper by Kevin Parkes | 38-42 |
| 10:26 | Princeton | Craig Trombley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 10:17 | Princeton | James Burch clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-42 |
| 10:15 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Charles Henry | 38-42 |
| 09:46 | Columbia | James Burch steals the ball from Charles Henry | 38-42 |
| 09:31 | Princeton | Craig Trombley's layup is rejected by Kevin Parkes | 38-42 |
| 09:30 | Princeton | Craig Trombley tips it but misses | 38-42 |
| 09:29 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 09:24 | Columbia | Charles Henry clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 09:23 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Craig Trombley | 38-42 |
| 09:03 | Princeton | James Burch hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jason Elizalde and the foul's on James Whitehurst - foul #1 on James Whitehurst, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Princeton | Carl Williams (PG), Jason Ordonez (PF), Alexander Breton (C) Jason Elizalde, Roger Sauers, Craig Trombley | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Christopher Laury (SG), Marlin Rhoades (PF), Thomas Cummings (C) William Jones, Charles Henry, James Whitehurst, Kevin Parkes | |
| 09:03 | Princeton | James Burch misses the free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:03 | Columbia | Marlin Rhoades grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 08:44 | Columbia | Thomas Cummings clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Alexander Breton - foul #1 on Alexander Breton, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Princeton | Roger Sauers (PF) James Burch | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Rister (SF) Wesley Graybeal | |
| 08:44 | Columbia | Thomas Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 08:44 | Columbia | Thomas Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 08:36 | Princeton | The short jumper by Alexander Breton is denied by Thomas Cummings | 40-44 |
| 08:34 | Princeton | Alexander Breton tips it home | 42-44 |
| 08:23 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 08:22 | Columbia | Thomas Cummings tips it in | 42-46 |
| 08:04 | Princeton | Jason Ordonez lays it in on a nice dish by Carl Williams | 44-46 |
| 07:51 | Columbia | The pull-up jumper by Gerard Thorton is blocked by Alexander Breton | 44-46 |
| 07:49 | Columbia | Thomas Cummings snags the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 07:44 | Columbia | Christopher Laury connects on the driving attempt from close range | 44-48 |
| 07:29 | Princeton | Roger Sauers jams it on a great pass from Eric Nguyen | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Carl Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Nguyen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alexander Breton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Sauers (tiring) 17 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Ordonez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Laury (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Rister (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Marlin Rhoades (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Cummings (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:07 | Columbia | Charles Rister drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Marlin Rhoades | 46-50 |
| 07:03 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 07:02 | Princeton | Jason Ordonez tips it in | 48-50 |
| 06:43 | Columbia | Christopher Laury is fouled on the floor by Jason Ordonez - foul #3 on Jason Ordonez, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Princeton | James Burch (SF), Craig Trombley (C) Alexander Breton, Roger Sauers | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Henry (SG), James Whitehurst (SF), Kevin Parkes (PF), Wesley Graybeal (C) Christopher Laury, Charles Rister, Marlin Rhoades, Thomas Cummings | |
| 06:38 | Columbia | Wesley Graybeal misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 06:37 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 06:15 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Kevin Parkes - foul #4 on Kevin Parkes, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Jones (PG) Gerard Thorton | |
| 06:02 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Williams | 51-50 |
| 05:43 | Columbia | James Whitehurst misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 05:41 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 05:20 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 51-50 |
| 05:19 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Williams | 51-50 |
| 05:06 | Princeton | James Burch is hacked by Wesley Graybeal - foul #4 on Wesley Graybeal, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Princeton | Donald Smith (PG) Carl Williams | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Christopher Laury (SF) William Jones, James Whitehurst | |
| 05:06 | Princeton | James Burch misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:06 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Wesley Graybeal | 51-50 |
| 04:42 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 04:41 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 04:15 | Princeton | James Burch can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Wesley Graybeal - foul #5 on Wesley Graybeal, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Princeton | Roger Sauers (PF) Jason Ordonez | |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Cummings (C) Wesley Graybeal | |
| 04:15 | Princeton | James Burch makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:15 | Princeton | James Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:01 | Columbia | Thomas Cummings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Princeton | Carl Williams (PG), Jason Ordonez (PF) Donald Smith, James Burch | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Jones (SG) Charles Henry | |
| 03:44 | Princeton | Craig Trombley banks in the layup and he's fouled by Thomas Cummings - foul #1 on Thomas Cummings, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Princeton | Jason Elizalde (SG) Eric Nguyen | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Whitehurst (SF), Marlin Rhoades (PF) William Jones, Kevin Parkes | |
| 03:44 | Princeton | Craig Trombley makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 03:24 | Columbia | James Whitehurst clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Jason Elizalde - foul #2 on Jason Elizalde, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Princeton | Alexander Breton (SF) Craig Trombley | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Jones (SG) Gerard Thorton | |
| 03:24 | Columbia | James Whitehurst makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:24 | Columbia | James Whitehurst misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:24 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Jason Elizalde | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Carl Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Elizalde (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Breton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Sauers (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Ordonez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Laury (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Whitehurst (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marlin Rhoades (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Cummings (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Princeton | Roger Sauers blows the layup | 56-51 |
| 03:11 | Columbia | James Whitehurst grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 03:07 | Columbia | The jumper by James Whitehurst is denied by Alexander Breton | 56-51 |
| 03:05 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Roger Sauers | 56-51 |
| 02:45 | Princeton | Roger Sauers can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 02:43 | Columbia | Thomas Cummings gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 02:43 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | Princeton | Eric Nguyen (SG), James Burch (SF), Craig Trombley (C) Jason Elizalde, Alexander Breton, Jason Ordonez | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Charles Henry (SG), Kevin Parkes (PF) Christopher Laury, William Jones, Marlin Rhoades | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:29 | Columbia | James Whitehurst misses the lay-in | 56-51 |
| 02:28 | Princeton | Roger Sauers snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:09 | Princeton | Thomas Cummings denies the turnaround by Craig Trombley | 56-51 |
| 02:08 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 02:02 | Columbia | James Whitehurst is denied on a layup by Craig Trombley | 56-51 |
| 02:01 | Princeton | Craig Trombley grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 01:40 | Princeton | Craig Trombley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Cummings - foul #2 on Thomas Cummings, team foul #10 | 56-51 |
| 01:40 | Princeton | Craig Trombley misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 01:40 | Princeton | Craig Trombley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 01:24 | Columbia | James Whitehurst drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Roger Sauers - foul #4 on Roger Sauers, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| 01:24 | Columbia | James Whitehurst makes the free throw | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:04 | Princeton | Carl Williams is hacked by Thomas Cummings - foul #3 on Thomas Cummings, team foul #11 | 57-54 |
| 01:04 | Princeton | Carl Williams misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 01:04 | Princeton | Carl Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:39 | Columbia | Roger Sauers swats the short shot by Thomas Cummings | 58-54 |
| 00:37 | Princeton | Roger Sauers snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Princeton | Gerard Thorton is called for the reach on Roger Sauers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerard Thorton, team foul #12 | 58-54 |
| 00:35 | Princeton | Roger Sauers makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:35 | Princeton | Roger Sauers makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Columbia | James Whitehurst drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gerard Thorton | 60-57 |
| 00:27 | Princeton | Carl Williams is hacked by Gerard Thorton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerard Thorton, team foul #13 | 60-57 |
| 00:27 | Princeton | Carl Williams makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:27 | Princeton | Carl Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 00:21 | Princeton | James Burch gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 00:19 | Princeton | James Burch is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Henry - foul #1 on Charles Henry, team foul #14 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Princeton | Jason Ordonez (PF) Roger Sauers | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:19 | Princeton | James Burch makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:19 | Princeton | James Burch misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:19 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | Charles Henry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 00:10 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 00:08 | Princeton | Charles Henry is called for the reach on Eric Nguyen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Henry, team foul #15 | 63-57 |
| 00:08 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:08 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | Thomas Cummings grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Jason Ordonez is called for the reach on Kevin Parkes - foul #4 on Jason Ordonez, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Princeton | Roger Sauers (PF) Jason Ordonez | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Carl Williams runs out the clock | 64-59 |