| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Sean Owens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shawn Burkett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Hicks (fresh) PF - Gene Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Willian Bax (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Dennis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael McGlohon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Augustus Frisbie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Michael McGlohon inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Columbia | William Dennis is hacked by Shawn Burkett - foul #3 on Shawn Burkett, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Kannenberg (SG) Shawn Burkett | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jerry Dekker (PF) Charles Blanchard | |
| 19:17 | Columbia | William Dennis connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 26-28 |
| 18:58 | Princeton | Michael McGlohon picks off the pass by Steven Hicks | 26-28 |
| 18:55 | Columbia | William Dennis lays it up and in set up by Michael McGlohon | 26-30 |
| 18:40 | Princeton | Robert Kannenberg double dribbles | 26-30 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey (SG), Brendan Zolty (SF), Charles Blanchard (PF) William Dennis, Michael McGlohon, Jerry Dekker | |
| 18:15 | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Brown | 26-32 |
| 17:48 | Princeton | Sean Owens hits a 3 from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 17:29 | Columbia | Steven Hicks picks off the pass by Augustus Frisbie | 29-32 |
| 17:17 | Princeton | Sean Owens misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 17:16 | Columbia | Augustus Frisbie snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 16:53 | Columbia | Willian Bax denies the turnaround by Brendan Zolty | 29-32 |
| 16:51 | Princeton | Robert Kannenberg gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:44 | Princeton | Sean Owens scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Kannenberg | 32-32 |
| 16:22 | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey is fouled on the floor by Gene Perkins - foul #3 on Gene Perkins, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Princeton | Giovanni Esposito (SG), Arthur Enyeart (PF), Lee Rushin (C) Robert Kannenberg, Gene Perkins, Willian Bax | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Dennis (SG), Michael McGlohon (SF), Jerry Dekker (PF) Walter Jeffrey, Brendan Zolty, Augustus Frisbie | |
| 16:08 | Columbia | Charles Blanchard makes the shot from the baseline set up by William Dennis | 32-34 |
| 15:45 | Princeton | Sean Owens scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Sean Owens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Giovanni Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Hicks (fresh) PF - Arthur Enyeart (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lee Rushin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael McGlohon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Dekker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Columbia | Michael McGlohon misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 15:19 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Brown | 34-34 |
| 15:03 | Columbia | Arthur Enyeart denies the turnaround by Christopher Brown | 34-34 |
| 15:01 | Princeton | Arthur Enyeart gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 14:47 | Princeton | Sean Owens clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-34 |
| 14:46 | Princeton | Giovanni Esposito grabs the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 14:26 | Princeton | Steven Hicks comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Michael McGlohon - foul #2 on Michael McGlohon, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Princeton | Shawn Burkett (SG), Gene Perkins (PF), Willian Bax (C) Giovanni Esposito, Arthur Enyeart, Lee Rushin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey (PG), Augustus Frisbie (C) Christopher Brown, Charles Blanchard | |
| 14:26 | Princeton | Steven Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 14:26 | Princeton | Steven Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:57 | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by William Dennis | 35-36 |
| 13:37 | Princeton | Steven Hicks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 13:35 | Columbia | Jerry Dekker grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 13:09 | Columbia | Jerry Dekker comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 35-36 |
| 13:07 | Princeton | Willian Bax pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 12:53 | Princeton | Sean Owens misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-36 |
| 12:52 | Columbia | Michael McGlohon pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 12:25 | Columbia | William Dennis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 35-36 |
| 12:23 | Princeton | Gene Perkins pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 12:12 | Princeton | Gene Perkins knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Shawn Burkett | 37-36 |
| 12:07 | Columbia | A charge is called on Augustus Frisbie - foul #3 on Augustus Frisbie, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Princeton | Henry Vadnais (PG), Robert Kannenberg (SF) Sean Owens, Steven Hicks | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Brown (PG), Brendan Zolty (SF), Charles Blanchard (PF) Walter Jeffrey, Michael McGlohon, Jerry Dekker | |
| 11:57 | Princeton | Robert Kannenberg can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 11:55 | Columbia | Charles Blanchard grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 11:30 | Columbia | Charles Blanchard hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Brown and he's hacked by Gene Perkins - foul #4 on Gene Perkins, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Princeton | Arthur Enyeart (PF), Lee Rushin (C) Gene Perkins, Willian Bax | |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey (SG), Michael McGlohon (C) William Dennis, Augustus Frisbie | |
| 11:30 | Columbia | Charles Blanchard makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Henry Vadnais (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Burkett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Kannenberg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Enyeart (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lee Rushin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Jeffrey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brendan Zolty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael McGlohon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:13 | Princeton | Robert Kannenberg drills a jumper in the lane set up by Shawn Burkett | 39-39 |
| 10:54 | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 10:53 | Columbia | Michael McGlohon hits the follow up shot | 39-41 |
| 10:37 | Princeton | Shawn Burkett scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Kannenberg | 42-41 |
| 10:20 | Columbia | Michael McGlohon misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 10:18 | Columbia | Brendan Zolty grabs the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 09:55 | Columbia | Brendan Zolty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 09:54 | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 09:38 | Columbia | Brendan Zolty buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Christopher Brown and he's hacked by Robert Kannenberg - foul #2 on Robert Kannenberg, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Princeton | Sean Owens (PG), Steven Hicks (SF), Willian Bax (C) Henry Vadnais, Shawn Burkett, Arthur Enyeart | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Dennis (SG), Jerry Dekker (PF), Augustus Frisbie (C) Walter Jeffrey, Charles Blanchard, Michael McGlohon | |
| 09:38 | Columbia | Brendan Zolty misses the free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:38 | Princeton | Lee Rushin pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:16 | Princeton | Lee Rushin misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 42-43 |
| 09:15 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Kannenberg | 42-43 |
| 08:55 | Princeton | Robert Kannenberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Princeton | Henry Vadnais (SG) Robert Kannenberg | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Blanchard (PF) Jerry Dekker | |
| 08:30 | Columbia | Brendan Zolty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 08:29 | Columbia | Charles Blanchard pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 08:04 | Columbia | Willian Bax denies the turnaround by Charles Blanchard | 42-43 |
| 08:03 | Princeton | Henry Vadnais grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 07:43 | Princeton | Henry Vadnais throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Princeton | Shawn Burkett (SG), Gene Perkins (PF) Henry Vadnais, Lee Rushin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey (PG), Michael McGlohon (SF), Jerry Dekker (PF) Christopher Brown, Brendan Zolty, Charles Blanchard | |
| 07:25 | Columbia | William Dennis hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Augustus Frisbie | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Sean Owens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Shawn Burkett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Hicks (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gene Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Willian Bax (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Walter Jeffrey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Dennis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael McGlohon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Dekker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Augustus Frisbie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:03 | Princeton | Shawn Burkett misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 07:01 | Columbia | Jerry Dekker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 06:44 | Columbia | Augustus Frisbie misses the jumpshot from the left side | 42-46 |
| 06:42 | Columbia | Michael McGlohon misses the tip | 42-46 |
| 06:40 | Princeton | Steven Hicks grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 06:29 | Princeton | Sean Owens misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-46 |
| 06:28 | Columbia | Michael McGlohon gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 05:59 | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-46 |
| 05:58 | Princeton | Gene Perkins pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 05:43 | Princeton | Willian Bax comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-46 |
| 05:42 | Columbia | Michael McGlohon snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 05:42 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-46 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Brown (PG), Brendan Zolty (SF), Charles Blanchard (PF) William Dennis, Jerry Dekker, Augustus Frisbie | |
| 05:22 | Columbia | Sean Owens is called for the reach on Walter Jeffrey - foul #1 on Sean Owens, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Dennis (SG), Augustus Frisbie (C) Walter Jeffrey, Michael McGlohon | |
| 04:59 | Columbia | William Dennis misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Shawn Burkett - foul #4 on Shawn Burkett, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael McGlohon (SF), Jerry Dekker (PF) Brendan Zolty, Augustus Frisbie | |
| 04:59 | Columbia | William Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 04:59 | Columbia | William Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 04:35 | Princeton | Willian Bax hits a turnaround in the paint | 44-47 |
| 04:17 | Columbia | William Dennis blows the layup | 44-47 |
| 04:15 | Columbia | William Dennis grabs the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 03:50 | Columbia | William Dennis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 03:49 | Columbia | Charles Blanchard gets the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 03:31 | Columbia | Sean Owens steps in front of the William Dennis pass | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Sean Owens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Shawn Burkett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Hicks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Willian Bax (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Dennis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael McGlohon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Dekker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Princeton | Christopher Brown is called for the reach on Shawn Burkett - foul #3 on Christopher Brown, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Princeton | Henry Vadnais (PG), Robert Kannenberg (SG), Lee Rushin (C) Sean Owens, Shawn Burkett, Willian Bax | |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey (SG), Brendan Zolty (SF), Augustus Frisbie (C) William Dennis, Michael McGlohon, Jerry Dekker | |
| 02:50 | Princeton | Robert Kannenberg blows the layup but the foul's on Christopher Brown - foul #4 on Christopher Brown, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| 02:50 | Princeton | Robert Kannenberg misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 02:50 | Princeton | Robert Kannenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 02:27 | Columbia | Augustus Frisbie misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 02:25 | Princeton | Gene Perkins gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 02:25 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-47 |
| Subs | Princeton | Sean Owens (PG), Shawn Burkett (SG), Willian Bax (C) Henry Vadnais, Robert Kannenberg, Lee Rushin | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:11 | Princeton | Sean Owens misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 02:10 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Perkins | 45-47 |
| 01:52 | Princeton | Willian Bax banks in the layup set up by Shawn Burkett and he's hacked by Augustus Frisbie - foul #4 on Augustus Frisbie, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Dennis (SG), Michael McGlohon (SF) Walter Jeffrey, Brendan Zolty | |
| 01:52 | Princeton | Willian Bax makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 01:33 | Columbia | Michael McGlohon hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 01:23 | Princeton | Shawn Burkett misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 01:21 | Columbia | Michael McGlohon gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 00:58 | Columbia | Christopher Brown connects on the jumper from close range set up by Michael McGlohon | 48-52 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Princeton | Sean Owens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 00:35 | Columbia | William Dennis pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Columbia | William Dennis is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Burkett - foul #5 on Shawn Burkett, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Kannenberg (SG) Shawn Burkett | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jerry Dekker (PF) Charles Blanchard | |
| 00:33 | Columbia | William Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:33 | Columbia | William Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:33 | Princeton | Gene Perkins grabs the board | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Princeton | Jerry Dekker denies the turnaround by Robert Kannenberg | 48-53 |
| 00:27 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jerry Dekker | 48-53 |
| 00:25 | Columbia | Jerry Dekker is hacked by Robert Kannenberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Kannenberg, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey (SG), Brendan Zolty (SF), Charles Blanchard (C) William Dennis, Michael McGlohon, Augustus Frisbie | |
| 00:25 | Columbia | Jerry Dekker makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:25 | Columbia | Jerry Dekker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:21 | Princeton | Willian Bax misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-55 |
| 00:20 | Princeton | Gene Perkins grabs the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 00:17 | Princeton | Robert Kannenberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 00:16 | Columbia | Charles Blanchard grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 00:15 | Columbia | Charles Blanchard is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Owens - foul #2 on Sean Owens, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| 00:15 | Columbia | Charles Blanchard misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:15 | Princeton | Steven Hicks grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 00:09 | Princeton | Robert Kannenberg drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 00:07 | Columbia | Jerry Dekker is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Kannenberg - foul #4 on Robert Kannenberg, team foul #10 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Dennis (SG), Michael McGlohon (SF), Augustus Frisbie (C) Walter Jeffrey, Brendan Zolty, Charles Blanchard | |
| 00:07 | Columbia | Jerry Dekker makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:07 | Columbia | Jerry Dekker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Robert Kannenberg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-57 |