| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Donald Smith (fresh) SG - Karl Bowman (fresh) SF - Roy Lewis (fresh) PF - John King (fresh) C - Andrew Story (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) SG - Carl Farr (fresh) SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Princeton | Karl Bowman is fouled on the floor by Harry Murphy - foul #1 on Harry Murphy, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Princeton | Andrew Story's fadeaway is rejected by Craig O'Brien | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | Carl Farr is fouled on the floor by Andrew Story - foul #1 on Andrew Story, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Princeton | Roy Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Carl Farr hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Karl Bowman - foul #1 on Karl Bowman, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Carl Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:26 | Princeton | Karl Bowman knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John King and he's hacked by Carl Farr - foul #1 on Carl Farr, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 17:26 | Princeton | Karl Bowman makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | John King swats the dunk try by Walter Hanson | 3-3 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany tips it back up and in | 3-5 |
| 16:46 | Princeton | Donald Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Harry Murphy - foul #2 on Harry Murphy, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG) Harry Murphy | |
| 16:46 | Princeton | Donald Smith misses the free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 16:39 | Rutgers | Roy Lewis steps in front of the Ed Tiffany pass | 5-5 |
| 16:34 | Princeton | Karl Bowman lays it in on a great pass from Roy Lewis | 7-5 |
| 16:22 | Rutgers | Andrew Story steps in front of the Jeremiah Carson pass | 7-5 |
| 16:04 | Princeton | Karl Bowman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 16:03 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Karl Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roy Lewis (fresh) PF - John King (fresh) C - Andrew Story (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jeremiah Carson (fresh) SG - Carl Farr (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Walter Hanson (fairly fresh) PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremiah Carson | 7-8 |
| 15:24 | Princeton | Roy Lewis misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Ed Tiffany - foul #1 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Short (PF), Antonio Klein (C) John King, Andrew Story | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (SG), David Fenton (SF), Ronald Foor (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Carl Farr, Walter Hanson, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| 15:24 | Princeton | Roy Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:24 | Princeton | Roy Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 15:04 | Princeton | Antonio Klein pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:46 | Princeton | Karl Bowman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | David Fenton comes up short on the floater from the right block | 9-8 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses the tip | 9-8 |
| 14:20 | Princeton | Roy Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:14 | Princeton | Roy Lewis misses the driving attempt in the paint | 9-8 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:54 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor is hacked by Robert Short - foul #1 on Robert Short, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Princeton | Stephen McCullough (PG), Michael Wark (SG), John King (PF), Andrew Story (C) Donald Smith, Karl Bowman, Roy Lewis, Antonio Klein | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SG), Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-8 |
| 13:41 | Princeton | John King grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:34 | Princeton | Robert Short is whistled for traveling | 9-8 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG) Jeremiah Carson | |
| 13:21 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by James Calvert | 9-10 |
| 13:08 | Princeton | Stephen McCullough misses the runner from the baseline | 9-10 |
| 13:07 | Princeton | John King tips it home | 11-10 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Carl Farr is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Carl Farr, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (SG), Walter Hanson (SF) Carl Farr, David Fenton | |
| 12:31 | Princeton | Andrew Story misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | James Calvert travels with the ball | 11-10 |
| Subs | Princeton | Donald Smith (PG), Karl Bowman (SG), Nicholas Dodd (PF), Antonio Klein (C) Michael Wark, Robert Short, John King, Andrew Story | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG) James Calvert | |
| 11:57 | Princeton | Ed Tiffany picks off the pass by Karl Bowman | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Karl Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen McCullough (fresh) PF - Nicholas Dodd (fresh) C - Antonio Klein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jeremiah Carson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nelson Strum (fresh) SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Nicholas Dodd - foul #1 on Nicholas Dodd, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Foor (C) Craig O'Brien | |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 11:25 | Princeton | Donald Smith is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Carson - foul #1 on Jeremiah Carson, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Fenton (SF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Walter Hanson, Ed Tiffany | |
| 11:17 | Princeton | Donald Smith misses the 3 from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Fenton | 11-13 |
| 11:00 | Princeton | Donald Smith is called for traveling | 11-13 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Viola (SF), Andrew Story (C) Stephen McCullough, Nicholas Dodd | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Story - foul #2 on Andrew Story, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Princeton | Roy Lewis (SF), John King (PF) David Viola, Andrew Story | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Craig O'Brien (C) Nelson Strum, Dima Pelkowski | |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:31 | Princeton | The rebound goes to John King | 11-14 |
| 10:15 | Princeton | Roy Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 10:14 | Princeton | Roy Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:06 | Princeton | Donald Smith hits a turnaround from close range | 13-14 |
| 09:46 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 13-14 |
| 09:45 | Princeton | John King pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:24 | Princeton | Antonio Klein is whistled for a carry | 13-14 |
| Subs | Princeton | Stephen McCullough (PG), Michael Wark (SG), Robert Short (C) Donald Smith, Karl Bowman, Antonio Klein | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (SG), Walter Hanson (SF), Ed Tiffany (PF) Jeremiah Carson, David Fenton, Ronald Foor | |
| 09:09 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Princeton | William Gipson (C) Roy Lewis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:47 | Princeton | The jump hook by Stephen McCullough is blocked by Ed Tiffany | 13-14 |
| 08:45 | Princeton | John King grabs the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:28 | Princeton | Robert Short can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Craig O'Brien | 13-14 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson loses the dribble to John King | 13-14 |
| 08:19 | Princeton | Stephen McCullough travels in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| Subs | Princeton | Karl Bowman (SG) John King | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Foor (C) Craig O'Brien | |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | James Calvert misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 08:07 | Princeton | William Gipson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 07:48 | Princeton | Robert Short misses the jumper in the paint | 13-14 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Wark (fresh) SG - Karl Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen McCullough (fresh) PF - Robert Short (fresh) C - William Gipson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nelson Strum (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Nelson Strum | 13-16 |
| 07:06 | Princeton | Robert Short makes the 3 from the right corner set up by William Gipson | 16-16 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Karl Bowman - foul #2 on Karl Bowman, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Princeton | Donald Smith (PG), Roy Lewis (SF), Antonio Klein (C) Karl Bowman, Stephen McCullough, William Gipson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG), David Fenton (SF), Craig O'Brien (C) James Calvert, Walter Hanson, Ronald Foor | |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 06:59 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Roy Lewis | 16-17 |
| 06:42 | Princeton | Roy Lewis makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Smith | 19-17 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses the easy layup | 19-17 |
| 06:20 | Princeton | Antonio Klein gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 06:08 | Princeton | Donald Smith travels with the ball | 19-17 |
| Subs | Princeton | Stephen McCullough (SG), John King (PF) Michael Wark, Robert Short | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Hedge (PG), Ronald Foor (PF) Nelson Strum, Ed Tiffany | |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Orville Hedge | 19-19 |
| 05:28 | Princeton | Donald Smith buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Roy Lewis | 22-19 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson makes the shot from the free throw line | 22-21 |
| 04:45 | Princeton | Stephen McCullough clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 04:43 | Princeton | John King pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 04:27 | Princeton | John King misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Fenton | 22-21 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | David Fenton is fouled on the floor by Roy Lewis - foul #1 on Roy Lewis, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Wark (SG), Robert Short (SF), William Gipson (C) Stephen McCullough, Roy Lewis, Antonio Klein | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (SG), Ed Tiffany (PF) Jeremiah Carson, Craig O'Brien | |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | David Fenton makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | David Fenton misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:12 | Princeton | John King pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 03:53 | Princeton | Robert Short hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-22 |
| 03:52 | Princeton | Donald Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 03:34 | Princeton | John King misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Ed Tiffany - foul #2 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Princeton | Karl Bowman (SG), Andrew Story (C) Donald Smith, William Gipson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Carl Farr (SG), Walter Hanson (SF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Orville Hedge, James Calvert, David Fenton, Ronald Foor | |
| 03:34 | Princeton | John King makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:34 | Princeton | John King makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Wark (fresh) SG - Karl Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Short (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Story (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) SG - Carl Farr (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Michael Wark takes the ball from Harry Murphy in the backcourt | 24-22 |
| 03:23 | Princeton | Karl Bowman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Wark | 27-22 |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Carl Farr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany tips it home | 27-24 |
| 02:37 | Princeton | Karl Bowman hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Wark | 30-24 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson double dribbles | 30-24 |
| Subs | Princeton | Donald Smith (PG), Stephen McCullough (SF) Michael Wark, John King | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien (C) Dima Pelkowski | |
| 02:07 | Princeton | Donald Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 01:54 | Rutgers | Carl Farr hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Story - foul #3 on Andrew Story, team foul #8 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Princeton | Roy Lewis (SF), Nicholas Dodd (PF), William Gipson (C) Stephen McCullough, Robert Short, Andrew Story | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:54 | Rutgers | Carl Farr makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:54 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:54 | Princeton | William Gipson snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 01:50 | Princeton | Roy Lewis is fouled on the floor by Walter Hanson - foul #1 on Walter Hanson, team foul #8 | 30-25 |
| 01:50 | Princeton | Roy Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | Carl Farr loses the dribble to Nicholas Dodd | 30-25 |
| 01:26 | Princeton | Donald Smith misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-25 |
| 01:24 | Princeton | William Gipson pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 01:01 | Princeton | Donald Smith is hacked by Craig O'Brien - foul #1 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #9 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Princeton | Antonio Klein (C) William Gipson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG), David Fenton (SF), Ronald Foor (PF) Harry Murphy, Walter Hanson, Ed Tiffany | |
| 01:01 | Princeton | Donald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Carl Farr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien tips it back up and in | 30-27 |
| 00:25 | Princeton | Roy Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Craig O'Brien | 30-27 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien loses the ball out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Princeton | Stephen McCullough (PG), Michael Wark (SG), David Viola (SF), Robert Short (PF) Donald Smith, Karl Bowman, Roy Lewis, Nicholas Dodd | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (SG), Dima Pelkowski (C) Carl Farr, Craig O'Brien | |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Stephen McCullough misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 30-27 |