| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ryan Goslin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Musick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronnie Hutton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carl Sanders (fresh) 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Loessberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Randy Washington (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Emerson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ben Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Old (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Ben Reed inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Princeton | Albert Old misses the dunk | 29-36 |
| 19:38 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Reed | 29-36 |
| 19:10 | Princeton | Albert Old clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 19:09 | Princeton | Harold Pierce misses the tip | 29-36 |
| 19:07 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Carl Sanders | 29-36 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-36 |
| 19:01 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick tips it in | 31-36 |
| 18:35 | Princeton | Albert Old misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ryan Goslin - foul #1 on Ryan Goslin, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 18:35 | Princeton | Albert Old makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:35 | Princeton | Albert Old misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:35 | Arkansas State | Carl Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:29 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg is hacked by Randy Washington - foul #3 on Randy Washington, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (PG) Randy Washington | |
| 18:07 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Ryan Goslin | 33-37 |
| 17:45 | Princeton | Albert Old makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Ben Reed | 33-39 |
| 17:31 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Geoffrey Loessberg | 35-39 |
| 17:18 | Princeton | Albert Old clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 17:16 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 17:12 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 17:10 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 16:42 | Princeton | Charles Jones scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Harold Pierce | 35-42 |
| 16:26 | Arkansas State | Ben Reed takes the ball from Geoffrey Loessberg | 35-42 |
| 16:23 | Princeton | Charles Jones misses the easy layup | 35-42 |
| 16:21 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Hutton | 35-42 |
| 16:06 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Albert Old - foul #1 on Albert Old, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman (PG), Donald Laprade (SG), Dennis Smith (SF), Scott Lilly (PF) Ryan Goslin, Leon Musick, Ronnie Hutton, Carl Sanders | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 16:06 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 16:06 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 15:39 | Princeton | Charles Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-42 |
| 15:37 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson grabs the offensive board | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jesse Tatman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Laprade (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Smith (fresh) PF - Scott Lilly (fresh) 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Loessberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Emerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ben Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Old (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Pierce (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Princeton | Harold Pierce is fouled on the floor by Dennis Smith - foul #1 on Dennis Smith, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Faust (SF) Geoffrey Loessberg | |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Washington (PG) Daniel Emerson | |
| 15:01 | Princeton | Randy Washington is fouled on the floor by Dennis Smith - foul #2 on Dennis Smith, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Emerson (SG) Charles Jones | |
| 14:42 | Princeton | Ben Reed is hacked by Michael Faust - foul #1 on Michael Faust, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin (PG), Leon Musick (SG), Carl Sanders (PF) Donald Laprade, Michael Faust, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 14:23 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson double dribbles | 37-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton (SF) Jesse Tatman | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 14:11 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 14:10 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 13:48 | Princeton | Ben Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (SG) Daniel Emerson | |
| 13:33 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 37-42 |
| 13:32 | Princeton | Albert Old pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 13:07 | Princeton | Albert Old hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 37-42 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 12:47 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 12:45 | Princeton | Harold Pierce gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 12:16 | Princeton | Ben Reed misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 12:14 | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 12:00 | Arkansas State | Carl Sanders knocks in the floater from the baseline | 39-42 |
| 11:42 | Princeton | Carl Sanders is called for the reach on Albert Old - foul #3 on Carl Sanders, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman (PG), Donald Laprade (SG), Michael Faust (SF), Dennis Smith (PF), Geoffrey Loessberg (C) Ryan Goslin, Leon Musick, Ronnie Hutton, Carl Sanders, Scott Lilly | |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Emerson (SG) Randy Washington | |
| 11:28 | Princeton | Albert Old connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Jones | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jesse Tatman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Laprade (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Faust (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Smith (fresh) C - Geoffrey Loessberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Emerson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ben Reed (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Old (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Pierce (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Arkansas State | Michael Faust is hacked by Harold Pierce - foul #3 on Harold Pierce, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| 11:09 | Arkansas State | Ben Reed is called for the reach on Michael Faust - foul #3 on Ben Reed, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Washington (PG) Charles Jones | |
| 10:55 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith is fouled on the floor by Albert Old - foul #2 on Albert Old, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| 10:41 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 10:40 | Princeton | Harold Pierce grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 10:12 | Princeton | Ben Reed loses the ball out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin (PG), Leon Musick (SG), Ronnie Hutton (SF), Carl Sanders (PF) Jesse Tatman, Donald Laprade, Michael Faust, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (PG) Randy Washington | |
| 09:59 | Arkansas State | Harold Pierce is called for the reach on Ronnie Hutton - foul #4 on Harold Pierce, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| 09:42 | Arkansas State | Daniel Emerson steps in front of the Leon Musick pass | 39-44 |
| 09:29 | Princeton | Harold Pierce is called for traveling | 39-44 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Geoffrey Loessberg and the foul's on Ben Reed - foul #4 on Ben Reed, team foul #7 | 41-44 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 08:52 | Princeton | Charles Jones misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-44 |
| 08:51 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Hutton | 42-44 |
| 08:46 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leon Musick | 44-44 |
| 08:22 | Princeton | Albert Old can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Carl Sanders - foul #4 on Carl Sanders, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade (PG), Jesse Tatman (SF), Dennis Smith (PF), Scott Lilly (C) Ryan Goslin, Ronnie Hutton, Carl Sanders, Geoffrey Loessberg | |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Washington (PG) Daniel Emerson | |
| 08:22 | Princeton | Albert Old misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:22 | Princeton | Albert Old misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:22 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 07:54 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 07:52 | Princeton | Harold Pierce gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 07:46 | Princeton | Randy Washington loses the ball out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Emerson (SG) Charles Jones | |
| 07:24 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Leon Musick | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Donald Laprade (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leon Musick (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jesse Tatman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Smith (fresh) C - Scott Lilly (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Randy Washington (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Emerson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ben Reed (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Albert Old (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Pierce (tiring) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 06:59 | Princeton | Ben Reed hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Randy Washington | 47-46 |
| 06:44 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Leon Musick | 49-46 |
| 06:24 | Princeton | Albert Old's pass is intercepted by Donald Laprade | 49-46 |
| 06:22 | Arkansas State | Randy Washington steps in front of the Donald Laprade pass in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| 06:04 | Princeton | Jesse Tatman denies the turnaround by Randy Washington | 49-46 |
| 06:03 | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 06:00 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin (PG), Ronnie Hutton (SF), Carl Sanders (PF), Geoffrey Loessberg (C) Donald Laprade, Jesse Tatman, Dennis Smith, Scott Lilly | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 05:47 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton's pass is intercepted by Daniel Emerson | 49-46 |
| 05:44 | Princeton | Ben Reed lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Emerson | 49-48 |
| 05:39 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Goslin | 51-48 |
| 05:16 | Princeton | Albert Old hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 51-48 |
| 05:15 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson grabs the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 04:51 | Princeton | Ben Reed buries a fadeaway from close range | 51-50 |
| 04:33 | Arkansas State | Randy Washington picks off the pass by Carl Sanders | 51-50 |
| 04:06 | Princeton | Albert Old is whistled for traveling | 51-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman (SG) Leon Musick | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (SG) Daniel Emerson | |
| 03:54 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-50 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg misses the tip | 51-50 |
| 03:50 | Princeton | Ben Reed gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 03:25 | Princeton | Harold Pierce's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Hutton | 51-50 |
| 03:22 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman lays it in on a great pass from Ronnie Hutton | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ryan Goslin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Tatman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ronnie Hutton (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Geoffrey Loessberg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Randy Washington (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ben Reed (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Albert Old (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Pierce (tiring) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Princeton | Albert Old jams it on a nice dish by Randy Washington | 53-52 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman's pass is intercepted by Charles Jones | 53-52 |
| 02:45 | Princeton | Charles Jones hits the finger roll | 53-54 |
| 02:34 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronnie Hutton and he's hacked by Randy Washington - foul #4 on Randy Washington, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Leon Musick (SG), Dennis Smith (PF), Scott Lilly (C) Ronnie Hutton, Carl Sanders, Geoffrey Loessberg | |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Emerson (SG) Randy Washington | |
| 02:34 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:08 | Princeton | Ben Reed misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 02:06 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 02:06 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton (SF), Carl Sanders (PF), Geoffrey Loessberg (C) Jesse Tatman, Dennis Smith, Scott Lilly | |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Washington (PG) Charles Jones | |
| 01:49 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Goslin | 58-54 |
| 01:21 | Princeton | Albert Old scores on a shot in the paint set up by Randy Washington | 58-56 |
| 01:15 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Ben Reed - foul #5 on Ben Reed, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Curtis Senger (SF) Ben Reed | |
| 01:15 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:15 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:51 | Princeton | Curtis Senger is hacked by Geoffrey Loessberg - foul #2 on Geoffrey Loessberg, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| 00:51 | Princeton | Curtis Senger makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:51 | Princeton | Curtis Senger makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 60-58 |
| 00:28 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Harold Pierce | 60-58 |
| 00:01 | Princeton | Albert Old misses long on a runner in the paint | 60-58 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |