| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Giles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Haney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Randy Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Emerson (fresh) SF - Curtis Senger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ben Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Albert Old (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 19:43 | Princeton | Ben Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 19:26 | Princeton | Curtis Senger clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 19:25 | Princeton | Albert Old can't tip it in | 29-23 |
| 19:23 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Paul Apodaca | 29-23 |
| 19:18 | Columbia | Derek Gayton loses the ball out of bounds | 29-23 |
| 18:49 | Princeton | Randy Washington misses the shot from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 18:47 | Princeton | Ben Reed grabs the offensive board | 29-23 |
| 18:27 | Princeton | Ben Reed misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 18:26 | Columbia | John Haney pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:17 | Columbia | Wayne Darby hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Paul Apodaca and the foul's on Ben Reed - foul #2 on Ben Reed, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 18:17 | Columbia | Wayne Darby makes the free throw | 32-23 |
| 17:49 | Princeton | Ben Reed connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Randy Washington | 32-26 |
| 17:41 | Columbia | Mark Giles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 17:40 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca tips it in | 34-26 |
| 17:20 | Princeton | Ben Reed hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Wayne Darby - foul #3 on Wayne Darby, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stephen Dudley (PF) Wayne Darby | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 17:20 | Princeton | Ben Reed misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 17:20 | Princeton | Ben Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 17:08 | Columbia | John Haney can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-27 |
| 17:07 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Ben Reed | 34-27 |
| 17:03 | Princeton | Randy Washington connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Ben Reed | 34-29 |
| 16:52 | Columbia | Mark Giles is hacked by Albert Old - foul #1 on Albert Old, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (SG), Charles Furman (SF), Timothy Jasper (C) Mark Giles, Paul Apodaca, John Haney | |
| Subs | Princeton | Harold Pierce (PF) Ben Reed | |
| 16:32 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper clanks a shot from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 16:31 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper tips it but misses | 34-29 |
| 16:30 | Princeton | Albert Old gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:10 | Princeton | Randy Washington loses the dribble to Derek Gayton | 34-29 |
| 15:51 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Daniel Emerson - foul #3 on Daniel Emerson, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Apodaca (SF), Wayne Darby (PF), John Haney (C) Charles Furman, Stephen Dudley, Timothy Jasper | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (PG), Henry Shannon (SG), Ben Reed (SF), Robert Frazier (C) Randy Washington, Daniel Emerson, Curtis Senger, Albert Old | |
| 15:51 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 15:51 | Columbia | Derek Gayton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Albert Clark (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Haney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Shannon (fresh) SF - Ben Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Pierce (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Frazier (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Princeton | Charles Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-29 |
| 15:25 | Princeton | Robert Frazier tips it but misses | 35-29 |
| 15:23 | Princeton | Charles Jones gets the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 15:04 | Princeton | Charles Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Giles (SG) Derek Gayton | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 14:53 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Mark Giles | 37-29 |
| 14:34 | Princeton | Harold Pierce blows the layup but he's fouled by Wayne Darby - foul #4 on Wayne Darby, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stephen Dudley (PF) Wayne Darby | |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Washington (PG), Daniel Emerson (SG), Curtis Senger (SF), Albert Old (C) Charles Jones, Henry Shannon, Ben Reed, Robert Frazier | |
| 14:34 | Princeton | Harold Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:34 | Princeton | Harold Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 14:19 | Columbia | Mark Giles buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Clark | 40-31 |
| 13:57 | Princeton | Albert Old knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Daniel Emerson | 40-33 |
| 13:31 | Columbia | Randy Washington steps in front of the Mark Giles pass | 40-33 |
| 13:28 | Princeton | Harold Pierce hits the finger roll set up by Randy Washington | 40-35 |
| 13:18 | Columbia | Harold Pierce swats the layup by Paul Apodaca | 40-35 |
| 13:17 | Princeton | Albert Old snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 12:58 | Princeton | Harold Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Charles Furman (SF), Timothy Jasper (C) Albert Clark, Paul Apodaca, John Haney | |
| Subs | Princeton | Ben Reed (PF) Harold Pierce | |
| 12:44 | Columbia | Mark Giles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Chrisman (SG) Mark Giles | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (PG) Randy Washington | |
| 12:17 | Princeton | Curtis Senger hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-35 |
| 12:16 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 11:59 | Princeton | Ben Reed misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 11:57 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 11:36 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 11:35 | Princeton | Charles Jones snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carl Chrisman (fresh) SF - Charles Furman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Dudley (fresh) C - Timothy Jasper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Emerson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Senger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ben Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Albert Old (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:07 | Princeton | Curtis Senger's pass is intercepted by Stephen Dudley | 40-35 |
| 10:50 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Daniel Emerson - foul #4 on Daniel Emerson, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Giles (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF), John Haney (C) Carl Chrisman, Charles Furman, Timothy Jasper | |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Washington (PG), Henry Shannon (SF), Harold Pierce (C) Daniel Emerson, Curtis Senger, Albert Old | |
| 10:50 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 10:50 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 10:30 | Princeton | Ben Reed misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 10:29 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Haney | 42-35 |
| 10:14 | Columbia | Harold Pierce steals the ball from Mark Giles | 42-35 |
| 09:56 | Princeton | Charles Jones misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 09:54 | Columbia | Mark Giles pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 09:48 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 09:47 | Columbia | Mark Giles tips it in | 44-35 |
| 09:20 | Princeton | Henry Shannon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 44-35 |
| 09:18 | Columbia | Mark Giles gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 08:51 | Columbia | John Haney blows the layup | 44-35 |
| 08:49 | Princeton | Ben Reed grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 08:26 | Princeton | Derek Gayton is called for the reach on Randy Washington - foul #2 on Derek Gayton, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (PG), Charles Furman (PF) Derek Gayton, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Princeton | Curtis Senger (SF), Albert Old (C) Charles Jones, Ben Reed | |
| 08:13 | Princeton | Randy Washington clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Albert Clark - foul #1 on Albert Clark, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gary Jacobus (PG), Carl Chrisman (SF), Timothy Jasper (C) Mark Giles, Paul Apodaca, John Haney | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 08:13 | Princeton | Randy Washington makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 08:13 | Princeton | Randy Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 07:55 | Columbia | Curtis Senger is called for the reach on Albert Clark - foul #3 on Curtis Senger, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Wayne Darby (PF) Gary Jacobus | |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Emerson (SG) Henry Shannon | |
| 07:43 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman misses the 3 from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 07:42 | Columbia | Charles Furman gets the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 07:27 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | James White (PG) Randy Washington | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Albert Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Chrisman (fresh) SF - Charles Furman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Timothy Jasper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - James White (fresh) SG - Daniel Emerson (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Curtis Senger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harold Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Old (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Princeton | Curtis Senger misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-37 |
| 07:08 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 07:03 | Columbia | Albert Clark misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 07:02 | Columbia | Wayne Darby hits the follow up shot | 46-37 |
| 06:36 | Princeton | Albert Old makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Curtis Senger | 46-39 |
| 06:30 | Columbia | Daniel Emerson steps in front of the Albert Clark pass in the backcourt | 46-39 |
| 06:07 | Princeton | Charles Furman steals the ball from Harold Pierce | 46-39 |
| 06:03 | Columbia | Albert Clark misses the easy layup | 46-39 |
| 06:01 | Princeton | Albert Old gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 05:32 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Harold Pierce | 46-41 |
| 05:32 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Mark Giles (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF), John Haney (C) Albert Clark, Carl Chrisman, Charles Furman, Timothy Jasper | |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Washington (PG), Ben Reed (PF) James White, Harold Pierce | |
| 05:21 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 05:20 | Princeton | Ben Reed pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 04:57 | Princeton | Randy Washington knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 46-43 |
| 04:50 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca connects on the jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 04:27 | Princeton | Ben Reed connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 04:10 | Columbia | Mark Giles is hacked by Daniel Emerson - foul #5 on Daniel Emerson, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (SG) Daniel Emerson | |
| 03:57 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Jones - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| 03:57 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 03:57 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 03:31 | Princeton | Paul Apodaca blocks the short jumper by Randy Washington | 50-46 |
| 03:30 | Princeton | Albert Old grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 03:18 | Princeton | Albert Old connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Charles Jones | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Giles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Darby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - John Haney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Randy Washington (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Senger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ben Reed (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Albert Old (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:51 | Columbia | Mark Giles dunks the ball set up by Derek Gayton | 52-48 |
| 02:31 | Princeton | Ben Reed misses the lay-in | 52-48 |
| 02:30 | Columbia | Wayne Darby grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 02:07 | Columbia | Curtis Senger is called for the reach on Wayne Darby - foul #4 on Curtis Senger, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (PG), Carl Chrisman (SG), Charles Furman (SF), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, Mark Giles, Paul Apodaca, John Haney | |
| Subs | Princeton | Henry Shannon (SG), Richard Brantley (SF), Harold Pierce (PF) Randy Washington, Curtis Senger, Ben Reed | |
| 02:07 | Columbia | Wayne Darby makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:07 | Columbia | Wayne Darby makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 02:02 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Paul Apodaca (SF), John Haney (C) Carl Chrisman, Charles Furman, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Washington (PG), Curtis Senger (SF), Ben Reed (PF) Henry Shannon, Richard Brantley, Harold Pierce | |
| 01:46 | Princeton | Ben Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Giles (SG) Albert Clark | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 01:27 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-48 |
| 01:25 | Princeton | Charles Jones snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 01:05 | Princeton | Charles Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 01:04 | Columbia | Derek Gayton pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 00:57 | Columbia | Wayne Darby comes up short on the 3 from straight away but the foul's on Curtis Senger - foul #5 on Curtis Senger, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Harold Pierce (PF) Curtis Senger | |
| 00:57 | Columbia | Wayne Darby makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:57 | Columbia | Wayne Darby makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:57 | Columbia | Wayne Darby misses the 3rd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:57 | Princeton | Albert Old pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 00:57 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Princeton | Charles Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Giles | 58-51 |
| 00:25 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Princeton | Charles Jones misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 00:16 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Haney | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Columbia | Randy Washington is called for the reach on John Haney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Washington, team foul #10 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Chrisman (SF) Paul Apodaca | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 00:14 | Columbia | John Haney makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:14 | Columbia | John Haney makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Apodaca (SF) Carl Chrisman | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 00:10 | Princeton | Charles Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 00:09 | Princeton | Albert Old snags the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 00:07 | Princeton | Charles Jones scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Pierce | 60-54 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Wayne Darby is hacked by Charles Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Jones, team foul #11 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (PG), Carl Chrisman (SF) Derek Gayton, Paul Apodaca | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Wayne Darby misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Wayne Darby makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Princeton | Charles Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Wayne Darby grabs the board | 61-54 |