| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Donald Smith (fresh) SG - Robert Young (fresh) SF - Roy Lewis (fresh) PF - John King (fresh) C - Andrew Story (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Richard Gee (fresh) SG - Todd Ryan (fresh) SF - Clint Moore (fresh) PF - Joseph Smith (fresh) C - Fred Kehl (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Andrew Story wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Princeton | Donald Smith misses the floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Richard Gee | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Princeton | John King gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Princeton | Donald Smith is hacked by Fred Kehl - foul #1 on Fred Kehl, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Princeton | John King hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Donald Smith | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Young - foul #1 on Robert Young, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:33 | Princeton | John King pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:15 | Princeton | Robert Young's floater is knocked away by Joseph Smith | 2-1 |
| 18:14 | Princeton | John King snags the offensive board | 2-1 |
| 17:57 | Princeton | Roy Lewis clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 2-1 |
| 17:56 | Princeton | Robert Young grabs the offensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:47 | Princeton | Donald Smith misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Clint Moore - foul #1 on Clint Moore, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| 17:47 | Princeton | Donald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:47 | Princeton | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Gee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-1 |
| 17:19 | Princeton | John King comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 3-1 |
| 17:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Clint Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 17:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Gee hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 3-1 |
| 17:12 | Princeton | John King grabs the defensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 16:58 | Princeton | Richard Gee is called for the reach on Donald Smith - foul #1 on Richard Gee, team foul #3 | 3-1 |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Wark (SG), Robert Short (SF) Robert Young, Roy Lewis | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 16:49 | Princeton | Donald Smith hits a floater from close range set up by Robert Short | 5-1 |
| 16:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Gee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-1 |
| 16:29 | California, Santa Cruz | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Smith | 5-1 |
| 16:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Smith misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 5-1 |
| 16:19 | Princeton | Andrew Story gets the rebound | 5-1 |
| 16:02 | Princeton | Andrew Story hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 5-1 |
| 16:01 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Clint Moore | 5-1 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Wark (fresh) SF - Robert Short (fresh) PF - John King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Story (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Richard Gee (fresh) SG - Todd Ryan (fresh) SF - Clint Moore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 1 pts. C - Fred Kehl (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Gee is hacked by Donald Smith - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #2 | 5-1 |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Young (SG), Roy Lewis (SF), Antonio Klein (C) Donald Smith, John King, Andrew Story | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Trevor Reinhardt (PG), Derek Conway (SG) Richard Gee, Todd Ryan | |
| 15:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Clint Moore misses the lay-in | 5-1 |
| 15:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Smith grabs the offensive board | 5-1 |
| 15:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Clint Moore is denied on a layup by Antonio Klein | 5-1 |
| 15:12 | Princeton | Robert Young gets the rebound | 5-1 |
| 15:03 | Princeton | Michael Wark hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 5-1 |
| 15:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Derek Conway grabs the board | 5-1 |
| 14:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Derek Conway's pass is intercepted by Antonio Klein | 5-1 |
| 14:37 | Princeton | Robert Young travels with the ball | 5-1 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Gee (PG), Todd Ryan (SG), Ryan Morillo (PF), Michael Lockwood (C) Trevor Reinhardt, Clint Moore, Joseph Smith, Fred Kehl | |
| 14:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Derek Conway | 5-4 |
| 14:07 | Princeton | Michael Lockwood denies the turnaround by Robert Short | 5-4 |
| 14:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Lockwood pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 13:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Derek Conway can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 13:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Morillo grabs the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 13:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Gee is fouled on the floor by Antonio Klein - foul #1 on Antonio Klein, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Princeton | Donald Smith (PG), Chadwick Wilson (SG), Nicholas Dodd (SF), John King (PF), Andrew Story (C) Michael Wark, Robert Young, Roy Lewis, Robert Short, Antonio Klein | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Clint Moore (SF), Joseph Smith (PF) Derek Conway, Michael Lockwood | |
| 13:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Smith knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Gee | 5-6 |
| 12:58 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson is whistled for traveling | 5-6 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Trevor Reinhardt (SG), Fred Kehl (C) Todd Ryan, Ryan Morillo | |
| 12:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Trevor Reinhardt drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Clint Moore | 5-8 |
| 12:32 | Princeton | Nicholas Dodd hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Smith | 7-8 |
| 12:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Gee scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 12:20 | Princeton | Donald Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 12:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Smith snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 12:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Donald Smith picks off the pass by Richard Gee in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| 12:16 | Princeton | Donald Smith banks in the layup | 9-11 |
| 12:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Trevor Reinhardt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Gee and he's hacked by Chadwick Wilson - foul #1 on Chadwick Wilson, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Wark (SG), Robert Short (SF), Antonio Klein (PF) Chadwick Wilson, Nicholas Dodd, John King | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Derek Conway (SG) Richard Gee | |
| 12:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Trevor Reinhardt misses the free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:03 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Antonio Klein | 9-13 |
| 11:46 | Princeton | Derek Conway steps in front of the Robert Short pass | 9-13 |
| 11:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Derek Conway blows the dunk | 9-13 |
| 11:42 | Princeton | Donald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Donald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Wark (fresh) SF - Robert Short (fresh) PF - Antonio Klein (fresh) C - Andrew Story (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Trevor Reinhardt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Derek Conway (fresh) SF - Clint Moore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Kehl (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Princeton | Antonio Klein is denied on a layup by Fred Kehl | 9-13 |
| 11:25 | Princeton | Donald Smith tips it in | 11-13 |
| 11:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Clint Moore is hacked by Robert Short - foul #1 on Robert Short, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Young (SG), Roy Lewis (SF) Michael Wark, Andrew Story | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan (SG) Clint Moore | |
| 10:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Derek Conway | 11-15 |
| 10:22 | Princeton | Roy Lewis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 10:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Smith grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 10:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Trevor Reinhardt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Young - foul #2 on Robert Young, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Wark (PG), Chadwick Wilson (SG), John King (PF) Donald Smith, Robert Young, Robert Short | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Morillo (PF), Michael Lockwood (C) Joseph Smith, Fred Kehl | |
| 10:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Trevor Reinhardt misses the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Trevor Reinhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:16 | Princeton | The rebound goes to John King | 11-15 |
| 10:05 | Princeton | Michael Wark is fouled on the floor by Todd Ryan - foul #1 on Todd Ryan, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Gee (PG), Clint Moore (SF) Trevor Reinhardt, Derek Conway | |
| 09:54 | Princeton | Michael Wark is hacked by Ryan Morillo - foul #1 on Ryan Morillo, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| 09:39 | Princeton | Antonio Klein misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 09:38 | Princeton | Roy Lewis tips it back up and in | 13-15 |
| 09:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Short (C) Antonio Klein | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 09:17 | Princeton | The short jumper by Robert Short is denied by Michael Lockwood | 13-15 |
| 09:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Lockwood gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Morillo is denied on a dunk by John King | 13-15 |
| 09:07 | Princeton | John King grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 08:46 | Princeton | Robert Short connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Roy Lewis and he's hacked by Michael Lockwood - foul #1 on Michael Lockwood, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Princeton | Donald Smith (PG), Andrew Story (C) Chadwick Wilson, Roy Lewis | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Smith (PF), Fred Kehl (C) Ryan Morillo, Michael Lockwood | |
| 08:46 | Princeton | Robert Short makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Gee misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 08:21 | Princeton | Michael Wark snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 08:03 | Princeton | Andrew Story misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Fred Kehl - foul #2 on Fred Kehl, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson (SG), Antonio Klein (PF) Michael Wark, John King | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Trevor Reinhardt (SG), Derek Conway (SF), Ryan Morillo (C) Todd Ryan, Clint Moore, Fred Kehl | |
| 08:03 | Princeton | Andrew Story makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:03 | Princeton | Andrew Story misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Trevor Reinhardt pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 07:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Donald Smith picks off the pass by Richard Gee | 17-15 |
| 07:33 | Princeton | Antonio Klein comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-15 |
| 07:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Morillo gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Donald Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chadwick Wilson (fresh) SF - Robert Short (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Antonio Klein (fresh) C - Andrew Story (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Richard Gee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Trevor Reinhardt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Derek Conway (fresh) PF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Morillo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Gee drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Derek Conway | 17-18 |
| 07:06 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson is whistled for a carry | 17-18 |
| Subs | Princeton | Roy Lewis (SF), Nicholas Dodd (PF) Robert Short, Andrew Story | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Clint Moore (SF) Richard Gee | |
| 06:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Trevor Reinhardt travels with the ball | 17-18 |
| 06:33 | Princeton | Antonio Klein knocks in the shot from the right block and the foul's on Ryan Morillo - foul #2 on Ryan Morillo, team foul #8 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Wark (PG), John King (PF) Donald Smith, Nicholas Dodd | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan (SG), Michael Lockwood (C) Derek Conway, Ryan Morillo | |
| 06:33 | Princeton | Antonio Klein makes the free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 06:18 | Princeton | John King grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 06:03 | Princeton | Roy Lewis misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 06:02 | Princeton | John King tips it back up and in | 22-18 |
| 05:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Wark steps in front of the Trevor Reinhardt pass | 22-18 |
| 05:23 | Princeton | Antonio Klein misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 22-18 |
| 05:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Clint Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 05:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan loses the ball out of bounds | 22-18 |
| Subs | Princeton | Donald Smith (PG), Nicholas Dodd (SF), Robert Short (PF), Andrew Story (C) Chadwick Wilson, Roy Lewis, John King, Antonio Klein | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Gee (PG), Derek Conway (SG), Ryan Allis (SF), Nathan Smith (PF) Trevor Reinhardt, Todd Ryan, Clint Moore, Joseph Smith | |
| 04:48 | Princeton | Nicholas Dodd hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Smith | 24-18 |
| 04:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Gee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-18 |
| 04:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Nathan Smith grabs the offensive board | 24-18 |
| 04:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Donald Smith picks off the pass by Derek Conway | 24-18 |
| 04:13 | Princeton | Michael Wark slams it home on a great pass from Donald Smith | 26-18 |
| 03:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Gee misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 03:58 | Princeton | Nicholas Dodd snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 03:39 | Princeton | Michael Wark scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Donald Smith | 28-18 |
| 03:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Allis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-18 |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Young (SG), John King (PF) Michael Wark, Nicholas Dodd | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan (SG), Clint Moore (SF), Joseph Smith (PF), Fred Kehl (C) Derek Conway, Ryan Allis, Nathan Smith, Michael Lockwood | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Donald Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Young (fresh) SF - Robert Short (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John King (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Andrew Story (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Richard Gee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clint Moore (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Kehl (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Princeton | John King is hacked by Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #9 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Princeton | Roy Lewis (SF) Robert Short | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 03:13 | Princeton | John King misses the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 03:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Clint Moore gets the rebound | 28-18 |
| 02:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Robert Young - foul #3 on Robert Young, team foul #7 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Short (PG), Chadwick Wilson (SG), Antonio Klein (C) Donald Smith, Robert Young, Andrew Story | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Trevor Reinhardt (PG) Richard Gee | |
| 02:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 02:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 02:33 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 28-20 |
| 02:32 | Princeton | John King misses the tip | 28-20 |
| 02:31 | Princeton | Antonio Klein tips it in | 30-20 |
| 02:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Fred Kehl is hacked by Chadwick Wilson - foul #2 on Chadwick Wilson, team foul #8 | 30-20 |
| 02:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Fred Kehl makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Fred Kehl makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:19 | Princeton | Robert Short double dribbles in the backcourt | 30-22 |
| 02:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 30-22 |
| 01:58 | Princeton | Robert Short gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 01:41 | Princeton | Antonio Klein misses long on a floater from the right block | 30-22 |
| 01:40 | Princeton | Roy Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 01:19 | Princeton | John King misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-22 |
| 01:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 01:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Clint Moore clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-22 |
| 01:11 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Antonio Klein | 30-22 |
| 00:53 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 00:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Smith pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 00:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 00:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 00:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan is hacked by Chadwick Wilson - foul #3 on Chadwick Wilson, team foul #9 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Princeton | Donald Smith (PG), Michael Wark (SG), Nicholas Dodd (SF), Andrew Story (C) Robert Short, Chadwick Wilson, Roy Lewis, Antonio Klein | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Gee (PG), Derek Conway (SF), Ryan Morillo (PF), Michael Lockwood (C) Trevor Reinhardt, Clint Moore, Joseph Smith, Fred Kehl | |
| 00:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 00:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 00:02 | Princeton | Andrew Story comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 30-24 |
| 00:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Derek Conway grabs the board | 30-24 |