| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Randy Woodhouse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Neil Yates (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - John Buckley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Diego Quintero (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Schaefer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Danek (fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig Eastman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen is called for traveling | 28-35 |
| 19:21 | Princeton | The short jumper by Dennis Schaefer is denied by Mike Williams | 28-35 |
| 19:20 | Princeton | John Buckley grabs the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:59 | Princeton | John Buckley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 18:58 | Columbia | Neil Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:34 | Columbia | Mike Williams can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 28-35 |
| 18:33 | Princeton | John Buckley grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:10 | Princeton | John Buckley hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 18:08 | Columbia | Christopher Nance grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:42 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on John Buckley - foul #2 on John Buckley, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 17:42 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 17:42 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 17:29 | Princeton | Ernest Eggen takes the ball from Craig Eastman | 29-35 |
| 17:07 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 29-35 |
| 17:06 | Columbia | Christopher Nance grabs the offensive board | 29-35 |
| 16:56 | Columbia | Mike Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Taylor (SF), Paul Winstead (C) Randy Woodhouse, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Princeton | Shaun Simpson (PG), Samuel Burke (SG), Robert Reed (SF), Samuel Hall (PF), James Dennis (C) John Buckley, Diego Quintero, Dennis Schaefer, Richard Danek, Craig Eastman | |
| 16:39 | Princeton | Robert Reed buries a shot from the right block set up by Samuel Burke | 29-37 |
| 16:20 | Columbia | Neil Yates misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 16:19 | Princeton | James Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 16:14 | Princeton | Shaun Simpson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 16:13 | Columbia | Neil Yates pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 15:49 | Columbia | David Taylor misses the easy layup | 29-37 |
| 15:47 | Columbia | Neil Yates tips it back up and in | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Nance (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Neil Yates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Winstead (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Shaun Simpson (fresh) SG - Samuel Burke (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Reed (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - James Dennis (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Princeton | Samuel Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jared Wimbush (PG), Randy Woodhouse (SF) Ernest Eggen, Christopher Nance | |
| Subs | Princeton | Diego Quintero (SG), Dennis Schaefer (SF) Samuel Burke, James Dennis | |
| 15:18 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 15:17 | Columbia | David Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 14:57 | Columbia | Neil Yates scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 33-37 |
| 14:50 | Princeton | Robert Reed is fouled on the floor by Neil Yates - foul #2 on Neil Yates, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mike Williams (C) Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Buckley (PG), Richard Danek (PF), Craig Eastman (C) Shaun Simpson, Robert Reed, Samuel Hall | |
| 14:37 | Princeton | Craig Eastman buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Schaefer out of a doubleteam | 33-40 |
| 14:29 | Columbia | Mike Williams throws it down on a great pass from Jared Wimbush | 35-40 |
| 14:09 | Princeton | Richard Danek is fouled on the floor by Jared Wimbush - foul #1 on Jared Wimbush, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Eggen (PG), Christopher Nance (SG) David Taylor, Randy Woodhouse | |
| Subs | Princeton | Samuel Burke (SG) Diego Quintero | |
| 13:57 | Princeton | John Buckley is whistled for traveling | 35-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Aaron Gibson (PF) Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 13:39 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen is fouled on the floor by John Buckley - foul #3 on John Buckley, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Reed (SF) Dennis Schaefer | |
| 13:26 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Danek - foul #2 on Richard Danek, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Neil Yates (PF) Aaron Gibson | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 13:26 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:26 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:26 | Princeton | Richard Danek gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:14 | Princeton | Craig Eastman blows the layup but the foul's on Mike Williams - foul #3 on Mike Williams, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| 13:14 | Princeton | Craig Eastman makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:14 | Princeton | Craig Eastman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Neil Yates comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Danek - foul #3 on Richard Danek, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse (SF) Jared Wimbush | |
| Subs | Princeton | Diego Quintero (SG), Samuel Hall (C) Richard Danek, Craig Eastman | |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Neil Yates makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Neil Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:30 | Princeton | Samuel Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Winstead (C) Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Princeton | Shaun Simpson (PG), Dennis Schaefer (SF) John Buckley, Samuel Burke | |
| 12:10 | Columbia | Paul Winstead loses the ball out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Taylor (SG), Mike Williams (C) Christopher Nance, Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 11:53 | Princeton | Paul Winstead is called for the reach on Robert Reed - foul #1 on Paul Winstead, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| 11:38 | Princeton | Dennis Schaefer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-42 |
| 11:36 | Columbia | Mike Williams pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Randy Woodhouse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Winstead (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Shaun Simpson (fresh) SG - Diego Quintero (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Schaefer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Reed (fresh) 4 pts. C - Samuel Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:10 | Columbia | Mike Williams comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Samuel Hall - foul #1 on Samuel Hall, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (PG) Ernest Eggen | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Buckley (PG), Richard Danek (PF), Craig Eastman (C) Shaun Simpson, Robert Reed, Samuel Hall | |
| 11:10 | Columbia | Mike Williams makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 11:10 | Columbia | Mike Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 10:48 | Princeton | David Taylor steals it from Diego Quintero out of a doubleteam | 40-42 |
| 10:23 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by David Taylor | 42-42 |
| 10:10 | Princeton | Diego Quintero shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-42 |
| 10:08 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Paul Winstead | 42-42 |
| 09:46 | Columbia | Christopher Nance misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 09:45 | Columbia | Paul Winstead hits the follow up shot | 44-42 |
| 09:17 | Princeton | John Buckley hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 08:57 | Columbia | Mike Williams loses the dribble to Dennis Schaefer | 44-44 |
| 08:54 | Princeton | John Buckley misses the lay-in | 44-44 |
| 08:53 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 08:36 | Columbia | John Buckley picks off the pass by Christopher Nance | 44-44 |
| 08:21 | Princeton | John Buckley can't connect on a shot from the left side | 44-44 |
| 08:20 | Princeton | Richard Danek tips it in | 44-46 |
| 07:57 | Columbia | Mike Williams clanks a runner from close range | 44-46 |
| 07:56 | Columbia | David Taylor tips it home | 46-46 |
| 07:38 | Princeton | Richard Danek misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Winstead - foul #2 on Paul Winstead, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Eggen (PG), Jared Wimbush (SG), Eric Skillern (SF), Aaron Gibson (PF), Neil Yates (C) Christopher Nance, David Taylor, Randy Woodhouse, Paul Winstead, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Princeton | Shaun Simpson (PG), Samuel Burke (SG), Robert Reed (SF), Samuel Hall (C) John Buckley, Diego Quintero, Dennis Schaefer, Craig Eastman | |
| 07:38 | Princeton | Richard Danek makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:38 | Princeton | Richard Danek makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jared Wimbush (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Skillern (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Gibson (fresh) C - Neil Yates (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Shaun Simpson (fresh) SG - Samuel Burke (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Reed (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Danek (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Columbia | Neil Yates buries a floater from the right block set up by Aaron Gibson | 48-48 |
| 06:58 | Princeton | Robert Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 06:56 | Princeton | Richard Danek can't tip it in | 48-48 |
| 06:55 | Columbia | Neil Yates grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 06:26 | Columbia | Robert Reed steals it from Jared Wimbush | 48-48 |
| 06:14 | Princeton | Samuel Burke hits the finger roll | 48-50 |
| 05:50 | Columbia | Neil Yates scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 05:26 | Princeton | Shaun Simpson's pass is intercepted by Ernest Eggen | 50-50 |
| 05:21 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen blows the layup | 50-50 |
| 05:20 | Princeton | Robert Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:54 | Princeton | Richard Danek comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Eric Skillern - foul #1 on Eric Skillern, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (SG), David Taylor (SF), Paul Winstead (C) Jared Wimbush, Eric Skillern, Aaron Gibson | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Buckley (PG), Dennis Schaefer (SF) Samuel Burke, Samuel Hall | |
| 04:54 | Princeton | Richard Danek misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:54 | Princeton | Richard Danek makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:31 | Columbia | Robert Reed swats the short shot by Ernest Eggen | 50-51 |
| 04:29 | Princeton | John Buckley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 04:19 | Princeton | Dennis Schaefer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 04:17 | Columbia | Paul Winstead pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 03:51 | Columbia | Paul Winstead connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Christopher Nance | 52-51 |
| 03:36 | Princeton | Dennis Schaefer's pass is intercepted by Paul Winstead | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Neil Yates (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Winstead (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - John Buckley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shaun Simpson (fairly fresh) SF - Dennis Schaefer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Danek (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Columbia | David Taylor knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Ernest Eggen and the foul's on Richard Danek - foul #4 on Richard Danek, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse (SF), Mike Williams (C) Ernest Eggen, Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Princeton | Thomas Grell (PG), Diego Quintero (SG), Samuel Hall (PF), Craig Eastman (C) John Buckley, Shaun Simpson, Richard Danek, Robert Reed | |
| 03:11 | Columbia | David Taylor makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 02:54 | Princeton | Diego Quintero splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 02:53 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Schaefer | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:43 | Princeton | Diego Quintero hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 02:41 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Paul Winstead | 55-51 |
| 02:41 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Eggen (PG) David Taylor | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Buckley (PG), Robert Reed (PF) Thomas Grell, Samuel Hall | |
| 02:18 | Columbia | Christopher Nance makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Winstead | 58-51 |
| 02:04 | Princeton | Robert Reed connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 58-53 |
| 01:43 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse lays it up and in set up by Ernest Eggen | 60-53 |
| 01:24 | Princeton | Dennis Schaefer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-53 |
| 01:23 | Columbia | Christopher Nance grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 01:03 | Columbia | Mike Williams buries a shot from the baseline | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:58 | Princeton | Randy Woodhouse steals it from Diego Quintero out of a doubleteam | 62-53 |
| 00:55 | Columbia | Christopher Nance hits the finger roll set up by Randy Woodhouse | 64-53 |
| 00:49 | Princeton | Randy Woodhouse picks off the pass by John Buckley | 64-53 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Dennis Schaefer - foul #1 on Dennis Schaefer, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Neil Yates (PF) Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Princeton | Shaun Simpson (PG), Samuel Burke (SG), Samuel Hall (PF), James Dennis (C) John Buckley, Diego Quintero, Dennis Schaefer, Craig Eastman | |
| 00:22 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:22 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:22 | Princeton | James Dennis pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| 00:18 | Princeton | Shaun Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-53 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen runs out the clock | 65-53 |