| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) SG - Michael Alderman (fresh) SF - Frank Allen (fresh) PF - Michael Grounds (fresh) C - Frederick Mangual (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Donald Henline (fresh) SG - Ollie Prevost (fresh) SF - Charles Brown (fresh) PF - Roger Carey (fresh) C - Chung Xiong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Chung Xiong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Princeton | Roger Carey scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Donald Henline | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes blows the layup but he's fouled by Donald Henline - foul #1 on Donald Henline, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:34 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Princeton | Roger Carey misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Princeton | Chung Xiong tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Princeton | Donald Henline tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Bucknell | Michael Grounds pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Bucknell | Frank Allen misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Princeton | Roger Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Princeton | Roger Carey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Bucknell | Michael Grounds drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Frank Allen | 4-2 |
| 17:35 | Princeton | Frederick Mangual denies the turnaround by Chung Xiong | 4-2 |
| 17:34 | Princeton | Roger Carey can't tip it in | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Bucknell | Michael Alderman snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:12 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:11 | Princeton | Ollie Prevost grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:53 | Princeton | Charles Brown is hacked by Frank Allen - foul #1 on Frank Allen, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 16:42 | Princeton | Ollie Prevost can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Alderman - foul #1 on Michael Alderman, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Allan Anderson (PF) Charles Brown | |
| 16:42 | Princeton | Ollie Prevost misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:42 | Princeton | Ollie Prevost makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:28 | Bucknell | Frank Allen knocks in the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Roger Carey - foul #1 on Roger Carey, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 16:28 | Bucknell | Frank Allen makes the free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:18 | Princeton | Donald Henline makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Ollie Prevost and the foul's on Frederick Mangual - foul #1 on Frederick Mangual, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Sherwood (C) Frederick Mangual | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 16:18 | Princeton | Donald Henline makes the free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:55 | Bucknell | Michael Grounds clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 15:54 | Bucknell | Robert Sherwood hits the follow up shot | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Alderman (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Grounds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Sherwood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Donald Henline (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ollie Prevost (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Carey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allan Anderson (fresh) C - Chung Xiong (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Princeton | Roger Carey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mathew Moore (SG), Todd Wilkey (SF), Don Schacht (PF) Michael Alderman, Frank Allen, Michael Grounds | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Brown (SF) Allan Anderson | |
| 15:23 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-6 |
| 15:21 | Princeton | Charles Brown grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 15:17 | Princeton | Donald Henline clanks a 3 from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 15:16 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Robert Sherwood | 9-6 |
| 15:11 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Holmes, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Frederick Mangual (C) Todd Wilkey | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 14:50 | Princeton | Charles Brown misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 9-6 |
| 14:48 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Brown | 9-6 |
| 14:32 | Princeton | Donald Henline connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ollie Prevost | 9-8 |
| 14:21 | Bucknell | Robert Sherwood comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 14:20 | Princeton | Charles Brown snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 13:51 | Princeton | Roger Carey misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Robert Sherwood - foul #1 on Robert Sherwood, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Alderman (SG), Frank Allen (SF), Michael Grounds (PF) Michael Holmes, Don Schacht, Frederick Mangual | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 13:51 | Princeton | Roger Carey makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:51 | Princeton | Roger Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:40 | Bucknell | Frank Allen clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 13:38 | Bucknell | Michael Alderman gets the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:25 | Bucknell | Frank Allen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 9-10 |
| 13:24 | Princeton | Roger Carey grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 13:03 | Princeton | Chung Xiong misses the jumper from the right side | 9-10 |
| 13:01 | Bucknell | Frank Allen snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 12:44 | Bucknell | Frank Allen clanks a jump hook in the lane | 9-10 |
| 12:42 | Princeton | Donald Henline grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 12:32 | Princeton | Roger Carey connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 9-12 |
| 12:23 | Bucknell | Michael Grounds scores on a floater in the lane | 11-12 |
| 12:12 | Princeton | Ollie Prevost buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Henline | 11-15 |
| 11:54 | Bucknell | Robert Sherwood misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 11-15 |
| 11:53 | Bucknell | Michael Grounds grabs the offensive board | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Mathew Moore (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Alderman (fresh) SF - Frank Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Grounds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Sherwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Donald Henline (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ollie Prevost (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Roger Carey (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Chung Xiong (tiring) | |
| 11:33 | Bucknell | Robert Sherwood connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Mathew Moore | 13-15 |
| 11:16 | Princeton | Roger Carey connects on the turnaround in the paint | 13-17 |
| 10:54 | Bucknell | Frank Allen is hacked by Donald Henline - foul #2 on Donald Henline, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Holmes (PG), Kenneth Jenkins (SG), Todd Wilkey (SF), Don Schacht (PF), Frederick Mangual (C) Mathew Moore, Michael Alderman, Frank Allen, Michael Grounds, Robert Sherwood | |
| Subs | Princeton | Joseph Lindsey (PG), Allan Anderson (PF), Douglas Schultz (C) Donald Henline, Roger Carey, Chung Xiong | |
| 10:34 | Bucknell | Todd Wilkey is called for 3 seconds | 13-17 |
| 10:14 | Princeton | Allan Anderson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Brown | 13-19 |
| 10:03 | Bucknell | Don Schacht drills a jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Joseph Lindsey - foul #1 on Joseph Lindsey, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| 10:03 | Bucknell | Don Schacht makes the free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:42 | Princeton | Kenneth Jenkins takes the ball from Ollie Prevost | 16-19 |
| 09:30 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 09:29 | Bucknell | Frederick Mangual pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:23 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 09:22 | Princeton | Allan Anderson grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 09:15 | Princeton | Allan Anderson can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 09:13 | Bucknell | Todd Wilkey grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:08 | Bucknell | Kenneth Jenkins buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Frederick Mangual | 18-19 |
| 08:55 | Princeton | Joseph Lindsey is called for traveling | 18-19 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Alderman (SG), Frank Allen (SF), Michael Grounds (PF) Kenneth Jenkins, Todd Wilkey, Don Schacht | |
| Subs | Princeton | Roger Carey (SF) Charles Brown | |
| 08:34 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Grounds | 21-19 |
| 08:18 | Princeton | Joseph Lindsey is hacked by Michael Holmes - foul #2 on Michael Holmes, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mathew Moore (PG), Don Schacht (C) Michael Holmes, Frederick Mangual | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Brown (SF), Chung Xiong (C) Allan Anderson, Douglas Schultz | |
| 08:06 | Princeton | Don Schacht is called for the reach on Ollie Prevost - foul #1 on Don Schacht, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| 08:06 | Princeton | Ollie Prevost makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:06 | Princeton | Ollie Prevost makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:44 | Bucknell | Michael Alderman makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Frank Allen | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Mathew Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Alderman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Grounds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Schacht (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Joseph Lindsey (fairly fresh) SG - Ollie Prevost (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Brown (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Roger Carey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Chung Xiong (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Princeton | Chung Xiong misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-21 |
| 07:35 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Frank Allen | 23-21 |
| 07:16 | Bucknell | Joseph Lindsey is called for the reach on Mathew Moore - foul #2 on Joseph Lindsey, team foul #5 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Sherwood (C) Don Schacht | |
| Subs | Princeton | Donald Henline (PG), Douglas Schultz (PF) Joseph Lindsey, Charles Brown | |
| 07:09 | Bucknell | Mathew Moore's layup is rejected by Chung Xiong | 23-21 |
| 07:07 | Princeton | Roger Carey snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 07:02 | Princeton | Chung Xiong is hacked by Frank Allen - foul #2 on Frank Allen, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Kenneth Jenkins (SG), Todd Wilkey (SF), Frederick Mangual (C) Michael Alderman, Frank Allen, Michael Grounds | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Brown (SF) Donald Henline | |
| 07:02 | Princeton | Chung Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:02 | Princeton | Chung Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:47 | Bucknell | Todd Wilkey misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Roger Carey - foul #2 on Roger Carey, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Donald Henline (PG), Allan Anderson (PF) Chung Xiong, Roger Carey | |
| 06:47 | Bucknell | Todd Wilkey misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:47 | Bucknell | Todd Wilkey misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:47 | Bucknell | Frederick Mangual grabs the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:31 | Bucknell | Todd Wilkey comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Donald Henline - foul #3 on Donald Henline, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Don Schacht (PF) Robert Sherwood | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 06:31 | Bucknell | Todd Wilkey misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:31 | Bucknell | Todd Wilkey makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:06 | Princeton | Allan Anderson misses the shot in the paint | 24-23 |
| 06:04 | Princeton | Allan Anderson tips it in | 24-25 |
| 05:51 | Bucknell | Frederick Mangual misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Allan Anderson - foul #1 on Allan Anderson, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Alderman (SG), Michael Grounds (PF) Mathew Moore, Todd Wilkey | |
| Subs | Princeton | Roger Carey (PF) Douglas Schultz | |
| 05:51 | Bucknell | Frederick Mangual misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:51 | Bucknell | Frederick Mangual makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:32 | Princeton | Donald Henline is called for a charge - foul #4 on Donald Henline, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Sherwood (C) Frederick Mangual | |
| Subs | Princeton | Joseph Lindsey (PG), Chung Xiong (C) Donald Henline, Allan Anderson | |
| 05:23 | Bucknell | Robert Sherwood hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Jenkins and the foul's on Chung Xiong - foul #1 on Chung Xiong, team foul #10 | 27-25 |
| 05:23 | Bucknell | Robert Sherwood misses the free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:23 | Bucknell | Michael Grounds grabs the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 05:15 | Bucknell | Charles Brown steals the ball from Robert Sherwood | 27-25 |
| 05:12 | Princeton | Charles Brown can't throw it down | 27-25 |
| 05:10 | Bucknell | Robert Sherwood gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 04:49 | Bucknell | Kenneth Jenkins clanks a 3 from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 04:47 | Bucknell | Don Schacht misses the tip | 27-25 |
| 04:46 | Princeton | Chung Xiong gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 04:28 | Princeton | Michael Grounds is called for the reach on Roger Carey - foul #1 on Michael Grounds, team foul #9 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mathew Moore (PG), Todd Wilkey (SF), Frederick Mangual (C) Kenneth Jenkins, Don Schacht, Robert Sherwood | |
| Subs | Princeton | Douglas Schultz (PF) Joseph Lindsey | |
| 04:28 | Princeton | Roger Carey makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:28 | Princeton | Roger Carey misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:28 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Michael Grounds | 27-26 |
| 04:09 | Bucknell | Michael Grounds clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Douglas Schultz - foul #1 on Douglas Schultz, team foul #11 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Joseph Lindsey (PG), Allan Anderson (PF) Roger Carey, Chung Xiong | |
| 04:09 | Bucknell | Michael Grounds makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:09 | Bucknell | Michael Grounds misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:09 | Princeton | Charles Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 03:45 | Princeton | Todd Wilkey is called for the reach on Joseph Lindsey - foul #1 on Todd Wilkey, team foul #10 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Holmes (PG), Frank Allen (SF), Robert Sherwood (PF) Michael Alderman, Todd Wilkey, Michael Grounds | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 03:45 | Princeton | Joseph Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:45 | Princeton | Joseph Lindsey misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:45 | Bucknell | Robert Sherwood snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mathew Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Sherwood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Mangual (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Joseph Lindsey (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ollie Prevost (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Brown (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Allan Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Schultz (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Bucknell | Robert Sherwood misses badly on a shot from close range | 28-27 |
| 03:23 | Princeton | Allan Anderson gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 03:10 | Princeton | Allan Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Don Schacht (PF) Frederick Mangual | |
| Subs | Princeton | Roger Carey (SF), Chung Xiong (C) Charles Brown, Douglas Schultz | |
| 02:51 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Don Schacht | 31-27 |
| 02:33 | Princeton | Don Schacht swats the layup by Roger Carey | 31-27 |
| 02:31 | Bucknell | Frank Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 02:18 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Alderman (SG), Michael Grounds (PF) Mathew Moore, Don Schacht | |
| Subs | Princeton | Douglas Schultz (PF) Allan Anderson | |
| 01:57 | Princeton | Joseph Lindsey clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-27 |
| 01:56 | Bucknell | Frank Allen snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 01:52 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-27 |
| 01:51 | Princeton | Roger Carey grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 01:31 | Princeton | Chung Xiong is whistled for a carry | 31-27 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Frederick Mangual (C) Robert Sherwood | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Brown (SF) Chung Xiong | |
| 01:16 | Bucknell | Michael Alderman is fouled on the floor by Ollie Prevost - foul #1 on Ollie Prevost, team foul #12 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Don Schacht (SF) Frank Allen | |
| Subs | Princeton | Darwin Chadwick (PF) Roger Carey | |
| 01:16 | Bucknell | Michael Alderman makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:16 | Bucknell | Michael Alderman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 00:58 | Princeton | Charles Brown hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Lindsey | 33-29 |
| 00:36 | Bucknell | Don Schacht is fouled on the floor by Douglas Schultz - foul #2 on Douglas Schultz, team foul #13 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mathew Moore (SG), Robert Sherwood (PF) Michael Alderman, Michael Grounds | |
| Subs | Princeton | Allan Anderson (C) Douglas Schultz | |
| 00:36 | Bucknell | Don Schacht misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:36 | Bucknell | Don Schacht misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:36 | Princeton | Allan Anderson grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 00:22 | Princeton | Charles Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 00:20 | Princeton | Allan Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 00:01 | Princeton | Joseph Lindsey can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Darwin Chadwick grabs the offensive rebound | 33-29 |