| Lineup | Princeton | PG - John Buckley (fresh) SG - Diego Quintero (fresh) SF - Dennis Schaefer (fresh) PF - Richard Smith (fresh) C - Craig Eastman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Rincon (fresh) SG - Roland Hedrick (fresh) SF - Tommy Terry (fresh) PF - Donald Skorupski (fresh) C - Gerald Exley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Richard Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:57 | Princeton | Tommy Terry steps in front of the John Buckley pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:56 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Princeton | John Buckley misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick hits a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Diego Quintero - foul #1 on Diego Quintero, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:20 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 19:07 | Princeton | Diego Quintero is whistled for traveling | 0-5 |
| 18:57 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Skorupski | 0-7 |
| 18:37 | Princeton | Dennis Schaefer misses long on an open floater from the left block | 0-7 |
| 18:36 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski gets the rebound | 0-7 |
| 18:30 | Southern Cal | Diego Quintero is called for the reach on Tommy Terry - foul #2 on Diego Quintero, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Princeton | Samuel Burke (SG) Diego Quintero | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 18:06 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-7 |
| 18:04 | Princeton | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:45 | Princeton | Richard Smith connects on the turnaround from the right block | 2-7 |
| 17:33 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-7 |
| 17:31 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Richard Smith | 2-7 |
| 17:24 | Princeton | Dennis Schaefer loses the dribble to Roland Hedrick in the backcourt | 2-7 |
| 17:09 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-7 |
| Subs | Princeton | Shaun Simpson (PG), Terry Wilson (SG), Ray Shaddix (SF), Samuel Hall (PF), James Dennis (C) John Buckley, Samuel Burke, Dennis Schaefer, Richard Smith, Craig Eastman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (C) Gerald Exley | |
| 17:01 | Princeton | Terry Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 16:59 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:32 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Dennis - foul #1 on James Dennis, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| 16:32 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:32 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:14 | Princeton | James Dennis comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 2-8 |
| 16:12 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 15:48 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick hits the finger roll | 2-10 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Shaun Simpson (fresh) SG - Terry Wilson (fresh) SF - Ray Shaddix (fairly fresh) PF - Samuel Hall (fresh) C - James Dennis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Rincon (tiring) SG - Roland Hedrick (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Tommy Terry (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Donald Skorupski (tired) 3 reb. C - Anthony Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Princeton | Tommy Terry is called for the reach on Terry Wilson - foul #1 on Tommy Terry, team foul #1 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Princeton | Samuel Burke (SG), Dennis Schaefer (SF), Richard Smith (PF) Terry Wilson, Ray Shaddix, James Dennis | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley (C) Tommy Terry | |
| 15:23 | Princeton | Dennis Schaefer is hacked by Anthony Murphy - foul #1 on Anthony Murphy, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| 15:10 | Princeton | Richard Smith can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Skorupski - foul #1 on Donald Skorupski, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Buckley (PG), Craig Eastman (C) Shaun Simpson, Samuel Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 15:10 | Princeton | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:10 | Princeton | Richard Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:10 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski pulls down the rebound | 3-10 |
| 14:48 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 3-10 |
| 14:46 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the tip | 3-10 |
| 14:45 | Princeton | Craig Eastman pulls down the rebound | 3-10 |
| 14:41 | Princeton | Dennis Schaefer hits the finger roll set up by Samuel Burke | 5-10 |
| 14:32 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Princeton | Terry Wilson (SF) Dennis Schaefer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry (SF) Anthony Murphy | |
| 14:28 | Princeton | Roland Hedrick is called for the reach on Terry Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roland Hedrick, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| 14:06 | Princeton | Gerald Exley steps in front of the Richard Smith pass | 5-10 |
| 13:43 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-13 |
| 13:17 | Princeton | Richard Smith misses the easy layup | 5-13 |
| 13:15 | Princeton | John Buckley tips it home | 7-13 |
| 13:02 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses long on a jumper from the right side | 7-13 |
| 13:01 | Princeton | Terry Wilson snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 12:54 | Princeton | Craig Eastman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 12:52 | Princeton | Richard Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:29 | Princeton | Samuel Burke is hacked by Roland Hedrick - foul #2 on Roland Hedrick, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| 12:29 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 7-13 |
| Subs | Princeton | Ray Shaddix (PG), Shaun Simpson (SG), Dennis Schaefer (SF), Samuel Hall (PF), James Dennis (C) John Buckley, Samuel Burke, Terry Wilson, Richard Smith, Craig Eastman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (C) Gerald Exley | |
| 12:13 | Princeton | James Dennis banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Ray Shaddix | 9-13 |
| 11:50 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-13 |
| 11:49 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy tips it in | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Ray Shaddix (fresh) SG - Shaun Simpson (fresh) SF - Dennis Schaefer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Hall (fresh) C - James Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Rincon (tired) 3 pts. SG - Roland Hedrick (tired) 7 pts. SF - Tommy Terry (tired) 2 pts. PF - Donald Skorupski (very tired) 4 reb. C - Anthony Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Princeton | Ray Shaddix misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roland Hedrick - foul #3 on Roland Hedrick, team foul #6 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Horace Hamel (SG), Gerald Exley (C) Roland Hedrick, Tommy Terry | |
| 11:36 | Princeton | Ray Shaddix makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:36 | Princeton | Ray Shaddix makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:21 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy connects on the floater in the paint | 11-17 |
| 11:02 | Princeton | Samuel Hall makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Ray Shaddix | 13-17 |
| 10:51 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 13-17 |
| 10:49 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley grabs the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:33 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy scores on a jumper from the baseline | 13-19 |
| 10:30 | Princeton | Ray Shaddix is hacked by Larry Rincon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Rincon, team foul #7 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Princeton | Samuel Burke (SG), Terry Wilson (PF) Dennis Schaefer, James Dennis | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry (SF) Gerald Exley | |
| 10:30 | Princeton | Ray Shaddix makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 10:30 | Princeton | Ray Shaddix makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:15 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the easy layup | 15-19 |
| 10:14 | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry grabs the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:00 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Samuel Hall - foul #1 on Samuel Hall, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Buckley (PG), Richard Smith (PF), Craig Eastman (C) Shaun Simpson, Ray Shaddix, Samuel Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley (C) Horace Hamel | |
| 10:00 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:00 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:58 | Princeton | John Buckley is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Exley - foul #1 on Gerald Exley, team foul #8 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick (SG) Tommy Terry | |
| 09:58 | Princeton | John Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:58 | Princeton | John Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:39 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Terry Wilson - foul #1 on Terry Wilson, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry (SF) Roland Hedrick | |
| 09:39 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:39 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:39 | Princeton | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 09:20 | Princeton | John Buckley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Wilson | 20-21 |
| 09:00 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the easy layup | 20-21 |
| 08:58 | Princeton | John Buckley grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 08:53 | Princeton | John Buckley can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 08:51 | Princeton | Samuel Burke misses the tip | 20-21 |
| 08:50 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 08:44 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy hits a jumper from the baseline | 20-23 |
| 08:29 | Princeton | John Buckley scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Burke | 22-23 |
| 08:13 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Samuel Burke - foul #1 on Samuel Burke, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Princeton | Shaun Simpson (PG), Dennis Schaefer (SF), Samuel Hall (PF), James Dennis (C) John Buckley, Terry Wilson, Richard Smith, Craig Eastman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 08:13 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 08:13 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 07:53 | Princeton | Gerald Exley takes the ball from James Dennis | 22-25 |
| 07:36 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the lay-in | 22-25 |
| 07:35 | Princeton | Dennis Schaefer gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Shaun Simpson (fresh) SG - Samuel Burke (fairly fresh) SF - Dennis Schaefer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Hall (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Rincon (very tired) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Murphy (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tommy Terry (tired) 2 pts. PF - Donald Skorupski (very tired) 4 reb. C - Gerald Exley (tired) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Princeton | Samuel Hall misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 07:23 | Princeton | Samuel Burke hits the follow up shot | 24-25 |
| 07:04 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy blows the dunk | 24-25 |
| 07:02 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Shaun Simpson | 24-25 |
| 06:49 | Princeton | Shaun Simpson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Anthony Murphy - foul #2 on Anthony Murphy, team foul #9 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Princeton | Ray Shaddix (PG) Samuel Burke | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick (SG) Anthony Murphy | |
| 06:49 | Princeton | Shaun Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:49 | Princeton | Shaun Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:30 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick is fouled on the floor by Shaun Simpson - foul #1 on Shaun Simpson, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Princeton | Terry Wilson (SG), Richard Smith (PF) Shaun Simpson, James Dennis | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (C) Gerald Exley | |
| 06:30 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:30 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:30 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Samuel Hall | 25-26 |
| 06:25 | Princeton | Dennis Schaefer clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Tommy Terry - foul #2 on Tommy Terry, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| 06:25 | Princeton | Dennis Schaefer misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:25 | Princeton | Dennis Schaefer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:01 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roland Hedrick | 26-28 |
| 05:54 | Princeton | Richard Smith drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Ray Shaddix | 28-28 |
| 05:51 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Buckley (PG), Samuel Burke (SG), Craig Eastman (C) Ray Shaddix, Dennis Schaefer, Samuel Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley (C) Tommy Terry | |
| 05:35 | Princeton | John Buckley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 05:34 | Princeton | Terry Wilson grabs the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 05:17 | Princeton | Gerald Exley picks off the pass by Terry Wilson | 28-28 |
| 05:17 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 28-28 |
| Subs | Princeton | Shaun Simpson (SG), Ray Shaddix (SF), James Dennis (C) Samuel Burke, Richard Smith, Craig Eastman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 05:05 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy clanks a floater from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 05:04 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Murphy | 28-28 |
| 04:50 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 04:48 | Princeton | John Buckley gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 04:43 | Princeton | Ray Shaddix hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 28-28 |
| 04:41 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 04:35 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 04:19 | Princeton | James Dennis misses long on an open floater in the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Exley - foul #2 on Gerald Exley, team foul #11 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Princeton | Dennis Schaefer (SF), Samuel Hall (C) John Buckley, Ray Shaddix | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Terry (SF) Gerald Exley | |
| 04:19 | Princeton | James Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:19 | Princeton | James Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:19 | Southern Cal | Donald Skorupski snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 04:12 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 04:10 | Princeton | Samuel Hall pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 04:04 | Princeton | Samuel Hall can't finish the layup | 29-31 |
| 04:02 | Princeton | Shaun Simpson can't tip it in | 29-31 |
| 04:00 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 03:41 | Southern Cal | Shaun Simpson picks off the pass by Anthony Murphy | 29-31 |
| 03:26 | Princeton | Roland Hedrick steals it from Dennis Schaefer | 29-31 |
| 03:22 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon lays it in set up by Roland Hedrick | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Shaun Simpson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Terry Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Dennis Schaefer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Dennis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Samuel Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Rincon (very tired) 5 pts. SG - Roland Hedrick (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tommy Terry (very tired) 2 pts. PF - Donald Skorupski (very tired) 5 reb. C - Anthony Murphy (tired) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Princeton | Dennis Schaefer knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from James Dennis | 31-33 |
| 02:50 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy scores on a driving attempt from close range | 31-35 |
| 02:48 | Princeton | Shaun Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-35 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Buckley (PG), Diego Quintero (SG), Richard Smith (PF), Craig Eastman (C) Shaun Simpson, Terry Wilson, James Dennis, Samuel Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley (C) Anthony Murphy | |
| 02:34 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Diego Quintero - foul #3 on Diego Quintero, team foul #8 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Princeton | Samuel Burke (SG), Ray Shaddix (SF) Diego Quintero, Dennis Schaefer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:34 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 02:34 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 02:34 | Princeton | Samuel Burke pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 02:13 | Princeton | Samuel Burke knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Craig Eastman | 34-36 |
| 01:50 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 01:48 | Princeton | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 01:28 | Princeton | Craig Eastman misses long on a shot in the lane | 34-36 |
| 01:26 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to John Buckley | 34-36 |
| 01:00 | Princeton | John Buckley hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Smith | 36-36 |
| 00:42 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 00:40 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Samuel Burke | 36-36 |
| 00:34 | Princeton | Ray Shaddix can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 00:32 | Princeton | Ray Shaddix tips it home | 38-36 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Samuel Burke - foul #2 on Samuel Burke, team foul #9 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Princeton | Shaun Simpson (PG), Terry Wilson (SG), Dennis Schaefer (SF), Samuel Hall (PF), James Dennis (C) John Buckley, Samuel Burke, Ray Shaddix, Richard Smith, Craig Eastman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (C) Gerald Exley | |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | Roland Hedrick misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:16 | Princeton | James Dennis snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 00:03 | Princeton | Dennis Schaefer blows the wide open layup | 38-37 |
| 00:02 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses short on a fullcourt shot | 38-37 |