| Lineup | Princeton | PG - George Kern (fresh) SG - Anthony Mowen (fresh) SF - John Lown (fresh) PF - Cornelius Kilmer (fresh) C - Thomas Frantz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Vladimir Lisowski (fresh) SG - Robert Cornelius (fresh) SF - James Faulkner (fresh) PF - Lee Hendrix (fresh) C - Landon Parker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Thomas Frantz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Princeton | Cornelius Kilmer misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Princeton | George Kern gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Princeton | John Lown misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Princeton | George Kern snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Princeton | Cornelius Kilmer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Cornell | James Faulkner grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Cornell | Robert Cornelius misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Princeton | The rebound goes to John Lown | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Princeton | Anthony Mowen hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by George Kern | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Cornell | Landon Parker jams it set up by Robert Cornelius and he's hacked by Thomas Frantz - foul #1 on Thomas Frantz, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Cornell | Landon Parker makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:16 | Princeton | John Lown can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:14 | Cornell | Lee Hendrix pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:48 | Cornell | Landon Parker misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-3 |
| 17:46 | Princeton | Cornelius Kilmer snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:44 | Princeton | George Kern travels in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 17:28 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Faulkner | 3-5 |
| 17:10 | Princeton | Cornelius Kilmer makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony Mowen and the foul's on Lee Hendrix - foul #1 on Lee Hendrix, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Princeton | Kenneth Noland (SF), Samuel Nunn (C) John Lown, Thomas Frantz | |
| Subs | Cornell | Melvin Haynes (PG), Elmer Silvers (SG), Larry Burnett (SF), James Foster (PF), Robert McFarlain (C) Vladimir Lisowski, Robert Cornelius, James Faulkner, Lee Hendrix, Landon Parker | |
| 17:10 | Princeton | Cornelius Kilmer misses the free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:10 | Cornell | James Foster pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:52 | Cornell | Elmer Silvers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:51 | Princeton | Samuel Nunn pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:31 | Princeton | Cornelius Kilmer hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by George Kern | 7-5 |
| 16:18 | Cornell | Melvin Haynes's pass is intercepted by Anthony Mowen | 7-5 |
| 16:13 | Princeton | Anthony Mowen slams it home | 9-5 |
| 16:06 | Cornell | James Foster hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 9-5 |
| 16:05 | Cornell | James Foster tips it home | 9-7 |
| 15:46 | Princeton | Cornelius Kilmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-7 |
| 15:45 | Cornell | James Foster snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - George Kern (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Mowen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Noland (fresh) PF - Cornelius Kilmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Samuel Nunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Melvin Haynes (fairly fresh) SG - Elmer Silvers (fresh) SF - Larry Burnett (fresh) PF - James Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert McFarlain (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Cornell | Melvin Haynes clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Kern - foul #1 on George Kern, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Princeton | Jerry Berry (PG), James Johnson (SG), John Lown (SF), Joe Dotson (PF), Thomas Frantz (C) George Kern, Anthony Mowen, Kenneth Noland, Cornelius Kilmer, Samuel Nunn | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Cornelius (SG), James Faulkner (SF), Lee Hendrix (PF), Landon Parker (C) Elmer Silvers, Larry Burnett, James Foster, Robert McFarlain | |
| 15:31 | Cornell | Melvin Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:31 | Cornell | Melvin Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:20 | Princeton | Jerry Berry is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 15:19 | Cornell | Landon Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:13 | Cornell | Robert Cornelius's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Frantz | 9-8 |
| 15:12 | Princeton | Thomas Frantz grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:04 | Princeton | John Lown misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 15:03 | Princeton | Thomas Frantz snags the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:48 | Princeton | Thomas Frantz is denied on a layup by Landon Parker | 9-8 |
| 14:46 | Cornell | Robert Cornelius gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:23 | Cornell | Thomas Frantz is called for the reach on James Faulkner - foul #2 on Thomas Frantz, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Princeton | Gregory Denby (C) Thomas Frantz | |
| Subs | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski (PG), Elmer Silvers (SF), John Gee (PF), James Foster (C) Melvin Haynes, James Faulkner, Lee Hendrix, Landon Parker | |
| 14:09 | Cornell | John Gee comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 9-8 |
| 14:08 | Cornell | Elmer Silvers tips it but misses | 9-8 |
| 14:07 | Cornell | Elmer Silvers grabs the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:53 | Cornell | John Gee hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Vladimir Lisowski | 9-11 |
| 13:39 | Princeton | John Gee takes the ball from Gregory Denby | 9-11 |
| 13:20 | Cornell | James Foster misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Lown - foul #1 on John Lown, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Princeton | George Kern (PG), Anthony Mowen (SG), Kenneth Noland (SF), Samuel Nunn (PF) Jerry Berry, James Johnson, John Lown, Joe Dotson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Larry Burnett (SF) Robert Cornelius | |
| 13:20 | Cornell | James Foster makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:20 | Cornell | James Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:09 | Princeton | George Kern is whistled for a carry | 9-13 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Cornell | George Marshall (PF), Landon Parker (C) John Gee, James Foster | |
| 12:53 | Cornell | Elmer Silvers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-13 |
| 12:52 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Burnett | 9-13 |
| 12:36 | Cornell | Samuel Nunn swats the layup by Vladimir Lisowski | 9-13 |
| 12:34 | Cornell | Larry Burnett grabs the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:12 | Cornell | Kenneth Noland is called for the reach on George Marshall - foul #1 on Kenneth Noland, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Princeton | Johnnie Stewart (PG), Cornelius Kilmer (PF) George Kern, Gregory Denby | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Cornelius (SG), James Faulkner (SF), Lee Hendrix (PF), Robert McFarlain (C) Vladimir Lisowski, Elmer Silvers, George Marshall, Landon Parker | |
| 11:59 | Cornell | Lee Hendrix buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Burnett | 9-15 |
| 11:55 | Princeton | Larry Burnett picks off the pass by Johnnie Stewart in the backcourt | 9-15 |
| 11:38 | Cornell | James Faulkner connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Cornelius | 9-17 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Johnnie Stewart (fresh) SG - Anthony Mowen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Noland (fairly fresh) PF - Cornelius Kilmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Samuel Nunn (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Larry Burnett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Cornelius (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Hendrix (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert McFarlain (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Princeton | James Faulkner steals it from Johnnie Stewart in the backcourt | 9-17 |
| 11:14 | Cornell | James Faulkner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-17 |
| 11:13 | Cornell | Larry Burnett hits the follow up shot | 9-19 |
| 11:01 | Princeton | Anthony Mowen hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right wing | 9-19 |
| 11:00 | Cornell | Lee Hendrix snags the defensive board | 9-19 |
| 10:35 | Cornell | Robert Cornelius makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Burnett | 9-22 |
| 10:21 | Princeton | Anthony Mowen hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 10:05 | Cornell | Robert McFarlain lays it in on a great pass from Larry Burnett and the foul's on Samuel Nunn - foul #1 on Samuel Nunn, team foul #6 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Princeton | George Kern (PG), Jerry Berry (SG), John Lown (SF), Joe Dotson (PF), Gregory Denby (C) Johnnie Stewart, Anthony Mowen, Kenneth Noland, Cornelius Kilmer, Samuel Nunn | |
| Subs | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski (PG), Elmer Silvers (SG), James Foster (PF), Landon Parker (C) Larry Burnett, Robert Cornelius, James Faulkner, Lee Hendrix | |
| 10:05 | Cornell | Robert McFarlain makes the free throw | 12-25 |
| 09:49 | Princeton | George Kern clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 12-25 |
| 09:47 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Landon Parker | 12-25 |
| 09:29 | Cornell | Elmer Silvers hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert McFarlain | 12-28 |
| 09:27 | Princeton | George Kern is hacked by Vladimir Lisowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vladimir Lisowski, team foul #2 | 12-28 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Melvin Haynes (SG) Robert McFarlain | |
| 09:13 | Princeton | Landon Parker swats the shot by Gregory Denby | 12-28 |
| 09:12 | Cornell | Landon Parker pulls down the rebound | 12-28 |
| 09:04 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 12-28 |
| 09:03 | Princeton | Joe Dotson gets the rebound | 12-28 |
| 08:37 | Princeton | Joe Dotson comes up short on the floater from the right block | 12-28 |
| 08:35 | Princeton | Gregory Denby gets the offensive rebound | 12-28 |
| 08:24 | Princeton | Gregory Denby hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook near the basket | 12-28 |
| 08:22 | Cornell | Landon Parker snags the defensive board | 12-28 |
| 08:00 | Cornell | James Foster clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 12-28 |
| 07:59 | Princeton | John Lown snags the defensive board | 12-28 |
| 07:42 | Princeton | Jerry Berry misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-28 |
| 07:41 | Princeton | Joe Dotson tips it back up and in | 14-28 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - George Kern (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Berry (fairly fresh) SF - John Lown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joe Dotson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Denby (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Vladimir Lisowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Haynes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Elmer Silvers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Foster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Landon Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Cornell | James Foster clanks a jump hook from close range | 14-28 |
| 07:24 | Princeton | Joe Dotson gets the rebound | 14-28 |
| 07:22 | Princeton | Joe Dotson is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin Haynes - foul #1 on Melvin Haynes, team foul #3 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Princeton | James Johnson (PG), Anthony Mowen (SG), Cornelius Kilmer (PF), Samuel Nunn (C) George Kern, Jerry Berry, Joe Dotson, Gregory Denby | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Cornelius (SG), James Faulkner (SF), Lee Hendrix (PF), John Gee (C) Melvin Haynes, Elmer Silvers, James Foster, Landon Parker | |
| 07:09 | Princeton | John Lown drills a runner from the right block and he's hacked by Lee Hendrix - foul #2 on Lee Hendrix, team foul #4 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Cornell | George Marshall (PF) Lee Hendrix | |
| 07:09 | Princeton | John Lown makes the free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:50 | Cornell | Robert Cornelius misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-28 |
| 06:48 | Cornell | James Faulkner hits the follow up shot | 17-30 |
| 06:46 | Princeton | James Johnson is hacked by Robert Cornelius in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Cornelius, team foul #5 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Larry Burnett (PG), Landon Parker (C) Vladimir Lisowski, George Marshall | |
| 06:36 | Princeton | Anthony Mowen hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-30 |
| 06:22 | Cornell | John Gee is whistled for traveling | 19-30 |
| Subs | Princeton | Kenneth Noland (SF) John Lown | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 06:03 | Princeton | Kenneth Noland misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-30 |
| 06:01 | Cornell | John Gee gets the rebound | 19-30 |
| 05:42 | Cornell | Landon Parker misses the easy layup | 19-30 |
| 05:40 | Cornell | James Faulkner pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 05:26 | Cornell | James Faulkner makes the jump hook in the lane | 19-32 |
| 05:12 | Princeton | Kenneth Noland can't finish the uncontested layup | 19-32 |
| 05:11 | Princeton | Samuel Nunn tips it back up and in | 21-32 |
| 04:46 | Cornell | James Faulkner can't throw it down but the foul's on Kenneth Noland - foul #2 on Kenneth Noland, team foul #7 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Princeton | George Kern (PG), Jerry Berry (SF) James Johnson, Kenneth Noland | |
| Subs | Cornell | Melvin Haynes (PG), Elmer Silvers (SG), George Marshall (PF), James Foster (C) Larry Burnett, Robert Cornelius, John Gee, Landon Parker | |
| 04:46 | Cornell | James Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 04:46 | Cornell | James Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:35 | Princeton | Jerry Berry knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 04:06 | Cornell | Elmer Silvers drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Melvin Haynes | 24-37 |
| 04:02 | Princeton | George Kern is hacked by Melvin Haynes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Melvin Haynes, team foul #6 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Lown (SF), Joe Dotson (C) Anthony Mowen, Samuel Nunn | |
| Subs | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski (PG), Robert McFarlain (SF) Melvin Haynes, James Faulkner | |
| 03:54 | Princeton | John Lown's fadeaway is rejected by George Marshall | 24-37 |
| 03:53 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski gets the rebound | 24-37 |
| 03:27 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski is hacked by John Lown - foul #2 on John Lown, team foul #8 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Princeton | Anthony Mowen (SG), Gregory Denby (SF), Thomas Frantz (C) Jerry Berry, John Lown, Cornelius Kilmer | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Cornelius (SG), Lee Hendrix (PF) George Marshall, James Foster | |
| 03:27 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 03:27 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - George Kern (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Mowen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Denby (fresh) PF - Joe Dotson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Frantz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Vladimir Lisowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cornelius (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Silvers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Hendrix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert McFarlain (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Princeton | Gregory Denby is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-39 |
| 03:05 | Cornell | Robert McFarlain grabs the board | 24-39 |
| 02:49 | Cornell | Thomas Frantz steps in front of the Elmer Silvers pass | 24-39 |
| 02:33 | Princeton | Gregory Denby misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-39 |
| 02:31 | Cornell | Robert McFarlain pulls down the rebound | 24-39 |
| 02:26 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-39 |
| Subs | Princeton | Johnnie Stewart (PG), Kenneth Noland (SG), John Lown (SF) George Kern, Anthony Mowen, Joe Dotson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Melvin Haynes (PG), James Faulkner (SF), James Foster (C) Vladimir Lisowski, Robert Cornelius, Robert McFarlain | |
| 02:12 | Princeton | Gregory Denby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-39 |
| Subs | Princeton | Samuel Nunn (PF) Gregory Denby | |
| Subs | Cornell | Larry Burnett (SF) James Faulkner | |
| 01:51 | Cornell | Thomas Frantz swats the layup by Larry Burnett | 24-39 |
| 01:50 | Princeton | Thomas Frantz snags the defensive board | 24-39 |
| 01:44 | Princeton | Kenneth Noland is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-39 |
| Subs | Princeton | Jerry Berry (PG), James Johnson (SG) Johnnie Stewart, John Lown | |
| Subs | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski (PG), George Marshall (PF) Elmer Silvers, Lee Hendrix | |
| 01:37 | Cornell | Melvin Haynes buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Vladimir Lisowski | 24-42 |
| 01:17 | Princeton | Samuel Nunn clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-42 |
| 01:15 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski gets the rebound | 24-42 |
| 00:55 | Cornell | George Marshall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-42 |
| Subs | Princeton | George Kern (PG), Anthony Mowen (SG), John Lown (SF), Gregory Denby (PF) Jerry Berry, James Johnson, Kenneth Noland, Samuel Nunn | |
| Subs | Cornell | Elmer Silvers (SG), James Faulkner (SF), Landon Parker (C) Melvin Haynes, Larry Burnett, James Foster | |
| 00:44 | Princeton | John Lown misses the easy layup | 24-42 |
| 00:43 | Cornell | Landon Parker snags the defensive board | 24-42 |
| 00:38 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-42 |
| 00:37 | Princeton | John Lown grabs the board | 24-42 |
| 00:09 | Princeton | John Lown misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by George Marshall - foul #1 on George Marshall, team foul #7 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Princeton | Joe Dotson (PF) Thomas Frantz | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Cornelius (SG), Lee Hendrix (PF), John Gee (C) Elmer Silvers, George Marshall, Landon Parker | |
| 00:09 | Princeton | John Lown misses the 1st free throw | 24-42 |
| 00:09 | Princeton | John Lown misses the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 00:09 | Cornell | Lee Hendrix snags the defensive board | 24-42 |
| 00:04 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski loses the dribble to John Lown | 24-42 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | John Lown misses the halfcourt shot | 24-42 |