| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Ledbetter (fresh) SG - Roland Brooks (fresh) SF - Earl Noyes (fresh) PF - Wayne Rosinski (fresh) C - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jason Henderson (fresh) SG - Keith Wilson (fresh) SF - Gary Edmond (fresh) PF - Gary Stephens (fresh) C - William Robinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Joseph Mitchell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Princeton | Michael Ledbetter misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Princeton | Wayne Rosinski tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Providence | Keith Wilson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Providence | Gary Edmond tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Princeton | Joseph Mitchell hits a shot from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 18:48 | Providence | Jason Henderson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:46 | Princeton | Earl Noyes snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:40 | Princeton | Joseph Mitchell blows the layup but he's fouled by William Robinson - foul #1 on William Robinson, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:40 | Princeton | Joseph Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:40 | Princeton | Joseph Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:16 | Providence | Gary Stephens connects on the runner from the right block | 6-4 |
| 18:08 | Princeton | Earl Noyes misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 6-4 |
| 18:06 | Providence | William Robinson gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:49 | Providence | Jason Henderson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 17:47 | Princeton | Joseph Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:34 | Princeton | Roland Brooks drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-4 |
| 17:17 | Providence | Keith Wilson is hacked by Michael Ledbetter - foul #1 on Michael Ledbetter, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Princeton | Samuel Hicks (SG), Brian Davenport (PF), Morgan Smith (C) Roland Brooks, Wayne Rosinski, Joseph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 17:00 | Providence | Gary Stephens misses long on a floater from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 16:59 | Providence | William Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:46 | Providence | Jason Henderson comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 9-4 |
| 16:44 | Princeton | Samuel Hicks snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 16:38 | Princeton | Samuel Hicks buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Ledbetter | 12-4 |
| 16:22 | Providence | Keith Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-4 |
| 16:20 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Morgan Smith | 12-4 |
| 16:09 | Princeton | Gary Stephens blocks the short jumper by Morgan Smith | 12-4 |
| 16:08 | Providence | The rebound goes to Gary Edmond | 12-4 |
| 15:44 | Providence | Keith Wilson makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Ledbetter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Noyes (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Davenport (fresh) C - Morgan Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jason Henderson (fresh) SG - Keith Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Edmond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Princeton | Morgan Smith misses the dunk but he's fouled by Gary Edmond - foul #1 on Gary Edmond, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Princeton | Roland Brooks (PG), Joseph Mitchell (C) Michael Ledbetter, Earl Noyes | |
| Subs | Providence | Harold Andersen (PG), Ernest Perry (SG), Larry Ridout (PF) Jason Henderson, Keith Wilson, Gary Stephens | |
| 15:36 | Princeton | Morgan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 15:36 | Princeton | Morgan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 15:11 | Providence | Ernest Perry misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Morgan Smith - foul #1 on Morgan Smith, team foul #2 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Providence | Mason Coleman (SF), David Cost (C) Gary Edmond, William Robinson | |
| 15:11 | Providence | Ernest Perry misses the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 15:11 | Providence | Ernest Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 15:00 | Princeton | Samuel Hicks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 14-8 |
| 14:59 | Princeton | Morgan Smith can't tip it in | 14-8 |
| 14:57 | Providence | The rebound goes to Mason Coleman | 14-8 |
| 14:50 | Providence | David Cost misses the easy layup | 14-8 |
| 14:49 | Providence | Mason Coleman misses the tip | 14-8 |
| 14:48 | Providence | Larry Ridout tips it home | 14-10 |
| 14:31 | Princeton | Joseph Mitchell blows the layup | 14-10 |
| 14:29 | Providence | Larry Ridout grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 14:03 | Providence | Harold Andersen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 14:01 | Princeton | Brian Davenport snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 13:54 | Princeton | Samuel Hicks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-10 |
| 13:53 | Princeton | Brian Davenport gets the offensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:38 | Princeton | Roland Brooks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-10 |
| 13:36 | Providence | Larry Ridout pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:32 | Providence | Ernest Perry can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Joseph Mitchell - foul #1 on Joseph Mitchell, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Ledbetter (PG), Earl Noyes (SG), Wayne Rosinski (PF) Roland Brooks, Samuel Hicks, Joseph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Henderson (PG), Gary Edmond (SF), Gary Stephens (PF), William Robinson (C) Harold Andersen, Mason Coleman, Larry Ridout, David Cost | |
| 13:32 | Providence | Ernest Perry makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:32 | Providence | Ernest Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:32 | Princeton | Morgan Smith gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 13:24 | Princeton | Earl Noyes misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 13:23 | Princeton | Brian Davenport tips it but misses | 14-11 |
| 13:21 | Providence | Ernest Perry snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 12:59 | Providence | Ernest Perry is hacked by Wayne Rosinski - foul #1 on Wayne Rosinski, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Princeton | Roland Brooks (PG), Joseph Mitchell (C) Michael Ledbetter, Morgan Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | Keith Wilson (SG) Ernest Perry | |
| 12:43 | Providence | Jason Henderson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-11 |
| 12:42 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Wayne Rosinski | 14-11 |
| 12:38 | Princeton | Earl Noyes comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 12:36 | Providence | Gary Edmond grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 12:31 | Providence | Keith Wilson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 12:30 | Providence | Gary Stephens grabs the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:12 | Providence | Gary Stephens misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-11 |
| 12:11 | Princeton | Joseph Mitchell gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:50 | Princeton | Brian Davenport knocks in the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Gary Edmond - foul #2 on Gary Edmond, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Ledbetter (PG), Morgan Smith (C) Roland Brooks, Joseph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Providence | Mason Coleman (SF), Larry Ridout (PF) Gary Edmond, Gary Stephens | |
| 11:50 | Princeton | Brian Davenport makes the free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:28 | Providence | Keith Wilson is called for traveling | 17-11 |
| Subs | Princeton | Roland Brooks (SG) Wayne Rosinski | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Ledbetter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roland Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Noyes (fresh) PF - Brian Davenport (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Morgan Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jason Henderson (fresh) SG - Keith Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mason Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Ridout (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Princeton | Morgan Smith double dribbles | 17-11 |
| Subs | Princeton | Wayne Rosinski (PF), Joseph Mitchell (C) Roland Brooks, Morgan Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 11:01 | Providence | Jason Henderson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Keith Wilson | 17-14 |
| 10:51 | Princeton | Joseph Mitchell can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 17-14 |
| 10:50 | Princeton | Earl Noyes tips it but misses | 17-14 |
| 10:48 | Princeton | Wayne Rosinski grabs the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:39 | Princeton | Michael Ledbetter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 10:38 | Providence | Larry Ridout pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:32 | Providence | Jason Henderson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Robinson | 17-17 |
| 10:18 | Princeton | Wayne Rosinski lays it in set up by Earl Noyes | 19-17 |
| 10:11 | Providence | Wayne Rosinski steals the ball from William Robinson | 19-17 |
| 09:49 | Princeton | Michael Ledbetter is fouled on the floor by Jason Henderson - foul #1 on Jason Henderson, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Princeton | Roland Brooks (SG), Morgan Smith (C) Wayne Rosinski, Joseph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Providence | Harold Andersen (PG), Ernest Perry (SG), Gary Stephens (PF) Jason Henderson, Keith Wilson, Larry Ridout | |
| 09:38 | Princeton | Earl Noyes is whistled for traveling | 19-17 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Providence | David Cost (C) William Robinson | |
| 09:14 | Providence | David Cost misses the floater from the left side | 19-17 |
| 09:12 | Providence | David Cost hits the follow up shot | 19-19 |
| 09:07 | Princeton | Earl Noyes misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 09:06 | Providence | Ernest Perry pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 08:56 | Providence | David Cost's fadeaway is rejected by Morgan Smith | 19-19 |
| 08:55 | Providence | Harold Andersen tips it in | 19-21 |
| 08:46 | Princeton | Gary Stephens blocks the short jumper by Brian Davenport | 19-21 |
| 08:45 | Providence | Gary Stephens pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:39 | Providence | Harold Andersen comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-21 |
| 08:37 | Princeton | Brian Davenport snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 08:32 | Princeton | Roland Brooks makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Ledbetter | 22-21 |
| 08:03 | Providence | Michael Ledbetter steals the ball from Ernest Perry | 22-21 |
| 07:37 | Princeton | Brian Davenport is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brian Davenport, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Princeton | Samuel Hicks (SG), Wayne Rosinski (PF), Joseph Mitchell (C) Michael Ledbetter, Earl Noyes, Morgan Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Henderson (PG), Keith Wilson (SG), Larry Ridout (PF), William Robinson (C) Harold Andersen, Ernest Perry, Gary Stephens, David Cost | |
| 07:21 | Providence | Jason Henderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 07:20 | Providence | William Robinson tips it back up and in | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Roland Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Samuel Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Davenport (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Rosinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jason Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Keith Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mason Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Ridout (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Princeton | William Robinson takes the ball from Wayne Rosinski | 22-23 |
| 07:08 | Providence | Brian Davenport takes the ball from Jason Henderson | 22-23 |
| 07:00 | Princeton | Wayne Rosinski hits the finger roll | 24-23 |
| 06:41 | Providence | William Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 24-23 |
| 06:39 | Princeton | Wayne Rosinski pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 06:34 | Princeton | Roland Brooks's 3 pointer is rejected by Larry Ridout | 24-23 |
| 06:32 | Providence | Larry Ridout grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 06:28 | Providence | Jason Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-23 |
| 06:26 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Mason Coleman | 24-23 |
| 06:12 | Providence | William Robinson lays it in set up by Jason Henderson | 24-25 |
| 05:59 | Princeton | Joseph Mitchell makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Samuel Hicks | 26-25 |
| 05:38 | Providence | William Robinson is hacked by Wayne Rosinski - foul #2 on Wayne Rosinski, team foul #6 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Ledbetter (PG), Earl Noyes (SF), Morgan Smith (PF) Roland Brooks, Brian Davenport, Wayne Rosinski | |
| Subs | Providence | Gary Stephens (PF) Larry Ridout | |
| 05:25 | Providence | Joseph Mitchell denies the turnaround by Gary Stephens | 26-25 |
| 05:24 | Providence | William Robinson tips it back up and in | 26-27 |
| 05:14 | Princeton | Morgan Smith is denied on a layup by Gary Stephens | 26-27 |
| 05:12 | Princeton | Michael Ledbetter grabs the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 05:02 | Princeton | Joseph Mitchell drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Earl Noyes | 28-27 |
| 04:49 | Providence | Jason Henderson makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Mason Coleman | 28-30 |
| 04:38 | Princeton | Mason Coleman picks off the pass by Joseph Mitchell | 28-30 |
| 04:23 | Providence | William Robinson buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Jason Henderson | 28-32 |
| 04:04 | Princeton | Earl Noyes hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 03:46 | Providence | Jason Henderson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Mitchell - foul #2 on Joseph Mitchell, team foul #7 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Princeton | Roland Brooks (SG), Wayne Rosinski (PF) Samuel Hicks, Joseph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Providence | Ernest Perry (SG), Gary Edmond (SF), Larry Ridout (PF), David Cost (C) Keith Wilson, Mason Coleman, Gary Stephens, William Robinson | |
| 03:46 | Providence | Jason Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 03:46 | Providence | Jason Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 03:33 | Princeton | Larry Ridout picks off the pass by Roland Brooks | 31-34 |
| 03:16 | Providence | Jason Henderson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 03:15 | Princeton | Morgan Smith gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Michael Ledbetter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roland Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Earl Noyes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wayne Rosinski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Morgan Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jason Henderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Perry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Edmond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Ridout (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Cost (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:58 | Princeton | Wayne Rosinski loses the dribble to Gary Edmond | 31-34 |
| 02:53 | Providence | Jason Henderson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-34 |
| 02:51 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Wayne Rosinski | 31-34 |
| 02:33 | Princeton | Roland Brooks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 02:32 | Providence | Gary Edmond snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 02:19 | Providence | David Cost can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 02:17 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Perry | 31-34 |
| 02:06 | Providence | Larry Ridout drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jason Henderson and he's hacked by Roland Brooks - foul #1 on Roland Brooks, team foul #8 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Princeton | Brian Davenport (PF), Joseph Mitchell (C) Wayne Rosinski, Morgan Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | Harold Andersen (PG), William Robinson (C) Jason Henderson, David Cost | |
| 02:06 | Providence | Larry Ridout makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:46 | Princeton | Earl Noyes buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-37 |
| 01:33 | Providence | William Robinson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Mitchell - foul #3 on Joseph Mitchell, team foul #9 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Princeton | Wayne Rosinski (PF), Morgan Smith (C) Michael Ledbetter, Joseph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Providence | Keith Wilson (SG), Gary Stephens (PF) Ernest Perry, Larry Ridout | |
| 01:33 | Providence | William Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 01:33 | Providence | William Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 01:23 | Princeton | Morgan Smith buries a floater from the right side | 36-38 |
| 00:56 | Providence | Gary Stephens is fouled on the floor by Wayne Rosinski - foul #3 on Wayne Rosinski, team foul #10 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Ledbetter (PG), Samuel Hicks (SG) Roland Brooks, Wayne Rosinski | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 00:56 | Providence | Gary Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:56 | Providence | Gary Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:56 | Providence | Gary Edmond snags the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 00:48 | Providence | Michael Ledbetter is called for the reach on Harold Andersen - foul #2 on Michael Ledbetter, team foul #11 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Princeton | Roland Brooks (SG) Samuel Hicks | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 00:48 | Providence | Harold Andersen misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:48 | Providence | Harold Andersen makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 00:37 | Princeton | Brian Davenport is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Brian Davenport, team foul #12 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Princeton | Samuel Hicks (SG) Roland Brooks | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 00:22 | Providence | William Robinson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater near the basket | 36-39 |
| 00:21 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Earl Noyes | 36-39 |
| 00:16 | Princeton | Samuel Hicks is fouled on the floor by William Robinson - foul #2 on William Robinson, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Princeton | Roland Brooks (SG) Samuel Hicks | |
| Subs | Providence | Mason Coleman (SF) Gary Edmond | |
| 00:03 | Princeton | Brian Davenport misses the fadeaway near the basket | 36-39 |
| 00:01 | Providence | Gary Stephens grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Gary Stephens misses long on a fullcourt shot | 36-39 |