| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Donald Brandt (fresh) SG - Anthony Hunt (fresh) SF - James Swayze (fresh) PF - Michael Hine (fresh) C - David Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Shaun Simpson (fresh) SG - Marvin Karlin (fresh) SF - Samuel Burke (fresh) PF - Richard Smith (fresh) C - Mark Tyksinski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Richard Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Princeton | Mark Tyksinski lays it in | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt hits a floater from the right side set up by Donald Brandt | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Princeton | Donald Brandt steals the ball from Marvin Karlin | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | UNC Wilmington | James Swayze lays it up and in set up by Donald Brandt | 4-2 |
| 18:23 | Princeton | Samuel Burke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | UNC Wilmington | David Smith buries a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 18:00 | UNC Wilmington | David Smith misses the free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:00 | Princeton | Richard Smith grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 17:53 | Princeton | Samuel Burke blows the layup | 6-2 |
| 17:51 | UNC Wilmington | David Smith snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 17:46 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 17:45 | Princeton | Mark Tyksinski grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:40 | Princeton | Marvin Karlin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 17:39 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Burke | 6-2 |
| 17:23 | Princeton | Samuel Burke is fouled on the floor by James Swayze - foul #1 on James Swayze, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 17:06 | Princeton | Shaun Simpson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Marvin Karlin | 6-4 |
| 16:49 | UNC Wilmington | James Swayze misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 16:47 | Princeton | Mark Tyksinski snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:29 | Princeton | Marvin Karlin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 16:27 | Princeton | Richard Smith tips it back up and in | 6-6 |
| 16:10 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt is hacked by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Michael Meyer (SF) James Swayze | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Thomas (PG), John Eastman (SG), Terry Wilson (PF), Ray Shaddix (C) Shaun Simpson, Marvin Karlin, Richard Smith, Mark Tyksinski | |
| 15:57 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Meyer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Samuel Burke - foul #1 on Samuel Burke, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Charles Zinkl (PF) Michael Hine | |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Samuel (C) Samuel Burke | |
| 15:57 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:57 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Donald Brandt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Meyer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Zinkl (fresh) C - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - John Thomas (fresh) SG - John Eastman (fresh) SF - Ray Shaddix (fresh) PF - Terry Wilson (fresh) C - Michael Samuel (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Princeton | Terry Wilson misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 7-6 |
| 15:33 | Princeton | Terry Wilson tips it home | 7-8 |
| 15:18 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Zinkl scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Hunt | 9-8 |
| 14:54 | Princeton | Terry Wilson hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Samuel | 9-10 |
| 14:38 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt travels with the ball | 9-10 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Donald Taylor (SG), James Swayze (SF), Michael Hine (PF) Anthony Hunt, Michael Meyer, David Smith | |
| Subs | Princeton | Shaun Simpson (PG), Marvin Karlin (SG), Samuel Burke (SF) John Thomas, John Eastman, Michael Samuel | |
| 14:11 | Princeton | Marvin Karlin buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ray Shaddix | 9-13 |
| 13:50 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Hine buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Donald Brandt | 12-13 |
| 13:38 | Princeton | Shaun Simpson knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Terry Wilson | 12-15 |
| 13:19 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Zinkl misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 13:17 | Princeton | Shaun Simpson grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 13:03 | Princeton | Terry Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt (SG), David Smith (C) Donald Brandt, Charles Zinkl | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charlie Stout (PF), Mark Tyksinski (C) Terry Wilson, Ray Shaddix | |
| 12:43 | UNC Wilmington | James Swayze hits the finger roll set up by David Smith | 14-15 |
| 12:24 | Princeton | Samuel Burke can't finish the layup | 14-15 |
| 12:23 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Hine grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 11:57 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Taylor buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Smith and the foul's on Samuel Burke - foul #2 on Samuel Burke, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Michael Meyer (SF), Charles Zinkl (PF) James Swayze, Michael Hine | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Thomas (SG), Gregory Johnson (SF), Terry Wilson (PF) Marvin Karlin, Samuel Burke, Charlie Stout | |
| 11:57 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Taylor makes the free throw | 17-15 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Donald Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Meyer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Zinkl (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Shaun Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Thomas (fresh) SF - Gregory Johnson (fresh) PF - Terry Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Tyksinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Princeton | Charles Zinkl is called for the reach on Terry Wilson - foul #1 on Charles Zinkl, team foul #2 | 17-15 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt (PG) Donald Taylor | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 11:31 | Princeton | Mark Tyksinski comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 17-15 |
| 11:29 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Zinkl snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 11:16 | UNC Wilmington | David Smith knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Michael Meyer | 19-15 |
| 11:00 | Princeton | Shaun Simpson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 10:58 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Zinkl gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 10:41 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt misses the shot from the right side | 19-15 |
| 10:40 | Princeton | Shaun Simpson grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 10:35 | Princeton | Shaun Simpson misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Charles Zinkl - foul #2 on Charles Zinkl, team foul #3 | 19-15 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Donald Taylor (SG), James Swayze (SF), Michael Hine (PF), Roy Nickels (C) Anthony Hunt, Michael Meyer, Charles Zinkl, David Smith | |
| Subs | Princeton | Marvin Karlin (SG), Ray Shaddix (SF), Michael Samuel (C) John Thomas, Gregory Johnson, Mark Tyksinski | |
| 10:35 | Princeton | Shaun Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:35 | Princeton | Shaun Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:27 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Ray Shaddix - foul #1 on Ray Shaddix, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Thomas (PG) Shaun Simpson | |
| 10:27 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:27 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 10:10 | Princeton | Ray Shaddix misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-17 |
| 10:08 | UNC Wilmington | Roy Nickels grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 09:45 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Hine buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Brandt | 24-17 |
| 09:30 | Princeton | Marvin Karlin clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-17 |
| 09:29 | Princeton | Michael Samuel pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 09:15 | Princeton | Ray Shaddix misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-17 |
| 09:13 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Hine snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 08:49 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Hine comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-17 |
| 08:48 | UNC Wilmington | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Nickels | 24-17 |
| 08:19 | UNC Wilmington | Roy Nickels can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on John Thomas - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #6 | 24-17 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt (SG), Michael Meyer (SF), David Smith (C) Donald Taylor, James Swayze, Michael Hine | |
| Subs | Princeton | Shaun Simpson (PG), John Eastman (SG), Charlie Stout (PF), Mark Tyksinski (C) John Thomas, Marvin Karlin, Terry Wilson, Michael Samuel | |
| 08:19 | UNC Wilmington | Roy Nickels makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 08:19 | UNC Wilmington | Roy Nickels makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 08:06 | Princeton | Charlie Stout misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-17 |
| 08:05 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| 07:47 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Meyer can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-17 |
| 07:46 | Princeton | Mark Tyksinski snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Donald Brandt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Meyer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Nickels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Shaun Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Eastman (fresh) SF - Ray Shaddix (fairly fresh) PF - Charlie Stout (fresh) C - Mark Tyksinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Princeton | Shaun Simpson is hacked by Donald Brandt - foul #1 on Donald Brandt, team foul #4 | 26-17 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Donald Taylor (PG), Dale Alejos (PF) Donald Brandt, Roy Nickels | |
| Subs | Princeton | Gregory Johnson (SF) Ray Shaddix | |
| 07:09 | Princeton | Mark Tyksinski buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Shaun Simpson | 26-19 |
| 06:50 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Taylor buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Hunt | 28-19 |
| 06:32 | Princeton | Mark Tyksinski misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-19 |
| 06:31 | UNC Wilmington | Dale Alejos grabs the board | 28-19 |
| 06:08 | UNC Wilmington | John Eastman is called for the reach on Anthony Hunt - foul #1 on John Eastman, team foul #7 | 28-19 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt (PG), James Swayze (SF), Michael Hine (PF) Donald Taylor, Michael Meyer, Dale Alejos | |
| Subs | Princeton | Marvin Karlin (SG), Terry Wilson (PF), Michael Samuel (C) John Eastman, Charlie Stout, Mark Tyksinski | |
| 06:08 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 06:08 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 05:53 | Princeton | Terry Wilson lays it up and in set up by Gregory Johnson | 30-21 |
| 05:38 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-21 |
| 05:36 | UNC Wilmington | The offensive rebound goes to David Smith | 30-21 |
| 05:30 | UNC Wilmington | Gregory Johnson is called for the reach on Donald Brandt - foul #1 on Gregory Johnson, team foul #8 | 30-21 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Ray Shaddix (SF) Gregory Johnson | |
| 05:30 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 05:30 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 05:09 | Princeton | Ray Shaddix makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Shaun Simpson | 32-24 |
| 04:57 | UNC Wilmington | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-24 |
| 04:56 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Marvin Karlin | 32-24 |
| 04:43 | Princeton | Marvin Karlin knocks in the jump hook from close range and the foul's on David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #5 | 32-26 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Donald Taylor (SG), Roy Nickels (C) Anthony Hunt, David Smith | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Thomas (PG) Shaun Simpson | |
| 04:43 | Princeton | Marvin Karlin misses the free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:43 | UNC Wilmington | Roy Nickels grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 04:30 | UNC Wilmington | James Swayze is fouled on the floor by John Thomas - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #9 | 32-26 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Eastman (PG), Mark Tyksinski (C) John Thomas, Michael Samuel | |
| 04:30 | UNC Wilmington | James Swayze makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:30 | UNC Wilmington | James Swayze makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 04:06 | Princeton | John Eastman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 04:05 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Tyksinski | 34-26 |
| 03:51 | Princeton | John Eastman misses long on a 3 from straight away | 34-26 |
| 03:49 | UNC Wilmington | James Swayze grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 03:36 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Taylor travels with the ball | 34-26 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt (SG), Michael Meyer (SF), David Smith (C) Donald Taylor, James Swayze, Roy Nickels | |
| Subs | Princeton | Shaun Simpson (PG), Samuel Burke (SF), Richard Smith (PF) John Eastman, Ray Shaddix, Terry Wilson | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Donald Brandt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Meyer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Hine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Shaun Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Karlin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Burke (fresh) PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Tyksinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Princeton | Samuel Burke connects on the shot from the left side | 34-28 |
| 03:03 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Hine banks in the layup set up by Donald Brandt | 36-28 |
| 02:58 | Princeton | Samuel Burke is whistled for traveling | 36-28 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Charles Zinkl (PF) Michael Hine | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Thomas (SG), Michael Samuel (C) Marvin Karlin, Mark Tyksinski | |
| 02:43 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Meyer | 38-28 |
| 02:17 | Princeton | Michael Samuel buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Shaun Simpson | 38-30 |
| 01:57 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Meyer | 41-30 |
| 01:43 | Princeton | John Thomas is called for traveling | 41-30 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Swayze (SF), Michael Hine (PF) Michael Meyer, David Smith | |
| Subs | Princeton | Marvin Karlin (SG), Ray Shaddix (C) John Thomas, Michael Samuel | |
| 01:29 | UNC Wilmington | James Swayze hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Hunt | 43-30 |
| 01:06 | Princeton | Marvin Karlin double dribbles | 43-30 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Donald Taylor (PG), Michael Meyer (SG) Donald Brandt, Anthony Hunt | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Thomas (PG), Mark Tyksinski (C) Shaun Simpson, Ray Shaddix | |
| 00:43 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Hine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-30 |
| 00:41 | UNC Wilmington | James Swayze snags the offensive board | 43-30 |
| 00:36 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Zinkl is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Charles Zinkl, team foul #6 | 43-30 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | David Smith (C) Charles Zinkl | |
| Subs | Princeton | Terry Wilson (PF) Richard Smith | |
| 00:18 | Princeton | Terry Wilson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Karlin | 43-33 |
| 00:12 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Taylor buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by David Smith and he's hacked by Mark Tyksinski - foul #1 on Mark Tyksinski, team foul #10 | 45-33 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt (PG) Michael Meyer | |
| Subs | Princeton | Shaun Simpson (PG) John Thomas | |
| 00:12 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Taylor makes the free throw | 46-33 |
| 00:04 | Princeton | Shaun Simpson is fouled on the floor by Donald Brandt - foul #2 on Donald Brandt, team foul #7 | 46-33 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Ray Shaddix (SF) Samuel Burke | |
| 00:04 | Princeton | Shaun Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 00:04 | Princeton | Shaun Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 00:00 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt misses short on a halfcourt shot | 46-35 |