| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Robert Short (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Chadwick Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - William James (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - John King (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Gipson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elroy Lemons (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Knight (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | William James inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Princeton | John King hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Robert Short | 37-29 |
| 19:18 | Columbia | Paul Provencher misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 37-29 |
| 19:16 | Columbia | David Knight tips it in | 37-31 |
| 18:59 | Princeton | William James loses the ball out of bounds | 37-31 |
| 18:44 | Columbia | David Knight is fouled on the floor by William James - foul #2 on William James, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 18:32 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-34 |
| 18:17 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 17:57 | Columbia | William James is called for the reach on Paul Smith - foul #3 on William James, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Viola (SF) William James | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 17:46 | Columbia | Paul Smith clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 40-34 |
| 17:45 | Columbia | Paul Smith tips it but misses | 40-34 |
| 17:44 | Princeton | David Viola pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 17:23 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-34 |
| 17:21 | Columbia | David Knight pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:55 | Columbia | David Knight hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 40-34 |
| 16:53 | Princeton | Robert Short gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:47 | Princeton | John King misses the lay-in | 40-34 |
| 16:46 | Columbia | Paul Provencher gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:35 | Columbia | Brendan Smith blows the layup but the foul's on David Viola - foul #2 on David Viola, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Princeton | Timothy Parente (SG), Ojore Abdelhamid (SF), Thomas Richman (C) Chadwick Wilson, John King, William Gipson | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (PG), Kenneth Quayle (SG), John Bernabe (PF), Kurt Florez (C) Elroy Lemons, Paul Provencher, David Knight, Paul Smith | |
| 16:35 | Columbia | Brendan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:35 | Columbia | Brendan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:20 | Princeton | Kurt Florez picks off the pass by Ojore Abdelhamid | 40-36 |
| 15:55 | Columbia | John Bernabe hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 40-36 |
| 15:54 | Columbia | John Bernabe tips it in | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Robert Short (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Timothy Parente (fresh) SF - Ojore Abdelhamid (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Viola (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Richman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - David Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Quayle (fresh) SF - Brendan Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Bernabe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Florez (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Princeton | David Viola is whistled for traveling | 40-38 |
| Subs | Princeton | William James (SF), William Gipson (C) Robert Short, David Viola | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo (SF) Brendan Smith | |
| 15:12 | Columbia | John Bernabe misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-38 |
| 15:11 | Princeton | Thomas Richman snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 14:50 | Princeton | Thomas Richman knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by William James | 42-38 |
| 14:37 | Columbia | Kurt Florez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Short (PG), Chadwick Wilson (SG), John King (PF) Timothy Parente, Thomas Richman, William Gipson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), Paul Provencher (SG), David Knight (PF), Paul Smith (C) David Alexander, Kenneth Quayle, Kenneth Restivo, Kurt Florez | |
| 14:12 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 14:11 | Columbia | John Bernabe gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 13:53 | Columbia | Paul Provencher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 13:52 | Princeton | Ojore Abdelhamid grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 13:28 | Princeton | Paul Smith swats the short shot by Robert Short | 42-38 |
| 13:27 | Princeton | John King tips it in | 44-38 |
| 13:23 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons is hacked by William James - foul #4 on William James, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Princeton | Timothy Parente (SF), David Viola (C) William James, Ojore Abdelhamid | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo (SF), Kurt Florez (PF) John Bernabe, David Knight | |
| 13:01 | Columbia | Paul Provencher scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Elroy Lemons | 44-41 |
| 12:42 | Princeton | Robert Short travels with the ball | 44-41 |
| Subs | Princeton | Thomas Richman (PF), William Gipson (C) Chadwick Wilson, John King | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brendan Smith (SF) Paul Smith | |
| 12:24 | Columbia | Paul Provencher misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 44-41 |
| 12:23 | Columbia | Brendan Smith misses the tip | 44-41 |
| 12:22 | Columbia | Kurt Florez misses the tip | 44-41 |
| 12:21 | Princeton | David Viola grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:16 | Princeton | Robert Short hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Parente and the foul's on Elroy Lemons - foul #3 on Elroy Lemons, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (SG), David Knight (PF) Paul Provencher, Kenneth Restivo | |
| 12:16 | Princeton | Robert Short makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:06 | Columbia | David Knight connects on the floater from the left block | 47-43 |
| 11:46 | Princeton | Thomas Richman's pass is intercepted by Elroy Lemons | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Robert Short (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Timothy Parente (fairly fresh) SF - David Viola (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Richman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Gipson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elroy Lemons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Quayle (fresh) SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Knight (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Kurt Florez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Elroy Lemons | 47-45 |
| 11:08 | Princeton | Thomas Richman scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Viola | 49-45 |
| 10:52 | Columbia | David Knight misses the lay-in but the foul's on Timothy Parente - foul #1 on Timothy Parente, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson (SG), Ojore Abdelhamid (SF), John King (PF) Timothy Parente, David Viola, Thomas Richman | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (PG), Paul Provencher (SG), Paul Smith (C) Elroy Lemons, Kenneth Quayle, Kurt Florez | |
| 10:52 | Columbia | David Knight misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:52 | Columbia | David Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 10:38 | Princeton | Robert Short comes up short on the runner in the lane | 49-46 |
| 10:37 | Columbia | The rebound goes to David Knight | 49-46 |
| 10:15 | Columbia | Paul Provencher is hacked by Chadwick Wilson - foul #1 on Chadwick Wilson, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo (SF), John Bernabe (PF) Brendan Smith, David Knight | |
| 10:03 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo is fouled on the floor by Ojore Abdelhamid - foul #2 on Ojore Abdelhamid, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| 10:03 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:03 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:39 | Princeton | John Bernabe steps in front of the Ojore Abdelhamid pass | 49-48 |
| 09:18 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Paul Provencher | 49-50 |
| 08:55 | Princeton | Ojore Abdelhamid scores on a 3 from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 08:42 | Columbia | Paul Provencher is fouled on the floor by Ojore Abdelhamid - foul #3 on Ojore Abdelhamid, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Viola (PG), Timothy Parente (SF), Thomas Richman (C) Robert Short, Ojore Abdelhamid, William Gipson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), Brendan Smith (SF), David Knight (PF) David Alexander, Kenneth Restivo, John Bernabe | |
| 08:42 | Columbia | Paul Provencher makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:42 | Columbia | Paul Provencher misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:42 | Princeton | John King grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 08:25 | Princeton | David Viola's layup is rejected by Paul Smith | 52-51 |
| 08:24 | Princeton | Thomas Richman gets the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 08:02 | Princeton | Timothy Parente misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 08:00 | Columbia | David Knight gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 07:41 | Columbia | Paul Provencher knocks in the runner from the right block and the foul's on Thomas Richman - foul #2 on Thomas Richman, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Short (PG), William James (SF) Chadwick Wilson, Thomas Richman | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bernabe (C) Paul Smith | |
| 07:41 | Columbia | Paul Provencher misses the free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:41 | Princeton | John King snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Robert Short (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Timothy Parente (fresh) SF - William James (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - John King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Viola (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elroy Lemons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Paul Provencher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Knight (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. C - John Bernabe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Princeton | John King is denied on a layup by David Knight | 52-53 |
| 07:16 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 07:03 | Columbia | John Bernabe misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 07:02 | Columbia | Brendan Smith hits the follow up shot | 52-55 |
| 06:49 | Princeton | Robert Short scores on a floater from the baseline | 54-55 |
| 06:44 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Bernabe | 54-58 |
| 06:34 | Princeton | David Viola comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 06:33 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to John King | 54-58 |
| 06:16 | Princeton | William James can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 06:15 | Princeton | David Viola tips it back up and in | 56-58 |
| 05:50 | Columbia | Brendan Smith buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Elroy Lemons | 56-60 |
| 05:35 | Princeton | Robert Short knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-60 |
| 05:14 | Columbia | Paul Provencher buries a driving attempt near the basket | 58-62 |
| 04:52 | Princeton | Elroy Lemons is called for the reach on Robert Short - foul #4 on Elroy Lemons, team foul #2 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Princeton | Ojore Abdelhamid (PG), Chadwick Wilson (SG), Thomas Richman (PF), William Gipson (C) Robert Short, Timothy Parente, John King, David Viola | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (PG), Kenneth Quayle (SG), Kenneth Restivo (SF), Kurt Florez (PF), Paul Smith (C) Elroy Lemons, Paul Provencher, Brendan Smith, David Knight, John Bernabe | |
| 04:38 | Princeton | William Gipson connects on the shot from the left block | 60-62 |
| 04:16 | Columbia | Paul Smith's pass is intercepted by Chadwick Wilson | 60-62 |
| 04:13 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson dunks the ball | 62-62 |
| 03:54 | Columbia | Thomas Richman steals the ball from Paul Smith | 62-62 |
| 03:46 | Princeton | William Gipson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-62 |
| 03:44 | Columbia | Kurt Florez snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 03:31 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo is fouled on the floor by Ojore Abdelhamid - foul #4 on Ojore Abdelhamid, team foul #10 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Short (PG) William James | |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), John Bernabe (PF) David Alexander, Kurt Florez | |
| 03:31 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:31 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Robert Short (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SG - Chadwick Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ojore Abdelhamid (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Richman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Gipson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elroy Lemons (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Quayle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Restivo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Bernabe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Princeton | William Gipson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 03:10 | Princeton | Ojore Abdelhamid hits the follow up shot | 64-63 |
| 02:44 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo's pass is intercepted by Chadwick Wilson | 64-63 |
| 02:15 | Princeton | Kenneth Restivo blocks the short jumper by Ojore Abdelhamid | 64-63 |
| 02:14 | Princeton | Ojore Abdelhamid gets the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:14 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Princeton | David Viola (SF) Ojore Abdelhamid | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Provencher (SG), Brendan Smith (SF), David Knight (PF) Kenneth Quayle, Kenneth Restivo, John Bernabe | |
| 01:52 | Princeton | David Viola scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Robert Short | 66-63 |
| 01:43 | Columbia | David Knight misses the 3 from the right corner | 66-63 |
| 01:42 | Princeton | David Viola pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:42 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | Princeton | William James (SF), John King (PF) David Viola, Thomas Richman | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 01:23 | Princeton | William James makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 01:09 | Columbia | Paul Provencher misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 01:07 | Princeton | William James gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:56 | Princeton | Robert Short hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by David Knight - foul #2 on David Knight, team foul #3 | 69-63 |
| 00:56 | Princeton | Robert Short misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:56 | Princeton | Robert Short misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:56 | Columbia | David Knight gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Columbia | Paul Provencher buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Princeton | Elroy Lemons is called for the reach on Robert Short - foul #5 on Elroy Lemons, team foul #4 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (PG) Elroy Lemons | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Princeton | John King is hacked by Paul Provencher - foul #2 on Paul Provencher, team foul #5 | 69-66 |
| 00:15 | Princeton | John King is hacked by Paul Provencher - foul #3 on Paul Provencher, team foul #6 | 69-66 |
| 00:14 | Princeton | John King is fouled on the floor by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #7 | 69-66 |
| 00:14 | Princeton | John King makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:14 | Princeton | John King makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | David Alexander clanks a 3 from straight away | 71-66 |
| 00:06 | Princeton | William James grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:05 | Princeton | William James is hacked by Paul Provencher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Provencher, team foul #8 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Princeton | Thomas Rick (SG) Chadwick Wilson | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:05 | Princeton | William James misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | Paul Provencher gets the rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Paul Provencher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-66 |