| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elroy Lemons (fresh) SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) PF - David Knight (fresh) C - Paul Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Robert Short (fresh) SG - Chadwick Wilson (fresh) SF - William James (fresh) PF - John King (fresh) C - William Gipson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | William Gipson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:57 | Princeton | Robert Short is fouled in the backcourt by Elroy Lemons - foul #1 on Elroy Lemons, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Short | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Columbia | Chadwick Wilson picks off the pass by Paul Provencher | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Princeton | Robert Short misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Elroy Lemons - foul #2 on Elroy Lemons, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (PG) Elroy Lemons | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 19:03 | Princeton | Robert Short misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Princeton | Robert Short makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | Columbia | Paul Provencher is called for traveling | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by John King | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | Columbia | Paul Smith buries a floater from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Princeton | Paul Smith denies the turnaround by Robert Short | 2-5 |
| 17:51 | Princeton | William Gipson hits the follow up shot | 2-7 |
| 17:46 | Columbia | David Alexander misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 17:45 | Columbia | Paul Smith gets the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:36 | Columbia | David Knight drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by David Alexander | 4-7 |
| 17:07 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson is fouled on the floor by Paul Provencher - foul #1 on Paul Provencher, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Timothy Parente (SG), Ojore Abdelhamid (SF), David Viola (PF), Thomas Richman (C) Chadwick Wilson, William James, John King, William Gipson | |
| 16:46 | Princeton | Paul Provencher steps in front of the Thomas Richman pass | 4-7 |
| 16:43 | Columbia | Paul Provencher jams it | 6-7 |
| 16:26 | Princeton | Ojore Abdelhamid scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 16:17 | Columbia | Brendan Smith misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Ojore Abdelhamid - foul #1 on Ojore Abdelhamid, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bernabe (PF), Kurt Florez (C) David Knight, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 16:17 | Columbia | Brendan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:17 | Columbia | Brendan Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:17 | Princeton | David Viola gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 16:05 | Princeton | Robert Short can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 16:04 | Columbia | John Bernabe gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - David Alexander (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brendan Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Bernabe (fresh) C - Kurt Florez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Robert Short (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Timothy Parente (fresh) SF - Ojore Abdelhamid (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Viola (fresh) C - Thomas Richman (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Columbia | Thomas Richman blocks the short jumper by John Bernabe | 7-10 |
| 15:45 | Princeton | David Viola snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 15:26 | Princeton | Thomas Richman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ojore Abdelhamid | 7-13 |
| 15:12 | Columbia | Kurt Florez is hacked by Robert Short - foul #1 on Robert Short, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Walker (PG), Kenneth Quayle (SG), Paul Smith (C) David Alexander, Paul Provencher, Brendan Smith | |
| Subs | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson (SG), William James (SF), John King (PF), William Gipson (C) Robert Short, Timothy Parente, Ojore Abdelhamid, Thomas Richman | |
| 14:58 | Columbia | John Bernabe hits the finger roll set up by Paul Smith | 9-13 |
| 14:37 | Princeton | Kenneth Quayle steals the ball from Chadwick Wilson | 9-13 |
| 14:12 | Columbia | David Viola steals it from Paul Smith | 9-13 |
| 14:05 | Princeton | William James clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-13 |
| 14:03 | Princeton | John King misses the tip | 9-13 |
| 14:01 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:41 | Princeton | John King buries a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Frank Walker - foul #1 on Frank Walker, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (PG), Paul Provencher (SG), David Knight (PF) Frank Walker, Kenneth Quayle, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Short (PG), Ojore Abdelhamid (SF) David Viola, William James | |
| 13:41 | Princeton | John King misses the free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:41 | Columbia | David Knight gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 13:22 | Columbia | Kurt Florez loses the dribble to John King | 9-15 |
| 13:00 | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson travels with the ball | 9-15 |
| Subs | Columbia | Brendan Smith (SF), Kenneth Restivo (C) John Bernabe, Kurt Florez | |
| Subs | Princeton | Thomas Richman (PF) John King | |
| 12:41 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Chadwick Wilson - foul #1 on Chadwick Wilson, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Smith (C) Brendan Smith | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 12:41 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:41 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:22 | Princeton | Kenneth Restivo is called for the reach on Ojore Abdelhamid - foul #1 on Kenneth Restivo, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Columbia | Brendan Smith (SF) Kenneth Restivo | |
| Subs | Princeton | Timothy Parente (SG), William James (SF) Chadwick Wilson, William Gipson | |
| 12:09 | Princeton | Ojore Abdelhamid drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Short | 11-18 |
| 11:50 | Columbia | Brendan Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Alexander and he's hacked by Timothy Parente - foul #1 on Timothy Parente, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | John King (PF), David Viola (C) Thomas Richman, Ojore Abdelhamid | |
| 11:50 | Columbia | Brendan Smith misses the free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:50 | Princeton | The rebound goes to David Viola | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - David Alexander (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Knight (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Robert Short (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Timothy Parente (fresh) SF - William James (fresh) PF - John King (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Viola (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Princeton | David Viola is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 13-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (SG) Paul Provencher | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 11:24 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Alexander | 16-18 |
| 11:12 | Princeton | David Viola misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson (SG) Timothy Parente | |
| 11:12 | Princeton | David Viola misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:12 | Princeton | David Viola misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:12 | Columbia | Paul Smith gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:44 | Columbia | David Alexander is fouled on the floor by John King - foul #1 on John King, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Walker (PG), John Bernabe (PF), Kurt Florez (C) David Alexander, David Knight, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Princeton | William Gipson (C) William James | |
| 10:35 | Columbia | John Bernabe comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Chadwick Wilson - foul #2 on Chadwick Wilson, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Provencher (SG) Frank Walker | |
| Subs | Princeton | Timothy Parente (SG), Thomas Richman (PF) Chadwick Wilson, John King | |
| 10:35 | Columbia | John Bernabe misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:35 | Columbia | John Bernabe misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:35 | Princeton | Thomas Richman gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:26 | Princeton | David Viola buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-21 |
| 10:18 | Columbia | Brendan Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 18-21 |
| 10:04 | Princeton | Timothy Parente's fadeaway is rejected by John Bernabe | 18-21 |
| 10:02 | Columbia | Kurt Florez gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 09:56 | Columbia | Timothy Parente is called for the reach on Paul Provencher - foul #2 on Timothy Parente, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Thomas Rick (SG), Ojore Abdelhamid (SF) Timothy Parente, David Viola | |
| 09:56 | Columbia | Paul Provencher makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:56 | Columbia | Paul Provencher misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:56 | Princeton | Thomas Richman grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 09:37 | Princeton | Thomas Rick is hacked by Brendan Smith - foul #1 on Brendan Smith, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (PG), Kenneth Restivo (SF) Kenneth Quayle, Brendan Smith | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 09:37 | Princeton | Thomas Rick makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:37 | Princeton | Thomas Rick makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:24 | Columbia | Kurt Florez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 09:23 | Columbia | Kurt Florez snags the offensive board | 19-23 |
| 09:05 | Columbia | David Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 09:03 | Columbia | John Bernabe hits the follow up shot | 21-23 |
| 08:48 | Princeton | Ojore Abdelhamid is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ojore Abdelhamid, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (SG), David Knight (PF), Paul Smith (C) Paul Provencher, Kenneth Restivo, Kurt Florez | |
| Subs | Princeton | William James (SF), John King (PF) Ojore Abdelhamid, Thomas Richman | |
| 08:39 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-23 |
| 08:20 | Princeton | William Gipson's floater is tipped away by Paul Smith | 21-23 |
| 08:19 | Columbia | David Knight grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 08:01 | Columbia | William Gipson blocks the short jumper by David Knight | 21-23 |
| 08:00 | Princeton | The rebound goes to William James | 21-23 |
| 07:43 | Princeton | John King misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by David Alexander - foul #1 on David Alexander, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Provencher (SG), Brendan Smith (SF) David Alexander, John Bernabe | |
| Subs | Princeton | David Viola (C) William Gipson | |
| 07:43 | Princeton | John King makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:43 | Princeton | John King misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:43 | Columbia | Brendan Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Kenneth Quayle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Robert Short (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Thomas Rick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William James (fresh) PF - John King (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Viola (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Columbia | Paul Provencher misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 07:36 | Princeton | John King grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 07:15 | Princeton | Robert Short makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by William James | 21-26 |
| 07:05 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-26 |
| 07:04 | Princeton | David Viola grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 06:44 | Princeton | Paul Smith blocks the short jumper by David Viola | 21-26 |
| 06:42 | Columbia | Brendan Smith pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 06:27 | Columbia | Paul Provencher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-26 |
| 06:25 | Princeton | Robert Short grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 06:05 | Princeton | David Knight steps in front of the Robert Short pass | 21-26 |
| 05:52 | Columbia | Brendan Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 05:51 | Columbia | Paul Smith misses the tip | 21-26 |
| 05:50 | Princeton | John King snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 05:29 | Princeton | Brendan Smith steals it from John King | 21-26 |
| 05:26 | Columbia | Brendan Smith slams it home | 23-26 |
| 05:16 | Princeton | Robert Short's floater is tipped away by David Knight | 23-26 |
| 05:15 | Columbia | Brendan Smith pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 05:09 | Columbia | David Knight misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John King - foul #2 on John King, team foul #9 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (PG), Kenneth Restivo (SG), John Bernabe (SF), Kurt Florez (C) Kenneth Quayle, Paul Provencher, Brendan Smith, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Princeton | Thomas Richman (PF), William Gipson (C) John King, David Viola | |
| 05:09 | Columbia | David Knight makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:09 | Columbia | David Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:56 | Princeton | Thomas Rick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 04:55 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Kurt Florez | 25-26 |
| 04:42 | Columbia | David Alexander misses long on a shot from the right side | 25-26 |
| 04:41 | Princeton | Thomas Richman gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 04:29 | Princeton | William James misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 04:28 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 04:22 | Columbia | Kurt Florez misses the easy layup | 25-26 |
| 04:21 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to John Bernabe | 25-26 |
| 04:03 | Columbia | Kurt Florez is whistled for traveling | 25-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | Brendan Smith (SF) David Knight | |
| Subs | Princeton | David Viola (SF) William James | |
| 03:51 | Princeton | Robert Short connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by David Viola | 25-28 |
| 03:28 | Columbia | John Bernabe clanks a jumper from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 03:26 | Princeton | David Viola grabs the board | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - David Alexander (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Restivo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Bernabe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Florez (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Robert Short (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Rick (tiring) 2 pts. SF - David Viola (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Richman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Gipson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Princeton | Robert Short is hacked by David Alexander - foul #2 on David Alexander, team foul #9 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), Paul Provencher (SG), Paul Smith (C) David Alexander, Kenneth Restivo, Kurt Florez | |
| Subs | Princeton | Chadwick Wilson (SG), Ojore Abdelhamid (SF) Thomas Rick, Thomas Richman | |
| 03:07 | Princeton | Robert Short makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:07 | Princeton | Robert Short makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:53 | Columbia | John Bernabe comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Chadwick Wilson - foul #3 on Chadwick Wilson, team foul #10 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Timothy Parente (SG), John King (PF) Robert Short, Chadwick Wilson | |
| 02:53 | Columbia | John Bernabe makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:53 | Columbia | John Bernabe makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:30 | Princeton | William Gipson drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Timothy Parente | 27-32 |
| 02:12 | Columbia | Brendan Smith drills a jumper near the basket set up by Paul Provencher | 29-32 |
| 01:55 | Princeton | Ojore Abdelhamid lays it in | 29-34 |
| 01:41 | Columbia | Paul Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 01:40 | Princeton | William Gipson snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 01:36 | Princeton | Timothy Parente is hacked by Brendan Smith - foul #2 on Brendan Smith, team foul #10 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo (SF), Kurt Florez (PF) Brendan Smith, John Bernabe | |
| Subs | Princeton | William James (SF) David Viola | |
| 01:36 | Princeton | Timothy Parente misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:36 | Princeton | Timothy Parente makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:20 | Columbia | Paul Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 01:18 | Princeton | John King grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 01:03 | Princeton | Timothy Parente drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 00:52 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo scores on a shot from the left side set up by Elroy Lemons | 31-38 |
| 00:35 | Princeton | Paul Smith swats the short shot by John King | 31-38 |
| 00:34 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Kurt Florez | 31-38 |
| 00:19 | Columbia | Paul Provencher buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Elroy Lemons | 33-38 |
| 00:01 | Princeton | Ojore Abdelhamid hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | The clock runs out | 33-38 |