| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Arthur Lair (fresh) SG - Marvin Karlin (fresh) SF - Thomas Dick (fresh) PF - Garland Swisher (fresh) C - Mark Tyksinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) SG - John Witherell (fresh) SF - John Watson (fresh) PF - William Callahan (fresh) C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Mark Tyksinski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Princeton | Marvin Karlin scores on a driving attempt from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Michigan State | Russell Towne is fouled on the floor by Mark Tyksinski - foul #1 on Mark Tyksinski, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | John Witherell is hacked by Garland Swisher - foul #1 on Garland Swisher, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Mark Tyksinski steps in front of the Russell Towne pass | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Princeton | Marvin Karlin comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Princeton | Thomas Dick tips it back up and in | 4-0 |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | John Witherell clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Mark Tyksinski - foul #2 on Mark Tyksinski, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Samuel (C) Mark Tyksinski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:25 | Princeton | Marvin Karlin pulls down the rebound | 4-1 |
| 18:18 | Princeton | John Watson steals the ball from Arthur Lair | 4-1 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Russell Towne hits a 3 from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:33 | Princeton | Garland Swisher blows the layup but he's hacked by John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:33 | Princeton | Garland Swisher makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:33 | Princeton | Garland Swisher makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:14 | Michigan State | John Witherell clanks a shot from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 17:12 | Princeton | Thomas Dick pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:46 | Princeton | Marvin Karlin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kwakou Albarazi | 6-4 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | Russell Towne misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Arthur Lair - foul #1 on Arthur Lair, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Princeton | Derrick Edson (PG), Reed Wilson (C) Arthur Lair, Garland Swisher | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | Russell Towne misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:00 | Princeton | Derrick Edson's pass is intercepted by John Witherell | 6-5 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | John Watson can't finish the layup | 6-5 |
| 15:56 | Princeton | Derrick Edson grabs the board | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Derrick Edson (fresh) SG - Marvin Karlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Dick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Samuel (fresh) C - Reed Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) PF - William Callahan (fresh) C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Princeton | Michael Samuel's pass is intercepted by Russell Towne | 6-5 |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Russell Towne banks in the layup | 6-7 |
| 15:24 | Princeton | Thomas Dick misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Witherell - foul #1 on John Witherell, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Jackson (SG), Brett Washington (C) Marvin Karlin, Michael Samuel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:24 | Princeton | Thomas Dick makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:24 | Princeton | Thomas Dick makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | John Jackson steals it from Kwakou Albarazi | 8-7 |
| 15:13 | Princeton | Derrick Edson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| Subs | Princeton | Arthur Lair (PG) Thomas Dick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | John Watson misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Reed Wilson - foul #1 on Reed Wilson, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | John Watson misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:34 | Princeton | Derrick Edson is fouled on the floor by Stephen Harrold - foul #1 on Stephen Harrold, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), Michael Carlos (SF) Russell Towne, John Witherell, John Watson | |
| 14:15 | Princeton | Brett Washington misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | John Mikula gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos banks in the layup set up by Randy Sharp | 8-10 |
| 13:40 | Princeton | Derrick Edson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Randy Sharp | 8-12 |
| 13:14 | Princeton | John Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-12 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 13:01 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-12 |
| 13:00 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Reed Wilson | 8-12 |
| 12:34 | Princeton | Derrick Edson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Jackson | 11-12 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Princeton | Ronald Briones (PG), Marvin Karlin (SG), Thomas Dick (SF), Garland Swisher (PF), Michael Samuel (C) Arthur Lair, John Jackson, Derrick Edson, Reed Wilson, Brett Washington | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG), John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski, Michael Carlos, John Mikula, Stephen Harrold | |
| 11:56 | Princeton | Thomas Dick loses the ball out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Ronald Briones (fresh) SG - Marvin Karlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Dick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garland Swisher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Samuel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Callahan (fresh) C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Garland Swisher - foul #2 on Garland Swisher, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Princeton | Reed Wilson (C) Garland Swisher | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:36 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:36 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:17 | Princeton | Michael Samuel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 11:15 | Princeton | Reed Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 11:07 | Princeton | Marvin Karlin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Russell Towne grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:45 | Michigan State | John Witherell connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Russell Towne | 11-16 |
| 10:16 | Princeton | Michael Samuel banks in the layup | 13-16 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | John Watson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-16 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi grabs the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | Russell Towne comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | John Witherell hits the follow up shot | 13-18 |
| 09:54 | Princeton | John Witherell is called for the reach on Ronald Briones in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Witherell, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Princeton | Arthur Lair (PG), Brett Washington (C) Ronald Briones, Reed Wilson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (SG) John Witherell | |
| 09:36 | Princeton | Arthur Lair misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-18 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | John Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Jackson (SG), Derrick Edson (SF) Marvin Karlin, Thomas Dick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| 09:02 | Princeton | John Jackson is whistled for a carry | 13-18 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Michael Carlos (SF) Russell Towne, John Watson | |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | John Mikula buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Michael Carlos | 13-20 |
| 08:30 | Princeton | Brett Washington misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 13-20 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos is hacked by Derrick Edson - foul #1 on Derrick Edson, team foul #7 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Princeton | Marvin Karlin (SG), Thomas Dick (SF), Reed Wilson (C) Arthur Lair, John Jackson, Brett Washington | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), William Callahan (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Randy Sharp, John Mikula, Stephen Harrold | |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 07:55 | Princeton | Michael Samuel is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Samuel, team foul #8 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Watson (SF) Michael Carlos | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Derrick Edson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marvin Karlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Dick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Samuel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Reed Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) SF - John Watson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Callahan (fresh) C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski misses the 3 from the left corner | 13-22 |
| 07:43 | Princeton | Reed Wilson pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| 07:39 | Princeton | Marvin Karlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-22 |
| 07:13 | Michigan State | Russell Towne clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-22 |
| 07:11 | Princeton | Michael Samuel snags the defensive board | 13-22 |
| 06:54 | Princeton | Derrick Edson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-22 |
| 06:53 | Princeton | Reed Wilson hits the follow up shot | 15-22 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Derrick Edson is called for the reach on Russell Towne - foul #2 on Derrick Edson, team foul #9 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Princeton | Arthur Lair (PG) Derrick Edson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Witherell (SG) Boris Gorzynski | |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Russell Towne misses the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 06:34 | Princeton | Michael Samuel grabs the defensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 06:17 | Princeton | The short jumper by Reed Wilson is denied by Kwakou Albarazi | 15-23 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | John Watson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Dick - foul #1 on Thomas Dick, team foul #10 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Jackson (SG), Francesco Rossi (SF), Brett Washington (C) Marvin Karlin, Thomas Dick, Reed Wilson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) Russell Towne, William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | John Watson misses the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 05:43 | Princeton | Arthur Lair misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-24 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | John Witherell grabs the defensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from John Mikula and he's hacked by Michael Samuel - foul #2 on Michael Samuel, team foul #11 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Princeton | Reed Wilson (C) Michael Samuel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Carlos (SF) John Watson | |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold makes the free throw | 15-27 |
| 05:09 | Princeton | John Jackson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Carlos - foul #1 on Michael Carlos, team foul #5 | 15-27 |
| 05:09 | Princeton | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 05:09 | Princeton | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | John Mikula buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from John Witherell | 17-29 |
| 04:27 | Princeton | John Jackson is whistled for traveling | 17-29 |
| Subs | Princeton | Marvin Karlin (SG), Thomas Dick (SF) Arthur Lair, Francesco Rossi | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), William Callahan (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Randy Sharp, John Mikula, Stephen Harrold | |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Brett Washington - foul #1 on Brett Washington, team foul #12 | 17-29 |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 03:59 | Princeton | Marvin Karlin is whistled for a carry | 17-31 |
| Subs | Princeton | Derrick Edson (PG), Garland Swisher (PF), Mark Tyksinski (C) John Jackson, Brett Washington, Reed Wilson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Watson (SF) Michael Carlos | |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | John Watson can't connect on a floater from close range | 17-31 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi tips it in | 17-33 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Derrick Edson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marvin Karlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Dick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garland Swisher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Tyksinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Callahan (fresh) C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Princeton | Thomas Dick misses short on a shot from the right side | 17-33 |
| 03:12 | Princeton | Mark Tyksinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-33 |
| 03:05 | Princeton | Thomas Dick is whistled for traveling | 17-33 |
| Subs | Princeton | Arthur Lair (PG) Derrick Edson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (SG) John Witherell | |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Russell Towne misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 17-33 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi snags the offensive board | 17-33 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-35 |
| 02:12 | Princeton | Garland Swisher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-35 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Boris Gorzynski | 17-35 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Mark Tyksinski is called for the reach on William Callahan - foul #3 on Mark Tyksinski, team foul #13 | 17-35 |
| Subs | Princeton | Derrick Edson (SG), Michael Samuel (C) Marvin Karlin, Mark Tyksinski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Witherell (SG), Stephen Harrold (C) Boris Gorzynski, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 17-36 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 17-37 |
| 01:49 | Princeton | Stephen Harrold takes the ball from Arthur Lair | 17-37 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Russell Towne clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-37 |
| 01:24 | Princeton | Michael Samuel gets the rebound | 17-37 |
| 01:18 | Princeton | Arthur Lair hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 17-37 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | William Callahan gets the rebound | 17-37 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | John Watson connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Russell Towne | 17-39 |
| 00:47 | Princeton | Michael Samuel lays it up and in and the foul's on Stephen Harrold - foul #2 on Stephen Harrold, team foul #6 | 19-39 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Jackson (PG), Marvin Karlin (SG), Brett Washington (C) Arthur Lair, Thomas Dick, Garland Swisher | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Michael Carlos (SF), John Mikula (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Russell Towne, John Watson, William Callahan, Stephen Harrold | |
| 00:47 | Princeton | Michael Samuel makes the free throw | 20-39 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses the easy layup | 20-39 |
| 00:16 | Princeton | Derrick Edson pulls down the rebound | 20-39 |
| 00:11 | Princeton | Marvin Karlin is fouled on the floor by Michael Carlos - foul #2 on Michael Carlos, team foul #7 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Princeton | Garland Swisher (PF) Michael Samuel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (SG) John Witherell | |
| 00:11 | Princeton | Marvin Karlin makes the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 00:11 | Princeton | Marvin Karlin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-41 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Derrick Edson can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 22-41 |