| Lineup | Princeton | PG - John Gates (fresh) SG - Michael Harrison (fresh) SF - Thomas Polk (fresh) PF - Vincent McCargo (fresh) C - Justin Duggan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Martin Anderson (fresh) SG - Mark Carpenter (fresh) SF - Thomas McClain (fresh) PF - Larry Brooks (fresh) C - Edward Muller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Edward Muller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Princeton | John Gates gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Princeton | Michael Harrison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Columbia | Larry Brooks grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Columbia | Thomas Polk is called for the reach on Thomas McClain - foul #1 on Thomas Polk, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:03 | Columbia | Thomas McClain loses the dribble to Michael Harrison | 0-0 |
| 17:58 | Princeton | Thomas Polk blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 17:57 | Columbia | Larry Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:41 | Columbia | Thomas McClain misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 17:40 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Michael Harrison | 0-0 |
| 17:32 | Princeton | Edward Muller steals it from Thomas Polk | 0-0 |
| 17:14 | Columbia | Edward Muller steps out of bounds on the baseline | 0-0 |
| 16:50 | Princeton | John Gates misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 16:48 | Columbia | Edward Muller pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 16:31 | Columbia | Larry Brooks misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Polk - foul #2 on Thomas Polk, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Princeton | Marion Cordova (SF) Thomas Polk | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 16:31 | Columbia | Larry Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 16:31 | Columbia | Larry Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 16:13 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo's pass is intercepted by Larry Brooks | 0-1 |
| 15:49 | Columbia | Thomas McClain knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 0-4 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - John Gates (fresh) SG - Michael Harrison (fresh) SF - Marion Cordova (fresh) PF - Vincent McCargo (fresh) C - Justin Duggan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Martin Anderson (fresh) SG - Mark Carpenter (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas McClain (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Brooks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Muller (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Princeton | John Gates is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 15:29 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo tips it in | 2-4 |
| 15:15 | Columbia | Thomas McClain misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 15:14 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Vincent McCargo | 2-4 |
| 15:00 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 14:58 | Columbia | Thomas McClain gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 14:37 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Harrison - foul #1 on Michael Harrison, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Princeton | Ronald Josephson (C) Justin Duggan | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Morris (SF), Sean Stewart (C) Thomas McClain, Edward Muller | |
| 14:37 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 14:37 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 14:37 | Princeton | Marion Cordova gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 14:17 | Princeton | John Gates makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Harrison | 5-5 |
| 13:52 | Columbia | Larry Brooks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 13:50 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 13:34 | Columbia | David Morris misses short on a shot from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 13:33 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter tips it back up and in | 5-7 |
| 13:11 | Princeton | John Gates can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 13:09 | Princeton | Michael Harrison grabs the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 12:51 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo is fouled on the floor by Larry Brooks - foul #1 on Larry Brooks, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Princeton | Justin Duggan (C) Ronald Josephson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert (SG), Thomas McClain (SF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Mark Carpenter, David Morris, Larry Brooks | |
| 12:40 | Princeton | Michael Harrison drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 12:14 | Columbia | Thomas McClain scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Sean Stewart | 8-10 |
| 11:57 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo is fouled on the floor by Thomas McClain - foul #1 on Thomas McClain, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Muller (C) Sean Stewart | |
| 11:46 | Princeton | Edward Muller steps in front of the Michael Harrison pass | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - John Gates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Harrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marion Cordova (fairly fresh) PF - Vincent McCargo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Duggan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Martin Anderson (fairly fresh) SG - Wayne Gabbert (fresh) SF - Thomas McClain (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fresh) C - Edward Muller (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:26 | Columbia | Thomas McClain misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 11:24 | Princeton | Justin Duggan pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 10:56 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo is hacked by Dikembe Abdulkarim - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdulkarim, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Mark Carpenter (SG), Larry Brooks (PF) Martin Anderson, Wayne Gabbert, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| 10:38 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo can't finish the layup | 8-10 |
| 10:37 | Columbia | Edward Muller pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 10:24 | Columbia | Justin Duggan swats the short shot by Larry Brooks | 8-10 |
| 10:22 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter grabs the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 10:08 | Columbia | Larry Brooks comes up short on the floater from the right side | 8-10 |
| 10:07 | Princeton | Marion Cordova gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 09:41 | Princeton | Michael Harrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | Princeton | Nicholas Lewellen (SG) Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | Columbia | Martin Anderson (PG) Edgar Magee | |
| 09:19 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 08:58 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo hits a turnaround near the basket | 10-13 |
| 08:35 | Columbia | Thomas McClain misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 08:33 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 08:12 | Princeton | John Gates misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-13 |
| 08:11 | Columbia | Larry Brooks snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 07:42 | Columbia | Larry Brooks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 07:40 | Columbia | Thomas McClain gets the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - John Gates (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Lewellen (fresh) SF - Marion Cordova (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Vincent McCargo (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Duggan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Martin Anderson (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Carpenter (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Thomas McClain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Brooks (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Muller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:14 | Columbia | Martin Anderson is hacked by John Gates - foul #1 on John Gates, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Harrison (PG), Ernest Belt (PF), Ronald Josephson (C) John Gates, Vincent McCargo, Justin Duggan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Wayne Gabbert (SG), David Morris (SF), Sean Stewart (PF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Martin Anderson, Mark Carpenter, Thomas McClain, Larry Brooks, Edward Muller | |
| 07:01 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-13 |
| 06:59 | Princeton | Ronald Josephson gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 06:45 | Princeton | Marion Cordova's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-13 |
| 06:16 | Columbia | Edgar Magee misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 06:15 | Princeton | Ernest Belt grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 05:52 | Princeton | Nicholas Lewellen scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 05:23 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Wayne Gabbert, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Gates (PG), Thomas Polk (SF), Vincent McCargo (PF) Nicholas Lewellen, Marion Cordova, Ernest Belt | |
| Subs | Columbia | Martin Anderson (PG), Thomas McClain (SF) Edgar Magee, David Morris | |
| 05:14 | Princeton | Michael Harrison clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 05:12 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Thomas McClain | 12-13 |
| 04:48 | Columbia | Thomas McClain hits a 3 from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 04:29 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Sean Stewart - foul #1 on Sean Stewart, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Princeton | Justin Duggan (C) Ronald Josephson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Brooks (PF), Edward Muller (C) Sean Stewart, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| 04:29 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 04:29 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 04:01 | Columbia | Edward Muller travels with the ball | 14-16 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Carpenter (SG) Wayne Gabbert | |
| 03:41 | Princeton | Thomas Polk misses the easy layup | 14-16 |
| 03:40 | Columbia | Larry Brooks snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - John Gates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Harrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Polk (fresh) PF - Vincent McCargo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Duggan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Martin Anderson (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Carpenter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas McClain (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Brooks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Muller (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Columbia | Thomas McClain is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Thomas McClain, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| 03:03 | Princeton | Thomas Polk blows the layup | 14-16 |
| 03:01 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo tips it but misses | 14-16 |
| 03:00 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Edward Muller | 14-16 |
| 02:54 | Columbia | Martin Anderson connects on the floater from the left side | 14-18 |
| 02:37 | Princeton | Vincent McCargo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Princeton | Nicholas Lewellen (SG) John Gates | |
| Subs | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert (SG) Mark Carpenter | |
| 02:14 | Columbia | Thomas McClain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 02:13 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Michael Harrison | 14-18 |
| 01:58 | Princeton | Larry Brooks is called for the reach on Thomas Polk - foul #2 on Larry Brooks, team foul #7 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Princeton | Ernest Belt (PF) Vincent McCargo | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Morris (SF), Sean Stewart (PF) Thomas McClain, Larry Brooks | |
| 01:58 | Princeton | Thomas Polk misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 01:58 | Columbia | Edward Muller gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 01:44 | Columbia | Martin Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-18 |
| 01:43 | Columbia | Edward Muller hits the follow up shot | 14-20 |
| 01:39 | Princeton | Edward Muller is called for the reach on Nicholas Lewellen - foul #1 on Edward Muller, team foul #8 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Gates (PG) Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 01:39 | Princeton | Nicholas Lewellen makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 01:39 | Princeton | Nicholas Lewellen makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 01:14 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 01:13 | Princeton | Thomas Polk grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 00:56 | Princeton | Ernest Belt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | Princeton | Marion Cordova (SF), Vincent McCargo (PF), Ronald Josephson (C) Nicholas Lewellen, Ernest Belt, Justin Duggan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Mark Carpenter (SG), Thomas McClain (SF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Martin Anderson, Wayne Gabbert, David Morris, Edward Muller | |
| 00:32 | Columbia | Thomas McClain hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Mark Carpenter | 16-23 |
| 00:20 | Princeton | Thomas Polk is hacked by Mark Carpenter - foul #1 on Mark Carpenter, team foul #9 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Harrison (SG) Marion Cordova | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Brooks (PF) Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| 00:20 | Princeton | Thomas Polk misses the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 00:20 | Columbia | Sean Stewart gets the rebound | 16-23 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | John Gates steals the ball from Thomas McClain | 16-23 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | John Gates clanks a halfcourt shot | 16-23 |