| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fresh) SG - Manuel Page (fresh) SF - Kevin Kleiner (fresh) PF - Alan Rix (fresh) C - Francis Bad (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Hugo Dryden (fresh) SG - Michael Griffin (fresh) SF - Warren Jackson (fresh) PF - Brandon Fulton (fresh) C - John Linville (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Brandon Fulton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State 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) | |
| 19:42 | Princeton | Brandon Fulton makes the runner from close range set up by John Linville | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Ohio State | William Guffey hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Kleiner | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Princeton | Michael Griffin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | William Guffey tips it in | 5-2 |
| 18:23 | Princeton | John Linville's floater is tipped away by Alan Rix | 5-2 |
| 18:22 | Princeton | John Linville grabs the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:11 | Princeton | Hugo Dryden connects on the floater from the right side set up by John Linville and he's hacked by Alan Rix - foul #1 on Alan Rix, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:11 | Princeton | Hugo Dryden misses the free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | Alan Rix grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Alan Rix misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Brandon Fulton - foul #1 on Brandon Fulton, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Alan Rix misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Alan Rix misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:58 | Princeton | John Linville gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:39 | Princeton | Francis Bad is called for the reach on John Linville - foul #1 on Francis Bad, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 17:21 | Princeton | Warren Jackson clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by William Guffey - foul #1 on William Guffey, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Gilbert Marsh (PF) Brandon Fulton | |
| 17:21 | Princeton | Warren Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:21 | Princeton | Warren Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | Francis Bad grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | Alan Rix can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:09 | Princeton | Warren Jackson pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:56 | Princeton | Gilbert Marsh misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin Kleiner - foul #1 on Kevin Kleiner, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Timothy Warner (PG), Curtis Henson (SG) Hugo Dryden, Michael Griffin | |
| 16:56 | Princeton | Gilbert Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:56 | Princeton | Gilbert Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:27 | Ohio State | Gilbert Marsh is called for the reach on William Guffey - foul #1 on Gilbert Marsh, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Degnan (SF), Bruce Hetrick (C) Kevin Kleiner, Francis Bad | |
| Subs | Princeton | George Cline (C) John Linville | |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | William Guffey is whistled for traveling | 5-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta (C) Alan Rix | |
| Subs | Princeton | Brandon Fulton (PF) Warren Jackson | |
| 15:53 | Princeton | Timothy Warner banks in the layup set up by Brandon Fulton | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Manuel Page (fresh) SF - James Degnan (fresh) PF - Bruce Hetrick (fresh) C - Tommy Archuleta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Timothy Warner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curtis Henson (fresh) SF - Gilbert Marsh (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brandon Fulton (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Cline (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Manuel Page | 7-8 |
| 15:40 | Princeton | Curtis Henson buries a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Bruce Hetrick - foul #1 on Bruce Hetrick, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Hugo Dryden (PG) George Cline | |
| 15:40 | Princeton | Curtis Henson makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:20 | Ohio State | James Degnan knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-11 |
| 15:13 | Princeton | Curtis Henson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 14:51 | Ohio State | William Guffey is hacked by Hugo Dryden - foul #1 on Hugo Dryden, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Brown (SG), Kevin Kleiner (SF), Alan Rix (PF), Francis Bad (C) Manuel Page, James Degnan, Bruce Hetrick, Tommy Archuleta | |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Griffin (SG), Warren Jackson (SF), Ernest Short (PF), John Linville (C) Timothy Warner, Curtis Henson, Brandon Fulton, Gilbert Marsh | |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | William Guffey knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Kleiner | 13-14 |
| 14:13 | Princeton | John Linville misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Kevin Kleiner - foul #2 on Kevin Kleiner, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG), James Degnan (SF) William Guffey, Kevin Kleiner | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 14:13 | Princeton | John Linville makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 14:13 | Princeton | John Linville makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Francis Bad is hacked by John Linville - foul #1 on John Linville, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Page (SG) George Brown | |
| Subs | Princeton | Timothy Warner (PG), Gilbert Marsh (PF) Hugo Dryden, Ernest Short | |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Manuel Page is whistled for a carry | 13-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Brandon Fulton (PF) Gilbert Marsh | |
| 13:22 | Princeton | John Linville comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | James Degnan gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | Manuel Page hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 13-16 |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella gets the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 13:07 | Ohio State | Alan Rix comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 13:06 | Ohio State | Francis Bad tips it home | 15-16 |
| 12:43 | Princeton | Warren Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 12:41 | Ohio State | James Degnan snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 15-16 |
| 12:23 | Princeton | Brandon Fulton grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 12:17 | Princeton | Brandon Fulton buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Griffin | 15-18 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Francis Bad hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Michael Griffin - foul #1 on Michael Griffin, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Guffey (PG), George Brown (SG), Bruce Hetrick (PF) Kim Cannella, Manuel Page, Alan Rix | |
| Subs | Princeton | Hugo Dryden (PG), Curtis Henson (SG), Gilbert Marsh (SF), Ernest Short (PF), George Cline (C) Timothy Warner, Michael Griffin, Warren Jackson, Brandon Fulton, John Linville | |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Francis Bad makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Francis Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:45 | Princeton | Ernest Short's pass is intercepted by Francis Bad | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fresh) 8 pts. SG - George Brown (fresh) SF - James Degnan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Hetrick (fresh) C - Francis Bad (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Hugo Dryden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curtis Henson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gilbert Marsh (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ernest Short (fresh) C - George Cline (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | William Guffey double dribbles | 17-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta (C) Francis Bad | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 11:09 | Princeton | Curtis Henson is whistled for traveling | 17-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Page (SG), Alan Rix (PF) George Brown, James Degnan | |
| Subs | Princeton | Warren Jackson (SF) Ernest Short | |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Manuel Page drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Alan Rix | 20-18 |
| 10:34 | Princeton | Hugo Dryden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 10:27 | Ohio State | Manuel Page makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by William Guffey | 22-18 |
| 10:22 | Princeton | Tommy Archuleta is called for the reach on Curtis Henson - foul #1 on Tommy Archuleta, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Brandon Fulton (PF), John Linville (C) Gilbert Marsh, George Cline | |
| 10:22 | Princeton | Curtis Henson makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 10:22 | Princeton | Curtis Henson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta is fouled on the floor by John Linville - foul #2 on John Linville, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Degnan (SF) Alan Rix | |
| Subs | Princeton | Ernest Short (C) John Linville | |
| 09:57 | Ohio State | Manuel Page misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 09:56 | Princeton | Hugo Dryden grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 09:38 | Princeton | Curtis Henson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | James Degnan snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Brandon Fulton - foul #2 on Brandon Fulton, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Brown (SG) Manuel Page | |
| Subs | Princeton | Timothy Warner (PG), Michael Griffin (SG), Gilbert Marsh (SF), George Cline (C) Hugo Dryden, Curtis Henson, Warren Jackson, Brandon Fulton | |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick grabs the offensive board | 23-20 |
| 08:58 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick blows the layup | 23-20 |
| 08:57 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Michael Griffin | 23-20 |
| 08:46 | Princeton | George Cline misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tommy Archuleta - foul #2 on Tommy Archuleta, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Rix (PF), Francis Bad (C) Bruce Hetrick, Tommy Archuleta | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 08:46 | Princeton | George Cline makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:46 | Princeton | George Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | William Guffey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-22 |
| 08:22 | Princeton | Ernest Short snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 08:17 | Princeton | Michael Griffin clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Francis Bad - foul #2 on Francis Bad, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Page (SG), Edward Bryd (SF), Bruce Hetrick (C) George Brown, James Degnan, Francis Bad | |
| Subs | Princeton | Warren Jackson (SF) Ernest Short | |
| 08:17 | Princeton | Michael Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 08:17 | Princeton | Michael Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | Edward Bryd clanks a 3 from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | Alan Rix tips it but misses | 23-24 |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | William Guffey grabs the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | Alan Rix hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Edward Bryd | 25-24 |
| 07:32 | Princeton | Warren Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 07:30 | Princeton | George Cline tips it back up and in | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Page (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Bryd (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alan Rix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Hetrick (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Timothy Warner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gilbert Marsh (fresh) 1 pts. C - George Cline (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Ohio State | Manuel Page throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG), James Degnan (C) William Guffey, Bruce Hetrick | |
| Subs | Princeton | Hugo Dryden (PG), Ernest Short (PF) Timothy Warner, George Cline | |
| 06:50 | Princeton | Gilbert Marsh buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Hugo Dryden and he's hacked by Manuel Page - foul #1 on Manuel Page, team foul #10 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Curtis Henson (SG) Michael Griffin | |
| 06:50 | Princeton | Gilbert Marsh misses the free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:50 | Ohio State | Alan Rix gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 06:41 | Ohio State | Alan Rix connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 06:17 | Princeton | Hugo Dryden is fouled on the floor by Manuel Page - foul #2 on Manuel Page, team foul #11 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Guffey (PG), George Brown (SG) Kim Cannella, Manuel Page | |
| Subs | Princeton | Timothy Warner (SG) Warren Jackson | |
| 06:17 | Princeton | Hugo Dryden makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 06:17 | Princeton | Hugo Dryden misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 06:17 | Ohio State | James Degnan gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | Alan Rix travels with the ball | 28-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick (C) Edward Bryd | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 05:45 | Princeton | Ernest Short misses the 3 from straight away | 28-29 |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | James Degnan snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | George Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 05:23 | Princeton | Gilbert Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 05:00 | Princeton | Ernest Short loses the ball out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Bryd (SF) James Degnan | |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Griffin (SG), Warren Jackson (SF), George Cline (C) Timothy Warner, Curtis Henson, Gilbert Marsh | |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Edward Bryd misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-29 |
| 04:41 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Ernest Short | 28-29 |
| 04:35 | Princeton | Warren Jackson connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Michael Griffin | 28-31 |
| 04:22 | Ohio State | George Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 04:20 | Princeton | The rebound goes to George Cline | 28-31 |
| 04:13 | Princeton | Michael Griffin misses short on a shot from the left side | 28-31 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | George Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | William Guffey is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG) William Guffey | |
| Subs | Princeton | Timothy Warner (PG), Gilbert Marsh (PF) Hugo Dryden, Ernest Short | |
| 03:53 | Princeton | Timothy Warner clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 03:51 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Alan Rix | 28-31 |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | George Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Alan Rix tips it but misses | 28-31 |
| 03:30 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Michael Griffin | 28-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kim Cannella (fresh) SG - George Brown (fresh) SF - Edward Bryd (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alan Rix (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Hetrick (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Timothy Warner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gilbert Marsh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - George Cline (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Princeton | Timothy Warner is hacked by Kim Cannella - foul #1 on Kim Cannella, team foul #12 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Guffey (PG), Manuel Page (SG), Kevin Kleiner (SF), James Degnan (PF), Francis Bad (C) Kim Cannella, George Brown, Edward Bryd, Alan Rix, Bruce Hetrick | |
| Subs | Princeton | Curtis Henson (SG), Brandon Fulton (PF), John Linville (C) Michael Griffin, Gilbert Marsh, George Cline | |
| 03:09 | Princeton | Timothy Warner misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 03:09 | Princeton | Timothy Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | William Guffey misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Timothy Warner - foul #1 on Timothy Warner, team foul #8 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Terry Bowes (PG) Timothy Warner | |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | William Guffey misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | William Guffey misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Francis Bad grabs the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 02:32 | Ohio State | James Degnan knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 02:11 | Princeton | Curtis Henson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 02:10 | Princeton | Warren Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 02:03 | Princeton | Curtis Henson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | Francis Bad snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 01:57 | Ohio State | Manuel Page connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Degnan | 33-32 |
| 01:37 | Princeton | Terry Bowes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 01:35 | Princeton | John Linville tips it but misses | 33-32 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | William Guffey pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | William Guffey can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 01:03 | Princeton | Brandon Fulton grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:48 | Princeton | John Linville throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick (PF), Tommy Archuleta (C) Kevin Kleiner, Francis Bad | |
| Subs | Princeton | Hugo Dryden (PG), Michael Griffin (SG), Gilbert Marsh (SF), Ernest Short (PF) Terry Bowes, Curtis Henson, Warren Jackson, Brandon Fulton | |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Gilbert Marsh steps in front of the James Degnan pass | 33-32 |
| 00:11 | Princeton | John Linville is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on John Linville, team foul #9 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG), George Brown (SG), Francis Bad (C) William Guffey, Manuel Page, James Degnan | |
| Subs | Princeton | George Cline (C) John Linville | |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | George Brown connects on the jumper from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Michael Griffin misses short on a fullcourt shot | 35-32 |