| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Sean Pon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Kresge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fabian Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Arroyo (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mauro Bruno (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Zabarkes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Card (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Juan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Eric Card inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Cornell | Frank Combs misses long on a shot from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 19:30 | Cornell | John Washington tips it in | 30-23 |
| 19:11 | Harvard | Fabian Mancini hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Ivan Kresge | 32-23 |
| 18:44 | Cornell | John Washington misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Sean Pon - foul #3 on Sean Pon, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| 18:44 | Cornell | John Washington misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 18:44 | Cornell | John Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 18:44 | Harvard | Mauro Bruno gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 18:25 | Harvard | Salvador Arroyo drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Sean Pon | 34-23 |
| 18:05 | Cornell | Eric Card can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-23 |
| 18:03 | Harvard | Mauro Bruno grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 17:45 | Harvard | Frank Combs takes the ball from Salvador Arroyo | 34-23 |
| 17:42 | Cornell | John Washington's pass is intercepted by Sean Pon in the backcourt | 34-23 |
| 17:25 | Harvard | Salvador Arroyo comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Kevin Juan - foul #1 on Kevin Juan, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| 17:25 | Harvard | Salvador Arroyo makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 17:25 | Harvard | Salvador Arroyo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 17:04 | Cornell | Eric Card connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Juan | 36-26 |
| 16:43 | Harvard | Mauro Bruno is hacked by John Washington - foul #1 on John Washington, team foul #2 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Harvard | Clark Beecher (SG) Ivan Kresge | |
| Subs | Cornell | Raymon Raine (PG), Paul Caraway (SG), Howard Lewis (PF) John Washington, Steve Zabarkes, Kevin Juan | |
| 16:28 | Harvard | Mauro Bruno hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Eric Card - foul #2 on Eric Card, team foul #3 | 36-26 |
| 16:28 | Harvard | Mauro Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 16:28 | Harvard | Mauro Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 16:08 | Cornell | Eric Card comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Salvador Arroyo - foul #2 on Salvador Arroyo, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Harvard | Felipe Chavez (PF) Salvador Arroyo | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Gile (C) Frank Combs | |
| 16:08 | Cornell | Eric Card makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 16:08 | Cornell | Eric Card makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 15:50 | Harvard | Sean Pon is hacked by Robert Gile - foul #3 on Robert Gile, team foul #4 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ivan Kresge (SG) Clark Beecher | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Washington (PG), Bryan Bauer (SF) Raymon Raine, Eric Card | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Sean Pon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ivan Kresge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fabian Mancini (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Felipe Chavez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mauro Bruno (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Caraway (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Bauer (fresh) PF - Howard Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Gile (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | Harvard | Ivan Kresge misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-28 |
| 15:36 | Cornell | Howard Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 15:32 | Cornell | Paul Caraway hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Washington | 38-30 |
| 15:08 | Harvard | Ivan Kresge is hacked by Paul Caraway - foul #1 on Paul Caraway, team foul #5 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Harvard | Salvador Arroyo (PF) Felipe Chavez | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steve Zabarkes (SG), Kevin Juan (PF), Frank Combs (C) Paul Caraway, Howard Lewis, Robert Gile | |
| 14:52 | Harvard | Ivan Kresge evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-30 |
| 14:50 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Frank Combs | 38-30 |
| 14:34 | Cornell | Steve Zabarkes makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Combs | 38-33 |
| 14:15 | Harvard | Sean Pon connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Ivan Kresge | 41-33 |
| 13:53 | Cornell | John Washington drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Juan | 41-35 |
| 13:36 | Harvard | Salvador Arroyo misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 13:34 | Cornell | Kevin Juan snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 13:12 | Cornell | Frank Combs drills a jumper in the lane set up by Steve Zabarkes and he's fouled by Sean Pon - foul #4 on Sean Pon, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Harvard | Clark Beecher (SG) Ivan Kresge | |
| Subs | Cornell | Raymon Raine (PG), Paul Caraway (SG), Eric Card (SF), Howard Lewis (PF) John Washington, Steve Zabarkes, Bryan Bauer, Kevin Juan | |
| 13:12 | Cornell | Frank Combs makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:57 | Harvard | Fabian Mancini drills a floater from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 12:30 | Cornell | Fabian Mancini is called for the reach on Eric Card - foul #1 on Fabian Mancini, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Babb (SF), Felipe Chavez (PF) Fabian Mancini, Salvador Arroyo | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Gile (C) Frank Combs | |
| 12:03 | Cornell | Eric Card works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-38 |
| 12:01 | Cornell | Howard Lewis tips it home | 43-40 |
| 11:42 | Harvard | Clark Beecher connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Felipe Chavez | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Sean Pon (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clark Beecher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Babb (fresh) PF - Felipe Chavez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mauro Bruno (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Raymon Raine (fresh) SG - Paul Caraway (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Card (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Gile (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Cornell | Robert Gile is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Robert Gile, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Harvard | Brett Shirley (PG), Ivan Kresge (SG), Fabian Mancini (SF), Salvador Arroyo (PF) Sean Pon, Clark Beecher, Robert Babb, Felipe Chavez | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Washington (PG), Steve Zabarkes (SG), Kevin Juan (PF), Frank Combs (C) Raymon Raine, Paul Caraway, Howard Lewis, Robert Gile | |
| 11:07 | Harvard | Fabian Mancini misses short on a floater from the baseline | 46-40 |
| 11:05 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Steve Zabarkes | 46-40 |
| 10:37 | Cornell | Steve Zabarkes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 10:36 | Harvard | Brett Shirley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 10:18 | Harvard | Ivan Kresge works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 10:17 | Cornell | Frank Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 10:12 | Cornell | Steve Zabarkes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-40 |
| 10:11 | Cornell | Kevin Juan misses the tip | 46-40 |
| 10:09 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Juan | 46-40 |
| 09:42 | Cornell | Steve Zabarkes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 09:40 | Cornell | John Washington tips it home | 46-42 |
| 09:25 | Harvard | Brett Shirley makes the wide open jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Salvador Arroyo | 48-42 |
| 09:00 | Cornell | Frank Combs is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Frank Combs, team foul #7 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Harvard | Sean Pon (PG), Robert Babb (SF), Radman Potulski (C) Brett Shirley, Fabian Mancini, Mauro Bruno | |
| Subs | Cornell | Bryan Bauer (SF), Howard Lewis (PF), Robert Gile (C) Eric Card, Kevin Juan, Frank Combs | |
| 08:38 | Harvard | Ivan Kresge misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 08:36 | Cornell | Robert Gile gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 08:31 | Cornell | John Washington makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Steve Zabarkes | 48-45 |
| 08:23 | Harvard | Salvador Arroyo can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Howard Lewis - foul #1 on Howard Lewis, team foul #8 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Harvard | Clark Beecher (SG) Ivan Kresge | |
| Subs | Cornell | Raymon Raine (PG), Paul Caraway (SG) John Washington, Steve Zabarkes | |
| 08:23 | Harvard | Salvador Arroyo makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:23 | Harvard | Salvador Arroyo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:03 | Cornell | Robert Gile is denied on a layup by Salvador Arroyo | 50-45 |
| 08:01 | Cornell | Robert Gile grabs the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 07:41 | Cornell | Robert Gile comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 07:39 | Harvard | Salvador Arroyo gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Sean Pon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clark Beecher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Babb (fresh) PF - Salvador Arroyo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Radman Potulski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Raymon Raine (fresh) SG - Paul Caraway (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Bauer (fresh) PF - Howard Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Gile (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Harvard | Radman Potulski comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 50-45 |
| 07:09 | Harvard | Robert Babb grabs the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 06:46 | Harvard | Robert Babb banks in the layup set up by Sean Pon | 52-45 |
| 06:27 | Cornell | Robert Gile scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Bryan Bauer | 52-47 |
| 06:06 | Harvard | Radman Potulski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Babb | 54-47 |
| 05:45 | Cornell | Paul Caraway connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Raymon Raine | 54-49 |
| 05:45 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ivan Kresge (SG), Fabian Mancini (SF), Mauro Bruno (C) Clark Beecher, Robert Babb, Radman Potulski | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Washington (PG), Steve Zabarkes (SG), Eric Card (SF), Kevin Juan (PF), Frank Combs (C) Raymon Raine, Paul Caraway, Bryan Bauer, Howard Lewis, Robert Gile | |
| 05:34 | Harvard | Sean Pon loses the ball out of bounds | 54-49 |
| 05:22 | Cornell | Steve Zabarkes clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 54-49 |
| 05:21 | Cornell | Kevin Juan can't tip it in | 54-49 |
| 05:20 | Harvard | Salvador Arroyo gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 05:04 | Harvard | Mauro Bruno evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Fabian Mancini | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:51 | Cornell | Steve Zabarkes drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 04:35 | Harvard | Fabian Mancini is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Ivan Kresge | 59-52 |
| 04:24 | Cornell | Eric Card drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Steve Zabarkes | 59-55 |
| 04:06 | Harvard | Sean Pon is fouled on the floor by John Washington - foul #2 on John Washington, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Harvard | Felipe Chavez (PF) Salvador Arroyo | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 04:06 | Harvard | Sean Pon makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:06 | Harvard | Sean Pon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 03:48 | Cornell | Eric Card is whistled for traveling | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:33 | Harvard | Fabian Mancini is open and buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Sean Pon | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Sean Pon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ivan Kresge (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fabian Mancini (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Felipe Chavez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mauro Bruno (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Washington (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Zabarkes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eric Card (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Juan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Combs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Cornell | Eric Card misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 03:17 | Harvard | Mauro Bruno pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 02:56 | Harvard | Felipe Chavez misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 63-55 |
| 02:54 | Harvard | Mauro Bruno tips it in | 65-55 |
| 02:44 | Cornell | Steve Zabarkes scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-58 |
| 02:22 | Harvard | Ivan Kresge is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 65-58 |
| Subs | Harvard | Brett Shirley (PG), Clark Beecher (SG), Salvador Arroyo (PF) Sean Pon, Ivan Kresge, Felipe Chavez | |
| Subs | Cornell | Raymon Raine (PG), Paul Caraway (SG), Howard Lewis (PF) John Washington, Steve Zabarkes, Kevin Juan | |
| 02:19 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | Harvard | Sean Pon (PG), Ivan Kresge (SG) Brett Shirley, Clark Beecher | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Washington (PG) Raymon Raine | |
| 02:10 | Cornell | Frank Combs double dribbles | 65-58 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steve Zabarkes (SG) Paul Caraway | |
| 01:49 | Harvard | Salvador Arroyo is fouled on the floor by John Washington - foul #3 on John Washington, team foul #10 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Juan (PF) Howard Lewis | |
| 01:49 | Harvard | Salvador Arroyo misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 01:49 | Harvard | Salvador Arroyo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 01:35 | Cornell | Steve Zabarkes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-58 |
| 01:33 | Harvard | Mauro Bruno pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| 01:11 | Harvard | Salvador Arroyo drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Pon | 69-58 |
| 00:46 | Cornell | Eric Card misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 00:45 | Harvard | Mauro Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Harvard | Sean Pon is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-58 |
| 00:19 | Harvard | Mauro Bruno tips it but misses | 69-58 |
| 00:17 | Harvard | Mauro Bruno tips it in | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Cornell | John Washington makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steve Zabarkes | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Sean Pon runs out the clock | 71-60 |