| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joseph Warman (fresh) SG - Fernando Castillo (fresh) SF - Glenn Smith (fresh) PF - Tommy Wile (fresh) C - Sean Christiansen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Bowers (fresh) SG - Dale Mason (fresh) SF - Joel Williams (fresh) PF - Stephen Coates (fresh) C - William Fletcher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Stephen Coates wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Columbia | Joel Williams clanks a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Harvard | Fernando Castillo gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Harvard | Dale Mason is called for the reach on Sean Christiansen - foul #1 on Dale Mason, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Harvard | Tommy Wile hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Stephen Coates - foul #1 on Stephen Coates, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Harvard | Tommy Wile makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:15 | Harvard | Tommy Wile misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:15 | Columbia | William Fletcher gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:53 | Columbia | Dale Mason makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 1-3 |
| 18:38 | Harvard | Glenn Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 1-3 |
| 18:37 | Columbia | William Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 1-3 |
| 18:24 | Columbia | A charge is called on Stephen Coates - foul #2 on Stephen Coates, team foul #3 | 1-3 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Watkins (PF) Stephen Coates | |
| 18:05 | Harvard | Fernando Castillo's pass is intercepted by Joel Williams | 1-3 |
| 18:01 | Columbia | James Bowers misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 1-3 |
| 17:59 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Sean Christiansen | 1-3 |
| 17:41 | Harvard | Tommy Wile buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Glenn Smith | 3-3 |
| 17:22 | Columbia | Joel Williams is fouled on the floor by Joseph Warman - foul #1 on Joseph Warman, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe (C) William Fletcher | |
| 17:02 | Columbia | Joel Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-3 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Glass (C) Joel Williams | |
| 16:53 | Harvard | Fernando Castillo misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 3-3 |
| 16:52 | Columbia | Terry Glass snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 16:43 | Columbia | Michael Watkins comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Glenn Smith - foul #1 on Glenn Smith, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Philip Webb (PG), John Craig (SG) James Bowers, Dale Mason | |
| 16:43 | Columbia | Michael Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:43 | Columbia | Michael Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:41 | Harvard | Joseph Warman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 16:34 | Columbia | John Craig misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-4 |
| 16:33 | Harvard | Tommy Wile snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 16:21 | Harvard | John Craig takes the ball from Joseph Warman | 3-4 |
| 16:17 | Columbia | John Craig throws it down | 3-6 |
| 16:09 | Harvard | Fernando Castillo makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Warman | 6-6 |
| 15:57 | Columbia | Terry Glass drills a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Joseph Warman - foul #2 on Joseph Warman, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Harvard | Michael Rutherford (PG), Joe Gehl (SG), Jeffrey Fowler (PF) Joseph Warman, Fernando Castillo, Tommy Wile | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Fletcher (C) Michael Watkins | |
| 15:57 | Columbia | Terry Glass misses the free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:57 | Harvard | Sean Christiansen snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Michael Rutherford (fresh) SG - Joe Gehl (fresh) SF - Glenn Smith (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Fowler (fresh) C - Sean Christiansen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Philip Webb (fresh) SG - John Craig (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bennie Stroupe (fresh) PF - Terry Glass (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Fletcher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Harvard | Jeffrey Fowler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-8 |
| 15:40 | Harvard | Jeffrey Fowler pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:27 | Harvard | Michael Rutherford is fouled on the floor by William Fletcher - foul #1 on William Fletcher, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Harvard | Bret Smith (SF), Frank Dunham (C) Glenn Smith, Sean Christiansen | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Bowers (PG), Dale Mason (SG), Joel Williams (SF), Michael Watkins (PF) Philip Webb, John Craig, Bennie Stroupe, Terry Glass | |
| 15:20 | Harvard | Joe Gehl misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 15:19 | Columbia | William Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:01 | Columbia | Dale Mason hits the finger roll | 6-10 |
| 14:53 | Harvard | Frank Dunham misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by William Fletcher - foul #2 on William Fletcher, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Harvard | Fernando Castillo (SG) Joe Gehl | |
| Subs | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe (C) William Fletcher | |
| 14:53 | Harvard | Frank Dunham makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:53 | Harvard | Frank Dunham misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:53 | Harvard | Jeffrey Fowler pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:37 | Harvard | Michael Rutherford is hacked by Bennie Stroupe - foul #1 on Bennie Stroupe, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Harvard | Glenn Smith (SF) Bret Smith | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 14:25 | Harvard | Frank Dunham is fouled on the floor by Dale Mason - foul #2 on Dale Mason, team foul #7 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Harvard | Tommy Wile (PF) Jeffrey Fowler | |
| Subs | Columbia | Philip Webb (SG) Dale Mason | |
| 14:25 | Harvard | Frank Dunham makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:25 | Harvard | Frank Dunham makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:13 | Columbia | Joel Williams drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Philip Webb | 9-13 |
| 14:09 | Harvard | Tommy Wile hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Rutherford | 11-13 |
| 13:55 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 13:54 | Columbia | Michael Watkins can't tip it in | 11-13 |
| 13:53 | Harvard | Glenn Smith snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 13:48 | Harvard | Fernando Castillo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 13:47 | Columbia | Michael Watkins pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:27 | Columbia | Michael Watkins blows the layup but he's fouled by Frank Dunham - foul #1 on Frank Dunham, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joe Gehl (SG), Sean Christiansen (C) Fernando Castillo, Frank Dunham | |
| Subs | Columbia | Lonnie Moore (PG), John Craig (SF), Terry Glass (C) James Bowers, Joel Williams, Bennie Stroupe | |
| 13:27 | Columbia | Michael Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:27 | Columbia | Michael Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 13:16 | Harvard | Michael Rutherford connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Glenn Smith | 14-15 |
| 13:06 | Columbia | Michael Watkins comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 14-15 |
| 13:05 | Columbia | Michael Watkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 12:39 | Columbia | Sean Christiansen steps in front of the Philip Webb pass | 14-15 |
| 12:23 | Harvard | Glenn Smith connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 12:17 | Columbia | Lonnie Moore clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 12:15 | Columbia | Michael Watkins grabs the offensive board | 16-15 |
| 11:56 | Columbia | Philip Webb hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 16-15 |
| 11:54 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Joe Gehl | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Michael Rutherford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Gehl (fresh) SF - Glenn Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tommy Wile (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Sean Christiansen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Lonnie Moore (fresh) SG - Philip Webb (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Craig (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Watkins (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Glass (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Harvard | Tommy Wile connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Joe Gehl | 18-15 |
| 11:33 | Columbia | Philip Webb comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 11:32 | Harvard | Sean Christiansen snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 11:12 | Harvard | Michael Rutherford buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-15 |
| 10:56 | Columbia | Michael Watkins banks in the layup on a great pass from Lonnie Moore | 20-17 |
| 10:43 | Harvard | Tommy Wile throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | Harvard | Fernando Castillo (SG), Bret Smith (SF), Jeffrey Fowler (PF), Frank Dunham (C) Joe Gehl, Glenn Smith, Tommy Wile, Sean Christiansen | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Bowers (PG), Joel Williams (SF), Bennie Stroupe (PF) Lonnie Moore, John Craig, Terry Glass | |
| 10:21 | Columbia | Joel Williams scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Philip Webb | 20-19 |
| 10:00 | Harvard | Michael Rutherford misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 20-19 |
| 09:58 | Harvard | Fernando Castillo grabs the offensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 09:52 | Harvard | Bret Smith is called for traveling | 20-19 |
| 09:39 | Columbia | Joel Williams can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Bret Smith - foul #1 on Bret Smith, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Harvard | Sean Christiansen (C) Frank Dunham | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 09:39 | Columbia | Joel Williams makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:39 | Columbia | Joel Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:15 | Harvard | Fernando Castillo scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Rutherford | 23-21 |
| 08:59 | Columbia | James Bowers is fouled on the floor by Michael Rutherford - foul #1 on Michael Rutherford, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Craig (SG) Philip Webb | |
| 08:48 | Columbia | James Bowers is fouled on the floor by Michael Rutherford - foul #2 on Michael Rutherford, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joseph Warman (PG), Glenn Smith (SF) Michael Rutherford, Bret Smith | |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Glass (PF) Michael Watkins | |
| 08:48 | Columbia | James Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 08:48 | Columbia | James Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 08:32 | Harvard | Joseph Warman can't connect on a shot from the right side | 23-23 |
| 08:31 | Columbia | Terry Glass snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 08:15 | Columbia | Joel Williams buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John Craig and he's hacked by Sean Christiansen - foul #1 on Sean Christiansen, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joe Gehl (SG), Frank Dunham (PF) Fernando Castillo, Jeffrey Fowler | |
| Subs | Columbia | Lonnie Moore (PG) James Bowers | |
| 08:15 | Columbia | Joel Williams makes the free throw | 23-26 |
| 07:59 | Harvard | Joseph Warman makes the jump hook from close range set up by Joe Gehl | 25-26 |
| 07:41 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lonnie Moore | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joseph Warman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Gehl (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Glenn Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Dunham (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sean Christiansen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Lonnie Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Craig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Bennie Stroupe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Glass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Harvard | John Craig steals it from Joe Gehl | 25-28 |
| 07:08 | Columbia | Lonnie Moore misses badly on a floater from the left block | 25-28 |
| 07:06 | Harvard | Sean Christiansen grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 06:53 | Harvard | Sean Christiansen throws it down on a nice dish by Joe Gehl | 27-28 |
| 06:44 | Columbia | John Craig is hacked by Glenn Smith - foul #2 on Glenn Smith, team foul #9 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Harvard | Fernando Castillo (SG), Bret Smith (SF), Tommy Wile (PF), Jeffrey Fowler (C) Joe Gehl, Glenn Smith, Frank Dunham, Sean Christiansen | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Bowers (PG), Michael Watkins (C) Lonnie Moore, Terry Glass | |
| 06:44 | Columbia | John Craig misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 06:44 | Harvard | Tommy Wile gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 06:27 | Harvard | Tommy Wile comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-28 |
| 06:26 | Harvard | Tommy Wile snags the offensive board | 27-28 |
| 06:19 | Harvard | Bret Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 06:17 | Harvard | Bret Smith gets the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 06:07 | Harvard | Tommy Wile can't connect on a runner from the right block | 27-28 |
| 06:06 | Harvard | Jeffrey Fowler gets the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 05:45 | Harvard | Michael Watkins swats the short shot by Jeffrey Fowler | 27-28 |
| 05:44 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 05:35 | Columbia | Joel Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 05:33 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Fowler | 27-28 |
| 05:18 | Harvard | Bret Smith hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Fernando Castillo | 30-28 |
| 04:58 | Columbia | Jeffrey Fowler swats the short shot by Bennie Stroupe | 30-28 |
| 04:57 | Harvard | Fernando Castillo gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 04:53 | Harvard | Fernando Castillo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 04:52 | Columbia | Michael Watkins grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 04:34 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bret Smith - foul #2 on Bret Smith, team foul #10 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Harvard | Michael Rutherford (PG), Joe Gehl (SG), Glenn Smith (SF), Sean Christiansen (C) Joseph Warman, Fernando Castillo, Bret Smith, Tommy Wile | |
| Subs | Columbia | Lonnie Moore (PG), Philip Webb (SG) James Bowers, John Craig | |
| 04:34 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:34 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:17 | Harvard | Jeffrey Fowler connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Gehl | 32-29 |
| 03:54 | Columbia | Michael Watkins lays it up and in | 32-31 |
| 03:35 | Harvard | Sean Christiansen lays it in on a great pass from Glenn Smith | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Michael Rutherford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Gehl (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Glenn Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Fowler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Christiansen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Lonnie Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Philip Webb (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joel Williams (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Bennie Stroupe (tiring) 3 pts. C - Michael Watkins (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Columbia | Lonnie Moore drills a floater from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 02:55 | Harvard | Philip Webb is called for the reach on Joe Gehl - foul #1 on Philip Webb, team foul #8 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joseph Warman (PG), Tommy Wile (PF) Michael Rutherford, Jeffrey Fowler | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Bowers (PG), Dale Mason (SG), Stephen Coates (PF), William Fletcher (C) Lonnie Moore, Philip Webb, Bennie Stroupe, Michael Watkins | |
| 02:55 | Harvard | Joe Gehl makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:55 | Harvard | Joe Gehl makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 02:39 | Columbia | Dale Mason loses the dribble to Joseph Warman | 36-33 |
| 02:34 | Harvard | Joseph Warman misses the dunk attempt | 36-33 |
| 02:33 | Columbia | Joel Williams gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 02:20 | Columbia | Stephen Coates makes the 3 from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 02:12 | Harvard | Joe Gehl misses the jumpshot from the left side | 36-36 |
| 02:10 | Harvard | Tommy Wile hits the follow up shot | 38-36 |
| 01:53 | Columbia | James Bowers's pass is intercepted by Joe Gehl | 38-36 |
| 01:48 | Harvard | Joseph Warman misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Bowers - foul #1 on James Bowers, team foul #9 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Harvard | Fernando Castillo (SG), Frank Dunham (C) Joe Gehl, Sean Christiansen | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 01:48 | Harvard | Joseph Warman makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 01:48 | Harvard | Joseph Warman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 01:48 | Columbia | Stephen Coates grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 01:34 | Columbia | Stephen Coates misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 01:33 | Columbia | Dale Mason grabs the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 01:21 | Columbia | Dale Mason's pass is intercepted by Fernando Castillo | 39-36 |
| 01:18 | Harvard | Fernando Castillo lays it up and in | 41-36 |
| 01:06 | Columbia | William Fletcher misses long on a floater from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 01:04 | Harvard | Fernando Castillo gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 01:00 | Harvard | Joseph Warman is hacked by James Bowers in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Bowers, team foul #10 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Harvard | Bret Smith (SF), Jeffrey Fowler (PF) Glenn Smith, Tommy Wile | |
| Subs | Columbia | Philip Webb (PG), Bennie Stroupe (SF), Terry Glass (C) James Bowers, Joel Williams, William Fletcher | |
| 01:00 | Harvard | Joseph Warman makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 01:00 | Harvard | Joseph Warman misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 01:00 | Columbia | Terry Glass grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 00:54 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Coates | 42-38 |
| 00:42 | Harvard | Jeffrey Fowler misses long on a floater from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Philip Webb pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 00:37 | Columbia | Dale Mason connects on the shot from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 00:24 | Harvard | Fernando Castillo hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Warman and the foul's on Dale Mason - foul #3 on Dale Mason, team foul #11 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Harvard | Michael Rutherford (PG), Sean Christiansen (C) Joseph Warman, Frank Dunham | |
| Subs | Columbia | Lonnie Moore (PG), John Craig (SF) Dale Mason, Bennie Stroupe | |
| 00:24 | Harvard | Fernando Castillo makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Philip Webb misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-40 |