| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Frederick Campbell (fresh) SG - Ron Puma (fresh) SF - Walter Wardle (fresh) PF - Richard Culpepper (fresh) C - James Stringer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fresh) SG - Herman Cayton (fresh) SF - Harold Myers (fresh) PF - Reynaldo Torres (fresh) C - Eugene Franklin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Harvard | Richard Culpepper pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Harvard | Ron Puma misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Houpt | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Culpepper - foul #1 on Richard Culpepper, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:33 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | Harvard | Ron Puma drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:52 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 3-2 |
| 17:50 | Harvard | Walter Wardle grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:28 | Harvard | Richard Culpepper lays it in | 5-2 |
| 17:15 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ron Puma - foul #1 on Ron Puma, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 17:15 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:15 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:50 | Harvard | Harold Myers steps in front of the Ron Puma pass | 5-3 |
| 16:47 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton lays it in set up by Harold Myers | 5-5 |
| 16:27 | Harvard | Reynaldo Torres is called for the reach on Ron Puma - foul #1 on Reynaldo Torres, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 16:09 | Harvard | Ron Puma's pass is intercepted by Richard Houpt | 5-5 |
| 15:53 | Notre Dame | Frederick Campbell steals it from Herman Cayton | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Frederick Campbell (fresh) SG - Ron Puma (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Wardle (fresh) PF - Richard Culpepper (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Stringer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fresh) SG - Herman Cayton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Myers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Reynaldo Torres (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eugene Franklin (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Harvard | Richard Culpepper misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 5-5 |
| 15:37 | Harvard | Walter Wardle tips it home | 7-5 |
| 15:25 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-5 |
| 15:24 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres can't tip it in | 7-5 |
| 15:23 | Harvard | Walter Wardle grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:00 | Harvard | Ron Puma misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:42 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Harold Myers | 7-7 |
| 14:25 | Harvard | Ron Puma hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-7 |
| 14:09 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Myers | 10-10 |
| 13:49 | Harvard | Ron Puma works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Herman Cayton - foul #1 on Herman Cayton, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Harvard | Danny Blake (PG), Donald Reynolds (C) Frederick Campbell, James Stringer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore (SF), Otis Hodgkinson (C) Harold Myers, Eugene Franklin | |
| 13:49 | Harvard | Ron Puma makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:49 | Harvard | Ron Puma misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:49 | Harvard | Richard Culpepper snags the offensive board | 11-10 |
| 13:41 | Harvard | Ron Puma is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 13:40 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Otis Hodgkinson | 11-10 |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | The refs have stopped play. Otis Hodgkinson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 11-10 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza (C) Otis Hodgkinson | |
| 13:10 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 11-10 |
| 13:08 | Harvard | Walter Wardle pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:39 | Harvard | Herman Cayton is called for the reach on Danny Blake - foul #2 on Herman Cayton, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Harvard | Frederick Campbell (PG), James Stringer (C) Ron Puma, Richard Culpepper | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (SG) Herman Cayton | |
| 12:18 | Harvard | Donald Reynolds is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Reynolds, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| 12:04 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 12:02 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza grabs the offensive board | 11-10 |
| 11:46 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Reynaldo Torres is blocked by Donald Reynolds | 11-10 |
| 11:45 | Harvard | James Stringer grabs the board | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Frederick Campbell (fresh) SG - Danny Blake (fresh) SF - Walter Wardle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Reynolds (fresh) C - James Stringer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wallace Ahearn (fresh) SF - Henry Wetmore (fresh) PF - Reynaldo Torres (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mashama Almarza (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 11:27 | Harvard | Donald Reynolds gets the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 11:09 | Harvard | Danny Blake clanks a turnaround from close range | 11-10 |
| 11:07 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 11:01 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres is denied on a layup by James Stringer | 11-10 |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza grabs the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-10 |
| 10:38 | Harvard | James Stringer grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 10:13 | Harvard | James Stringer is fouled on the floor by Mashama Almarza - foul #1 on Mashama Almarza, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ron Puma (SG), Richard Culpepper (PF) Walter Wardle, James Stringer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harold Myers (SF), Eugene Franklin (C) Henry Wetmore, Mashama Almarza | |
| 09:56 | Harvard | Danny Blake hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-10 |
| 09:54 | Harvard | Donald Reynolds hits the follow up shot | 13-10 |
| 09:39 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 09:19 | Harvard | Ron Puma lays it up and in set up by Frederick Campbell | 15-13 |
| 09:03 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn is fouled on the floor by Frederick Campbell - foul #1 on Frederick Campbell, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Harvard | Walter Wardle (SF), James Stringer (C) Danny Blake, Donald Reynolds | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza (PF) Reynaldo Torres | |
| 08:56 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn is fouled on the floor by Ron Puma - foul #2 on Ron Puma, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Harvard | Michael Keough (SG) Ron Puma | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore (SG) Wallace Ahearn | |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 08:38 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Richard Culpepper | 15-13 |
| 08:19 | Harvard | Richard Culpepper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-13 |
| 08:06 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-16 |
| 07:49 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-16 |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Eugene Franklin | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Frederick Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Keough (fresh) SF - Walter Wardle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Culpepper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Stringer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Henry Wetmore (fresh) SF - Harold Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Mashama Almarza (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eugene Franklin (fresh) | |
| 07:09 | Harvard | Mashama Almarza is called for the reach on Richard Culpepper - foul #2 on Mashama Almarza, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Harvard | Danny Blake (PG), Donald Reynolds (PF) Frederick Campbell, Walter Wardle | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG), Reynaldo Torres (PF) Richard Houpt, Mashama Almarza | |
| 06:51 | Harvard | Richard Culpepper hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Wallace Ahearn - foul #1 on Wallace Ahearn, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt (PG) Henry Wetmore | |
| 06:51 | Harvard | Richard Culpepper makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 06:51 | Harvard | Richard Culpepper makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:26 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Culpepper - foul #2 on Richard Culpepper, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Harvard | Walter Wardle (SF) Richard Culpepper | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:26 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:26 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:11 | Harvard | Walter Wardle blows the layup | 19-20 |
| 06:09 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 05:52 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin grabs the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 05:38 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 05:36 | Harvard | James Stringer gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 05:07 | Harvard | Michael Keough misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 19-20 |
| 05:05 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt grabs the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 04:32 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Eugene Franklin is blocked by Walter Wardle | 19-20 |
| 04:30 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Donald Reynolds | 19-20 |
| 04:26 | Harvard | Donald Reynolds's pass is intercepted by Eugene Franklin | 19-20 |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Wallace Ahearn | 19-23 |
| 03:47 | Harvard | James Stringer is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Stringer, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Harvard | Frederick Campbell (PG), Ron Puma (SG), Richard Culpepper (PF) Michael Keough, Walter Wardle, James Stringer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton (SG), Henry Wetmore (SF), Mashama Almarza (C) Wallace Ahearn, Harold Myers, Eugene Franklin | |
| 03:27 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Herman Cayton | 19-25 |
| 03:12 | Harvard | Ron Puma works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-25 |
| 03:10 | Harvard | Donald Reynolds gets the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Frederick Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Puma (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Danny Blake (fresh) PF - Richard Culpepper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Herman Cayton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Wetmore (fresh) PF - Reynaldo Torres (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mashama Almarza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Harvard | Ron Puma loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 19-25 |
| Subs | Harvard | James Stringer (C) Donald Reynolds | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:40 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-25 |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres grabs the offensive board | 19-25 |
| 02:24 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-25 |
| 02:23 | Harvard | Danny Blake grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 02:19 | Harvard | Danny Blake banks in the layup set up by Frederick Campbell and he's hacked by Reynaldo Torres - foul #2 on Reynaldo Torres, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG) Richard Houpt | |
| 02:19 | Harvard | Danny Blake misses the free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:19 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres hits a jumper from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 01:28 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 01:26 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 01:17 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton is called for traveling | 21-27 |
| Subs | Harvard | Walter Wardle (SF), Donald Reynolds (C) Danny Blake, James Stringer | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harold Myers (SF), Eugene Franklin (C) Reynaldo Torres, Mashama Almarza | |
| 00:54 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell is fouled on the floor by Wallace Ahearn - foul #2 on Wallace Ahearn, team foul #8 | 21-27 |
| 00:54 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 00:54 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 00:32 | Harvard | Ron Puma pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 00:18 | Harvard | Richard Culpepper can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-27 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 00:02 | Harvard | Walter Wardle snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Walter Wardle can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 23-27 |