| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Frederick Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Puma (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Culpepper (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Wardle (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Dimarco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Sansbury (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reggie Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Spector (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Reggie Webb is fouled on the floor by Walter Wardle - foul #2 on Walter Wardle, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Culpepper - foul #1 on Richard Culpepper, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:29 | Harvard | Donald Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 19:07 | Harvard | Richard Culpepper hits a jump hook from close range | 33-27 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Reggie Webb can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Reggie Webb gets the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury misses the floater in the lane | 33-27 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Sansbury | 33-27 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | James Dimarco misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 18:02 | Harvard | Donald Reynolds snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 17:46 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Frederick Campbell steals it from Dallas Antone in the backcourt | 36-27 |
| 17:19 | Harvard | Richard Culpepper is fouled on the floor by Jason Sansbury - foul #3 on Jason Sansbury, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska (SF) Jason Sansbury | |
| 16:58 | Harvard | Ron Puma loses the dribble to Clyde Spector | 36-27 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Reggie Webb snags the offensive board | 36-27 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Reggie Webb misses the lay-in | 36-27 |
| 16:39 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 16:19 | Harvard | Richard Culpepper comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 36-27 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Reggie Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Clyde Spector misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-27 |
| 15:54 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Walter Wardle | 36-27 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Frederick Campbell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Puma (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Culpepper (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Wardle (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Reynolds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Dimarco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Reggie Webb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Clyde Spector (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Harvard | Richard Culpepper misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 15:30 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell tips it back up and in | 38-27 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Clyde Spector is hacked by Ron Puma - foul #1 on Ron Puma, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Harvard | Danny Blake (PG), James Stringer (C) Frederick Campbell, Donald Reynolds | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG), Jason Sansbury (SF) Dallas Antone, James Dimarco | |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Reggie Webb | 38-29 |
| 14:33 | Harvard | Ron Puma can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clyde Spector | 38-29 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | John Kelly is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Kelly, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Bates (PG) Eugene Prochaska | |
| 13:45 | Harvard | Ron Puma buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Danny Blake | 41-29 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Reggie Webb connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clyde Spector | 41-32 |
| 13:20 | Harvard | Ron Puma scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Clyde Spector makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Jason Sansbury | 44-34 |
| 12:31 | Harvard | Ron Puma comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Kelly - foul #2 on John Kelly, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Harvard | Frederick Campbell (PG), Donald Reynolds (PF) Danny Blake, Walter Wardle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), James Dimarco (SG), Marion Merritt (C) Charles Bates, John Kelly, Clyde Spector | |
| 12:31 | Harvard | Ron Puma misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 12:31 | Harvard | Ron Puma misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Marion Merritt gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Reggie Webb loses the ball out of bounds | 44-34 |
| 11:58 | Harvard | James Stringer hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Frederick Campbell and he's fouled by James Dimarco - foul #2 on James Dimarco, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska (SF), Raymond Green (C) Jason Sansbury, Reggie Webb | |
| 11:58 | Harvard | James Stringer misses the free throw | 46-34 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marion Merritt | 46-34 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Dallas Antone double dribbles | 46-34 |
| Subs | Harvard | Danny Blake (SF) Richard Culpepper | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Frederick Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ron Puma (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Blake (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - James Stringer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Dimarco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Green (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Harvard | Dallas Antone steals it from Frederick Campbell | 46-34 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Dallas Antone is fouled on the floor by Donald Reynolds - foul #1 on Donald Reynolds, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Frederick Campbell steals the ball from Marion Merritt | 46-34 |
| 10:28 | Harvard | James Stringer comes up short on the runner from the right block | 46-34 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 10:11 | Harvard | James Stringer grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 09:52 | Harvard | Danny Blake hits the finger roll set up by Frederick Campbell | 48-34 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Raymond Green is called for traveling | 48-34 |
| Subs | Harvard | Richard Culpepper (SF), Walter Wardle (PF) Danny Blake, James Stringer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Sansbury (SF), Reggie Webb (PF), Clyde Spector (C) Eugene Prochaska, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| 09:17 | Harvard | Reggie Webb steps in front of the Richard Culpepper pass | 48-34 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Clyde Spector lays it in | 48-36 |
| 08:36 | Harvard | Ron Puma's fadeaway is rejected by Clyde Spector | 48-36 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Reggie Webb gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Clyde Spector hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-36 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Reggie Webb tips it home | 48-38 |
| 07:51 | Harvard | Ron Puma misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Sansbury | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Frederick Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ron Puma (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Culpepper (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Wardle (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Reynolds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Dimarco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Sansbury (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Reggie Webb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Clyde Spector (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Harvard | James Dimarco is called for the reach on Frederick Campbell - foul #3 on James Dimarco, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Harvard | Danny Blake (PG), Michael Keough (SG), James Stringer (C) Frederick Campbell, Ron Puma, Donald Reynolds | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska (PG), John Kelly (SG), Marion Merritt (C) Dallas Antone, James Dimarco, Clyde Spector | |
| 06:52 | Harvard | Richard Culpepper's layup is rejected by Marion Merritt | 48-40 |
| 06:51 | Harvard | Walter Wardle tips it but misses | 48-40 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Reggie Webb | 48-43 |
| 06:03 | Harvard | John Kelly is called for the reach on Michael Keough - foul #3 on John Kelly, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ron Puma (SG) Michael Keough | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:52 | Harvard | Eugene Prochaska picks off the pass by James Stringer | 48-43 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eugene Prochaska | 48-45 |
| 05:44 | Harvard | Ron Puma hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Reggie Webb | 48-45 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Reggie Webb | 48-48 |
| 05:20 | Harvard | Ron Puma misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-48 |
| 05:19 | Harvard | Richard Culpepper tips it in | 50-48 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Reggie Webb and he's hacked by Ron Puma - foul #2 on Ron Puma, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | Frederick Campbell (PG), Donald Reynolds (PF) Richard Culpepper, Walter Wardle | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (SG), Dallas Antone (SF), Clyde Spector (C) John Kelly, Jason Sansbury, Reggie Webb | |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:37 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell is fouled on the floor by Eugene Prochaska - foul #1 on Eugene Prochaska, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| 04:37 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Marion Merritt snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 04:18 | Harvard | The rebound goes to James Stringer | 50-51 |
| 03:49 | Harvard | Danny Blake can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clyde Spector | 50-51 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Dallas Antone hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Dimarco | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Frederick Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ron Puma (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Blake (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - James Stringer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Dimarco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marion Merritt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Clyde Spector (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:01 | Harvard | Ron Puma misses the 3 from straight away | 50-54 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Clyde Spector grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-54 |
| Subs | Harvard | Richard Culpepper (SF), Walter Wardle (PF) Danny Blake, Donald Reynolds | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Sansbury (SF), Reggie Webb (PF) Eugene Prochaska, Marion Merritt | |
| 02:39 | Illinois | James Dimarco hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-54 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Dallas Antone gets the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Dallas Antone scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Dimarco | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:16 | Harvard | Ron Puma knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Culpepper | 53-57 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | James Dimarco clanks a floater from the left side | 53-57 |
| 02:00 | Harvard | Walter Wardle gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:32 | Harvard | Richard Culpepper makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-57 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dallas Antone | 56-59 |
| 00:50 | Harvard | Ron Puma connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Dallas Antone hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ron Puma - foul #3 on Ron Puma, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:12 | Harvard | Richard Culpepper buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by James Stringer | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Dallas Antone is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Campbell - foul #1 on Frederick Campbell, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:11 | Harvard | Richard Culpepper grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 00:01 | Harvard | Clyde Spector swats the shot by Ron Puma | 60-61 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Reggie Webb gets the rebound | 60-61 |