| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ivan Kresge (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brett Shirley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Porter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Fairbank (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Goran Balic (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - David Hagaman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Froehlich (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Phillip Neil (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Paul Johnson (fresh) C - Johnny Eggenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Phillip Neil inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Columbia | Todd Froehlich misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 19:38 | Harvard | Goran Balic grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 19:15 | Harvard | Brett Shirley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 19:13 | Columbia | Johnny Eggenberg gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:54 | Columbia | Paul Johnson is hacked by Walter Fairbank - foul #2 on Walter Fairbank, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 18:36 | Columbia | Phillip Neil scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Hagaman and the foul's on Ivan Kresge - foul #1 on Ivan Kresge, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| 18:36 | Columbia | Phillip Neil makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:15 | Harvard | Goran Balic clanks a floater from the left side | 37-38 |
| 18:13 | Harvard | Walter Fairbank snags the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 17:52 | Harvard | Ivan Kresge knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Fred Porter | 40-38 |
| 17:31 | Columbia | Paul Johnson misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Brett Shirley - foul #3 on Brett Shirley, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Harvard | Harold Carpenter (SG) Brett Shirley | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 17:31 | Columbia | Paul Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:31 | Columbia | Paul Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:05 | Harvard | Walter Fairbank misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 17:03 | Harvard | Fred Porter pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 16:51 | Harvard | Johnny Eggenberg steals the ball from Harold Carpenter | 40-40 |
| 16:29 | Columbia | Walter Fairbank swats the short shot by David Hagaman | 40-40 |
| 16:27 | Harvard | Goran Balic gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 16:04 | Harvard | Ivan Kresge connects on the shot from the left side set up by Fred Porter | 42-40 |
| 15:50 | Columbia | Goran Balic takes the ball from Paul Johnson | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ivan Kresge (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Porter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Fairbank (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Goran Balic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - David Hagaman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Froehlich (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Phillip Neil (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Eggenberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Harvard | Harold Carpenter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-40 |
| 15:20 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Goran Balic | 42-40 |
| 15:04 | Harvard | Ivan Kresge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-40 |
| 15:02 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Johnny Eggenberg | 42-40 |
| 14:45 | Columbia | Johnny Eggenberg drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Todd Froehlich | 42-42 |
| 14:23 | Harvard | Phillip Neil denies the turnaround by Goran Balic | 42-42 |
| 14:21 | Columbia | Paul Johnson grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 14:05 | Columbia | Ivan Kresge steps in front of the David Hagaman pass | 42-42 |
| 14:01 | Harvard | Fred Porter lays it in on a nice dish by Ivan Kresge | 44-42 |
| 13:47 | Columbia | Phillip Neil is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 13:46 | Columbia | Paul Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:36 | Columbia | Johnny Eggenberg double dribbles | 44-42 |
| Subs | Harvard | Eric Meadow (PG), Brett Shirley (SG), Willie Zieser (SF), Edwin Linehan (C) Ivan Kresge, Harold Carpenter, Fred Porter, Goran Balic | |
| Subs | Columbia | Felix Quinonez (PG), Richard Wendling (SG), Charlie McKinna (SF), Scott Benton (PF), Michael Saunders (C) David Hagaman, Todd Froehlich, Phillip Neil, Paul Johnson, Johnny Eggenberg | |
| 13:26 | Harvard | Scott Benton takes the ball from Walter Fairbank | 44-42 |
| 13:13 | Columbia | Felix Quinonez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 13:12 | Harvard | Brett Shirley snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 12:55 | Harvard | Brett Shirley knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Eric Meadow | 47-42 |
| 12:29 | Columbia | Charlie McKinna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Harvard | Stephen Bacote (C) Walter Fairbank | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 12:00 | Harvard | Eric Meadow drills a jumpshot from the left side | 49-42 |
| 11:50 | Columbia | Charlie McKinna connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Felix Quinonez | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Eric Meadow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brett Shirley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Zieser (fresh) PF - Edwin Linehan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Bacote (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Felix Quinonez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Wendling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie McKinna (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Benton (fresh) 9 pts. C - Michael Saunders (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Harvard | Stephen Bacote is fouled on the floor by Michael Saunders - foul #1 on Michael Saunders, team foul #1 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ivan Kresge (PG) Eric Meadow | |
| Subs | Columbia | Todd Froehlich (SG) Richard Wendling | |
| 11:16 | Harvard | Brett Shirley scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ivan Kresge | 52-44 |
| 10:57 | Columbia | Scott Benton clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-44 |
| 10:56 | Columbia | Scott Benton pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 10:45 | Columbia | Edwin Linehan denies the turnaround by Todd Froehlich | 52-44 |
| 10:43 | Columbia | Michael Saunders gets the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 10:36 | Columbia | Scott Benton misses the dunk but he's fouled by Edwin Linehan - foul #2 on Edwin Linehan, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Harvard | Fred Porter (SF), Walter Fairbank (PF), Goran Balic (C) Willie Zieser, Edwin Linehan, Stephen Bacote | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Hagaman (PG), Phillip Neil (SF), Paul Johnson (PF) Felix Quinonez, Charlie McKinna, Michael Saunders | |
| 10:36 | Columbia | Scott Benton makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:36 | Columbia | Scott Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:15 | Harvard | Goran Balic is fouled on the floor by Paul Johnson - foul #3 on Paul Johnson, team foul #2 | 52-46 |
| 09:57 | Harvard | Ivan Kresge hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Brett Shirley | 55-46 |
| 09:37 | Columbia | Phillip Neil misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 09:36 | Harvard | Fred Porter snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 09:30 | Harvard | Walter Fairbank scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Ivan Kresge | 57-46 |
| 09:26 | Columbia | Scott Benton's pass is intercepted by Fred Porter | 57-46 |
| 09:07 | Harvard | Brett Shirley double dribbles | 57-46 |
| Subs | Harvard | Harold Carpenter (SG) Brett Shirley | |
| Subs | Columbia | Felix Quinonez (SG), Johnny Eggenberg (C) Todd Froehlich, Scott Benton | |
| 08:52 | Columbia | Phillip Neil makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Johnson | 57-48 |
| 08:26 | Harvard | Goran Balic drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Harold Carpenter and he's fouled by Johnny Eggenberg - foul #1 on Johnny Eggenberg, team foul #3 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Wendling (SG), Charlie McKinna (PF) David Hagaman, Paul Johnson | |
| 08:26 | Harvard | Goran Balic makes the free throw | 60-48 |
| 08:01 | Columbia | The refs have stopped play. Felix Quinonez is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 60-48 |
| Subs | Harvard | Brett Shirley (SG), Edwin Linehan (PF), Stephen Bacote (C) Harold Carpenter, Walter Fairbank, Goran Balic | |
| Subs | Columbia | Todd Froehlich (SG), Scott Benton (PF) Felix Quinonez, Charlie McKinna | |
| 07:57 | Columbia | Johnny Eggenberg connects on the turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Stephen Bacote - foul #1 on Stephen Bacote, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charlie McKinna (SF) Phillip Neil | |
| 07:57 | Columbia | Johnny Eggenberg makes the free throw | 60-51 |
| 07:31 | Harvard | Brett Shirley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 07:29 | Harvard | Ivan Kresge pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ivan Kresge (fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brett Shirley (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edwin Linehan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Bacote (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Richard Wendling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Froehlich (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charlie McKinna (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Benton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Eggenberg (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Harvard | Brett Shirley hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ivan Kresge | 63-51 |
| 06:58 | Columbia | Richard Wendling makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Froehlich | 63-54 |
| 06:39 | Harvard | Brett Shirley is fouled on the floor by Scott Benton - foul #1 on Scott Benton, team foul #4 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Harvard | Eric Meadow (PG), Willie Zieser (SF), Walter Fairbank (PF), Goran Balic (C) Ivan Kresge, Fred Porter, Edwin Linehan, Stephen Bacote | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Hagaman (PG), Phillip Neil (SF), Paul Johnson (PF) Richard Wendling, Charlie McKinna, Scott Benton | |
| 06:14 | Harvard | Goran Balic throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Saunders (C) Johnny Eggenberg | |
| 06:05 | Columbia | Paul Johnson is fouled on the floor by Goran Balic - foul #1 on Goran Balic, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Scott Benton (C) Michael Saunders | |
| 05:53 | Columbia | David Hagaman steps out of bounds on the sideline | 63-54 |
| 05:26 | Harvard | Brett Shirley drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Willie Zieser | 66-54 |
| 05:07 | Columbia | Paul Johnson makes the wide open jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Hagaman | 66-56 |
| 04:48 | Harvard | Brett Shirley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 04:47 | Columbia | Scott Benton grabs the board | 66-56 |
| 04:20 | Columbia | Eric Meadow takes the ball from Paul Johnson | 66-56 |
| 04:20 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ivan Kresge (PG), Fred Porter (SF) Eric Meadow, Willie Zieser | |
| Subs | Columbia | Johnny Eggenberg (C) Scott Benton | |
| 03:53 | Harvard | Brett Shirley misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-56 |
| 03:52 | Harvard | Fred Porter tips it back up and in | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | Columbia | David Hagaman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Harvard | Ivan Kresge is fouled on the floor by David Hagaman - foul #2 on David Hagaman, team foul #5 | 68-58 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ivan Kresge (fresh) 20 pts. 7 ast. SG - Brett Shirley (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Porter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Fairbank (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Goran Balic (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - David Hagaman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Froehlich (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Phillip Neil (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Paul Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnny Eggenberg (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Harvard | Brett Shirley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 68-58 |
| 03:00 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Johnny Eggenberg | 68-58 |
| 02:38 | Columbia | Goran Balic denies the turnaround by Paul Johnson | 68-58 |
| 02:37 | Columbia | Phillip Neil can't tip it in | 68-58 |
| 02:36 | Columbia | Todd Froehlich gets the offensive rebound | 68-58 |
| 02:24 | Columbia | David Hagaman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-58 |
| 02:22 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Fred Porter | 68-58 |
| 01:59 | Harvard | Ivan Kresge misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 68-58 |
| 01:58 | Columbia | Johnny Eggenberg gets the rebound | 68-58 |
| 01:43 | Columbia | David Hagaman banks in the layup and he's hacked by Ivan Kresge - foul #2 on Ivan Kresge, team foul #7 | 68-60 |
| 01:43 | Columbia | David Hagaman misses the free throw | 68-60 |
| 01:43 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Goran Balic | 68-60 |
| 01:21 | Harvard | Walter Fairbank misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Johnson - foul #4 on Paul Johnson, team foul #6 | 68-60 |
| 01:21 | Harvard | Walter Fairbank makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 01:21 | Harvard | Walter Fairbank makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:56 | Columbia | Phillip Neil connects on the floater in the lane set up by David Hagaman | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Harvard | Todd Froehlich is called for the reach on Brett Shirley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Froehlich, team foul #7 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Harvard | Stephen Bacote (PF) Walter Fairbank | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:53 | Harvard | Brett Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:53 | Harvard | Brett Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Columbia | David Hagaman is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Hagaman, team foul #8 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Felix Quinonez (PG), Richard Wendling (SG), Charlie McKinna (SF), Scott Benton (PF), Michael Saunders (C) David Hagaman, Todd Froehlich, Phillip Neil, Paul Johnson, Johnny Eggenberg | |
| 00:47 | Harvard | Brett Shirley is fouled on the floor by Michael Saunders - foul #2 on Michael Saunders, team foul #9 | 72-62 |
| 00:47 | Harvard | Brett Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:47 | Harvard | Brett Shirley misses the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:47 | Columbia | Scott Benton pulls down the rebound | 73-62 |
| 00:40 | Columbia | Michael Saunders buries a fadeaway from the left block | 73-64 |
| 00:39 | Harvard | Ivan Kresge is hacked by Felix Quinonez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Felix Quinonez, team foul #10 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Hagaman (PG), Todd Froehlich (SG), Phillip Neil (SF), Paul Johnson (PF), Johnny Eggenberg (C) Felix Quinonez, Richard Wendling, Charlie McKinna, Scott Benton, Michael Saunders | |
| 00:39 | Harvard | Ivan Kresge misses the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:39 | Harvard | Ivan Kresge makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:34 | Columbia | Paul Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Phillip Neil | 74-66 |
| 00:31 | Harvard | David Hagaman is called for the reach on Brett Shirley in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Hagaman, team foul #11 | 74-66 |
| 00:31 | Harvard | Brett Shirley misses the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:31 | Harvard | Brett Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:25 | Columbia | Paul Johnson is hacked by Goran Balic - foul #2 on Goran Balic, team foul #8 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Harvard | Walter Fairbank (PF) Stephen Bacote | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:25 | Columbia | Paul Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:25 | Harvard | Goran Balic snags the defensive board | 75-66 |
| 00:24 | Harvard | Goran Balic is hacked by Todd Froehlich in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Froehlich, team foul #12 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Harvard | Stephen Bacote (PF) Walter Fairbank | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:24 | Harvard | Goran Balic misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:24 | Harvard | Goran Balic makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:18 | Columbia | Paul Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Todd Froehlich | 76-68 |
| 00:16 | Harvard | Stephen Bacote is fouled in the backcourt by David Hagaman - foul #5 on David Hagaman, team foul #13 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Felix Quinonez (PG) David Hagaman | |
| 00:16 | Harvard | Stephen Bacote makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:16 | Harvard | Stephen Bacote makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | Todd Froehlich clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-68 |
| 00:09 | Harvard | Goran Balic snags the defensive board | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Ivan Kresge runs out the clock | 78-68 |