| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Myhre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Aquino (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary McNeill (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Walter Fraser (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Meas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mathew Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Brooks (fresh) C - Charles Brann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Manhattan | Jerome Aquino inbounds the ball | 40-37 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Manhattan | Jerome Aquino comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 19:40 | Harvard | Robert Brooks pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 19:37 | Harvard | Todd Myhre steals it from Mathew Bush in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 19:25 | Manhattan | James Roberts lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Mitchell | 42-37 |
| 19:07 | Harvard | Robert Brooks lays it in | 42-39 |
| 18:47 | Manhattan | Todd Myhre loses the dribble to Robert Brooks | 42-39 |
| 18:24 | Harvard | Mathew Bush misses badly on a runner from the left block | 42-39 |
| 18:22 | Harvard | Charles Brann pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 18:13 | Harvard | Allen Meas clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 18:12 | Manhattan | Gary McNeill gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 17:46 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Ransdell (PF), Rodney Chong (C) James Roberts, Gary McNeill | |
| Subs | Harvard | Vlade Zacherl (PG), Rafael Flores (SG), Hubert Malbon (PF), Robert Henderson (C) Walter Fraser, Allen Meas, Robert Brooks, Charles Brann | |
| 17:34 | Harvard | Hubert Malbon is alone and drills a jump hook from the baseline | 42-41 |
| 17:05 | Manhattan | Hubert Malbon blocks the jumper by Paul Mitchell | 42-41 |
| 17:04 | Harvard | Hubert Malbon gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 17:02 | Harvard | Todd Myhre steps in front of the Vlade Zacherl pass in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 16:59 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell dunks the ball on a nice dish by Todd Myhre | 44-41 |
| 16:51 | Harvard | Vlade Zacherl scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Mathew Bush | 44-44 |
| 16:31 | Manhattan | Hubert Malbon takes the ball from Todd Myhre | 44-44 |
| 16:29 | Harvard | Paul Mitchell is called for the reach on Mathew Bush in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Mitchell, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ivan Dembinski (SF), Gary McNeill (C) Jerome Aquino, Rodney Chong | |
| Subs | Harvard | Walter Fraser (PG), Manuel Vickers (C) Mathew Bush, Robert Henderson | |
| 16:23 | Harvard | Hubert Malbon scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Walter Fraser | 44-46 |
| 16:01 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 15:59 | Harvard | Hubert Malbon snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Paul Mitchell (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Myhre (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Dembinski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Ransdell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Gary McNeill (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Walter Fraser (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vlade Zacherl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rafael Flores (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Hubert Malbon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Vickers (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Harvard | Walter Fraser is fouled on the floor by Paul Mitchell - foul #3 on Paul Mitchell, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sammy French (PG), Archie Stockdale (SG), James Roberts (PF) Paul Mitchell, Todd Myhre, John Ransdell | |
| Subs | Harvard | Carl Dixon (PG), Allen Meas (SG), Nicholas Bever (SF), Robert Brooks (PF), Charles Brann (C) Walter Fraser, Vlade Zacherl, Rafael Flores, Hubert Malbon, Manuel Vickers | |
| 15:14 | Harvard | Robert Brooks comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 15:13 | Manhattan | Ivan Dembinski gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 15:07 | Manhattan | Sammy French makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Roberts | 47-46 |
| 14:48 | Harvard | Allen Meas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-46 |
| 14:47 | Manhattan | James Roberts gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 14:20 | Manhattan | James Roberts is denied on a layup by Charles Brann | 47-46 |
| 14:19 | Harvard | Robert Brooks pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 14:14 | Harvard | Carl Dixon loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jerome Aquino (SF), Rodney Chong (C) Ivan Dembinski, Gary McNeill | |
| Subs | Harvard | Walter Fraser (PG), Mathew Bush (SF), Robert Henderson (PF), Manuel Vickers (C) Carl Dixon, Nicholas Bever, Robert Brooks, Charles Brann | |
| 13:53 | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Rodney Chong | 49-46 |
| 13:31 | Harvard | Robert Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Ransdell (PF) James Roberts | |
| Subs | Harvard | Vlade Zacherl (SG) Allen Meas | |
| 13:09 | Manhattan | Sammy French misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 13:08 | Manhattan | Rodney Chong grabs the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:52 | Manhattan | Sammy French buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Archie Stockdale | 51-46 |
| 12:25 | Harvard | Walter Fraser is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Vlade Zacherl | 51-49 |
| 12:00 | Manhattan | Jerome Aquino is fouled on the floor by Mathew Bush - foul #2 on Mathew Bush, team foul #1 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ivan Dembinski (SF), James Roberts (PF), Gary McNeill (C) Jerome Aquino, John Ransdell, Rodney Chong | |
| Subs | Harvard | Rafael Flores (PG), Allen Meas (SG), Robert Brooks (PF), Charles Brann (C) Walter Fraser, Vlade Zacherl, Robert Henderson, Manuel Vickers | |
| 11:37 | Manhattan | James Roberts knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Archie Stockdale | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Sammy French (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Archie Stockdale (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ivan Dembinski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary McNeill (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Rafael Flores (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Meas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mathew Bush (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Brann (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Harvard | Mathew Bush is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-49 |
| 11:18 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Gary McNeill | 53-49 |
| 10:54 | Manhattan | Charles Brann is called for the reach on Archie Stockdale - foul #3 on Charles Brann, team foul #2 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Todd Myhre (PG) Sammy French | |
| Subs | Harvard | Vlade Zacherl (PG), Hubert Malbon (PF) Mathew Bush, Robert Brooks | |
| 10:36 | Manhattan | James Roberts hits a shot from the left side set up by Todd Myhre | 55-49 |
| 10:11 | Harvard | Allen Meas buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 09:42 | Manhattan | James Roberts misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Hubert Malbon - foul #3 on Hubert Malbon, team foul #3 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell (PG), Jerome Aquino (SF), John Ransdell (C) Archie Stockdale, Ivan Dembinski, Gary McNeill | |
| Subs | Harvard | Walter Fraser (PG), Carl Dixon (SG), Mathew Bush (SF), Robert Brooks (PF) Vlade Zacherl, Allen Meas, Rafael Flores, Charles Brann | |
| 09:42 | Manhattan | James Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:42 | Manhattan | James Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:39 | Harvard | Carl Dixon loses the dribble to Paul Mitchell in the backcourt | 57-52 |
| 09:22 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Hubert Malbon - foul #4 on Hubert Malbon, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Rodney Chong (C) James Roberts | |
| Subs | Harvard | Charles Brann (C) Hubert Malbon | |
| 09:22 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 09:22 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 09:18 | Harvard | Walter Fraser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale (SG) Todd Myhre | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 08:58 | Manhattan | Jerome Aquino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Henderson (C) Charles Brann | |
| 08:41 | Harvard | Mathew Bush hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 08:18 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Walter Fraser - foul #1 on Walter Fraser, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Todd Myhre (SG), Gary McNeill (C) Archie Stockdale, Rodney Chong | |
| Subs | Harvard | Vlade Zacherl (SG), Nicholas Bever (SF), Manuel Vickers (C) Carl Dixon, Mathew Bush, Robert Brooks | |
| 08:18 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 08:18 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 08:18 | Harvard | Manuel Vickers pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 08:13 | Harvard | Walter Fraser throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-55 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sammy French (PG) Paul Mitchell | |
| Subs | Harvard | Charles Brann (C) Robert Henderson | |
| 07:55 | Manhattan | Gary McNeill scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Sammy French | 61-55 |
| 07:38 | Harvard | Walter Fraser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ivan Dembinski (SF), James Roberts (PF) Jerome Aquino, John Ransdell | |
| Subs | Harvard | Allen Meas (SG), Mathew Bush (SF), Hubert Malbon (PF) Walter Fraser, Nicholas Bever, Charles Brann | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Sammy French (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Myhre (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Dembinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Roberts (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary McNeill (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Vlade Zacherl (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Meas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mathew Bush (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Hubert Malbon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Manuel Vickers (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Manhattan | Mathew Bush steals it from Todd Myhre | 61-55 |
| 07:21 | Harvard | Mathew Bush blows the dunk | 61-55 |
| 07:19 | Harvard | Allen Meas snags the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 07:13 | Harvard | Allen Meas misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 07:11 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Ivan Dembinski | 61-55 |
| 06:50 | Manhattan | James Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell (PG), Archie Stockdale (SG), Rodney Chong (PF) Sammy French, Todd Myhre, James Roberts | |
| Subs | Harvard | Rafael Flores (PG), Robert Henderson (C) Vlade Zacherl, Manuel Vickers | |
| 06:35 | Harvard | Rafael Flores's pass is intercepted by Ivan Dembinski | 61-55 |
| 06:18 | Manhattan | Rafael Flores takes the ball from Paul Mitchell | 61-55 |
| 06:00 | Harvard | Mathew Bush can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 05:59 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Henderson | 61-55 |
| 05:38 | Harvard | Robert Henderson throws it down on a great pass from Rafael Flores | 61-57 |
| 05:17 | Manhattan | Rodney Chong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-57 |
| 05:16 | Harvard | Hubert Malbon pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 05:16 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sammy French (PG), Todd Myhre (SG), James Roberts (SF), John Ransdell (PF) Paul Mitchell, Archie Stockdale, Ivan Dembinski, Rodney Chong | |
| Subs | Harvard | Walter Fraser (PG), Robert Brooks (PF), Charles Brann (C) Rafael Flores, Hubert Malbon, Robert Henderson | |
| 04:58 | Harvard | Mathew Bush misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Sammy French - foul #4 on Sammy French, team foul #3 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Vlade Zacherl (SG) Allen Meas | |
| 04:58 | Harvard | Mathew Bush makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:58 | Harvard | Mathew Bush misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:58 | Manhattan | Gary McNeill grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 04:34 | Manhattan | Sammy French is hacked by Walter Fraser - foul #2 on Walter Fraser, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jerome Aquino (SF) Gary McNeill | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 04:18 | Manhattan | Charles Brann denies the turnaround by James Roberts | 61-58 |
| 04:17 | Harvard | Mathew Bush gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:56 | Harvard | Vlade Zacherl can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 61-58 |
| 03:55 | Manhattan | Jerome Aquino pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:51 | Manhattan | Vlade Zacherl picks off the pass by Sammy French | 61-58 |
| 03:29 | Harvard | Robert Brooks banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Brann and the foul's on John Ransdell - foul #2 on John Ransdell, team foul #4 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell (PG), Archie Stockdale (SG), Rodney Chong (PF), Gary McNeill (C) Sammy French, Todd Myhre, James Roberts, John Ransdell | |
| Subs | Harvard | Allen Meas (SG), Hubert Malbon (SF), Robert Henderson (C) Vlade Zacherl, Mathew Bush, Charles Brann | |
| 03:29 | Harvard | Robert Brooks makes the free throw | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Archie Stockdale (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Aquino (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Chong (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary McNeill (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Walter Fraser (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Meas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hubert Malbon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Manhattan | Gary McNeill misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 61-61 |
| 03:12 | Manhattan | Rodney Chong pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 02:43 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 02:41 | Harvard | Allen Meas grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 02:41 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sammy French (PG), Todd Myhre (SG), James Roberts (SF), John Ransdell (PF) Paul Mitchell, Archie Stockdale, Jerome Aquino, Rodney Chong | |
| Subs | Harvard | Mathew Bush (SF), Charles Brann (C) Robert Brooks, Robert Henderson | |
| 02:34 | Harvard | Mathew Bush misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-61 |
| 02:32 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Gary McNeill | 61-61 |
| 02:25 | Manhattan | James Roberts clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Hubert Malbon - foul #5 on Hubert Malbon, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Henderson (PF) Hubert Malbon | |
| 02:25 | Manhattan | James Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:25 | Manhattan | James Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:25 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Charles Brann | 62-61 |
| 02:20 | Harvard | Robert Henderson travels in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| 01:51 | Manhattan | James Roberts misses badly on a floater from close range | 62-61 |
| 01:50 | Harvard | Charles Brann grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 01:45 | Harvard | Allen Meas connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Henderson | 62-64 |
| 01:17 | Manhattan | The jumper by Sammy French is denied by Robert Henderson | 62-64 |
| 01:15 | Harvard | Robert Henderson pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 01:11 | Harvard | Walter Fraser misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 62-64 |
| 01:09 | Harvard | Robert Henderson snags the offensive board | 62-64 |
| 00:56 | Harvard | Allen Meas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-64 |
| 00:54 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Gary McNeill | 62-64 |
| 00:25 | Manhattan | Robert Henderson steals the ball from James Roberts | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Harvard | Mathew Bush is fouled in the backcourt by Sammy French - foul #5 on Sammy French, team foul #5 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell (PG), Archie Stockdale (SG), Jerome Aquino (SF) Sammy French, Todd Myhre, John Ransdell | |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Brooks (PF) Robert Henderson | |
| 00:21 | Harvard | Archie Stockdale is called for the reach on Walter Fraser - foul #4 on Archie Stockdale, team foul #6 | 62-64 |
| 00:19 | Harvard | Jerome Aquino is called for the reach on Mathew Bush - foul #3 on Jerome Aquino, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| 00:19 | Harvard | Mathew Bush makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:19 | Harvard | Mathew Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 62-66 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Rafael Flores (PG) Walter Fraser | |
| 00:11 | Harvard | Mathew Bush is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Mitchell - foul #4 on Paul Mitchell, team foul #8 | 62-66 |
| 00:11 | Harvard | Mathew Bush makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:11 | Harvard | Mathew Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:04 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Rafael Flores - foul #1 on Rafael Flores, team foul #8 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Walter Fraser (PG) Rafael Flores | |
| 00:04 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:04 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:04 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell makes the 3rd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:03 | Harvard | Walter Fraser is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Mitchell - foul #5 on Paul Mitchell, team foul #9 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Todd Myhre (PG) Paul Mitchell | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 00:03 | Harvard | Walter Fraser misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:03 | Manhattan | James Roberts pulls down the rebound | 64-68 |
| 00:00 | Manhattan | James Roberts misses the halfcourt shot | 64-68 |