| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Gordon Chaidez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earl Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lester Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clyde Alpert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Nez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Marcus Margolis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Braggs (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Walter Kaplan (fresh) PF - Richard Stiner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Holt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duquesne | Walter Kaplan inbounds the ball | 40-26 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Duquesne | Walter Kaplan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-26 |
| 19:36 | Duquesne | Jimmy Holt tips it in | 40-28 |
| 19:11 | Harvard | Walter Kaplan picks off the pass by Gordon Chaidez | 40-28 |
| 18:48 | Duquesne | Jimmy Holt buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Braggs | 40-30 |
| 18:41 | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez is fouled on the floor by Marcus Margolis - foul #1 on Marcus Margolis, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 18:29 | Harvard | Clyde Alpert blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Stiner - foul #2 on Richard Stiner, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| 18:29 | Harvard | Clyde Alpert misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:29 | Harvard | Clyde Alpert misses the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:29 | Duquesne | Richard Stiner snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 18:16 | Duquesne | Lester Harris is called for the reach on Walter Kaplan - foul #2 on Lester Harris, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 17:55 | Duquesne | Marcus Margolis makes the 3 from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 17:34 | Harvard | Cecil Nez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 17:33 | Harvard | Lester Harris can't tip it in | 40-33 |
| 17:31 | Harvard | Cecil Nez snags the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 17:09 | Harvard | Earl Hunt buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Chaidez | 42-33 |
| 16:50 | Duquesne | Marcus Margolis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Blue (PG), Abraham Arnold (SF), William Lim (PF), Leon Morgenstern (C) Gordon Chaidez, Lester Harris, Clyde Alpert, Cecil Nez | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Marvin Whitley (PG), Richard Kasten (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF), Jurica Zebley (C) Marcus Margolis, Walter Kaplan, Richard Stiner, Jimmy Holt | |
| 16:38 | Harvard | William Lim is fouled on the floor by Jurica Zebley - foul #1 on Jurica Zebley, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Harvard | Glenn Lynn (SG) Earl Hunt | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 16:13 | Harvard | Robert Blue hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-33 |
| 16:12 | Harvard | Abraham Arnold tips it home | 44-33 |
| 15:51 | Duquesne | Richard Kasten misses the floater from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 15:49 | Duquesne | Ronald Johnson tips it home | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Robert Blue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Lynn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Abraham Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Lim (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Morgenstern (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Marvin Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Braggs (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Kasten (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jurica Zebley (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Harvard | Abraham Arnold buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Blue | 47-35 |
| 15:22 | Duquesne | Glenn Lynn steals the ball from Ronald Johnson | 47-35 |
| 15:01 | Harvard | Abraham Arnold makes the shot from the baseline | 49-35 |
| 14:38 | Duquesne | Marvin Whitley's pass is intercepted by Glenn Lynn | 49-35 |
| 14:16 | Harvard | Abraham Arnold misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 14:15 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Marvin Whitley | 49-35 |
| 13:55 | Duquesne | Marvin Whitley makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 13:47 | Harvard | Abraham Arnold loses the ball out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez (PG), Earl Hunt (SG), Lester Harris (SF), Clyde Alpert (PF), Cecil Nez (C) Robert Blue, Glenn Lynn, Abraham Arnold, William Lim, Leon Morgenstern | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Marcus Margolis (PG), Walter Kaplan (SF), Richard Stiner (PF), Jimmy Holt (C) Marvin Whitley, Richard Kasten, Ronald Johnson, Jurica Zebley | |
| 13:44 | Duquesne | Gordon Chaidez takes the ball from Marcus Margolis in the backcourt | 49-38 |
| 13:34 | Harvard | Lester Harris is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Holt - foul #2 on Jimmy Holt, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| 13:22 | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-38 |
| 13:09 | Duquesne | Marcus Margolis is fouled on the floor by Gordon Chaidez - foul #2 on Gordon Chaidez, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| 12:50 | Duquesne | Walter Kaplan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 12:49 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Cecil Nez | 51-38 |
| 12:45 | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Braggs - foul #3 on James Braggs, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| 12:45 | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez misses the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 12:45 | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez misses the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 12:45 | Duquesne | Walter Kaplan grabs the board | 51-38 |
| 12:30 | Duquesne | Richard Stiner buries a fadeaway in the lane | 51-40 |
| 12:11 | Harvard | Earl Hunt can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 12:10 | Duquesne | Walter Kaplan grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 11:53 | Duquesne | Marcus Margolis misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 11:51 | Harvard | Clyde Alpert snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Gordon Chaidez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Earl Hunt (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lester Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clyde Alpert (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Cecil Nez (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Marcus Margolis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Braggs (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Kaplan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Stiner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Gordon Chaidez, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Harvard | Abraham Arnold (SF), William Lim (PF) Lester Harris, Clyde Alpert | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Marvin Whitley (SG), Richard Kasten (SF) James Braggs, Walter Kaplan | |
| 11:06 | Duquesne | Richard Kasten clanks a turnaround in the paint | 51-40 |
| 11:04 | Harvard | Cecil Nez grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 10:40 | Harvard | Cecil Nez clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 10:38 | Duquesne | Richard Stiner pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 10:19 | Duquesne | A charge is called on Richard Stiner - foul #3 on Richard Stiner, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Blue (PG), Glenn Lynn (SG), Lester Harris (SF), Clyde Alpert (PF) Gordon Chaidez, Earl Hunt, Abraham Arnold, Cecil Nez | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Walter Kaplan (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF), Jurica Zebley (C) Marcus Margolis, Richard Stiner, Jimmy Holt | |
| 10:06 | Harvard | Ronald Johnson is called for the reach on Robert Blue - foul #2 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #7 | 51-40 |
| 10:06 | Harvard | Robert Blue makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 10:06 | Harvard | Robert Blue makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 09:53 | Duquesne | Jurica Zebley misses the jumper in the paint | 53-40 |
| 09:51 | Duquesne | Jurica Zebley grabs the offensive board | 53-40 |
| 09:39 | Duquesne | Richard Kasten hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-40 |
| 09:37 | Harvard | William Lim pulls down the rebound | 53-40 |
| 09:27 | Harvard | Robert Blue drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Clyde Alpert and he's fouled by Ronald Johnson - foul #3 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #8 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Harvard | Earl Hunt (SG), Leon Morgenstern (C) Glenn Lynn, William Lim | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Richard Stiner (PF) Jurica Zebley | |
| 09:27 | Harvard | Robert Blue makes the free throw | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:08 | Duquesne | Richard Kasten hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Richard Stiner | 56-42 |
| 08:50 | Harvard | Robert Blue is fouled on the floor by Marvin Whitley - foul #1 on Marvin Whitley, team foul #9 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Harvard | Abraham Arnold (SF), Anthony Doney (PF), Cecil Nez (C) Lester Harris, Clyde Alpert, Leon Morgenstern | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Marcus Margolis (PG), James Braggs (SG), David Bratcher (SF), Jimmy Holt (C) Marvin Whitley, Richard Kasten, Walter Kaplan, Ronald Johnson | |
| 08:50 | Harvard | Robert Blue makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 08:50 | Harvard | Robert Blue makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 08:35 | Duquesne | Richard Stiner misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Anthony Doney - foul #2 on Anthony Doney, team foul #4 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez (PG) Robert Blue | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 08:35 | Duquesne | Richard Stiner misses the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 08:35 | Duquesne | Richard Stiner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:11 | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez is hacked by Jimmy Holt - foul #3 on Jimmy Holt, team foul #10 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | William Lim (PF) Anthony Doney | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 08:11 | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 08:11 | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 07:56 | Duquesne | Richard Stiner makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by James Braggs | 60-45 |
| 07:28 | Harvard | Abraham Arnold clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-45 |
| 07:26 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Richard Stiner | 60-45 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Gordon Chaidez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Earl Hunt (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Abraham Arnold (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Lim (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cecil Nez (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Marcus Margolis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Braggs (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Bratcher (fresh) PF - Richard Stiner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Duquesne | David Bratcher is hacked by Abraham Arnold - foul #1 on Abraham Arnold, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Blue (PG), Glenn Lynn (SG), Lester Harris (SF), Clyde Alpert (PF) Gordon Chaidez, Earl Hunt, Abraham Arnold, William Lim | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Marvin Whitley (SG), Walter Kaplan (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF) James Braggs, David Bratcher, Richard Stiner | |
| 07:07 | Duquesne | Jimmy Holt lays it in | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:47 | Harvard | Lester Harris is fouled on the floor by Walter Kaplan - foul #2 on Walter Kaplan, team foul #11 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Harvard | Leon Morgenstern (C) Cecil Nez | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 06:47 | Harvard | Lester Harris makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 06:47 | Harvard | Lester Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 06:31 | Duquesne | Marcus Margolis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-47 |
| 06:29 | Harvard | Lester Harris snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:24 | Harvard | Robert Blue clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 06:22 | Duquesne | Walter Kaplan gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 06:00 | Duquesne | Marvin Whitley misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Leon Morgenstern - foul #1 on Leon Morgenstern, team foul #6 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez (PG), Earl Hunt (SG), William Lim (C) Robert Blue, Glenn Lynn, Leon Morgenstern | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Richard Kasten (SG), Richard Stiner (PF) Marcus Margolis, Jimmy Holt | |
| 06:00 | Duquesne | Marvin Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 06:00 | Duquesne | Marvin Whitley misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 06:00 | Duquesne | Ronald Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 05:50 | Duquesne | Marvin Whitley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-48 |
| 05:48 | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 05:27 | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-48 |
| 05:26 | Duquesne | Ronald Johnson grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 05:20 | Duquesne | Clyde Alpert takes the ball from Walter Kaplan | 62-48 |
| 04:59 | Harvard | Clyde Alpert misses short on a 3 from straight away | 62-48 |
| 04:57 | Harvard | Lester Harris tips it back up and in | 64-48 |
| 04:44 | Duquesne | Earl Hunt steps in front of the Walter Kaplan pass | 64-48 |
| 04:15 | Harvard | Lester Harris's pass is intercepted by Ronald Johnson | 64-48 |
| 04:05 | Duquesne | Ronald Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 64-48 |
| 04:04 | Duquesne | Richard Stiner pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 04:04 | Duquesne | Duquesne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-48 |
| Subs | Harvard | Abraham Arnold (SF), Cecil Nez (C) Lester Harris, William Lim | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Marcus Margolis (PG), James Braggs (SG), Jimmy Holt (C) Marvin Whitley, Walter Kaplan, Ronald Johnson | |
| 03:56 | Duquesne | James Braggs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-48 |
| 03:55 | Duquesne | Marcus Margolis misses the tip | 64-48 |
| 03:54 | Duquesne | Richard Kasten pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Duquesne | Marcus Margolis hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Holt and he's fouled by Abraham Arnold - foul #2 on Abraham Arnold, team foul #7 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | William Lim (PF) Clyde Alpert | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 03:39 | Duquesne | Marcus Margolis misses the free throw | 64-50 |
| 03:39 | Harvard | Cecil Nez pulls down the rebound | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Harvard | Earl Hunt is whistled for a carry | 64-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Blue (PG), Glenn Lynn (SG), Leon Morgenstern (C) Gordon Chaidez, Earl Hunt, Cecil Nez | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Marvin Whitley (PG), David Bratcher (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF), Jurica Zebley (C) Marcus Margolis, James Braggs, Richard Stiner, Jimmy Holt | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Robert Blue (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Lynn (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Abraham Arnold (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Lim (fresh) 3 reb. C - Leon Morgenstern (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Marvin Whitley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Kasten (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - David Bratcher (fresh) PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jurica Zebley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Duquesne | Marvin Whitley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-50 |
| 02:53 | Harvard | Abraham Arnold pulls down the rebound | 64-50 |
| 02:31 | Harvard | Robert Blue misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Johnson - foul #4 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #12 | 64-50 |
| 02:31 | Harvard | Robert Blue misses the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 02:31 | Harvard | Robert Blue makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 02:13 | Duquesne | David Bratcher's fadeaway is rejected by Abraham Arnold | 65-50 |
| 02:12 | Duquesne | Richard Kasten pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-50 |
| 02:02 | Duquesne | Marvin Whitley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 02:00 | Harvard | Leon Morgenstern gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 01:36 | Harvard | Glenn Lynn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 01:35 | Harvard | Abraham Arnold grabs the offensive board | 65-50 |
| 01:13 | Harvard | Glenn Lynn connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Blue | 68-50 |
| 01:01 | Duquesne | David Bratcher hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Harvard | Leon Morgenstern misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jurica Zebley - foul #2 on Jurica Zebley, team foul #13 | 68-53 |
| 00:38 | Harvard | Leon Morgenstern misses the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:38 | Harvard | Leon Morgenstern makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Duquesne | David Bratcher drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Marvin Whitley | 69-56 |
| 00:10 | Harvard | Leon Morgenstern misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Marvin Whitley - foul #2 on Marvin Whitley, team foul #14 | 69-56 |
| 00:10 | Harvard | Leon Morgenstern makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 00:10 | Harvard | Leon Morgenstern misses the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 00:10 | Duquesne | Ronald Johnson gets the rebound | 70-56 |
| 00:02 | Duquesne | David Bratcher clanks a 3 from the right wing | 70-56 |
| 00:01 | Duquesne | Jurica Zebley gets the offensive rebound | 70-56 |
| 00:00 | Duquesne | The clock runs out | 70-56 |