| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Thomas Bernardini (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Dowell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Mastin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Isaac Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Drake (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Martin Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Raymer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Morris Batson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Raymond Villarreal inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Harvard | Thomas Bernardini misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 19:36 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:30 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 35-33 |
| 19:28 | Central Michigan | Martin Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:16 | Central Michigan | Martin Thomas banks in the layup | 35-35 |
| 19:07 | Harvard | Thomas Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 19:06 | Central Michigan | Isaac Turner gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:50 | Central Michigan | Richard Drake can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 18:49 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson hits the follow up shot | 35-37 |
| 18:26 | Harvard | Morris Batson swats the layup by Thomas Smith | 35-37 |
| 18:25 | Central Michigan | Martin Thomas snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | Isaac Turner hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Martin Thomas | 35-39 |
| 17:58 | Harvard | Morris Batson is called for the reach on Raymond Villarreal - foul #2 on Morris Batson, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet (C) Kenneth Raymer | |
| 17:43 | Harvard | Thomas Bernardini clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 17:41 | Harvard | Raymond Villarreal tips it home | 37-39 |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | Richard Drake misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson hits the follow up shot | 37-41 |
| 16:48 | Harvard | Raymond Villarreal misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Morris Batson - foul #3 on Morris Batson, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Harvard | Jesse Harper (PG), Matthew Ehret (PF), Walter Anderson (C) Thomas Bernardini, Darrell Mastin, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Wilson (SF), Kenneth Raymer (PF) Martin Thomas, Morris Batson | |
| 16:48 | Harvard | Raymond Villarreal makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:48 | Harvard | Raymond Villarreal misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:48 | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:33 | Central Michigan | James Wilson misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Raymond Villarreal - foul #2 on Raymond Villarreal, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Harvard | James Lindley (SG), Thomas Smith (C) Joseph Dowell, Raymond Villarreal | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrin Moore (SG) Richard Drake | |
| 16:33 | Central Michigan | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 16:33 | Central Michigan | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:18 | Harvard | Thomas Smith hits a turnaround from close range | 40-43 |
| 15:58 | Central Michigan | Darrin Moore's pass is intercepted by Matthew Ehret | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Jesse Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lindley (fresh) SF - Matthew Ehret (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Anderson (fresh) C - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Isaac Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrin Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Raymer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Milton Moffet (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Harvard | Walter Anderson can't throw it down | 40-43 |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Milton Moffet | 40-43 |
| 15:13 | Central Michigan | James Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Anderson | 40-43 |
| 15:12 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer tips it home | 40-45 |
| 15:06 | Harvard | Thomas Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jesse Harper | 42-45 |
| 14:54 | Central Michigan | Isaac Turner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-47 |
| 14:41 | Harvard | Matthew Ehret scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jesse Harper | 44-47 |
| 14:27 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Wilson and the foul's on Walter Anderson - foul #1 on Walter Anderson, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Harvard | Thomas Bernardini (PG), Joseph Dowell (SG), Raymond Villarreal (SF), Darrell Mastin (PF), Justin Fair (C) Jesse Harper, James Lindley, Matthew Ehret, Walter Anderson, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Drake (SG), Martin Thomas (SF), Morris Batson (C) Darrin Moore, James Wilson, Milton Moffet | |
| 14:27 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| 14:09 | Harvard | Raymond Villarreal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | Richard Drake hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Isaac Turner | 44-53 |
| 13:44 | Harvard | Raymond Villarreal can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 44-53 |
| 13:43 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| 13:20 | Central Michigan | Richard Drake can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 13:19 | Harvard | Darrell Mastin pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 13:06 | Harvard | Darrell Mastin misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Martin Thomas - foul #1 on Martin Thomas, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Willie Murphy (PG), James Wilson (C) Isaac Turner, Kenneth Raymer | |
| 13:06 | Harvard | Darrell Mastin misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 13:06 | Harvard | Darrell Mastin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 12:45 | Central Michigan | Richard Drake's floater is knocked away by Raymond Villarreal | 45-53 |
| 12:44 | Harvard | Darrell Mastin pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 12:29 | Harvard | Thomas Bernardini makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Raymond Villarreal | 47-53 |
| 12:23 | Central Michigan | Richard Drake hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-53 |
| 12:22 | Harvard | Justin Fair grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 12:06 | Harvard | Justin Fair hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 47-53 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Martin Thomas grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 11:58 | Central Michigan | Darrell Mastin is called for the reach on Martin Thomas - foul #2 on Darrell Mastin, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Harvard | Jesse Harper (PG), Matthew Ehret (PF), Walter Anderson (C) Thomas Bernardini, Darrell Mastin, Justin Fair | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet (C) Martin Thomas | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Jesse Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Dowell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Villarreal (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Ehret (fresh) 6 pts. C - Walter Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Willie Murphy (fresh) SG - Richard Drake (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Morris Batson (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Milton Moffet (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-53 |
| 11:51 | Harvard | Joseph Dowell snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 11:35 | Harvard | Jesse Harper comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 11:34 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 47-53 |
| 11:15 | Central Michigan | Richard Drake hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Murphy | 47-56 |
| 11:08 | Harvard | Walter Anderson can't finish the layup | 47-56 |
| 11:07 | Central Michigan | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 10:56 | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Drake | 47-58 |
| 10:42 | Harvard | Jesse Harper hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Anderson | 50-58 |
| 10:28 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 50-58 |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Drake | 50-58 |
| 10:21 | Central Michigan | Raymond Villarreal takes the ball from Milton Moffet | 50-58 |
| 10:05 | Harvard | Morris Batson steals it from Matthew Ehret | 50-58 |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | Raymond Villarreal is called for the reach on Morris Batson - foul #3 on Raymond Villarreal, team foul #4 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Harvard | Thomas Bernardini (PG), James Lindley (SG), Darrell Mastin (PF), Thomas Smith (C) Jesse Harper, Joseph Dowell, Raymond Villarreal, Walter Anderson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Isaac Turner (PG), Darrin Moore (SG), Martin Thomas (SF), Kenneth Raymer (PF) Willie Murphy, Richard Drake, James Wilson, Milton Moffet | |
| 09:29 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson jams it | 50-60 |
| 09:06 | Harvard | Matthew Ehret misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Kenneth Raymer - foul #3 on Kenneth Raymer, team foul #4 | 50-60 |
| 09:06 | Harvard | Matthew Ehret makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 09:06 | Harvard | Matthew Ehret misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Morris Batson | 51-60 |
| 08:55 | Central Michigan | Isaac Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-60 |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Gilbert (SF) Matthew Ehret | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:40 | Harvard | James Lindley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-60 |
| 08:38 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 08:27 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson banks in the layup | 51-62 |
| 08:18 | Harvard | Thomas Smith makes the shot from close range | 53-62 |
| 07:59 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer misses the easy layup | 53-62 |
| 07:58 | Harvard | Thomas Bernardini gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Thomas Bernardini (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Lindley (fresh) SF - Robert Gilbert (fresh) PF - Darrell Mastin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Isaac Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrin Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Raymer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Morris Batson (tiring) 17 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:51 | Harvard | James Lindley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-62 |
| Subs | Harvard | Jesse Harper (PG), Joseph Dowell (SG), Justin Fair (PF) Thomas Bernardini, Robert Gilbert, Darrell Mastin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Drake (SG), James Wilson (SF), Milton Moffet (C) Darrin Moore, Kenneth Raymer, Morris Batson | |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | Richard Drake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-62 |
| Subs | Harvard | Raymond Villarreal (SF), Walter Anderson (C) James Lindley, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer (PF) Martin Thomas | |
| 07:12 | Harvard | Justin Fair hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 53-62 |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 53-62 |
| 06:59 | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet makes the turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Walter Anderson - foul #2 on Walter Anderson, team foul #5 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Harvard | Matthew Ehret (C) Walter Anderson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:59 | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet makes the free throw | 53-65 |
| 06:40 | Harvard | Jesse Harper hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-65 |
| 06:38 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Milton Moffet | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:18 | Central Michigan | Isaac Turner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-65 |
| 06:16 | Harvard | Justin Fair grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 05:58 | Harvard | Joseph Dowell banks in the layup on a great pass from Jesse Harper | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:38 | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Isaac Turner | 55-67 |
| 05:36 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-67 |
| Subs | Harvard | Thomas Bernardini (PG), Darrell Mastin (PF), Thomas Smith (C) Jesse Harper, Justin Fair, Matthew Ehret | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Martin Thomas (SF), Morris Batson (PF) James Wilson, Kenneth Raymer | |
| 05:23 | Harvard | Joseph Dowell hits a driving attempt from close range | 57-67 |
| 05:07 | Central Michigan | Isaac Turner misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Bernardini - foul #1 on Thomas Bernardini, team foul #6 | 57-67 |
| 05:07 | Central Michigan | Isaac Turner misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 05:07 | Central Michigan | Isaac Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 04:51 | Harvard | Thomas Bernardini scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-68 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | Thomas Smith swats the short shot by Isaac Turner | 60-68 |
| 04:34 | Harvard | Thomas Bernardini grabs the board | 60-68 |
| 04:13 | Harvard | Isaac Turner steals the ball from Thomas Bernardini | 60-68 |
| 03:57 | Central Michigan | Isaac Turner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 60-68 |
| 03:56 | Harvard | Thomas Smith pulls down the rebound | 60-68 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Thomas Bernardini (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Joseph Dowell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Villarreal (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Darrell Mastin (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Isaac Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Drake (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Morris Batson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Milton Moffet (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Harvard | Darrell Mastin hits the finger roll | 62-68 |
| 03:25 | Central Michigan | Richard Drake is hacked by Thomas Bernardini - foul #2 on Thomas Bernardini, team foul #7 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Harvard | Jesse Harper (PG), Matthew Ehret (SF), Justin Fair (PF) Thomas Bernardini, Raymond Villarreal, Darrell Mastin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Willie Murphy (PG), James Wilson (C) Isaac Turner, Milton Moffet | |
| 03:25 | Central Michigan | Richard Drake misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 03:25 | Harvard | Thomas Smith snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:09 | Harvard | Matthew Ehret can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 62-68 |
| 03:07 | Harvard | Joseph Dowell tips it back up and in | 64-68 |
| 02:44 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson blows the layup | 64-68 |
| 02:43 | Harvard | Justin Fair snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 02:43 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | Harvard | Thomas Bernardini (PG), Raymond Villarreal (SF), Darrell Mastin (PF) Jesse Harper, Matthew Ehret, Justin Fair | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Isaac Turner (PG) Willie Murphy | |
| 02:20 | Harvard | Thomas Bernardini comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-68 |
| 02:19 | Central Michigan | Richard Drake grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 02:06 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Isaac Turner | 64-68 |
| 01:53 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Isaac Turner | 64-70 |
| 01:46 | Harvard | Darrell Mastin is fouled on the floor by Morris Batson - foul #4 on Morris Batson, team foul #5 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Raymer (PF) James Wilson | |
| 01:37 | Harvard | Darrell Mastin loses the ball out of bounds | 64-70 |
| 01:23 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 64-70 |
| 01:22 | Harvard | Joseph Dowell grabs the defensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 00:55 | Harvard | Joseph Dowell buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson travels with the ball | 67-70 |
| 00:16 | Harvard | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Smith is blocked by Morris Batson | 67-70 |
| 00:14 | Harvard | Darrell Mastin can't tip it in | 67-70 |
| 00:13 | Harvard | Darrell Mastin can't tip it in | 67-70 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Bernardini - foul #3 on Thomas Bernardini, team foul #8 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrin Moore (SG), Milton Moffet (C) Martin Thomas, Kenneth Raymer | |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Morris Batson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Harvard | Darrell Mastin clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-72 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet pulls down the rebound | 67-72 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Wayne Nelson (PG), James Wilson (C) Isaac Turner, Milton Moffet | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Milton Moffet runs out the clock | 67-72 |