| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robin Milan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Frederick Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Wardle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Stringer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by James Stringer - foul #2 on James Stringer, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Toni Przybyszewski | 33-24 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski slams it home set up by Dikembe Chisom | 35-24 |
| 18:51 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Robin Milan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 18:20 | Harvard | Walter Wardle pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:02 | Harvard | Walter Wardle misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 18:00 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Donald Reynolds - foul #3 on Donald Reynolds, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Lewis Melvin (PF) Donald Reynolds | |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the free throw | 38-27 |
| 16:55 | Harvard | Walter Wardle drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Dikembe Chisom - foul #2 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 16:55 | Harvard | Walter Wardle makes the free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:29 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski hits a shot in the paint set up by Kenneth Cearley | 40-30 |
| 16:17 | Harvard | James Stringer lays it up and in set up by Tim Jackson | 40-32 |
| 16:00 | Ohio State | Tim Jackson is called for the reach on Robin Milan - foul #3 on Tim Jackson, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG), Ronald Blanton (C) Robin Milan, Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | Harvard | Danny Blake (SG), Richard Vance (SF), Donald Reynolds (PF) Tim Jackson, Walter Wardle, James Stringer | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Frederick Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Blake (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Vance (fresh) PF - Donald Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lewis Melvin (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 15:37 | Harvard | Lewis Melvin gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 15:19 | Harvard | Danny Blake misses short on a floater from the right side | 40-32 |
| 15:18 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cearley | 40-32 |
| 15:00 | Ohio State | The jumper by Toni Przybyszewski is denied by Donald Reynolds | 40-32 |
| 14:58 | Harvard | Donald Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 14:31 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 14:19 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom is hacked by Richard Vance - foul #1 on Richard Vance, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Robin Milan (SF), Kenneth Nelson (C) Kenneth Cearley, Dikembe Chisom, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | Harvard | Tim Jackson (SG), Walter Wardle (SF), James Stringer (C) Frederick Campbell, Richard Vance, Lewis Melvin | |
| 13:56 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi hits a shot from the left wing set up by Dima Sedlacek | 42-35 |
| 13:35 | Harvard | Danny Blake connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Stringer out of the doubleteam | 42-37 |
| 13:15 | Ohio State | Donald Reynolds takes the ball from Ronald Blanton | 42-37 |
| 12:52 | Harvard | Danny Blake misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Reynaldo Rossi - foul #2 on Reynaldo Rossi, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG) Reynaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 12:52 | Harvard | Danny Blake makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 12:52 | Harvard | Danny Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | Robin Milan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Donald Reynolds - foul #4 on Donald Reynolds, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom (SF), Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Dima Sedlacek, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | Harvard | Frederick Campbell (PG), Lewis Melvin (PF) Danny Blake, Donald Reynolds | |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | Robin Milan makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | Robin Milan misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | Robin Milan misses the 3rd free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:31 | Harvard | James Stringer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 12:07 | Harvard | Lewis Melvin makes the floater from the left side set up by Frederick Campbell out of the doubleteam | 43-41 |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 11:44 | Harvard | James Stringer snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robin Milan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Frederick Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Wardle (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lewis Melvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Stringer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Harvard | James Stringer misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 43-41 |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | Robin Milan pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 43-41 |
| 10:57 | Harvard | Walter Wardle gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:36 | Harvard | Lewis Melvin is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Chisom - foul #3 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG) Robin Milan | |
| Subs | Harvard | Danny Blake (SG), Richard Vance (SF) Tim Jackson, Walter Wardle | |
| 10:21 | Harvard | Danny Blake can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 09:57 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek loses the dribble to Lewis Melvin | 43-41 |
| 09:38 | Harvard | James Stringer splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Frederick Campbell and he's hacked by Kenneth Nelson - foul #1 on Kenneth Nelson, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton (C) Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 09:38 | Harvard | James Stringer makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton is called for a backcourt violation | 43-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Walter Wardle (PF) Lewis Melvin | |
| 08:51 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 43-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Robin Milan (SF) Kenneth Cearley, Dikembe Chisom | |
| Subs | Harvard | Tim Jackson (SG) Frederick Campbell | |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 08:27 | Harvard | Danny Blake gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 08:04 | Harvard | Danny Blake's layup is rejected by Ronald Blanton | 43-44 |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | Robin Milan pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-44 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Robin Milan tips it in | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robin Milan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Danny Blake (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Tim Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Vance (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Wardle (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - James Stringer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Harvard | Danny Blake misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Reynaldo Rossi - foul #3 on Reynaldo Rossi, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Dikembe Chisom (SF), Kenneth Nelson (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Dima Sedlacek, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | Harvard | Donald Reynolds (PF) Richard Vance | |
| 07:21 | Harvard | Danny Blake makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:21 | Harvard | Danny Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Blanton | 48-46 |
| 06:46 | Harvard | Danny Blake hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tim Jackson | 48-48 |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley can't connect on a floater from close range | 48-48 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton grabs the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson is whistled for a carry | 48-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG), Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Robin Milan, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | Harvard | Frederick Campbell (PG), Lewis Melvin (C) Danny Blake, James Stringer | |
| 05:21 | Harvard | Walter Wardle misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Dikembe Chisom - foul #4 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Richard Vance (SG) Tim Jackson | |
| 05:21 | Harvard | Walter Wardle makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 05:21 | Harvard | Walter Wardle makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 05:03 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 48-50 |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom gets the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Kenneth Cearley and he's hacked by Donald Reynolds - foul #5 on Donald Reynolds, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Danny Blake (SG), James Stringer (C) Walter Wardle, Donald Reynolds | |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses the free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:45 | Harvard | James Stringer gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:27 | Harvard | James Stringer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robin Milan (SF) Dikembe Chisom | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 04:04 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson double dribbles | 50-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton (PF) Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 03:38 | Harvard | Ronald Blanton takes the ball from Danny Blake | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robin Milan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Frederick Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Danny Blake (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Richard Vance (fairly fresh) PF - Lewis Melvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Stringer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek is hacked by Richard Vance - foul #2 on Richard Vance, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom (PF) Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | Harvard | Tim Jackson (SG) Richard Vance | |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:19 | Harvard | James Stringer gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 03:03 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski (PF), Kenneth Nelson (C) Dima Sedlacek, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | Harvard | Walter Wardle (SF) Danny Blake | |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson is hacked by James Stringer - foul #3 on James Stringer, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 02:47 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Lewis Melvin | 50-50 |
| 02:32 | Harvard | Kenneth Cearley takes the ball from Walter Wardle | 50-50 |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | Robin Milan dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kenneth Cearley | 52-50 |
| 02:01 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 02:00 | Ohio State | Robin Milan pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Robin Milan makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Chisom | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:23 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Robin Milan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Harvard | James Stringer's fadeaway is rejected by Toni Przybyszewski | 55-50 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | Robin Milan pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Robin Milan is fouled in the backcourt by Tim Jackson - foul #4 on Tim Jackson, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG) Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Robin Milan makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Robin Milan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom is hacked by Tim Jackson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tim Jackson, team foul #10 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Dima Sedlacek | |
| Subs | Harvard | Danny Blake (SG) Tim Jackson | |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:26 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| 00:22 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Campbell - foul #2 on Frederick Campbell, team foul #11 | 58-56 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| 00:14 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Danny Blake is called for the reach on Kenneth Cearley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Blake, team foul #12 | 60-59 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Danny Blake gets the offensive rebound | 62-59 |