| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bert Gray (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alberto Vargas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Neil Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Elton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Frederick Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Wardle (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Reynolds (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Stringer (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Walter Wardle inbounds the ball | 25-22 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Alberto Vargas - foul #3 on Alberto Vargas, team foul #1 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG), William Brace (SG) Joseph Northrup, Alberto Vargas | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 19:35 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 19:35 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Neil Thompson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Donald Reynolds - foul #2 on Donald Reynolds, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), David Richardson (SF) Dominic Romano, William Brace | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Neil Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Neil Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 18:56 | Harvard | Walter Wardle is hacked by Neil Thompson - foul #1 on Neil Thompson, team foul #2 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG) David Richardson | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 18:51 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell clanks a floater from the right side | 27-23 |
| 18:50 | Purdue | Bert Gray pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | William Brace's floater is knocked away by Walter Wardle | 27-23 |
| 18:29 | Purdue | Neil Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | William Brace can't finish the layup but the foul's on Tim Jackson - foul #3 on Tim Jackson, team foul #2 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG) Joseph Northrup | |
| Subs | Harvard | Danny Blake (SG) Tim Jackson | |
| 18:10 | Purdue | William Brace makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | William Brace makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 17:48 | Harvard | Walter Wardle makes the floater from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Bert Gray banks in the layup | 31-25 |
| 16:59 | Harvard | Donald Reynolds drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Frederick Campbell and the foul's on Ben Elton - foul #2 on Ben Elton, team foul #3 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), David Richardson (SF) Dominic Romano, William Brace | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 16:59 | Harvard | Donald Reynolds makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | Ben Elton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-28 |
| 16:07 | Harvard | James Stringer is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Walter Wardle | 31-30 |
| 15:49 | Purdue | David Richardson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 15:47 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup hits the follow up shot | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bert Gray (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neil Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Elton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Frederick Campbell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Blake (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Walter Wardle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Donald Reynolds (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Stringer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Harvard | James Stringer is fouled on the floor by Ben Elton - foul #3 on Ben Elton, team foul #4 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Vargas (SF) David Richardson | |
| Subs | Harvard | Tim Jackson (SG), Richard Vance (SF), Lewis Melvin (C) Frederick Campbell, Walter Wardle, James Stringer | |
| 14:53 | Harvard | Donald Reynolds misses long on an open shot in the paint | 33-30 |
| 14:52 | Harvard | Donald Reynolds grabs the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 14:29 | Harvard | Donald Reynolds hits a floater in the lane set up by Richard Vance | 33-32 |
| 14:07 | Purdue | Bert Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG), William Brace (SG), David Richardson (PF) Joseph Northrup, Neil Thompson, Ben Elton | |
| Subs | Harvard | Frederick Campbell (PG), James Stringer (C) Danny Blake, Donald Reynolds | |
| 13:43 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Tim Jackson | 33-35 |
| 13:18 | Purdue | William Brace knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by David Richardson | 35-35 |
| 12:50 | Harvard | James Stringer clanks a runner in the paint | 35-35 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Dominic Romano snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 12:26 | Purdue | William Brace is fouled on the floor by Tim Jackson - foul #4 on Tim Jackson, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), Neil Thompson (PF), Ben Elton (C) Dominic Romano, William Brace, David Richardson | |
| Subs | Harvard | Danny Blake (SG), Walter Wardle (SF), Donald Reynolds (PF) Tim Jackson, Richard Vance, Lewis Melvin | |
| 12:10 | Purdue | Bert Gray is whistled for traveling | 35-35 |
| 11:46 | Harvard | Walter Wardle misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alberto Vargas - foul #4 on Alberto Vargas, team foul #5 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG) Alberto Vargas | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 11:46 | Harvard | Walter Wardle misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 11:46 | Harvard | Walter Wardle makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Brace (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bert Gray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Neil Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Elton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Frederick Campbell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Blake (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Walter Wardle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Donald Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Stringer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Ben Elton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 11:21 | Harvard | Donald Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 10:58 | Harvard | Danny Blake buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Frederick Campbell | 35-38 |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Ben Elton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 10:27 | Harvard | James Stringer gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 10:02 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Danny Blake | 35-40 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Ben Elton is denied on a layup by James Stringer | 35-40 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup grabs the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | Neil Thompson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 35-40 |
| 09:18 | Harvard | James Stringer pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 08:51 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 08:50 | Harvard | James Stringer can't tip it in | 35-40 |
| 08:48 | Purdue | Ben Elton grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 08:25 | Purdue | Neil Thompson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-40 |
| 08:24 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Donald Reynolds | 35-40 |
| 07:56 | Harvard | Joseph Northrup is called for the reach on Frederick Campbell - foul #3 on Joseph Northrup, team foul #6 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG), Alberto Vargas (SF), David Richardson (PF) Joseph Northrup, William Brace, Neil Thompson | |
| Subs | Harvard | Tim Jackson (SG), Richard Vance (SF), Lewis Melvin (C) Danny Blake, Walter Wardle, James Stringer | |
| 07:38 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell is open and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lewis Melvin | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Dominic Romano (fresh) SG - Bert Gray (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Alberto Vargas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - David Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Elton (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Frederick Campbell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Vance (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Reynolds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Lewis Melvin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Purdue | Donald Reynolds denies the turnaround by Bert Gray | 35-42 |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Ben Elton gets the offensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 06:59 | Purdue | Ben Elton drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 06:35 | Harvard | Richard Vance is fouled on the floor by Alberto Vargas - foul #5 on Alberto Vargas, team foul #7 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), Neil Thompson (PF) Dominic Romano, Alberto Vargas | |
| Subs | Harvard | Danny Blake (PG), Walter Wardle (C) Frederick Campbell, Donald Reynolds | |
| 06:35 | Harvard | Richard Vance makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 06:35 | Harvard | Richard Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 06:33 | Purdue | Danny Blake steps in front of the Joseph Northrup pass in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| 06:08 | Harvard | Danny Blake misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Northrup - foul #4 on Joseph Northrup, team foul #8 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Harvard | James Stringer (C) Richard Vance | |
| 06:08 | Harvard | Danny Blake misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 06:08 | Harvard | Danny Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 05:55 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup comes up short on the floater near the basket | 37-45 |
| 05:54 | Harvard | Lewis Melvin grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 05:29 | Harvard | Danny Blake connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Tim Jackson | 37-47 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:16 | Purdue | Ben Elton scores on a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Walter Wardle - foul #2 on Walter Wardle, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG) David Richardson | |
| Subs | Harvard | Donald Reynolds (PF) Lewis Melvin | |
| 05:16 | Purdue | Ben Elton makes the free throw | 40-47 |
| 04:57 | Harvard | Neil Thompson swats the short shot by Walter Wardle | 40-47 |
| 04:56 | Harvard | James Stringer pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 04:38 | Harvard | Danny Blake hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 40-47 |
| 04:37 | Purdue | Neil Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:17 | Purdue | Ben Elton misses short on a floater from the right side | 40-47 |
| 04:15 | Harvard | The rebound goes to James Stringer | 40-47 |
| 03:52 | Harvard | Tim Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG), David Richardson (SF) Joseph Northrup, William Brace | |
| Subs | Harvard | Frederick Campbell (PG), Richard Vance (SF), Lewis Melvin (C) Tim Jackson, Walter Wardle, James Stringer | |
| 03:24 | Purdue | David Richardson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Reynolds - foul #3 on Donald Reynolds, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | David Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | David Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Dominic Romano (fresh) SG - Bert Gray (tiring) 8 pts. SF - David Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neil Thompson (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Elton (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Frederick Campbell (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Danny Blake (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Reynolds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Lewis Melvin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Harvard | Lewis Melvin knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Blake | 42-49 |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Neil Thompson lays it in on a great pass from Dominic Romano | 44-49 |
| 02:35 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), William Brace (SG) Dominic Romano, David Richardson | |
| Subs | Harvard | Tim Jackson (SG), Walter Wardle (SF), James Stringer (C) Danny Blake, Richard Vance, Lewis Melvin | |
| 02:16 | Harvard | Walter Wardle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Lewis Melvin (PF) Donald Reynolds | |
| 01:49 | Purdue | Frederick Campbell picks off the pass by Neil Thompson | 44-49 |
| 01:46 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell lays it up and in | 44-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:35 | Purdue | Bert Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Richardson (SF) William Brace | |
| Subs | Harvard | Donald Reynolds (PF) Lewis Melvin | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:32 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell is hacked by Joseph Northrup in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Northrup, team foul #9 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG) Joseph Northrup | |
| Subs | Harvard | Danny Blake (SG) Tim Jackson | |
| 01:32 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 01:32 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:14 | Purdue | Ben Elton is fouled on the floor by James Stringer - foul #1 on James Stringer, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Tim Jackson (SG) Danny Blake | |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Reynolds - foul #4 on Donald Reynolds, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Bert Gray makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Bert Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 01:01 | Harvard | Donald Reynolds gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:58 | Harvard | Bert Gray is called for the reach on Donald Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bert Gray, team foul #10 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Danny Blake (SG) Tim Jackson | |
| 00:58 | Harvard | Donald Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:58 | Harvard | Donald Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:58 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ben Elton | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Purdue | William Brace's pass is intercepted by Frederick Campbell | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Harvard | Walter Wardle is hacked by Bert Gray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bert Gray, team foul #11 | 45-54 |
| 00:49 | Harvard | Walter Wardle makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:49 | Harvard | Walter Wardle makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Neil Thompson blows the layup | 45-56 |
| 00:43 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Donald Reynolds | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Walter Wardle | 45-58 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | David Richardson travels with the ball | 45-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Tim Jackson (SG) Danny Blake | |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Frederick Campbell runs out the clock | 45-58 |