| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Melvin Green (fresh) SG - Jason Ford (fresh) SF - Louis Oliveri (fresh) PF - William Holland (fresh) C - Benjamin Axford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - William Aleman (fresh) SG - Gerald Roberts (fresh) SF - Eric Trudeau (fresh) PF - Ron Fenton (fresh) C - Terry Frazier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Benjamin Axford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Columbia | Melvin Green clanks a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Axford | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Columbia | Benjamin Axford clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Harvard | Terry Frazier grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Harvard | Ron Fenton scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Aleman | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Columbia | Louis Oliveri loses the dribble to Eric Trudeau | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Harvard | William Aleman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Louis Oliveri - foul #1 on Louis Oliveri, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Harvard | William Aleman misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Harvard | William Aleman misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Columbia | Louis Oliveri grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Columbia | Melvin Green misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Harvard | Gerald Roberts gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:43 | Harvard | Ron Fenton drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Aleman | 0-4 |
| 17:39 | Columbia | Melvin Green drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jason Ford | 3-4 |
| 17:26 | Harvard | Eric Trudeau misses the dunk attempt | 3-4 |
| 17:24 | Columbia | Melvin Green gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:04 | Columbia | Louis Oliveri blows the layup but he's fouled by Eric Trudeau - foul #1 on Eric Trudeau, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:04 | Columbia | Louis Oliveri makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:04 | Columbia | Louis Oliveri misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:04 | Harvard | Gerald Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:42 | Harvard | William Aleman is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Axford - foul #1 on Benjamin Axford, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 16:23 | Harvard | Terry Frazier drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Eric Trudeau | 4-6 |
| 16:03 | Columbia | Ron Fenton steps in front of the Melvin Green pass | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Melvin Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Ford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Oliveri (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Holland (fresh) C - Benjamin Axford (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - William Aleman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Roberts (fresh) SF - Eric Trudeau (fresh) PF - Ron Fenton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Harvard | Terry Frazier is called for 3 seconds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Columbia | Johnny Moore (PG), Christopher Sawyer (SG), Roland Dechant (SF), Donald Longwell (PF), Sammy Fomby (C) Melvin Green, Jason Ford, Louis Oliveri, William Holland, Benjamin Axford | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 15:25 | Columbia | Donald Longwell misses long on a jumper in the lane | 4-6 |
| 15:23 | Columbia | Roland Dechant grabs the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:08 | Columbia | Donald Longwell misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 15:06 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Ron Fenton | 4-6 |
| 14:49 | Harvard | William Aleman drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gerald Roberts and he's hacked by Johnny Moore - foul #1 on Johnny Moore, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Holland (PF) Sammy Fomby | |
| Subs | Harvard | Stacey Dowell (SG), Kenneth Demaio (SF), Francis Johnson (PF), William Teller (C) Gerald Roberts, Eric Trudeau, Ron Fenton, Terry Frazier | |
| 14:49 | Harvard | William Aleman misses the free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:49 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Donald Longwell | 4-8 |
| 14:38 | Columbia | Roland Dechant comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 4-8 |
| 14:37 | Harvard | Francis Johnson snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 14:13 | Harvard | Kenneth Demaio knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Stacey Dowell and he's hacked by Donald Longwell - foul #1 on Donald Longwell, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | Melvin Green (PG), Jason Ford (SG), Louis Oliveri (SF), Benjamin Axford (C) Johnny Moore, Christopher Sawyer, Roland Dechant, Donald Longwell | |
| Subs | Harvard | Daniel Leonard (PG) William Aleman | |
| 14:13 | Harvard | Kenneth Demaio makes the free throw | 4-11 |
| 13:54 | Columbia | Melvin Green misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Daniel Leonard - foul #1 on Daniel Leonard, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Eric Trudeau (SF) Daniel Leonard | |
| 13:54 | Columbia | Melvin Green misses the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 13:54 | Columbia | Melvin Green makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 13:34 | Harvard | Jason Ford is called for the reach on Kenneth Demaio - foul #1 on Jason Ford, team foul #5 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ron Fenton (PF) William Teller | |
| 13:12 | Harvard | Francis Johnson hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Louis Oliveri - foul #2 on Louis Oliveri, team foul #6 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roland Dechant (SF) Louis Oliveri | |
| Subs | Harvard | Gerald Roberts (SG), Terry Frazier (C) Kenneth Demaio, Eric Trudeau | |
| 13:12 | Harvard | Francis Johnson makes the free throw | 5-14 |
| 12:58 | Columbia | Jason Ford is fouled on the floor by Francis Johnson - foul #1 on Francis Johnson, team foul #3 | 5-14 |
| 12:38 | Columbia | Roland Dechant misses badly on a floater from the left side | 5-14 |
| 12:37 | Harvard | Francis Johnson pulls down the rebound | 5-14 |
| 12:30 | Harvard | Stacey Dowell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Roberts | 5-17 |
| 12:21 | Columbia | Roland Dechant hits a runner in the paint | 7-17 |
| 11:59 | Harvard | Ron Fenton is hacked by William Holland - foul #1 on William Holland, team foul #7 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | Johnny Moore (PG), Christopher Sawyer (SG), Donald Longwell (PF), Sammy Fomby (C) Melvin Green, Jason Ford, William Holland, Benjamin Axford | |
| Subs | Harvard | William Aleman (PG), Eric Trudeau (SF) Stacey Dowell, Francis Johnson | |
| 11:59 | Harvard | Ron Fenton misses the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 11:59 | Columbia | Donald Longwell grabs the defensive rebound | 7-17 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Johnny Moore (fresh) SG - Christopher Sawyer (fresh) SF - Roland Dechant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Longwell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sammy Fomby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - William Aleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Trudeau (fresh) PF - Ron Fenton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Columbia | Johnny Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Harvard | William Teller (PF) Ron Fenton | |
| 11:20 | Harvard | Eric Trudeau can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-17 |
| 11:18 | Harvard | Terry Frazier tips it home | 7-19 |
| 10:52 | Columbia | Eric Trudeau steps in front of the Donald Longwell pass | 7-19 |
| 10:36 | Harvard | Christopher Sawyer picks off the pass by Eric Trudeau | 7-19 |
| 10:19 | Columbia | Johnny Moore misses the jumper from the left side | 7-19 |
| 10:18 | Harvard | William Teller snags the defensive board | 7-19 |
| 09:55 | Harvard | Gerald Roberts misses long on a 3 from straight away | 7-19 |
| 09:53 | Columbia | Sammy Fomby grabs the defensive rebound | 7-19 |
| 09:39 | Columbia | Donald Longwell hits a floater from the left side set up by Johnny Moore and the foul's on Eric Trudeau - foul #2 on Eric Trudeau, team foul #4 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Columbia | Melvin Green (PG), Jason Ford (SG), William Holland (PF), Benjamin Axford (C) Johnny Moore, Christopher Sawyer, Roland Dechant, Sammy Fomby | |
| Subs | Harvard | Stacey Dowell (SG), Francis Johnson (SF), Ron Fenton (PF) Gerald Roberts, Eric Trudeau, Terry Frazier | |
| 09:39 | Columbia | Donald Longwell makes the free throw | 10-19 |
| 09:31 | Harvard | Francis Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 10-19 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Kenneth Demaio (SG) William Aleman | |
| 09:28 | Columbia | Melvin Green is fouled in the backcourt by Stacey Dowell - foul #1 on Stacey Dowell, team foul #5 | 10-19 |
| 09:13 | Columbia | Donald Longwell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Francis Johnson - foul #2 on Francis Johnson, team foul #6 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Daniel Leonard (PG), Albert Wilber (C) Francis Johnson, William Teller | |
| 09:13 | Columbia | Donald Longwell misses the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 09:13 | Columbia | Donald Longwell makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 08:55 | Harvard | Stacey Dowell misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-19 |
| 08:53 | Columbia | Benjamin Axford grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 08:32 | Columbia | Stacey Dowell is called for the reach on Jason Ford - foul #2 on Stacey Dowell, team foul #7 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerald Stubbs (SF) Donald Longwell | |
| Subs | Harvard | William Aleman (PG), Scott Hargrove (SG) Daniel Leonard, Stacey Dowell | |
| 08:32 | Columbia | Jason Ford makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:32 | Columbia | Jason Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:32 | Columbia | Benjamin Axford gets the offensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 08:21 | Columbia | William Holland can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 12-19 |
| 08:19 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to William Holland | 12-19 |
| 07:57 | Columbia | Jason Ford connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Melvin Green (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Stubbs (fresh) PF - William Holland (fresh) C - Benjamin Axford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - William Aleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Hargrove (fresh) SF - Kenneth Demaio (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ron Fenton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Albert Wilber (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Harvard | Kenneth Demaio scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Scott Hargrove | 15-21 |
| 07:19 | Columbia | Jason Ford scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Melvin Green | 17-21 |
| 07:06 | Harvard | Kenneth Demaio hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Aleman and the foul's on William Holland - foul #2 on William Holland, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roland Dechant (SF), Sammy Fomby (PF) Gerald Stubbs, William Holland | |
| Subs | Harvard | Gerald Roberts (SG), Terry Frazier (C) Scott Hargrove, Albert Wilber | |
| 07:06 | Harvard | Kenneth Demaio misses the free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:06 | Columbia | Benjamin Axford grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 06:51 | Columbia | Melvin Green knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 19-23 |
| 06:35 | Harvard | Terry Frazier clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 19-23 |
| 06:34 | Harvard | Terry Frazier pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:21 | Harvard | Ron Fenton misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Sammy Fomby - foul #1 on Sammy Fomby, team foul #9 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Johnny Moore (PG), Christopher Sawyer (SG), Donald Longwell (PF) Melvin Green, Jason Ford, Benjamin Axford | |
| Subs | Harvard | Daniel Leonard (PG), Albert Wilber (SF) William Aleman, Kenneth Demaio | |
| 06:21 | Harvard | Ron Fenton makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:21 | Harvard | Ron Fenton misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:21 | Harvard | Terry Frazier grabs the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 06:08 | Harvard | Donald Longwell picks off the pass by Ron Fenton | 19-24 |
| 05:51 | Columbia | Christopher Sawyer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 05:49 | Columbia | Sammy Fomby snags the offensive board | 19-24 |
| 05:29 | Columbia | Terry Frazier takes the ball from Roland Dechant | 19-24 |
| 05:17 | Harvard | Ron Fenton misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-24 |
| 05:15 | Columbia | Christopher Sawyer grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 04:57 | Columbia | Christopher Sawyer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-24 |
| 04:56 | Harvard | Terry Frazier pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 04:37 | Harvard | Terry Frazier hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-27 |
| 04:17 | Columbia | Christopher Sawyer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-27 |
| 04:16 | Harvard | Ron Fenton snags the defensive board | 19-27 |
| 04:05 | Harvard | Terry Frazier can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 19-27 |
| 04:03 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Roland Dechant | 19-27 |
| 03:42 | Columbia | Christopher Sawyer is fouled on the floor by Albert Wilber - foul #1 on Albert Wilber, team foul #8 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jason Ford (SG), Louis Oliveri (SF), William Holland (PF), Benjamin Axford (C) Johnny Moore, Roland Dechant, Donald Longwell, Sammy Fomby | |
| Subs | Harvard | William Aleman (PG), Stacey Dowell (SG), Eric Trudeau (SF), Francis Johnson (PF), William Teller (C) Daniel Leonard, Gerald Roberts, Albert Wilber, Ron Fenton, Terry Frazier | |
| 03:42 | Columbia | Christopher Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 03:42 | Columbia | Louis Oliveri grabs the offensive board | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Sawyer (fresh) SG - Jason Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Oliveri (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Holland (fresh) C - Benjamin Axford (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - William Aleman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stacey Dowell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Trudeau (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Francis Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Teller (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | Columbia | William Holland makes the fadeaway from the left block | 21-27 |
| 03:12 | Harvard | Francis Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 21-27 |
| 03:11 | Harvard | Eric Trudeau tips it in | 21-29 |
| 03:00 | Columbia | Louis Oliveri clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Eric Trudeau - foul #3 on Eric Trudeau, team foul #9 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Melvin Green (PG) Christopher Sawyer | |
| Subs | Harvard | Kenneth Demaio (SF) Eric Trudeau | |
| 03:00 | Columbia | Louis Oliveri makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:00 | Columbia | Louis Oliveri makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:42 | Harvard | Stacey Dowell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Demaio | 23-31 |
| 02:28 | Columbia | Jason Ford can't connect on a floater near the basket | 23-31 |
| 02:27 | Harvard | Francis Johnson snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 02:03 | Harvard | Kenneth Demaio misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-31 |
| 02:01 | Harvard | William Aleman tips it but misses | 23-31 |
| 01:59 | Harvard | Francis Johnson hits the follow up shot | 23-33 |
| 01:39 | Columbia | Benjamin Axford is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Benjamin Axford, team foul #10 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Gerald Roberts (SG), Terry Frazier (C) Stacey Dowell, Kenneth Demaio | |
| 01:17 | Harvard | Benjamin Axford swats the layup by Gerald Roberts | 23-33 |
| 01:15 | Columbia | Jason Ford snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 01:01 | Columbia | Benjamin Axford scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Louis Oliveri | 25-33 |
| 00:50 | Harvard | Gerald Roberts misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Benjamin Axford - foul #3 on Benjamin Axford, team foul #11 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | Donald Longwell (C) Benjamin Axford | |
| Subs | Harvard | Stacey Dowell (PG), Kenneth Demaio (SF), Ron Fenton (PF) William Aleman, Francis Johnson, William Teller | |
| 00:50 | Harvard | Gerald Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 00:50 | Harvard | Gerald Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 00:34 | Columbia | Louis Oliveri is hacked by Terry Frazier - foul #1 on Terry Frazier, team foul #10 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Johnny Moore (SG) Jason Ford | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 00:34 | Columbia | Louis Oliveri misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 00:34 | Columbia | Louis Oliveri misses the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 00:34 | Columbia | William Holland gets the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 00:22 | Columbia | Terry Frazier blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Melvin Green | 25-34 |
| 00:20 | Harvard | Terry Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 00:13 | Harvard | Terry Frazier misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 00:12 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Johnny Moore | 25-34 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Johnny Moore knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Gerald Roberts comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 28-34 |