| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joseph Morgan (fresh) SG - Jerry Principato (fresh) SF - Robert Williams (fresh) PF - Steven Alcazar (fresh) C - Kevin Alldredge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Zane Hunt (fresh) SG - Terry Dashner (fresh) SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) PF - Marcus Smith (fresh) C - Joshua Roden (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Joshua Roden wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt drills a runner from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Harvard | Joseph Morgan comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Harvard | Jerry Principato tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith misses long on a shot in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Missouri State | Joshua Roden grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Zane Hunt | 2-5 |
| 18:33 | Harvard | Kevin Alldredge comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 2-5 |
| 18:32 | Harvard | Kevin Alldredge hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| 18:17 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley loses the ball out of bounds | 4-5 |
| 17:50 | Harvard | Joseph Morgan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 17:48 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Shawn Varley | 4-5 |
| 17:29 | Missouri State | Terry Dashner is hacked by Joseph Morgan - foul #1 on Joseph Morgan, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:10 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith lays it in | 4-7 |
| 16:42 | Harvard | Kevin Alldredge misses long on a jumper in the lane | 4-7 |
| 16:41 | Harvard | Steven Alcazar can't tip it in | 4-7 |
| 16:40 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Marcus Smith | 4-7 |
| 16:34 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Jerry Principato - foul #1 on Jerry Principato, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Spencer Kaufmann (PG), Ronald Beard (SF), Robert Hutchison (C) Zane Hunt, Shawn Varley, Joshua Roden | |
| 16:34 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:34 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:34 | Harvard | Steven Alcazar pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:19 | Harvard | Jerry Principato travels with the ball | 4-8 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Courtney (SG), William Anwar (C) Terry Dashner, Marcus Smith | |
| 15:50 | Missouri State | Robert Hutchison loses the dribble to Jerry Principato | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joseph Morgan (fresh) SG - Jerry Principato (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) PF - Steven Alcazar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Alldredge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Spencer Kaufmann (fresh) SG - Nick Courtney (fresh) SF - Ronald Beard (fresh) PF - Robert Hutchison (fresh) C - William Anwar (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Harvard | Robert Williams makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Steven Alcazar | 6-8 |
| 15:15 | Missouri State | William Anwar misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Steven Alcazar - foul #1 on Steven Alcazar, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Harvard | Darnell Sperry (SG), Dennis Aaron (SF), Ricky Mullins (PF), David Houghton (C) Joseph Morgan, Robert Williams, Steven Alcazar, Kevin Alldredge | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zane Hunt (PG), Terry Dashner (SG), Shawn Varley (SF), Joshua Roden (C) Spencer Kaufmann, Nick Courtney, Ronald Beard, Robert Hutchison | |
| 15:15 | Missouri State | William Anwar misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:15 | Missouri State | William Anwar makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:51 | Harvard | David Houghton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Zane Hunt - foul #1 on Zane Hunt, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marcus Smith (PF) William Anwar | |
| 14:51 | Harvard | David Houghton makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:51 | Harvard | David Houghton makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:27 | Missouri State | Terry Dashner scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Zane Hunt | 8-11 |
| 14:10 | Harvard | Terry Dashner is called for the reach on Darnell Sperry - foul #1 on Terry Dashner, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joseph Morgan (PG) Dennis Aaron | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:50 | Harvard | Jerry Principato comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 13:48 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:29 | Missouri State | Joseph Morgan steals the ball from Shawn Varley | 8-11 |
| 13:17 | Harvard | Joseph Morgan is whistled for a carry | 8-11 |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Williams (SF), Steven Alcazar (PF), Kevin Alldredge (C) Darnell Sperry, Ricky Mullins, David Houghton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Spencer Kaufmann (PG), Nick Courtney (SG), Ronald Beard (SF), Robert Hutchison (C) Zane Hunt, Terry Dashner, Shawn Varley, Joshua Roden | |
| 13:00 | Missouri State | Ronald Beard is hacked by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| 12:42 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 12:40 | Missouri State | Ronald Beard snags the offensive board | 8-11 |
| 12:23 | Missouri State | Ronald Beard double dribbles | 8-11 |
| Subs | Harvard | Darnell Sperry (SG) Jerry Principato | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Anwar (C) Marcus Smith | |
| 11:54 | Harvard | Steven Alcazar misses the lay-in | 8-11 |
| 11:52 | Missouri State | Spencer Kaufmann grabs the board | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joseph Morgan (fresh) SG - Darnell Sperry (fresh) SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Alcazar (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Alldredge (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Spencer Kaufmann (fresh) SG - Nick Courtney (fresh) SF - Ronald Beard (fresh) PF - Robert Hutchison (fresh) C - William Anwar (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Missouri State | Nick Courtney buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Spencer Kaufmann and he's fouled by Darnell Sperry - foul #1 on Darnell Sperry, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ricky Mullins (PF) Steven Alcazar | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Dashner (SG), Shawn Varley (SF), Joshua Roden (C) Spencer Kaufmann, Ronald Beard, William Anwar | |
| 11:37 | Missouri State | Nick Courtney makes the free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:26 | Harvard | Shawn Varley picks off the pass by Ricky Mullins | 8-14 |
| 11:18 | Missouri State | Terry Dashner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Darnell Sperry - foul #2 on Darnell Sperry, team foul #6 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Principato (SG) Darnell Sperry | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zane Hunt (PG) Nick Courtney | |
| 11:18 | Missouri State | Terry Dashner makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 11:18 | Missouri State | Terry Dashner makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 10:51 | Harvard | Jerry Principato buries a 3 from straight away set up by Joseph Morgan | 11-16 |
| 10:39 | Missouri State | Joshua Roden is fouled on the floor by Jerry Principato - foul #2 on Jerry Principato, team foul #7 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Harvard | David Houghton (C) Kevin Alldredge | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marcus Smith (PF) Robert Hutchison | |
| 10:39 | Missouri State | Joshua Roden makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:39 | Missouri State | Joshua Roden makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:17 | Harvard | David Houghton misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Joshua Roden - foul #1 on Joshua Roden, team foul #3 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Harvard | Steven Alcazar (PF), Kevin Alldredge (C) Jerry Principato, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 10:17 | Harvard | David Houghton misses the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:17 | Harvard | David Houghton makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:55 | Missouri State | Terry Dashner scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Shawn Varley and the foul's on David Houghton - foul #1 on David Houghton, team foul #8 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Harvard | Darnell Sperry (SG) Kevin Alldredge | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Beard (SF) Shawn Varley | |
| 09:55 | Missouri State | Terry Dashner misses the free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:55 | Harvard | Steven Alcazar grabs the defensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 09:29 | Harvard | Ronald Beard is called for the reach on Ricky Mullins - foul #1 on Ronald Beard, team foul #4 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Hutchison (C) Joshua Roden | |
| 09:09 | Harvard | David Houghton is hacked by Ronald Beard - foul #2 on Ronald Beard, team foul #5 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Principato (SG), Robert Williams (SF) Darnell Sperry, Ricky Mullins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald (SF) Ronald Beard | |
| 09:00 | Harvard | Jerry Principato comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-20 |
| 08:58 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Noah Fitzgerald | 12-20 |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | Terry Dashner misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-20 |
| 08:51 | Harvard | Jerry Principato pulls down the rebound | 12-20 |
| 08:47 | Harvard | Robert Williams can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Noah Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Noah Fitzgerald, team foul #6 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ricky Mullins (SF) Jerry Principato | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Spencer Kaufmann (SG), Shawn Varley (SF) Terry Dashner, Noah Fitzgerald | |
| 08:47 | Harvard | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:47 | Harvard | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:18 | Missouri State | Robert Hutchison misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Steven Alcazar - foul #2 on Steven Alcazar, team foul #9 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Principato (SG), Kevin Alldredge (C) Steven Alcazar, David Houghton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Courtney (SG), Joshua Roden (C) Zane Hunt, Marcus Smith | |
| 08:18 | Missouri State | Robert Hutchison makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:18 | Missouri State | Robert Hutchison misses the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:18 | Harvard | Ricky Mullins pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 08:13 | Harvard | Joshua Roden picks off the pass by Jerry Principato | 14-21 |
| 08:03 | Missouri State | A charge is called on Joshua Roden - foul #2 on Joshua Roden, team foul #7 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Anwar (C) Joshua Roden | |
| 07:43 | Harvard | Robert Williams is hacked by Shawn Varley - foul #1 on Shawn Varley, team foul #8 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Harvard | David Houghton (PF) Jerry Principato | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Dashner (SG) Nick Courtney | |
| 07:43 | Harvard | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:43 | Harvard | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:43 | Missouri State | William Anwar gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joseph Morgan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ricky Mullins (fresh) PF - David Houghton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Alldredge (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Spencer Kaufmann (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Dashner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hutchison (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Anwar (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Missouri State | Robert Hutchison buries a floater from the baseline set up by Shawn Varley | 15-23 |
| 07:15 | Harvard | Kevin Alldredge lays it in and he's hacked by William Anwar - foul #1 on William Anwar, team foul #9 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dennis Aaron (SF) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald (SF) Shawn Varley | |
| 07:15 | Harvard | Kevin Alldredge makes the free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:06 | Missouri State | Spencer Kaufmann buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Anwar | 18-26 |
| 06:49 | Harvard | Joseph Morgan scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 06:32 | Missouri State | The pull-up jumper by Noah Fitzgerald is blocked by David Houghton | 21-26 |
| 06:30 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to William Anwar | 21-26 |
| 06:17 | Missouri State | Robert Hutchison misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 21-26 |
| 06:15 | Harvard | David Houghton grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 05:53 | Harvard | Kevin Alldredge misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Terry Dashner gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 05:30 | Missouri State | Terry Dashner misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 05:28 | Harvard | Ricky Mullins grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 05:03 | Harvard | Ricky Mullins hits a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Robert Hutchison - foul #1 on Robert Hutchison, team foul #10 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Principato (PG), Darnell Sperry (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Steven Alcazar (C) Joseph Morgan, Kevin Alldredge, Dennis Aaron, David Houghton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zane Hunt (PG), Nick Courtney (SG), Shawn Varley (SF), Marcus Smith (PF) Spencer Kaufmann, Terry Dashner, Noah Fitzgerald, William Anwar | |
| 05:03 | Harvard | Ricky Mullins makes the free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:45 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 24-28 |
| 04:43 | Harvard | Jerry Principato is fouled in the backcourt by Zane Hunt - foul #2 on Zane Hunt, team foul #11 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Harvard | Kevin Alldredge (C) Ricky Mullins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant (SG) Zane Hunt | |
| 04:43 | Harvard | Jerry Principato makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:43 | Harvard | Jerry Principato misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:43 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 04:28 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-28 |
| 04:27 | Harvard | Jerry Principato snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 04:09 | Harvard | Jerry Principato comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 04:08 | Harvard | Darnell Sperry tips it back up and in | 27-28 |
| 03:51 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant is fouled on the floor by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #10 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zane Hunt (PG), Joshua Roden (C) Nick Courtney, Robert Hutchison | |
| 03:51 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:51 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:22 | Harvard | Darnell Sperry loses the dribble to Shawn Varley | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Jerry Principato (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Darnell Sperry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Alcazar (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Alldredge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Zane Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Gallant (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marcus Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Roden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Missouri State | Joshua Roden's pass is intercepted by Darnell Sperry | 27-29 |
| 03:07 | Harvard | Jerry Principato banks in the layup on a nice dish by Darnell Sperry | 29-29 |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Steven Alcazar is called for the reach on Marcus Smith - foul #3 on Steven Alcazar, team foul #11 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ricky Mullins (PF), David Houghton (C) Steven Alcazar, Kevin Alldredge | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Dashner (SG) Gordon Gallant | |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:35 | Harvard | Zane Hunt is called for the reach on Robert Williams - foul #3 on Zane Hunt, team foul #12 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joseph Morgan (PG) Darnell Sperry | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Spencer Kaufmann (PG), Ronald Beard (SF) Zane Hunt, Shawn Varley | |
| 02:35 | Harvard | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:35 | Harvard | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | Terry Dashner hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Spencer Kaufmann | 31-33 |
| 01:55 | Harvard | Jerry Principato comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 01:53 | Missouri State | Ronald Beard pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith blows the layup but the foul's on Ricky Mullins - foul #1 on Ricky Mullins, team foul #12 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dennis Aaron (SF) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Marcus Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:34 | Harvard | Jerry Principato misses the 3 from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 01:32 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Joshua Roden | 31-35 |
| 01:12 | Missouri State | Joshua Roden's layup is rejected by Ricky Mullins | 31-35 |
| 01:10 | Harvard | Ricky Mullins grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 00:58 | Harvard | Marcus Smith blocks the short jumper by David Houghton | 31-35 |
| 00:56 | Missouri State | Terry Dashner gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:38 | Missouri State | Ronald Beard knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Marcus Smith and he's hacked by David Houghton - foul #2 on David Houghton, team foul #13 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Harvard | Darnell Sperry (SG), Kevin Alldredge (C) Jerry Principato, David Houghton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Varley (SF), Robert Hutchison (C) Marcus Smith, Joshua Roden | |
| 00:38 | Missouri State | Ronald Beard makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:13 | Harvard | Darnell Sperry clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-38 |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Robert Hutchison snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Robert Hutchison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-38 |