| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Kirkpatrick (fresh) SG - Luis Pike (fresh) SF - Daniel Safford (fresh) PF - John Boyland (fresh) C - Terry Godwin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Thomas Abrachinsky (fresh) SG - Ivan Murawski (fresh) SF - Morris Damico (fresh) PF - Maurice Waggoner (fresh) C - Alan Atkinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Alan Atkinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Harvard | Michael Kirkpatrick is called for the reach on Maurice Waggoner - foul #1 on Michael Kirkpatrick, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Harvard | Alan Atkinson is hacked by Michael Kirkpatrick - foul #2 on Michael Kirkpatrick, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Dixon (PG) Michael Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 19:16 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Abrachinsky and he's fouled by Luis Pike - foul #1 on Luis Pike, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Central Michigan | John Boyland grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Harvard | Alan Atkinson gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Harvard | Thomas Abrachinsky buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Alan Atkinson | 0-5 |
| 18:28 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike blows the dunk | 0-5 |
| 18:26 | Central Michigan | John Boyland tips it back up and in | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Harvard | Morris Damico scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Thomas Abrachinsky | 2-8 |
| 17:52 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Ivan Murawski - foul #1 on Ivan Murawski, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| 17:52 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike misses the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:52 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 17:36 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-8 |
| 17:34 | Harvard | Alan Atkinson tips it in | 3-10 |
| 17:24 | Central Michigan | Daniel Safford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-10 |
| 17:23 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike tips it back up and in | 5-10 |
| 17:01 | Harvard | Morris Damico lays it in set up by Thomas Abrachinsky | 5-12 |
| 16:59 | Central Michigan | John Dixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-12 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Yao (PF) Maurice Waggoner | |
| 16:43 | Harvard | Alan Atkinson misses short on a runner from the left block | 5-12 |
| 16:41 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike pulls down the rebound | 5-12 |
| 16:26 | Central Michigan | John Dixon misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 5-12 |
| 16:25 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike gets the offensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 16:09 | Central Michigan | Ivan Murawski picks off the pass by Terry Godwin | 5-12 |
| 15:54 | Harvard | Morris Damico drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Thomas Abrachinsky | 5-14 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Dixon (fresh) SG - Luis Pike (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Safford (fairly fresh) PF - John Boyland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Godwin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Thomas Abrachinsky (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ivan Murawski (fairly fresh) SF - Morris Damico (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerry Yao (fresh) C - Alan Atkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Alan Atkinson swats the layup by Luis Pike | 5-14 |
| 15:49 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Jerry Yao | 5-14 |
| 15:34 | Harvard | Alan Atkinson's pass is intercepted by Luis Pike | 5-14 |
| 15:29 | Central Michigan | John Dixon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Luis Pike | 7-14 |
| 15:14 | Harvard | Thomas Abrachinsky misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-14 |
| 15:12 | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 14:49 | Central Michigan | Jerry Yao takes the ball from John Dixon | 7-14 |
| 14:31 | Harvard | Thomas Abrachinsky blows the layup but the foul's on John Boyland - foul #1 on John Boyland, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Greene (PG), Steven Martens (SG), Stewart Brooks (SF), Luigi Russo (PF), Vlade Rogowski (C) John Dixon, Luis Pike, Daniel Safford, John Boyland, Terry Godwin | |
| Subs | Harvard | James Ellington (SG), Robert Friend (SF), Maurice Waggoner (PF), James Marie (C) Ivan Murawski, Morris Damico, Jerry Yao, Alan Atkinson | |
| 14:31 | Harvard | Thomas Abrachinsky misses the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 14:31 | Harvard | Thomas Abrachinsky misses the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 14:31 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner snags the offensive board | 7-14 |
| 14:19 | Harvard | Thomas Abrachinsky connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-16 |
| 14:02 | Central Michigan | Robert Greene is hacked by Thomas Abrachinsky - foul #1 on Thomas Abrachinsky, team foul #2 | 7-16 |
| 13:41 | Central Michigan | Robert Greene misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-16 |
| 13:40 | Central Michigan | Vlade Rogowski misses the tip | 7-16 |
| 13:38 | Harvard | Robert Friend pulls down the rebound | 7-16 |
| 13:27 | Harvard | James Ellington drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Robert Friend and the foul's on Steven Martens - foul #1 on Steven Martens, team foul #5 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ivan Murawski (SG) Thomas Abrachinsky | |
| 13:27 | Harvard | James Ellington misses the free throw | 7-18 |
| 13:27 | Central Michigan | Vlade Rogowski pulls down the rebound | 7-18 |
| 13:09 | Central Michigan | Vlade Rogowski misses the easy layup | 7-18 |
| 13:07 | Harvard | Robert Friend pulls down the rebound | 7-18 |
| 12:45 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-18 |
| 12:44 | Central Michigan | Luigi Russo gets the rebound | 7-18 |
| 12:31 | Central Michigan | Luigi Russo drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Greene | 9-18 |
| 12:10 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Maurice Waggoner | 9-21 |
| 11:55 | Central Michigan | Robert Greene is fouled on the floor by James Ellington - foul #1 on James Ellington, team foul #3 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Dixon (PG), Luis Pike (SG), Daniel Safford (SF), John Boyland (PF), Terry Godwin (C) Robert Greene, Steven Martens, Stewart Brooks, Luigi Russo, Vlade Rogowski | |
| Subs | Harvard | Thomas Abrachinsky (PG), David Honey (SF), Jerry Yao (PF), Alan Atkinson (C) Ivan Murawski, Robert Friend, Maurice Waggoner, James Marie | |
| 11:39 | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin connects on the floater from the right block | 11-21 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Luis Pike (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Safford (fresh) PF - John Boyland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Godwin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Thomas Abrachinsky (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Ellington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Honey (fresh) PF - Jerry Yao (fresh) C - Alan Atkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Harvard | James Ellington misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 11-21 |
| 11:16 | Harvard | Jerry Yao pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 10:57 | Harvard | Alan Atkinson misses long on a runner from the baseline | 11-21 |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Boyland | 11-21 |
| 10:46 | Central Michigan | The jumper by Luis Pike is denied by Alan Atkinson | 11-21 |
| 10:45 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Thomas Abrachinsky | 11-21 |
| 10:40 | Harvard | James Ellington misses the easy layup | 11-21 |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | John Boyland gets the rebound | 11-21 |
| 10:21 | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-21 |
| 10:20 | Harvard | Thomas Abrachinsky grabs the defensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 09:59 | Harvard | Thomas Abrachinsky hits a turnaround in the paint set up by James Ellington and he's hacked by John Boyland - foul #2 on John Boyland, team foul #6 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks (SF), Luigi Russo (PF), Vlade Rogowski (C) Daniel Safford, John Boyland, Terry Godwin | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ivan Murawski (SG), Morris Damico (SF), Maurice Waggoner (PF), James Marie (C) James Ellington, David Honey, Jerry Yao, Alan Atkinson | |
| 09:59 | Harvard | Thomas Abrachinsky makes the free throw | 11-24 |
| 09:47 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-24 |
| 09:45 | Harvard | Morris Damico snags the defensive board | 11-24 |
| 09:39 | Harvard | Morris Damico buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Murawski | 11-27 |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | John Dixon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-27 |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Vlade Rogowski grabs the offensive board | 11-27 |
| 09:18 | Central Michigan | John Dixon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-27 |
| 09:17 | Harvard | James Marie grabs the board | 11-27 |
| 09:10 | Harvard | Thomas Abrachinsky knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Murawski | 11-29 |
| 08:54 | Central Michigan | Morris Damico steps in front of the Luis Pike pass | 11-29 |
| 08:50 | Harvard | Morris Damico banks in the layup | 11-31 |
| 08:36 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Luis Pike, team foul #7 | 11-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Greene (PG), Steven Martens (SG), Terry Godwin (C) John Dixon, Luis Pike, Stewart Brooks | |
| Subs | Harvard | James Ellington (SG), Robert Friend (SF), Jerry Yao (PF), Alan Atkinson (C) Thomas Abrachinsky, Ivan Murawski, Maurice Waggoner, James Marie | |
| 08:08 | Harvard | Morris Damico can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-31 |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Vlade Rogowski pulls down the rebound | 11-31 |
| 07:55 | Central Michigan | Luigi Russo makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-31 |
| 07:53 | Harvard | Morris Damico is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Greene - foul #1 on Robert Greene, team foul #8 | 13-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Safford (SF) Vlade Rogowski | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 07:53 | Harvard | Morris Damico misses the 1st free throw | 13-31 |
| 07:53 | Central Michigan | Luigi Russo snags the defensive board | 13-31 |
| 07:32 | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin loses the dribble to Jerry Yao | 13-31 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Martens (fresh) SF - Daniel Safford (fresh) PF - Luigi Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Godwin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Morris Damico (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - James Ellington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Friend (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerry Yao (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Alan Atkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Harvard | Alan Atkinson is hacked by Terry Godwin - foul #1 on Terry Godwin, team foul #9 | 13-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Dixon (PG) Steven Martens | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ivan Murawski (SG) Morris Damico | |
| 07:12 | Harvard | Alan Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 13-32 |
| 07:12 | Harvard | Alan Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-33 |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | Robert Greene scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Luigi Russo | 16-33 |
| 06:26 | Harvard | James Ellington is hacked by Terry Godwin - foul #2 on Terry Godwin, team foul #10 | 16-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vlade Rogowski (PF), Stewart Brooks (C) Luigi Russo, Terry Godwin | |
| Subs | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner (PF), James Marie (C) Jerry Yao, Alan Atkinson | |
| 06:26 | Harvard | James Ellington misses the 1st free throw | 16-33 |
| 06:26 | Harvard | James Ellington makes the 2nd free throw | 16-34 |
| 06:09 | Central Michigan | John Dixon hits a shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Robert Friend - foul #1 on Robert Friend, team foul #4 | 18-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Martens (SG) Robert Greene | |
| Subs | Harvard | Thomas Abrachinsky (PG), David Honey (SF) James Ellington, Robert Friend | |
| 06:09 | Central Michigan | John Dixon makes the free throw | 19-34 |
| 05:51 | Harvard | James Marie connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Abrachinsky | 19-36 |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | Steven Martens loses the dribble to James Marie | 19-36 |
| 05:07 | Harvard | Thomas Abrachinsky hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 19-36 |
| 05:06 | Harvard | James Marie tips it home | 19-38 |
| 04:54 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by John Dixon | 21-38 |
| 04:28 | Harvard | Thomas Abrachinsky hits a floater in the lane set up by Ivan Murawski | 21-40 |
| 04:13 | Central Michigan | John Dixon comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 21-40 |
| 04:12 | Harvard | Thomas Abrachinsky grabs the board | 21-40 |
| 03:57 | Harvard | Thomas Abrachinsky misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Safford - foul #1 on Daniel Safford, team foul #11 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Kirkpatrick (PG), Luis Pike (SG), Luigi Russo (SF), John Boyland (PF), Terry Godwin (C) John Dixon, Steven Martens, Daniel Safford, Vlade Rogowski, Stewart Brooks | |
| Subs | Harvard | James Ellington (SG), Morris Damico (SF), Jerry Yao (PF), Alan Atkinson (C) Ivan Murawski, David Honey, Maurice Waggoner, James Marie | |
| 03:57 | Harvard | Thomas Abrachinsky makes the 1st free throw | 21-41 |
| 03:57 | Harvard | Thomas Abrachinsky misses the 2nd free throw | 21-41 |
| 03:57 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Boyland | 21-41 |
| 03:50 | Central Michigan | John Boyland scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-41 |
| 03:29 | Harvard | James Ellington is hacked by John Boyland - foul #3 on John Boyland, team foul #12 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Safford (SF) John Boyland | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 03:29 | Harvard | James Ellington makes the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 03:29 | Harvard | James Ellington makes the 2nd free throw | 23-43 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Kirkpatrick (fresh) SG - Luis Pike (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Safford (fairly fresh) PF - Luigi Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Godwin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Thomas Abrachinsky (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Ellington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morris Damico (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jerry Yao (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Alan Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-43 |
| 03:05 | Harvard | Jerry Yao gets the rebound | 23-43 |
| 02:46 | Harvard | Luis Pike steals it from Morris Damico | 23-43 |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 26-43 |
| 02:26 | Harvard | Alan Atkinson scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by James Ellington | 26-45 |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike scores on a floater from the right side | 28-45 |
| 01:52 | Harvard | Alan Atkinson knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Thomas Abrachinsky | 28-47 |
| 01:33 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike banks in the layup and he's hacked by James Ellington - foul #2 on James Ellington, team foul #5 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks (SF), Vlade Rogowski (C) Daniel Safford, Terry Godwin | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ivan Murawski (SG), Robert Friend (SF), Maurice Waggoner (PF) Thomas Abrachinsky, Morris Damico, Jerry Yao | |
| 01:33 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike makes the free throw | 31-47 |
| 01:21 | Harvard | Alan Atkinson double dribbles | 31-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Dixon (PG) Michael Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Harvard | James Marie (C) Alan Atkinson | |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | Vlade Rogowski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Vlade Rogowski, team foul #13 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Greene (SG), Terry Godwin (C) Luis Pike, Luigi Russo | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 00:46 | Harvard | James Marie misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-47 |
| 00:44 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner tips it home | 31-49 |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | Vlade Rogowski's floater is knocked away by James Marie | 31-49 |
| 00:25 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner gets the rebound | 31-49 |
| 00:00 | Harvard | James Marie hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 31-49 |