| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Akim Zweier (fresh) SG - Jerry Franklin (fresh) SF - Leroy Weight (fresh) PF - Cecil Guo (fresh) C - Yevgeny Zhuang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donald Joyce (fresh) SG - David Johnson (fresh) SF - Philip Grimshaw (fresh) PF - Thomas Macedo (fresh) C - Sean Walters (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Cecil Guo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Harvard | Yevgeny Zhuang hits a runner in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Cleveland State | Sean Walters misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Harvard | Cecil Guo grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Harvard | Akim Zweier is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Akim Zweier, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Cleveland State | Jerry Franklin takes the ball from Sean Walters | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Harvard | Leroy Weight lays it in on a great pass from Jerry Franklin | 4-0 |
| 18:43 | Cleveland State | Sean Walters banks in the layup and he's fouled by Yevgeny Zhuang - foul #1 on Yevgeny Zhuang, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | Cleveland State | Sean Walters misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Cecil Guo | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | Harvard | David Johnson steals the ball from Cecil Guo | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Cleveland State | David Johnson misses the easy layup | 4-2 |
| 18:20 | Harvard | Yevgeny Zhuang grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Harvard | Thomas Macedo steals it from Cecil Guo | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | Cleveland State | Sean Walters hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Harvard | Leroy Weight grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Harvard | Leroy Weight comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:30 | Harvard | Cecil Guo tips it in | 6-2 |
| 17:12 | Cleveland State | Donald Joyce comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 17:10 | Harvard | Cecil Guo grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 16:48 | Harvard | Jerry Franklin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-2 |
| 16:47 | Harvard | Cecil Guo gets the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:27 | Harvard | Jerry Franklin misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 16:25 | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:11 | Cleveland State | Sean Walters comes up short on the runner from the left block | 6-2 |
| 16:10 | Cleveland State | Thomas Macedo tips it back up and in | 6-4 |
| 15:49 | Harvard | Jerry Franklin drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Akim Zweier (fairly fresh) SG - Jerry Franklin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Weight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cecil Guo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Yevgeny Zhuang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donald Joyce (fairly fresh) SG - David Johnson (fairly fresh) SF - Philip Grimshaw (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Macedo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Walters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Cleveland State | Thomas Macedo can't finish the layup | 9-4 |
| 15:26 | Harvard | Leroy Weight pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:21 | Harvard | Leroy Weight scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Franklin | 12-4 |
| 15:19 | Cleveland State | Donald Joyce travels in the backcourt | 12-4 |
| Subs | Harvard | Charles Dufour (PG), Stjepan Zaldivar (SG), Gabriel Romano (SF), Jose Torres (PF), David Birge (C) Akim Zweier, Jerry Franklin, Leroy Weight, Cecil Guo, Yevgeny Zhuang | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Chalker (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Theodore Uhl (SF), James Yeager (PF), Blaine Gingrich (C) Donald Joyce, David Johnson, Philip Grimshaw, Thomas Macedo, Sean Walters | |
| 15:12 | Harvard | David Birge can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-4 |
| 15:10 | Cleveland State | James Yeager gets the rebound | 12-4 |
| 14:56 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl is fouled on the floor by Charles Dufour - foul #1 on Charles Dufour, team foul #3 | 12-4 |
| 14:42 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 12-4 |
| 14:41 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl grabs the offensive rebound | 12-4 |
| 14:27 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Augustine Romano | 12-6 |
| 14:07 | Harvard | James Yeager is called for the reach on Stjepan Zaldivar - foul #1 on James Yeager, team foul #1 | 12-6 |
| 13:50 | Harvard | George Chalker is called for the reach on Gabriel Romano - foul #1 on George Chalker, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| 13:35 | Harvard | Stjepan Zaldivar is hacked by James Yeager - foul #2 on James Yeager, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Ebert (C) James Yeager | |
| 13:23 | Harvard | Gabriel Romano misses long on a jumper from close range | 12-6 |
| 13:22 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to James Ebert | 12-6 |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | James Ebert is fouled on the floor by Charles Dufour - foul #2 on Charles Dufour, team foul #4 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Franklin (SG) Charles Dufour | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw (SF), Sean Walters (C) Augustine Romano, Blaine Gingrich | |
| 12:39 | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gabriel Romano - foul #1 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #5 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Harvard | Leroy Weight (SF), Cecil Guo (PF) Gabriel Romano, Jose Torres | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donald Joyce (PG), David Johnson (SG) George Chalker, Theodore Uhl | |
| 12:39 | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 12:39 | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:23 | Harvard | Jerry Franklin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-8 |
| 12:22 | Harvard | Cecil Guo snags the offensive board | 12-8 |
| 12:14 | Harvard | Jerry Franklin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-8 |
| 12:01 | Cleveland State | David Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Philip Grimshaw | 12-11 |
| 11:39 | Harvard | Cecil Guo is whistled for a carry | 12-11 |
| Subs | Harvard | Akim Zweier (PG), Gabriel Romano (SF), Jose Torres (PF) Jerry Franklin, Leroy Weight, Cecil Guo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl (SG), Thomas Macedo (PF), Blaine Gingrich (C) David Johnson, James Ebert, Sean Walters | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Akim Zweier (fresh) SG - Stjepan Zaldivar (fairly fresh) SF - Gabriel Romano (fresh) PF - Jose Torres (fresh) C - David Birge (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donald Joyce (fresh) SG - Theodore Uhl (fresh) SF - Philip Grimshaw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Macedo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Blaine Gingrich (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Cleveland State | Thomas Macedo blows the dunk | 12-11 |
| 11:23 | Harvard | Jose Torres grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 11:18 | Harvard | Gabriel Romano misses the easy layup | 12-11 |
| 11:16 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Philip Grimshaw | 12-11 |
| 10:49 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl makes the driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Jose Torres - foul #1 on Jose Torres, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Franklin (SG), Leroy Weight (SF), Cecil Guo (PF), Yevgeny Zhuang (C) Stjepan Zaldivar, Gabriel Romano, Jose Torres, David Birge | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Augustine Romano (PG) Donald Joyce | |
| 10:49 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl misses the free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:49 | Harvard | Cecil Guo grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 10:34 | Harvard | Leroy Weight loses the dribble to Thomas Macedo | 12-13 |
| 10:15 | Cleveland State | Augustine Romano misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-13 |
| 10:14 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Blaine Gingrich | 12-13 |
| 09:59 | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Jerry Franklin - foul #1 on Jerry Franklin, team foul #7 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Harvard | Stjepan Zaldivar (PG), David Birge (C) Akim Zweier, Yevgeny Zhuang | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Johnson (SG), James Ebert (PF), Sean Walters (C) Theodore Uhl, Thomas Macedo, Blaine Gingrich | |
| 09:59 | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 09:59 | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 09:59 | Harvard | Cecil Guo pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 09:32 | Harvard | Jerry Franklin is hacked by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Harvard | Akim Zweier (PG), Yevgeny Zhuang (C) Stjepan Zaldivar, David Birge | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donald Joyce (PG), Bobby Hart (SF) Augustine Romano, Philip Grimshaw | |
| 09:19 | Harvard | A charge is called on Jerry Franklin - foul #2 on Jerry Franklin, team foul #8 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Harvard | Stjepan Zaldivar (SG), Gabriel Romano (SF), Jose Torres (PF) Jerry Franklin, Leroy Weight, Cecil Guo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 09:00 | Cleveland State | Sean Walters scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by James Ebert | 12-16 |
| 08:42 | Harvard | Stjepan Zaldivar misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-16 |
| 08:40 | Cleveland State | Donald Joyce gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 08:34 | Cleveland State | Bobby Hart misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 08:33 | Harvard | Jose Torres gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 08:17 | Harvard | Stjepan Zaldivar misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-16 |
| 08:15 | Cleveland State | Donald Joyce grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 08:11 | Cleveland State | Stjepan Zaldivar takes the ball from David Johnson | 12-16 |
| 07:47 | Harvard | Gabriel Romano is hacked by Bobby Hart - foul #1 on Bobby Hart, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Harvard | Leroy Weight (SF), Cecil Guo (PF), David Birge (C) Gabriel Romano, Jose Torres, Yevgeny Zhuang | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw (SF), Thomas Macedo (PF), Blaine Gingrich (C) Bobby Hart, James Ebert, Sean Walters | |
| 07:34 | Harvard | Akim Zweier can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 07:32 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich grabs the board | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Akim Zweier (fresh) SG - Stjepan Zaldivar (fairly fresh) SF - Leroy Weight (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Guo (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - David Birge (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donald Joyce (fresh) SG - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Philip Grimshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Macedo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Blaine Gingrich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Cleveland State | David Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 07:09 | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw hits the follow up shot | 12-18 |
| 06:43 | Harvard | David Birge comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 12-18 |
| 06:42 | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 06:24 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 06:22 | Cleveland State | Thomas Macedo can't tip it in | 12-18 |
| 06:20 | Harvard | David Birge snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 05:59 | Harvard | David Birge misses the dunk | 12-18 |
| 05:57 | Cleveland State | Thomas Macedo snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 05:35 | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Joyce | 12-20 |
| 05:17 | Harvard | Stjepan Zaldivar is fouled on the floor by Thomas Macedo - foul #1 on Thomas Macedo, team foul #6 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Harvard | Charles Dufour (PG), Jerry Franklin (SG), Yevgeny Zhuang (C) Akim Zweier, Stjepan Zaldivar, David Birge | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Augustine Romano (PG), Theodore Uhl (SG), James Ebert (PF), Sean Walters (C) Donald Joyce, David Johnson, Thomas Macedo, Blaine Gingrich | |
| 04:57 | Harvard | Yevgeny Zhuang lays it up and in and he's hacked by Theodore Uhl - foul #1 on Theodore Uhl, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Harvard | David Birge (C) Charles Dufour | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Chalker (PG) Philip Grimshaw | |
| 04:57 | Harvard | Yevgeny Zhuang makes the free throw | 15-20 |
| 04:31 | Cleveland State | George Chalker's floater is knocked away by Cecil Guo | 15-20 |
| 04:29 | Harvard | Leroy Weight grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 04:15 | Harvard | David Birge lays it in set up by Jerry Franklin and the foul's on James Ebert - foul #1 on James Ebert, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Harvard | Akim Zweier (PG), Gabriel Romano (SF), Jose Torres (PF) Jerry Franklin, Leroy Weight, Cecil Guo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 04:15 | Harvard | David Birge misses the free throw | 17-20 |
| 04:15 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Sean Walters | 17-20 |
| 03:55 | Cleveland State | James Ebert clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 03:53 | Harvard | Yevgeny Zhuang pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 03:42 | Harvard | David Birge clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-20 |
| 03:40 | Harvard | Yevgeny Zhuang misses the tip | 17-20 |
| 03:38 | Cleveland State | Augustine Romano pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 03:28 | Cleveland State | Augustine Romano scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Theodore Uhl | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Akim Zweier (fresh) SG - David Birge (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Gabriel Romano (fresh) PF - Jose Torres (fresh) 2 reb. C - Yevgeny Zhuang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - George Chalker (fresh) SG - Augustine Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Uhl (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Ebert (fresh) C - Sean Walters (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Harvard | Jose Torres is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jose Torres, team foul #9 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Harvard | Charles Dufour (PG), Jerry Franklin (SG), Leroy Weight (SF), Cecil Guo (PF) Akim Zweier, David Birge, Gabriel Romano, Jose Torres | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw (SF), Thomas Macedo (PF) George Chalker, James Ebert | |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl throws it down | 17-24 |
| 02:34 | Harvard | Charles Dufour buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 19-24 |
| 02:29 | Cleveland State | The pull-up jumper by Augustine Romano is blocked by Cecil Guo | 19-24 |
| 02:28 | Harvard | Leroy Weight grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 02:07 | Harvard | Jerry Franklin hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Leroy Weight | 22-24 |
| 01:49 | Cleveland State | Augustine Romano hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Cecil Guo - foul #1 on Cecil Guo, team foul #10 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Harvard | David Birge (C) Yevgeny Zhuang | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Johnson (SG), James Yeager (C) Theodore Uhl, Sean Walters | |
| 01:49 | Cleveland State | Augustine Romano misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 01:49 | Cleveland State | Augustine Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 01:35 | Harvard | Thomas Macedo picks off the pass by David Birge | 22-25 |
| 01:21 | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Dufour - foul #3 on Charles Dufour, team foul #11 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Harvard | Akim Zweier (PG), Gabriel Romano (SF), Jose Torres (PF) Charles Dufour, Leroy Weight, Cecil Guo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donald Joyce (PG) Augustine Romano | |
| 01:21 | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 01:21 | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 01:21 | Harvard | Gabriel Romano gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 01:10 | Harvard | Jerry Franklin buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Akim Zweier | 25-26 |
| 00:51 | Cleveland State | James Yeager's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Harvard | Stjepan Zaldivar (PG), Leroy Weight (SF), Cecil Guo (PF) Akim Zweier, Gabriel Romano, Jose Torres | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:33 | Harvard | Leroy Weight comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 00:31 | Harvard | Cecil Guo grabs the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 00:16 | Harvard | Cecil Guo hits a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Donald Joyce - foul #1 on Donald Joyce, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Harvard | Akim Zweier (PG), Yevgeny Zhuang (C) Stjepan Zaldivar, David Birge | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Sean Walters (C) Thomas Macedo | |
| 00:16 | Harvard | Cecil Guo makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | James Yeager comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-26 |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Akim Zweier gets the rebound | 28-26 |