| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joseph Morgan (fresh) SG - Jerry Principato (fresh) SF - Robert Williams (fresh) PF - Steven Alcazar (fresh) C - Kevin Alldredge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Bentley (fresh) SG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) SF - Richard Stanley (fresh) PF - Glenn Lawrence (fresh) C - Joseph Thornsberry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Columbia | Richard Stanley tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Harvard | Robert Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Alldredge | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Harvard | Kevin Alldredge knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Robert Williams | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Columbia | John Bentley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Harvard | Robert Williams pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Harvard | Jerry Principato misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | Columbia | John Bentley misses the jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Harvard | Steven Alcazar gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:30 | Harvard | Joseph Morgan scores on a 3 from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 17:14 | Columbia | John Bentley misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Morgan - foul #1 on Joseph Morgan, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:14 | Columbia | John Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:14 | Columbia | John Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:58 | Harvard | Joseph Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 16:56 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Alcazar | 5-4 |
| 16:37 | Harvard | Joseph Morgan is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:16 | Columbia | Richard Stanley clanks a jumper in the paint | 5-4 |
| 16:15 | Harvard | Steven Alcazar grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 15:51 | Harvard | Kevin Alldredge misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 5-4 |
| 15:49 | Harvard | Jerry Principato tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joseph Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerry Principato (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steven Alcazar (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Alldredge (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Bentley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) SF - Richard Stanley (fresh) PF - Glenn Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Thornsberry (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence clanks a floater from the right block | 7-4 |
| 15:28 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Stevenson | 7-4 |
| 15:09 | Columbia | Joseph Thornsberry's pass is intercepted by Kevin Alldredge | 7-4 |
| 14:45 | Harvard | Jerry Principato misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 14:44 | Columbia | Richard Stanley grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 14:31 | Columbia | Richard Stanley misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 14:29 | Harvard | Steven Alcazar grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:12 | Harvard | Robert Williams can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Glenn Lawrence - foul #1 on Glenn Lawrence, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Harvard | Darnell Sperry (SG), Ricky Mullins (PF), David Houghton (C) Joseph Morgan, Steven Alcazar, Kevin Alldredge | |
| Subs | Columbia | Hal Rozier (PG), Charles Damiano (SG), Jerry Trueblood (SF), John Weise (PF), John Lawrence (C) John Bentley, Larry Stevenson, Richard Stanley, Glenn Lawrence, Joseph Thornsberry | |
| 14:12 | Harvard | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:12 | Harvard | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 13:53 | Columbia | Charles Damiano is fouled on the floor by Darnell Sperry - foul #1 on Darnell Sperry, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dennis Aaron (SF) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 13:40 | Columbia | John Lawrence connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from John Weise | 9-6 |
| 13:14 | Harvard | David Houghton is hacked by John Lawrence - foul #1 on John Lawrence, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joseph Morgan (PG) Dennis Aaron | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 13:04 | Harvard | John Weise blocks the short jumper by Darnell Sperry | 9-6 |
| 13:03 | Columbia | John Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 12:46 | Columbia | John Lawrence's pass is intercepted by Ricky Mullins | 9-6 |
| 12:30 | Harvard | Jerry Principato knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Ricky Mullins | 12-6 |
| 12:11 | Columbia | Jerry Trueblood drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Weise | 12-8 |
| 11:42 | Harvard | Joseph Morgan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-8 |
| 11:40 | Columbia | Jerry Trueblood grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joseph Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darnell Sperry (fresh) SF - Jerry Principato (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ricky Mullins (fresh) C - David Houghton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Hal Rozier (fresh) SG - Charles Damiano (fresh) SF - Jerry Trueblood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Weise (fresh) C - John Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Columbia | Jerry Trueblood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 11:22 | Harvard | Darnell Sperry gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 10:53 | Harvard | Darnell Sperry clanks a floater from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 10:51 | Harvard | Darnell Sperry tips it but misses | 12-8 |
| 10:50 | Columbia | John Lawrence grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 10:24 | Columbia | John Weise drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 10:02 | Harvard | John Lawrence steps in front of the Joseph Morgan pass | 12-10 |
| 09:47 | Columbia | Joseph Morgan steals the ball from Jerry Trueblood | 12-10 |
| 09:26 | Harvard | David Houghton can't finish the layup | 12-10 |
| 09:25 | Columbia | John Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 09:20 | Columbia | Charles Damiano makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Hal Rozier | 12-12 |
| 09:14 | Harvard | Jerry Principato loses the ball out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Williams (SF), Steven Alcazar (PF), Kevin Alldredge (C) Darnell Sperry, Ricky Mullins, David Houghton | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bentley (PG), Larry Stevenson (SG), Richard Stanley (SF), Glenn Lawrence (PF), Joseph Thornsberry (C) Hal Rozier, Charles Damiano, Jerry Trueblood, John Weise, John Lawrence | |
| 08:52 | Columbia | Joseph Thornsberry hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Bentley | 12-15 |
| 08:37 | Harvard | Steven Alcazar is fouled on the floor by Joseph Thornsberry - foul #1 on Joseph Thornsberry, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| 08:19 | Harvard | Kevin Alldredge misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joseph Thornsberry - foul #2 on Joseph Thornsberry, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Reed (C) Joseph Thornsberry | |
| 08:19 | Harvard | Kevin Alldredge makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 08:19 | Harvard | Kevin Alldredge makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 07:59 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson hits a jumper from the right wing set up by John Bentley | 14-17 |
| 07:35 | Harvard | Robert Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joseph Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerry Principato (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Alcazar (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kevin Alldredge (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Stanley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Glenn Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Columbia | Robert Reed's pass is intercepted by Kevin Alldredge | 14-17 |
| 06:51 | Harvard | Robert Williams makes the runner from the baseline | 16-17 |
| 06:36 | Columbia | Robert Williams steals the ball from Glenn Lawrence | 16-17 |
| 06:19 | Harvard | Kevin Alldredge is fouled on the floor by Robert Reed - foul #1 on Robert Reed, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Harvard | Darnell Sperry (SG), Ricky Mullins (PF), David Houghton (C) Jerry Principato, Steven Alcazar, Kevin Alldredge | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Weise (C) Robert Reed | |
| 05:56 | Harvard | Darnell Sperry misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 05:55 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Richard Stanley | 16-17 |
| 05:30 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-17 |
| 05:28 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Darnell Sperry | 16-17 |
| 05:02 | Harvard | Larry Stevenson picks off the pass by Darnell Sperry | 16-17 |
| 04:40 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Weise and he's fouled by Ricky Mullins - foul #1 on Ricky Mullins, team foul #3 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Harvard | Steven Alcazar (PF), Kevin Alldredge (C) Robert Williams, David Houghton | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Damiano (PG), Jerry Trueblood (SG), John Lawrence (C) John Bentley, Larry Stevenson, Richard Stanley | |
| 04:40 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence misses the free throw | 16-19 |
| 04:40 | Columbia | John Weise pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 04:25 | Columbia | The 3pt attempt by John Weise is denied by Steven Alcazar | 16-19 |
| 04:23 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Darnell Sperry | 16-19 |
| 04:05 | Harvard | Darnell Sperry misses the 3 from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 04:04 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Glenn Lawrence | 16-19 |
| 03:57 | Columbia | John Lawrence's floater is tipped away by Steven Alcazar | 16-19 |
| 03:55 | Harvard | Ricky Mullins snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 03:30 | Harvard | Glenn Lawrence blocks the jumper by Ricky Mullins | 16-19 |
| 03:29 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Glenn Lawrence | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joseph Morgan (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Darnell Sperry (fresh) SF - Ricky Mullins (fresh) PF - Steven Alcazar (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Alldredge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Charles Damiano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Trueblood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Weise (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Lawrence (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Columbia | Jerry Trueblood drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Weise | 16-22 |
| 03:06 | Harvard | John Lawrence is called for the reach on Darnell Sperry - foul #2 on John Lawrence, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Principato (SG) Darnell Sperry | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (SG), Joseph Thornsberry (C) John Weise, Glenn Lawrence | |
| 02:44 | Harvard | Joseph Morgan buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-22 |
| 02:32 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson is fouled on the floor by Ricky Mullins - foul #2 on Ricky Mullins, team foul #4 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Williams (SF), David Houghton (PF) Ricky Mullins, Steven Alcazar | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bentley (PG), Richard Stanley (SF) Charles Damiano, Jerry Trueblood | |
| 02:21 | Columbia | John Lawrence is fouled on the floor by David Houghton - foul #1 on David Houghton, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| 02:09 | Columbia | John Lawrence misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 19-22 |
| 02:07 | Harvard | David Houghton pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 01:49 | Harvard | Joseph Morgan buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Williams and he's fouled by John Bentley - foul #1 on John Bentley, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Harvard | Darnell Sperry (SG), Steven Alcazar (PF) Jerry Principato, Kevin Alldredge | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Weise (PF) John Lawrence | |
| 01:49 | Harvard | Joseph Morgan makes the free throw | 22-22 |
| 01:38 | Columbia | Joseph Thornsberry can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Steven Alcazar - foul #1 on Steven Alcazar, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Principato (SG) Joseph Morgan | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 01:38 | Columbia | Joseph Thornsberry makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 01:38 | Columbia | Joseph Thornsberry makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 01:09 | Harvard | Steven Alcazar clanks a jumper from the left block | 22-24 |
| 01:08 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Larry Stevenson | 22-24 |
| 01:03 | Columbia | John Bentley loses the dribble to David Houghton | 22-24 |
| 00:44 | Harvard | Robert Williams misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Stanley - foul #1 on Richard Stanley, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ricky Mullins (PF) Steven Alcazar | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Damiano (SG), Glenn Lawrence (PF) Larry Stevenson, John Weise | |
| 00:44 | Harvard | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 00:44 | Harvard | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 00:24 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 24-24 |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Joseph Thornsberry snags the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | John Bentley is fouled on the floor by Darnell Sperry - foul #2 on Darnell Sperry, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joseph Morgan (PG), Kevin Alldredge (C) Darnell Sperry, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Weise (C) Joseph Thornsberry | |
| 00:03 | Columbia | John Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | John Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Joseph Morgan hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 24-26 |