| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Edward Vera (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erik Carrico (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Lyle Adamek (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Childers (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Marshall Marler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry O'Rourke (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Sweeney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Humiston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donn Snider (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | Daniel Sweeney inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Pepperdine | Marshall Marler misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-23 |
| 19:39 | Harvard | Erik Carrico grabs the defensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 19:22 | Harvard | Erik Carrico is open but comes up short on the shot from close range | 35-23 |
| 19:20 | Pepperdine | Daniel Sweeney snags the defensive board | 35-23 |
| 19:15 | Pepperdine | James Humiston knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-26 |
| 18:50 | Harvard | James Smith buries a runner near the basket | 37-26 |
| 18:37 | Pepperdine | James Smith picks off the pass by Donn Snider | 37-26 |
| 18:35 | Harvard | Lyle Adamek loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-26 |
| 18:18 | Pepperdine | Donn Snider hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Sweeney and he's fouled by Erik Carrico - foul #1 on Erik Carrico, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Harvard | Anthony Smith (PF) James Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Warren Brunetti (PG), Charles Gray (SG), Henry Deyo (PF) Marshall Marler, Henry O'Rourke, James Humiston | |
| 18:18 | Pepperdine | Donn Snider makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 17:58 | Harvard | Anthony Smith connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Erik Carrico and he's hacked by Henry Deyo - foul #2 on Henry Deyo, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joe Shelley (SG) Erik Carrico | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Harvey Kidd (SF), William Stahl (C) Daniel Sweeney, Donn Snider | |
| 17:58 | Harvard | Anthony Smith makes the free throw | 40-29 |
| 17:45 | Pepperdine | Harvey Kidd misses long on a runner from close range | 40-29 |
| 17:44 | Harvard | Shawn Childers gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 17:42 | Harvard | Harvey Kidd steps in front of the Edward Vera pass in the backcourt | 40-29 |
| 17:37 | Pepperdine | Harvey Kidd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 17:35 | Pepperdine | Warren Brunetti grabs the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 17:16 | Pepperdine | Harvey Kidd travels with the ball | 40-29 |
| Subs | Harvard | John Cooper (PG), Joseph George (SF) Edward Vera, Lyle Adamek | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Marshall Marler (PG), Henry O'Rourke (SG), James Humiston (PF) Warren Brunetti, Charles Gray, Harvey Kidd | |
| 16:47 | Harvard | Joseph George loses the dribble to Henry O'Rourke | 40-29 |
| 16:29 | Pepperdine | Marshall Marler is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Marshall Marler, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Harvard | Erik Carrico (SG), James Smith (PF) Joe Shelley, Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Warren Brunetti (SG), Daniel Sweeney (SF) Henry O'Rourke, Henry Deyo | |
| 16:18 | Harvard | John Cooper is open and lays it up and in set up by James Smith | 42-29 |
| 15:55 | Pepperdine | Marshall Marler connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Sweeney | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - John Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Carrico (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph George (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Childers (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Marshall Marler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Brunetti (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Sweeney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Humiston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - William Stahl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Harvard | Erik Carrico misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-31 |
| 15:25 | Pepperdine | William Stahl snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 15:16 | Pepperdine | James Humiston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-31 |
| Subs | Harvard | Edward Vera (PG), Joe Shelley (SG), Lyle Adamek (SF), Charlie Welch (C) John Cooper, Erik Carrico, Joseph George, Shawn Childers | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Gray (PG), Henry O'Rourke (SG), Henry Deyo (PF), Donn Snider (C) Marshall Marler, Warren Brunetti, James Humiston, William Stahl | |
| 14:51 | Harvard | Joe Shelley misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-31 |
| 14:49 | Pepperdine | Donn Snider grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 14:22 | Pepperdine | Donn Snider comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 42-31 |
| 14:20 | Pepperdine | Henry O'Rourke gets the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 14:12 | Pepperdine | Donn Snider connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Henry O'Rourke | 42-33 |
| 13:52 | Harvard | Joe Shelley clanks a 3 from straight away | 42-33 |
| 13:50 | Harvard | Edward Vera hits the follow up shot | 44-33 |
| 13:32 | Pepperdine | Henry Deyo knocks in the shot from the right side | 44-35 |
| 13:04 | Harvard | Joe Shelley misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 13:02 | Pepperdine | Charles Gray snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 12:36 | Pepperdine | Donn Snider hits the finger roll | 44-37 |
| 12:07 | Harvard | Lyle Adamek throws it down on a great pass from Edward Vera and he's hacked by Daniel Sweeney - foul #1 on Daniel Sweeney, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Harvard | John Cooper (PG), Erik Carrico (SG), Anthony Smith (PF), Shawn Childers (C) Edward Vera, Joe Shelley, James Smith, Charlie Welch | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Marshall Marler (PG), Warren Brunetti (SG), Harvey Kidd (SF), James Humiston (PF), William Stahl (C) Charles Gray, Henry O'Rourke, Daniel Sweeney, Henry Deyo, Donn Snider | |
| 12:07 | Harvard | Lyle Adamek misses the free throw | 46-37 |
| 12:07 | Harvard | Shawn Childers gets the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 11:45 | Harvard | Erik Carrico is hacked by Marshall Marler - foul #3 on Marshall Marler, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joseph George (SF) Lyle Adamek | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - John Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Carrico (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph George (fresh) PF - Anthony Smith (fresh) 8 pts. C - Shawn Childers (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Marshall Marler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Warren Brunetti (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harvey Kidd (fresh) PF - James Humiston (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Stahl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Harvard | James Humiston steals it from Shawn Childers | 46-37 |
| 11:17 | Pepperdine | William Stahl misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 11:15 | Harvard | Anthony Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 10:54 | Harvard | Erik Carrico scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Shawn Childers and he's fouled by James Humiston - foul #2 on James Humiston, team foul #5 | 48-37 |
| 10:54 | Harvard | Erik Carrico makes the free throw | 49-37 |
| 10:32 | Pepperdine | William Stahl is hacked by John Cooper - foul #1 on John Cooper, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Gray (SG), Donn Snider (C) Warren Brunetti, William Stahl | |
| 10:19 | Pepperdine | Donn Snider hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Marshall Marler | 49-40 |
| 10:07 | Harvard | Erik Carrico misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the left block | 49-40 |
| 10:05 | Harvard | Shawn Childers misses the tip | 49-40 |
| 10:03 | Pepperdine | Donn Snider grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 09:48 | Pepperdine | Harvey Kidd travels with the ball | 49-40 |
| Subs | Harvard | Edward Vera (PG), Joe Shelley (SG), Lyle Adamek (SF), James Smith (PF) John Cooper, Erik Carrico, Joseph George, Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kevin Oaks (SG), Henry Deyo (SF) Marshall Marler, Harvey Kidd | |
| 09:46 | Harvard | Charles Gray is called for the reach on Edward Vera in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Gray, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| 09:33 | Harvard | The 3pt attempt by Joe Shelley is denied by James Humiston | 49-40 |
| 09:31 | Pepperdine | Henry Deyo snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 09:11 | Pepperdine | Henry Deyo makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Gray | 49-43 |
| 08:50 | Harvard | James Smith's layup is rejected by James Humiston | 49-43 |
| 08:48 | Harvard | James Smith gets the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 08:26 | Harvard | Shawn Childers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Henry Deyo - foul #3 on Henry Deyo, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joseph George (SF), Anthony Smith (PF) Lyle Adamek, James Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Warren Brunetti (PG), Henry O'Rourke (SG), Daniel Sweeney (SF), William Stahl (C) Charles Gray, Kevin Oaks, James Humiston, Donn Snider | |
| 08:26 | Harvard | Shawn Childers makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 08:26 | Harvard | Shawn Childers misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 08:26 | Pepperdine | William Stahl grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 08:10 | Pepperdine | William Stahl hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Sweeney | 50-45 |
| 07:50 | Harvard | Joe Shelley makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 07:31 | Pepperdine | Henry O'Rourke drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Edward Vera (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joe Shelley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph George (fresh) PF - Anthony Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Childers (tiring) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Warren Brunetti (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Henry O'Rourke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Sweeney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Deyo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - William Stahl (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Harvard | Joe Shelley is hacked by Henry O'Rourke in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry O'Rourke, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Harvard | John Cooper (PG), Erik Carrico (SG), Lyle Adamek (PF), Charlie Welch (C) Edward Vera, Joseph George, Anthony Smith, Shawn Childers | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Marshall Marler (PG), Harvey Kidd (PF) Warren Brunetti, Henry Deyo | |
| 07:28 | Harvard | Joe Shelley makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:28 | Harvard | Joe Shelley misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:28 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to William Stahl | 54-47 |
| 07:10 | Pepperdine | Daniel Sweeney is hacked by John Cooper - foul #2 on John Cooper, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Harvard | James Smith (PF) Joe Shelley | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Warren Brunetti (SG) Henry O'Rourke | |
| 07:05 | Pepperdine | Harvey Kidd knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 06:38 | Harvard | Lyle Adamek misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Harvey Kidd - foul #1 on Harvey Kidd, team foul #9 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Humiston (PF), Donn Snider (C) Daniel Sweeney, William Stahl | |
| 06:38 | Harvard | Lyle Adamek makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:38 | Harvard | Lyle Adamek makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:31 | Pepperdine | John Cooper steps in front of the Marshall Marler pass in the backcourt | 56-50 |
| 06:16 | Harvard | Warren Brunetti is called for the reach on John Cooper - foul #2 on Warren Brunetti, team foul #10 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joseph George (SF), Anthony Smith (PF) Lyle Adamek, James Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Gray (SG), Henry Deyo (PF) Warren Brunetti, James Humiston | |
| 06:16 | Harvard | John Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:16 | Harvard | John Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:05 | Pepperdine | Harvey Kidd misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 06:04 | Pepperdine | Donn Snider tips it in | 58-52 |
| 05:41 | Harvard | Joseph George can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Henry Deyo - foul #4 on Henry Deyo, team foul #11 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Harvard | Edward Vera (PG), Joe Shelley (SG), Shawn Childers (C) John Cooper, Erik Carrico, Charlie Welch | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry O'Rourke (SG), Daniel Sweeney (SF) Marshall Marler, Harvey Kidd | |
| 05:41 | Harvard | Joseph George makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:41 | Harvard | Joseph George makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 05:15 | Pepperdine | Daniel Sweeney drills a floater in the lane | 60-54 |
| 04:46 | Harvard | Joe Shelley drills a jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Henry O'Rourke - foul #3 on Henry O'Rourke, team foul #12 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Harvard | Lyle Adamek (SF), James Smith (PF) Joseph George, Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Warren Brunetti (PG), James Humiston (PF), William Stahl (C) Charles Gray, Henry Deyo, Donn Snider | |
| 04:46 | Harvard | Joe Shelley makes the free throw | 63-54 |
| 04:26 | Pepperdine | William Stahl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Subs | Harvard | Erik Carrico (SG), Charlie Welch (C) Joe Shelley, Shawn Childers | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Marshall Marler (PG), Harvey Kidd (SF) Henry O'Rourke, Daniel Sweeney | |
| 04:05 | Harvard | Erik Carrico is fouled on the floor by Harvey Kidd - foul #2 on Harvey Kidd, team foul #13 | 63-54 |
| 04:05 | Harvard | Erik Carrico makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 04:05 | Harvard | Erik Carrico makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 03:41 | Pepperdine | James Humiston is hacked by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Harvard | John Cooper (PG), Joe Shelley (SF) Edward Vera, James Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry Deyo (PF) James Humiston | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Pepperdine | Erik Carrico steals the ball from Warren Brunetti | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Harvard | John Cooper is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Brunetti - foul #3 on Warren Brunetti, team foul #14 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Gray (SG) Marshall Marler | |
| 03:34 | Harvard | John Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 03:34 | Harvard | John Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 03:34 | Pepperdine | William Stahl snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - John Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Carrico (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Shelley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lyle Adamek (fresh) 7 pts. C - Charlie Welch (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Warren Brunetti (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Charles Gray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harvey Kidd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Deyo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. C - William Stahl (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Pepperdine | Henry Deyo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-54 |
| 03:15 | Pepperdine | William Stahl tips it home | 65-56 |
| 03:10 | Harvard | William Stahl steals the ball from Joe Shelley in the backcourt | 65-56 |
| 03:02 | Pepperdine | William Stahl is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Stahl, team foul #15 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joseph George (SF), Shawn Childers (C) Erik Carrico, Charlie Welch | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry O'Rourke (SG), Daniel Sweeney (SF), Donn Snider (C) Warren Brunetti, Harvey Kidd, William Stahl | |
| 02:58 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Harvard | Edward Vera (PG), Anthony Smith (PF), Charlie Welch (C) John Cooper, Joseph George, Shawn Childers | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Marshall Marler (PG), James Humiston (PF), William Stahl (C) Charles Gray, Henry Deyo, Donn Snider | |
| 02:46 | Harvard | Marshall Marler steals it from Edward Vera | 65-56 |
| 02:30 | Pepperdine | Marshall Marler splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 02:29 | Harvard | Anthony Smith pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 02:25 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Harvard | Erik Carrico (SG), Shawn Childers (C) Joe Shelley, Charlie Welch | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Donn Snider (C) William Stahl | |
| 02:09 | Harvard | Lyle Adamek scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Vera | 67-56 |
| 01:52 | Pepperdine | Henry O'Rourke is called for 3 seconds | 67-56 |
| Subs | Harvard | John Cooper (PG), Joe Shelley (SG), Joseph George (SF), Charlie Welch (C) Edward Vera, Erik Carrico, Lyle Adamek, Shawn Childers | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Warren Brunetti (PG), Charles Gray (SG), Harvey Kidd (SF), Henry Deyo (PF), William Stahl (C) Marshall Marler, Henry O'Rourke, Daniel Sweeney, James Humiston, Donn Snider | |
| 01:52 | Pepperdine | The refs have stopped play. Henry Deyo is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 67-56 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Humiston (PF) Henry Deyo | |
| 01:27 | Harvard | Anthony Smith hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Cooper and he's fouled by James Humiston - foul #3 on James Humiston, team foul #16 | 69-56 |
| 01:27 | Harvard | Anthony Smith makes the free throw | 70-56 |
| 01:14 | Pepperdine | Warren Brunetti hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-56 |
| 01:12 | Harvard | Joe Shelley snags the defensive board | 70-56 |
| 00:54 | Harvard | Charlie Welch's pass is intercepted by William Stahl | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Pepperdine | Charles Gray misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-56 |
| 00:46 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Joseph George | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Harvard | Joe Shelley connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph George | 73-56 |
| 00:12 | Pepperdine | Warren Brunetti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-56 |
| 00:00 | Harvard | John Cooper runs out the clock | 73-56 |