| Lineup | Harvard | PG - James Folse (fresh) SG - Jerry Principato (fresh) SF - Charles Adamczyk (fresh) PF - George Crespo (fresh) C - Tommy Sutton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fresh) SG - Michael Topolinski (fresh) SF - David Dingman (fresh) PF - George Oyama (fresh) C - Charles Colangelo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by David Dingman | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Principato and the foul's on John Juliano - foul #1 on John Juliano, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:29 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton can't finish the layup | 2-5 |
| 18:28 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano is hacked by George Crespo - foul #1 on George Crespo, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:50 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:22 | Harvard | James Folse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Harvard | Angel Salinas (PG), Vincent Kirby (SG), Dennis Deluna (SF), Raymond Wilson (PF), Jerry Melton (C) James Folse, Jerry Principato, Charles Adamczyk, George Crespo, Tommy Sutton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 16:55 | Virginia Tech | Michael Topolinski misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 16:53 | Harvard | Jerry Melton gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:37 | Harvard | Angel Salinas misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 16:36 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:34 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano is hacked by Vincent Kirby in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 16:22 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo's pass is intercepted by Raymond Wilson | 2-5 |
| 16:00 | Harvard | Angel Salinas can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 15:59 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Angel Salinas (fresh) SG - Vincent Kirby (fresh) SF - Dennis Deluna (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Wilson (fresh) C - Jerry Melton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Topolinski (fairly fresh) SF - David Dingman (fresh) PF - George Oyama (fresh) C - Charles Colangelo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Virginia Tech | Michael Topolinski misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 15:34 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Raymond Wilson | 4-5 |
| 15:11 | Harvard | Vincent Kirby is hacked by Michael Topolinski - foul #1 on Michael Topolinski, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Principato (SG), Charles Adamczyk (SF), George Crespo (PF), Tommy Sutton (C) Vincent Kirby, Dennis Deluna, Raymond Wilson, Jerry Melton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 14:53 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk blows the layup | 4-5 |
| 14:51 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk misses the tip | 4-5 |
| 14:49 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 14:45 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-5 |
| 14:43 | Harvard | George Crespo pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:21 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Adamczyk, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Harvard | James Folse (PG), Vincent Kirby (SG), Dennis Deluna (SF), Raymond Wilson (PF), Jerry Melton (C) Angel Salinas, Jerry Principato, Charles Adamczyk, George Crespo, Tommy Sutton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 13:56 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Michael Topolinski and he's fouled by Dennis Deluna - foul #1 on Dennis Deluna, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| 13:56 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman makes the free throw | 4-8 |
| 13:40 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson knocks in the jumper from the right side | 6-8 |
| 13:25 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Melton takes the ball from Charles Colangelo | 6-8 |
| 12:59 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by David Dingman - foul #1 on David Dingman, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Harvard | Angel Salinas (PG), Jerry Principato (SG), George Crespo (PF), Tommy Sutton (C) James Folse, Vincent Kirby, Raymond Wilson, Jerry Melton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 12:59 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 12:59 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:44 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 12:42 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo grabs the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 12:37 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Topolinski | 8-11 |
| 12:20 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Harvard | James Folse (PG), Charles Adamczyk (SF) Angel Salinas, Dennis Deluna | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Thorn (SG), Phillip O'Haire (C) Michael Topolinski, Charles Colangelo | |
| 12:11 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire lays it in | 8-13 |
| 11:44 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by John Juliano - foul #2 on John Juliano, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Harvard | Angel Salinas (PG) James Folse | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook (PG) John Juliano | |
| 11:44 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 11:44 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton misses the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 11:44 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Angel Salinas (fresh) SG - Jerry Principato (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Adamczyk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Crespo (fresh) C - Tommy Sutton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Marion Cook (fresh) SG - David Thorn (fresh) SF - David Dingman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Oyama (fairly fresh) C - Phillip O'Haire (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-13 |
| Subs | Harvard | James Folse (PG), Vincent Kirby (SG), Raymond Wilson (PF), Jerry Melton (C) Angel Salinas, Jerry Principato, George Crespo, Tommy Sutton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 10:55 | Harvard | Jerry Melton buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Folse | 10-13 |
| 10:39 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire misses the lay-in | 10-13 |
| 10:38 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 10:12 | Harvard | George Oyama denies the turnaround by James Folse | 10-13 |
| 10:11 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 09:42 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-13 |
| 09:41 | Virginia Tech | David Thorn grabs the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 09:26 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Charles Adamczyk - foul #2 on Charles Adamczyk, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Harvard | Angel Salinas (PG), Jerry Principato (SG), Dennis Deluna (SF), George Crespo (PF), Tommy Sutton (C) James Folse, Vincent Kirby, Charles Adamczyk, Raymond Wilson, Jerry Melton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Topolinski (SG), Charles Colangelo (C) David Thorn, Phillip O'Haire | |
| 09:26 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 09:26 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 09:26 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 09:09 | Harvard | Jerry Principato misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 09:08 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna tips it in | 12-14 |
| 08:48 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo's fadeaway is rejected by George Crespo | 12-14 |
| 08:46 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo tips it but misses | 12-14 |
| 08:45 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 08:21 | Harvard | George Crespo misses long on a shot from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 08:20 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 08:13 | Virginia Tech | Michael Topolinski drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Marion Cook | 12-17 |
| 07:52 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton can't finish the layup but the foul's on Marion Cook - foul #1 on Marion Cook, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Harvard | James Folse (PG) Angel Salinas | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris (PF) George Oyama | |
| 07:52 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 07:52 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:44 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman travels with the ball | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - James Folse (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Principato (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Deluna (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Crespo (fresh) C - Tommy Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Marion Cook (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Topolinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Dingman (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Morris (fresh) C - Charles Colangelo (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Harvard | Charles Colangelo steals it from James Folse | 14-17 |
| 07:06 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman connects on the runner in the lane and the foul's on Dennis Deluna - foul #2 on Dennis Deluna, team foul #6 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Harvard | Angel Salinas (PG), Vincent Kirby (SG), Charles Adamczyk (SF), Raymond Wilson (PF), Jerry Melton (C) James Folse, Jerry Principato, Dennis Deluna, George Crespo, Tommy Sutton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 07:06 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman makes the free throw | 14-20 |
| 06:48 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson misses long on a turnaround from close range | 14-20 |
| 06:46 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 06:21 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jerry Melton and he's fouled by David Dingman - foul #2 on David Dingman, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Harvard | James Folse (PG), Jerry Principato (SG), George Crespo (PF), Tommy Sutton (C) Angel Salinas, Vincent Kirby, Raymond Wilson, Jerry Melton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Juliano (PG), David Thorn (SG) Michael Topolinski, David Dingman | |
| 06:21 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk misses the free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:21 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 06:12 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 06:10 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 05:49 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 05:29 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano misses long on a shot from the left side | 18-20 |
| 05:27 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 05:03 | Harvard | Jerry Principato misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 05:02 | Harvard | Jerry Principato snags the offensive board | 18-20 |
| 04:42 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk is hacked by Marion Cook - foul #2 on Marion Cook, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Harvard | Angel Salinas (PG), Vincent Kirby (SG), Raymond Wilson (PF), Jerry Melton (C) James Folse, Jerry Principato, George Crespo, Tommy Sutton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Topolinski (SG), David Dingman (SF), George Oyama (PF), Phillip O'Haire (C) David Thorn, Marion Cook, Daniel Morris, Charles Colangelo | |
| 04:42 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 04:42 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 04:20 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama buries a jump hook in the lane | 20-22 |
| 04:03 | Harvard | Angel Salinas misses the lay-in | 20-22 |
| 04:01 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 03:40 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Principato (SG), Dennis Deluna (SF), George Crespo (PF), Tommy Sutton (C) Vincent Kirby, Charles Adamczyk, Raymond Wilson, Jerry Melton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Angel Salinas (fresh) SG - Jerry Principato (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Deluna (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Crespo (fresh) C - Tommy Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Topolinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Dingman (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Oyama (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Phillip O'Haire (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Harvard | Jerry Principato loses the dribble to Phillip O'Haire | 20-22 |
| 03:03 | Virginia Tech | Michael Topolinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-22 |
| 03:01 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 02:39 | Harvard | Michael Topolinski is called for the reach on Jerry Principato - foul #2 on Michael Topolinski, team foul #8 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Harvard | James Folse (PG), Charles Adamczyk (SF), Raymond Wilson (PF), Jerry Melton (C) Angel Salinas, Dennis Deluna, George Crespo, Tommy Sutton | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Thorn (SG), Charles Colangelo (C) Michael Topolinski, Phillip O'Haire | |
| 02:39 | Harvard | Jerry Principato misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 02:39 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 02:15 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses short on a shot from close range | 20-22 |
| 02:13 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo snags the offensive board | 20-22 |
| 02:05 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-22 |
| 02:03 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 01:37 | Harvard | Jerry Principato scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Folse | 23-22 |
| 01:13 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 00:50 | Harvard | Jerry Principato connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Folse | 26-25 |
| 00:43 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman loses the dribble to Charles Adamczyk | 26-25 |
| 00:38 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk banks in the layup | 28-25 |
| 00:17 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama hits the finger roll set up by John Juliano | 28-27 |
| 00:01 | Harvard | Jerry Melton is fouled on the floor by David Dingman - foul #3 on David Dingman, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Harvard | Angel Salinas (PG), Vincent Kirby (SG), Dennis Deluna (SF), George Crespo (PF) James Folse, Jerry Principato, Charles Adamczyk, Raymond Wilson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Topolinski (SG), Marion Cook (SF), Daniel Morris (PF), Phillip O'Haire (C) David Thorn, David Dingman, George Oyama, Charles Colangelo | |
| 00:01 | Harvard | Jerry Melton makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:01 | Harvard | Jerry Melton misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:01 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire misses the fullcourt shot | 29-27 |