| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ivan Murawski (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Danny Bryan (fresh) SF - Hans Swierczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Kyle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Maurice Waggoner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Pierson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Vail (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Melvin Kavanaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ho Chio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ray Hood (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Hans Swierczynski inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Harvard | Ray Hood swats the short shot by Maurice Waggoner | 29-38 |
| 19:51 | Illinois | Ho Chio grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Ivan Murawski is called for the reach on William Pierson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ivan Murawski, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Ray Hood connects on the shot from close range set up by Gregory Vail | 29-40 |
| 19:34 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-40 |
| 19:33 | Harvard | Howard Kyle tips it home | 31-40 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Ray Hood hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 31-40 |
| 19:20 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 18:58 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-40 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Pierson | 31-40 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Hans Swierczynski - foul #2 on Hans Swierczynski, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 18:20 | Harvard | Danny Bryan hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ivan Murawski | 33-41 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Ray Hood scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Pierson and he's fouled by Hans Swierczynski - foul #3 on Hans Swierczynski, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | David Honey (SF) Hans Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Ray Hood misses the free throw | 33-43 |
| 17:58 | Harvard | David Honey grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 17:38 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gregory Vail | 33-43 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Ho Chio misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | William Pierson misses the tip | 33-43 |
| 17:16 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 17:00 | Harvard | Danny Bryan misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 33-43 |
| 16:59 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner tips it in | 35-43 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Gregory Vail is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gregory Vail, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | Eugene Young (SG), Jerry Yao (PF) Danny Bryan, Howard Kyle | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), David Elkins (SF), Matthew Kendrick (PF) William Pierson, Melvin Kavanaugh, Ho Chio | |
| 16:28 | Harvard | Jerry Yao comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-43 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | David Elkins snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Gregory Vail misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eugene Young - foul #1 on Eugene Young, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Naylor (SG) Ivan Murawski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Gregory Vail misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Gregory Vail misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 16:12 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 15:53 | Harvard | Jerry Yao can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ray Hood - foul #1 on Ray Hood, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | Hans Swierczynski (PF) Maurice Waggoner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh (SF) David Elkins | |
| 15:53 | Harvard | Jerry Yao makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:53 | Harvard | Jerry Yao misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ray Hood | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Eugene Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Naylor (fresh) SF - David Honey (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Hans Swierczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Yao (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Vail (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Kavanaugh (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Kendrick (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ray Hood (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Ray Hood is fouled on the floor by Jerry Yao - foul #2 on Jerry Yao, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | Howard Kyle (PF) David Honey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ho Chio (PF) Matthew Kendrick | |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Ray Hood misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jerry Yao - foul #3 on Jerry Yao, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ivan Murawski (PG) Robert Naylor | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Pierson (PG) William Buntin | |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Ray Hood misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Ray Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 15:00 | Harvard | Jerry Yao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Harvard | Danny Bryan (SG) Eugene Young | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:37 | Illinois | William Pierson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-44 |
| 14:19 | Harvard | Danny Bryan connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Hans Swierczynski and he's fouled by Melvin Kavanaugh - foul #2 on Melvin Kavanaugh, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Harvard | David Honey (SF) Howard Kyle | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:19 | Harvard | Danny Bryan makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-46 |
| 13:25 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Gregory Vail makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Pierson | 39-48 |
| 12:56 | Harvard | Jerry Yao misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gregory Vail | 39-48 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Ray Hood hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Danny Bryan - foul #2 on Danny Bryan, team foul #7 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Harvard | Eugene Young (PG), Robert Naylor (SG), Howard Kyle (PF), Maurice Waggoner (C) Ivan Murawski, Danny Bryan, David Honey, Jerry Yao | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), David Elkins (SF), Matthew Kendrick (PF) William Pierson, Melvin Kavanaugh, Ho Chio | |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Ray Hood misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Ray Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 12:20 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Ray Hood connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Kendrick | 41-51 |
| 11:49 | Harvard | Hans Swierczynski hits a jumper from the left side | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Eugene Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Naylor (fresh) SF - Hans Swierczynski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Howard Kyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice Waggoner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Vail (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Elkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Kendrick (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ray Hood (tiring) 19 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Ray Hood lays it up and in on a great pass from Gregory Vail | 43-53 |
| 11:03 | Harvard | Eugene Young hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-53 |
| 11:02 | Harvard | Howard Kyle tips it but misses | 43-53 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | David Elkins grabs the board | 43-53 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Ray Hood misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-53 |
| 10:47 | Harvard | Howard Kyle pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 10:26 | Harvard | Hans Swierczynski blows the layup | 43-53 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Eugene Young is called for the reach on William Buntin - foul #2 on Eugene Young, team foul #8 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ivan Murawski (PG), Danny Bryan (SG), David Honey (SF), Jerry Yao (PF) Eugene Young, Robert Naylor, Hans Swierczynski, Howard Kyle | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Pierson (SG), Melvin Kavanaugh (SF), Ho Chio (PF) Gregory Vail, David Elkins, Ray Hood | |
| 10:19 | Illinois | William Buntin misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 10:19 | Harvard | Jerry Yao pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 10:17 | Harvard | William Buntin is called for the reach on Ivan Murawski in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Buntin, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| 10:04 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-53 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by David Honey - foul #2 on David Honey, team foul #9 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Wydra (C) Matthew Kendrick | |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 09:25 | Harvard | William Pierson steals it from Danny Bryan | 43-55 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | William Buntin is hacked by David Honey - foul #3 on David Honey, team foul #10 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Harvard | Howard Kyle (PF) Maurice Waggoner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:05 | Illinois | William Buntin makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | William Buntin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 08:58 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Danny Bryan | 46-57 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | David Honey is called for the reach on Melvin Kavanaugh - foul #4 on David Honey, team foul #11 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Harvard | Eugene Young (SF) David Honey | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Elkins (SG), Matthew Kendrick (C) William Buntin, Edward Wydra | |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 08:37 | Harvard | William Pierson is called for the reach on Ivan Murawski in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Pierson, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| 08:11 | Harvard | Ho Chio takes the ball from Howard Kyle | 46-58 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick misses short on a shot in the paint | 46-58 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick snags the offensive board | 46-58 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Melvin Kavanaugh | 46-60 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ivan Murawski (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Bryan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Howard Kyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Yao (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Pierson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Elkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Melvin Kavanaugh (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ho Chio (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Matthew Kendrick (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Harvard | Danny Bryan is fouled on the floor by David Elkins - foul #1 on David Elkins, team foul #6 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Harvard | David Honey (SF), Maurice Waggoner (C) Danny Bryan, Howard Kyle | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), Gregory Vail (SG), Ray Hood (C) William Pierson, Melvin Kavanaugh, Matthew Kendrick | |
| 07:14 | Harvard | Jerry Yao knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Gregory Vail can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-60 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Ray Hood can't tip it in | 48-60 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Gregory Vail gets the offensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Gregory Vail knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from David Elkins | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:27 | Harvard | Ho Chio is called for the reach on Ivan Murawski - foul #2 on Ho Chio, team foul #7 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Harvard | Hans Swierczynski (PF) Jerry Yao | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh (SF), Matthew Kendrick (PF) David Elkins, Ho Chio | |
| 06:27 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Ray Hood can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-62 |
| 06:07 | Harvard | Hans Swierczynski snags the defensive board | 48-62 |
| 05:46 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski misses the 3 from the left wing | 48-62 |
| 05:45 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner hits the follow up shot | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Ray Hood scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Buntin | 50-65 |
| 05:00 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-65 |
| Subs | Harvard | Danny Bryan (SG), Howard Kyle (PF), Jerry Yao (C) Eugene Young, David Honey, Maurice Waggoner | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Pierson (PG), Ho Chio (PF) William Buntin, Matthew Kendrick | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Ray Hood is whistled for a carry | 50-65 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Elkins (SF), Edward Wydra (C) Melvin Kavanaugh, Ray Hood | |
| 04:22 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-65 |
| 04:21 | Harvard | Jerry Yao grabs the offensive board | 50-65 |
| 04:05 | Harvard | Ho Chio steals it from Danny Bryan | 50-65 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Gregory Vail misses the lay-in | 50-65 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | David Elkins tips it back up and in | 50-67 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ivan Murawski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Bryan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hans Swierczynski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Howard Kyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Yao (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Pierson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Vail (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Elkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ho Chio (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. C - Edward Wydra (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-67 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | David Elkins grabs the defensive rebound | 50-67 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Gregory Vail hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Pierson | 50-70 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:56 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-70 |
| Subs | Harvard | Eugene Young (PG), David Honey (SF), Maurice Waggoner (C) Ivan Murawski, Hans Swierczynski, Jerry Yao | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), Ernest Bode (SF), Matthew Kendrick (PF) William Pierson, Gregory Vail, Ho Chio | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 50-70 |
| 02:35 | Harvard | The rebound goes to David Honey | 50-70 |
| 02:09 | Harvard | William Buntin picks off the pass by Maurice Waggoner | 50-70 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Howard Kyle - foul #2 on Howard Kyle, team foul #12 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ivan Murawski (PG), Hans Swierczynski (SF) Eugene Young, David Honey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick makes the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick makes the 2nd free throw | 50-72 |
| 01:37 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski travels with the ball | 50-72 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by David Elkins | 50-74 |
| 01:03 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Wydra - foul #1 on Edward Wydra, team foul #8 | 50-74 |
| 01:03 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner misses the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 01:03 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Danny Bryan steals it from Matthew Kendrick | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner can't connect on a floater from the left side | 51-74 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Edward Wydra grabs the defensive rebound | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | The jumper by David Elkins is denied by Maurice Waggoner | 51-74 |
| 00:10 | Harvard | Howard Kyle grabs the defensive rebound | 51-74 |
| 00:03 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner's layup is rejected by Matthew Kendrick | 51-74 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | William Buntin pulls down the rebound | 51-74 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Buntin runs out the clock | 51-74 |