| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Nevarez (fresh) SG - Eugene Grubbs (fresh) SF - Sean Bernard (fresh) PF - James Baker (fresh) C - George Wiley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Micah Harris (fresh) SG - Akim Zweier (fresh) SF - Richard Duff (fresh) PF - Boris Tafelski (fresh) C - David Birge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Boris Tafelski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Harvard | David Birge misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by George Wiley - foul #1 on George Wiley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Harvard | David Birge makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | Harvard | David Birge makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Columbia | George Wiley's layup is rejected by Richard Duff | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Harvard | Micah Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Harvard | Micah Harris double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Columbia | James Baker lays it up and in and he's fouled by Boris Tafelski - foul #1 on Boris Tafelski, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Columbia | James Baker makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Harvard | Boris Tafelski is hacked by Eugene Grubbs - foul #1 on Eugene Grubbs, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | Harvard | Micah Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Boris Tafelski | 3-2 |
| 17:52 | Harvard | Micah Harris comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Harvard | David Birge hits the follow up shot | 3-4 |
| 17:35 | Columbia | Sean Bernard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 17:34 | Harvard | The rebound goes to David Birge | 3-4 |
| 17:16 | Harvard | David Birge lays it in set up by Akim Zweier | 3-6 |
| 16:59 | Columbia | George Wiley misses short on a jumper from the left block | 3-6 |
| 16:57 | Columbia | James Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:48 | Columbia | James Baker misses the jumper from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 16:46 | Harvard | Richard Duff grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:26 | Harvard | David Birge hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Micah Harris | 3-8 |
| 16:08 | Columbia | Boris Tafelski blocks the short jumper by Sean Bernard | 3-8 |
| 16:06 | Columbia | George Wiley grabs the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 15:48 | Columbia | Richard Duff picks off the pass by Sean Bernard | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Nevarez (fresh) SG - Eugene Grubbs (fresh) SF - Sean Bernard (fairly fresh) PF - James Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - George Wiley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Micah Harris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Akim Zweier (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Duff (fairly fresh) PF - Boris Tafelski (fairly fresh) C - David Birge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Harvard | Richard Duff comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Sean Bernard - foul #1 on Sean Bernard, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia (PG), James Micco (SG), John Marquart (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Richard Hazel (C) Mark Nevarez, Eugene Grubbs, Sean Bernard, James Baker, George Wiley | |
| Subs | Harvard | Charles Ferrero (PG), Kwende Abdulmuniem (PF) Micah Harris, Boris Tafelski | |
| 15:32 | Harvard | Richard Duff makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:32 | Harvard | Richard Duff makes the 2nd free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:20 | Columbia | Daniel Smith misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kwende Abdulmuniem - foul #1 on Kwende Abdulmuniem, team foul #2 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Jason Karlson (SF) Richard Duff | |
| 15:20 | Columbia | Daniel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:20 | Columbia | Daniel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:58 | Harvard | Charles Ferrero buries a floater from the right side set up by Akim Zweier | 5-12 |
| 14:40 | Columbia | John Marquart connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 7-12 |
| 14:25 | Harvard | Akim Zweier drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kwende Abdulmuniem | 7-15 |
| 14:06 | Columbia | James Micco knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kennith Lamantia | 10-15 |
| 13:48 | Harvard | Charles Ferrero buries a floater from the right side set up by Kwende Abdulmuniem | 10-17 |
| 13:29 | Columbia | John Marquart loses the dribble to Jason Karlson | 10-17 |
| 13:10 | Harvard | Jason Karlson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 10-17 |
| 13:08 | Columbia | John Marquart gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 13:03 | Columbia | James Micco hits a 3 from the left wing set up by John Marquart | 13-17 |
| 12:41 | Harvard | David Birge hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 13-17 |
| 12:39 | Columbia | John Marquart snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 12:33 | Columbia | Daniel Smith connects on the jump hook from close range and the foul's on Kwende Abdulmuniem - foul #2 on Kwende Abdulmuniem, team foul #3 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Nevarez (PG), Eugene Grubbs (SG), Sean Bernard (SF), George Wiley (C) Kennith Lamantia, James Micco, John Marquart, Richard Hazel | |
| Subs | Harvard | Micah Harris (PG), Richard Duff (SF), Boris Tafelski (PF) Charles Ferrero, Jason Karlson, Kwende Abdulmuniem | |
| 12:33 | Columbia | Daniel Smith makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 12:17 | Harvard | Akim Zweier is fouled on the floor by Eugene Grubbs - foul #2 on Eugene Grubbs, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Micco (SG), James Baker (PF) Eugene Grubbs, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 12:08 | Harvard | Richard Duff comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-17 |
| 12:07 | Columbia | James Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 11:57 | Columbia | Mark Nevarez's pass is intercepted by Micah Harris | 16-17 |
| 11:38 | Harvard | Micah Harris buries a jumpshot from the left side | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Nevarez (fresh) SG - James Micco (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sean Bernard (fresh) PF - James Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Wiley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Micah Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Akim Zweier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Duff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Boris Tafelski (fresh) C - David Birge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Columbia | George Wiley buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Micco and he's fouled by David Birge - foul #1 on David Birge, team foul #4 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Jose Torres (C) David Birge | |
| 11:18 | Columbia | George Wiley makes the free throw | 19-19 |
| 11:06 | Harvard | Jose Torres hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Micah Harris | 19-21 |
| 10:46 | Columbia | George Wiley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 10:45 | Harvard | Richard Duff grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 10:24 | Harvard | Akim Zweier drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Boris Tafelski | 19-23 |
| 09:58 | Columbia | George Wiley scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Nevarez | 21-23 |
| 09:43 | Harvard | Richard Duff is called for traveling | 21-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia (PG), John Marquart (SG), Richard Cundiff (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Richard Hazel (C) Mark Nevarez, James Micco, Sean Bernard, James Baker, George Wiley | |
| Subs | Harvard | Charles Ferrero (PG), Jason Karlson (SF), Mario Castro (PF), David Birge (C) Micah Harris, Richard Duff, Boris Tafelski, Jose Torres | |
| 09:41 | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia's pass is intercepted by Akim Zweier in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| 09:40 | Harvard | Charles Ferrero misses the dunk | 21-23 |
| 09:39 | Columbia | Richard Hazel gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 09:22 | Columbia | Richard Cundiff clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Charles Ferrero - foul #1 on Charles Ferrero, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| 09:22 | Columbia | Richard Cundiff makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 09:22 | Columbia | Richard Cundiff makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 08:53 | Harvard | The jump hook by Mario Castro is blocked by Daniel Smith | 23-23 |
| 08:51 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Richard Hazel | 23-23 |
| 08:32 | Columbia | John Marquart misses short on a 3 from straight away | 23-23 |
| 08:31 | Columbia | Richard Hazel pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 08:16 | Columbia | Charles Ferrero is called for the reach on Kennith Lamantia - foul #2 on Charles Ferrero, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Nevarez (PG), Sean Bernard (SF), James Baker (PF), George Wiley (C) Kennith Lamantia, Richard Cundiff, Daniel Smith, Richard Hazel | |
| Subs | Harvard | Micah Harris (PG), Richard Duff (SF), Boris Tafelski (PF) Charles Ferrero, Jason Karlson, Mario Castro | |
| 08:11 | Columbia | Mark Nevarez can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Akim Zweier - foul #1 on Akim Zweier, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Micco (SG) John Marquart | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 08:11 | Columbia | Mark Nevarez misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 08:11 | Columbia | Mark Nevarez makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:02 | Harvard | Micah Harris hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Akim Zweier | 24-26 |
| 07:52 | Columbia | Mark Nevarez is whistled for a carry | 24-26 |
| 07:44 | Harvard | Boris Tafelski misses long on a shot from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 07:42 | Columbia | The rebound goes to James Micco | 24-26 |
| 07:21 | Columbia | James Baker's floater is tipped away by Boris Tafelski | 24-26 |
| 07:20 | Harvard | Boris Tafelski snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Nevarez (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Micco (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Bernard (fresh) PF - James Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Micah Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Akim Zweier (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Duff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Boris Tafelski (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Birge (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Harvard | Boris Tafelski is fouled on the floor by James Baker - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #5 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Marquart (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Richard Hazel (C) Sean Bernard, James Baker, George Wiley | |
| Subs | Harvard | Mario Castro (PF), Jose Torres (C) Boris Tafelski, David Birge | |
| 06:36 | Harvard | Jose Torres comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Hazel - foul #1 on Richard Hazel, team foul #6 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia (PG) Mark Nevarez | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 06:36 | Harvard | Jose Torres makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:36 | Harvard | Jose Torres misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:36 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Marquart | 24-27 |
| 06:14 | Columbia | Richard Hazel knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Kennith Lamantia | 26-27 |
| 05:53 | Harvard | Akim Zweier connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Richard Duff | 26-29 |
| 05:40 | Columbia | Richard Hazel is hacked by Jose Torres - foul #1 on Jose Torres, team foul #8 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sean Bernard (SF), James Baker (PF) James Micco, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Harvard | Michael Kidder (PG), Jason Karlson (SF), Boris Tafelski (PF) Micah Harris, Richard Duff, Mario Castro | |
| 05:40 | Columbia | Richard Hazel makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 05:40 | Columbia | Richard Hazel makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:32 | Harvard | Jason Karlson scores on a jumper from the left side | 28-31 |
| 05:15 | Columbia | Richard Hazel lays it up and in on a great pass from Sean Bernard | 30-31 |
| 04:53 | Harvard | Jose Torres knocks in the turnaround from close range | 30-33 |
| 04:47 | Columbia | John Marquart misses the driving attempt in the lane | 30-33 |
| 04:45 | Harvard | Boris Tafelski grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 04:28 | Harvard | Jason Karlson loses the dribble to Sean Bernard | 30-33 |
| 04:24 | Columbia | Sean Bernard banks in the layup | 32-33 |
| 04:22 | Harvard | Michael Kidder is fouled in the backcourt by Kennith Lamantia - foul #1 on Kennith Lamantia, team foul #7 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Nevarez (PG), James Micco (SG), Daniel Smith (PF), George Wiley (C) Kennith Lamantia, John Marquart, James Baker, Richard Hazel | |
| Subs | Harvard | Richard Duff (SF), David Birge (C) Jason Karlson, Jose Torres | |
| 04:22 | Harvard | Michael Kidder makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 04:22 | Harvard | Michael Kidder makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 03:58 | Columbia | Sean Bernard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 03:57 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Boris Tafelski | 32-35 |
| 03:52 | Harvard | Akim Zweier misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Micco - foul #1 on James Micco, team foul #8 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs (SG) Sean Bernard | |
| Subs | Harvard | Micah Harris (PG), Kwende Abdulmuniem (PF) Michael Kidder, Boris Tafelski | |
| 03:52 | Harvard | Akim Zweier makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 03:52 | Harvard | Akim Zweier makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 03:32 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-37 |
| 03:30 | Harvard | Kwende Abdulmuniem grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 03:25 | Harvard | Micah Harris can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-37 |
| 03:23 | Harvard | David Birge gets the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 03:08 | Harvard | Kwende Abdulmuniem makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from David Birge | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Nevarez (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Grubbs (fresh) SF - James Micco (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - George Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Micah Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Akim Zweier (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Duff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kwende Abdulmuniem (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Birge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Columbia | Daniel Smith lays it up and in set up by James Micco out of the doubleteam | 34-39 |
| 02:30 | Harvard | David Birge blows the layup but the foul's on Daniel Smith - foul #1 on Daniel Smith, team foul #9 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sean Bernard (SF), James Baker (PF) James Micco, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Harvard | Jason Karlson (SF) Richard Duff | |
| 02:30 | Harvard | David Birge makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 02:30 | Harvard | David Birge makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 02:18 | Columbia | James Baker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Baker, team foul #10 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Boris Tafelski (PF) Kwende Abdulmuniem | |
| 02:10 | Harvard | Eugene Grubbs steals it from David Birge | 34-41 |
| 01:50 | Columbia | James Baker misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 01:48 | Harvard | Micah Harris pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 01:28 | Harvard | Micah Harris is fouled on the floor by Mark Nevarez - foul #1 on Mark Nevarez, team foul #11 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Micco (PG), Daniel Smith (C) Mark Nevarez, George Wiley | |
| Subs | Harvard | Richard Duff (SF), Jose Torres (C) Jason Karlson, David Birge | |
| 01:28 | Harvard | Micah Harris makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 01:28 | Harvard | Micah Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 01:08 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Akim Zweier - foul #2 on Akim Zweier, team foul #9 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Marquart (SF) Sean Bernard | |
| Subs | Harvard | Charles Ferrero (PG) Micah Harris | |
| 01:08 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 01:08 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 01:01 | Harvard | Jose Torres clanks a floater from close range | 36-43 |
| 00:59 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 00:44 | Columbia | James Baker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 36-43 |
| 00:42 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs grabs the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 00:13 | Columbia | Daniel Smith's floater is tipped away by Jose Torres | 36-43 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to John Marquart | 36-43 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | James Micco misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 00:01 | Harvard | Richard Duff pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Richard Duff misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 36-43 |