| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Randy Washington (fresh) SG - Daniel Emerson (fresh) SF - Paul Haygood (fresh) PF - John Bodine (fresh) C - Harold Pierce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - James Folse (fresh) SG - Jerry Principato (fresh) SF - Charles Adamczyk (fresh) PF - Jerry Melton (fresh) C - Tommy Sutton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Harold Pierce wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Princeton | Jerry Principato steps in front of the Harold Pierce pass | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Harvard | James Folse blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton can't throw it down but he's hacked by Harold Pierce - foul #1 on Harold Pierce, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:40 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Washington | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Harvard | Jerry Principato can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:21 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton tips it in | 2-6 |
| 18:03 | Princeton | John Bodine is hacked by James Folse - foul #1 on James Folse, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:53 | Princeton | John Bodine misses the jumper from the left block | 2-6 |
| 17:52 | Princeton | John Bodine tips it home | 4-6 |
| 17:45 | Harvard | Jerry Melton is fouled on the floor by John Bodine - foul #1 on John Bodine, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 17:30 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-6 |
| 17:28 | Princeton | Harold Pierce pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:24 | Princeton | Randy Washington's layup is rejected by Jerry Melton | 4-6 |
| 17:23 | Princeton | Harold Pierce misses the tip | 4-6 |
| 17:21 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:09 | Harvard | James Folse drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Melton | 4-8 |
| 16:53 | Princeton | Paul Haygood buries a fadeaway from the right side | 6-8 |
| 16:41 | Harvard | The short jumper by James Folse is denied by Paul Haygood | 6-8 |
| 16:39 | Harvard | James Folse hits the follow up shot | 6-10 |
| 16:21 | Princeton | Randy Washington banks in the layup | 8-10 |
| 16:05 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk is hacked by Randy Washington - foul #1 on Randy Washington, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (PG), Mark Chitwood (SG), Joseph Decker (SF), Albert Old (PF), Ben Reed (C) Randy Washington, Daniel Emerson, Paul Haygood, John Bodine, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Harvard | Angel Salinas (PG), Vincent Kirby (SG), Dennis Deluna (SF), Raymond Wilson (PF), George Crespo (C) James Folse, Jerry Principato, Charles Adamczyk, Jerry Melton, Tommy Sutton | |
| 15:56 | Harvard | Angel Salinas can't finish the layup | 8-10 |
| 15:54 | Princeton | Ben Reed pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) SG - Mark Chitwood (fresh) SF - Joseph Decker (fresh) PF - Albert Old (fresh) C - Ben Reed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Angel Salinas (fresh) SG - Vincent Kirby (fresh) SF - Dennis Deluna (fresh) PF - Raymond Wilson (fresh) C - George Crespo (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Princeton | Joseph Decker scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Mark Chitwood | 10-10 |
| 15:36 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Raymond Wilson, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| 15:08 | Princeton | Ben Reed misses the lay-in | 10-10 |
| 15:06 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:55 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 10-10 |
| 14:53 | Princeton | Ben Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:32 | Princeton | Mark Chitwood drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Jones | 12-10 |
| 14:10 | Harvard | George Crespo can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ben Reed - foul #1 on Ben Reed, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Emerson (SG), Paul Haygood (SF), John Bodine (PF), Harold Pierce (C) Mark Chitwood, Joseph Decker, Albert Old, Ben Reed | |
| Subs | Harvard | James Folse (PG), Jerry Principato (SG), Charles Adamczyk (SF), Jerry Melton (PF) Angel Salinas, Vincent Kirby, Dennis Deluna, Raymond Wilson | |
| 14:10 | Harvard | George Crespo makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:10 | Harvard | George Crespo makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:55 | Princeton | John Bodine misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Jerry Melton - foul #1 on Jerry Melton, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Washington (PG) Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Harvard | Tommy Sutton (C) George Crespo | |
| 13:55 | Princeton | John Bodine misses the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:55 | Princeton | John Bodine makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:39 | Harvard | James Folse clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-12 |
| 13:38 | Princeton | Paul Haygood grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:26 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Randy Washington | 16-12 |
| 13:06 | Harvard | Jerry Principato double dribbles | 16-12 |
| 12:56 | Princeton | Paul Haygood is hacked by Charles Adamczyk - foul #1 on Charles Adamczyk, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| 12:47 | Princeton | John Bodine is whistled for a carry | 16-12 |
| 12:36 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 16-12 |
| 12:34 | Princeton | Paul Haygood gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 12:27 | Princeton | Charles Adamczyk picks off the pass by Daniel Emerson | 16-12 |
| 12:10 | Harvard | John Bodine blocks the jumper by Jerry Melton | 16-12 |
| 12:09 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 11:56 | Princeton | Charles Adamczyk steps in front of the Paul Haygood pass | 16-12 |
| 11:52 | Harvard | Jerry Principato can't finish the layup | 16-12 |
| 11:50 | Harvard | Jerry Principato misses the tip | 16-12 |
| 11:49 | Harvard | Jerry Melton tips it home | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Randy Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Emerson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Haygood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bodine (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - James Folse (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jerry Principato (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Adamczyk (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jerry Melton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tommy Sutton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Princeton | John Bodine comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 11:32 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 11:06 | Harvard | Randy Washington is called for the reach on James Folse - foul #2 on Randy Washington, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (PG), Mark Chitwood (SG), Joseph Decker (SF), Albert Old (PF), Ben Reed (C) Randy Washington, Daniel Emerson, Paul Haygood, John Bodine, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Harvard | Angel Salinas (PG), Vincent Kirby (SG), Dennis Deluna (SF), Raymond Wilson (PF), George Crespo (C) James Folse, Jerry Principato, Charles Adamczyk, Jerry Melton, Tommy Sutton | |
| 10:47 | Harvard | Angel Salinas can't finish the layup | 16-14 |
| 10:46 | Princeton | Albert Old gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:31 | Princeton | Charles Jones buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Albert Old | 19-14 |
| 10:03 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Angel Salinas | 19-16 |
| 09:39 | Princeton | Joseph Decker's layup is rejected by Raymond Wilson | 19-16 |
| 09:37 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:32 | Harvard | Angel Salinas buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Vincent Kirby and he's fouled by Ben Reed - foul #2 on Ben Reed, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Emerson (SG), Paul Haygood (SF), John Bodine (PF) Mark Chitwood, Albert Old, Ben Reed | |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Melton (PF), Tommy Sutton (C) Raymond Wilson, George Crespo | |
| 09:32 | Harvard | Angel Salinas misses the free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:32 | Princeton | John Bodine grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 09:20 | Princeton | Paul Haygood scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Charles Jones | 21-18 |
| 09:16 | Harvard | Vincent Kirby buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Deluna | 21-20 |
| 08:56 | Princeton | Charles Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 08:55 | Harvard | Jerry Melton gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:45 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 08:33 | Princeton | Jerry Melton denies the turnaround by Paul Haygood | 21-22 |
| 08:31 | Harvard | Angel Salinas grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 08:09 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton dunks the ball and the foul's on Paul Haygood - foul #1 on Paul Haygood, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Princeton | Dallas Lamb (PG), Mark Chitwood (SG), Harold Pierce (C) Charles Jones, Daniel Emerson, Joseph Decker | |
| Subs | Harvard | James Folse (PG), Jerry Principato (SG), Charles Adamczyk (SF) Angel Salinas, Vincent Kirby, Dennis Deluna | |
| 08:09 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton makes the free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:51 | Princeton | John Bodine scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Dallas Lamb (fresh) SG - Mark Chitwood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Haygood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bodine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - James Folse (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jerry Principato (fresh) SF - Charles Adamczyk (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jerry Melton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Tommy Sutton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Harvard | Mark Chitwood steps in front of the Jerry Melton pass | 23-25 |
| 07:24 | Princeton | Charles Adamczyk takes the ball from John Bodine | 23-25 |
| 06:59 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 06:57 | Princeton | Dallas Lamb grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 06:36 | Princeton | Mark Chitwood banks in the layup | 25-25 |
| 06:20 | Harvard | Jerry Principato is hacked by Mark Chitwood - foul #1 on Mark Chitwood, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (PG), Daniel Emerson (SG), Joseph Decker (SF), Albert Old (PF) Dallas Lamb, Mark Chitwood, Paul Haygood, John Bodine | |
| Subs | Harvard | Raymond Wilson (PF), George Crespo (C) Jerry Melton, Tommy Sutton | |
| 06:20 | Harvard | Jerry Principato makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:20 | Harvard | Jerry Principato makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:59 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 05:57 | Princeton | Harold Pierce grabs the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 05:47 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 05:45 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 05:28 | Harvard | Jerry Principato buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charles Adamczyk | 25-30 |
| 05:18 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-30 |
| 05:16 | Harvard | George Crespo snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 04:55 | Harvard | James Folse is whistled for traveling | 25-30 |
| Subs | Princeton | Paul Haygood (SF), John Bodine (PF) Albert Old, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Harvard | Angel Salinas (PG), Vincent Kirby (SG), Dennis Deluna (SF) James Folse, Jerry Principato, Charles Adamczyk | |
| 04:39 | Princeton | Charles Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 04:37 | Harvard | George Crespo grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 04:19 | Harvard | Vincent Kirby misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Decker - foul #1 on Joseph Decker, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Melton (PF), Tommy Sutton (C) Raymond Wilson, George Crespo | |
| 04:19 | Harvard | Vincent Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:19 | Harvard | Vincent Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:06 | Princeton | John Bodine hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Haygood | 27-32 |
| 03:59 | Harvard | Joseph Decker picks off the pass by Angel Salinas | 27-32 |
| 03:49 | Princeton | Paul Haygood connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charles Jones | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Emerson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Haygood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bodine (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Decker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Angel Salinas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Deluna (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Melton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Tommy Sutton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton can't finish the layup | 30-32 |
| 03:35 | Harvard | Jerry Melton hits the follow up shot | 30-34 |
| 03:21 | Princeton | Paul Haygood misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 30-34 |
| 03:19 | Princeton | Charles Jones can't tip it in | 30-34 |
| 03:18 | Princeton | John Bodine grabs the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 03:09 | Princeton | Joseph Decker misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Vincent Kirby - foul #1 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #5 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Washington (PG), Mark Chitwood (SG), Harold Pierce (C) Charles Jones, Daniel Emerson, Paul Haygood | |
| Subs | Harvard | James Folse (PG), Jerry Principato (SG), Charles Adamczyk (SF) Angel Salinas, Vincent Kirby, Dennis Deluna | |
| 03:09 | Princeton | Joseph Decker makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 03:09 | Princeton | Joseph Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:55 | Harvard | Tommy Sutton buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from James Folse | 32-36 |
| 02:34 | Princeton | Randy Washington is fouled on the floor by Tommy Sutton - foul #1 on Tommy Sutton, team foul #6 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Princeton | Albert Old (SF), Ben Reed (PF) Joseph Decker, John Bodine | |
| Subs | Harvard | Raymond Wilson (PF), George Crespo (C) Jerry Melton, Tommy Sutton | |
| 02:19 | Princeton | Mark Chitwood comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 02:17 | Princeton | Albert Old tips it back up and in | 34-36 |
| 01:54 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 34-36 |
| 01:53 | Princeton | Albert Old grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 01:40 | Princeton | George Crespo picks off the pass by Harold Pierce | 34-36 |
| 01:27 | Harvard | George Crespo misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Harold Pierce - foul #2 on Harold Pierce, team foul #10 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Emerson (SG), Paul Haygood (SF), John Bodine (PF) Mark Chitwood, Albert Old, Ben Reed | |
| Subs | Harvard | Vincent Kirby (SG), Dennis Deluna (SF) Jerry Principato, Charles Adamczyk | |
| 01:27 | Harvard | George Crespo makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 01:27 | Harvard | George Crespo makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 01:12 | Princeton | Vincent Kirby is called for the reach on Daniel Emerson - foul #2 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #7 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Princeton | Albert Old (C) Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Melton (PF) Raymond Wilson | |
| 01:12 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 01:12 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 01:12 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Jerry Melton | 35-38 |
| 00:53 | Harvard | James Folse is fouled on the floor by Randy Washington - foul #3 on Randy Washington, team foul #11 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Jones (PG) Randy Washington | |
| Subs | Harvard | Tommy Sutton (C) George Crespo | |
| 00:53 | Harvard | James Folse misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 00:53 | Harvard | James Folse makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 00:50 | Princeton | Charles Jones's pass is intercepted by Vincent Kirby in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| 00:33 | Harvard | James Folse hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Vincent Kirby and he's fouled by Charles Jones - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #12 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Princeton | Joseph Decker (C) Albert Old | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 00:33 | Harvard | James Folse misses the free throw | 35-41 |
| 00:33 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 00:22 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Vincent Kirby - foul #3 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #8 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Princeton | Harold Pierce (C) Joseph Decker | |
| Subs | Harvard | Angel Salinas (PG), Jerry Principato (SG) James Folse, Vincent Kirby | |
| 00:22 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 00:22 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 00:02 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-41 |
| 00:01 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna tips it in | 37-43 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Daniel Emerson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 37-43 |