| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Daniel Davis (fresh) SG - Marc Fredericks (fresh) SF - Kendall Moors (fresh) PF - David Borger (fresh) C - Leonard Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Gray (fresh) SG - Terry Harrison (fresh) SF - Bret Post (fresh) PF - David Saunders (fresh) C - Oswaldo Ferrari (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Leonard Thompson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Harvard | Daniel Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Cornell | Robert Gray connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Saunders and the foul's on Marc Fredericks - foul #1 on Marc Fredericks, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | Cornell | Robert Gray makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Harvard | David Borger comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Terry Harrison - foul #1 on Terry Harrison, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Harvard | David Borger makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:26 | Harvard | David Borger makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:05 | Cornell | David Saunders misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 19:04 | Harvard | Kendall Moors pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:58 | Harvard | Leonard Thompson double dribbles in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:36 | Cornell | Robert Gray connects on the turnaround near the basket | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Harvard | Daniel Davis's pass is intercepted by Robert Gray | 2-5 |
| 18:08 | Cornell | Robert Gray lays it up and in | 2-7 |
| 17:56 | Harvard | David Borger's pass is intercepted by Terry Harrison | 2-7 |
| 17:27 | Cornell | David Saunders's pass is intercepted by Leonard Thompson | 2-7 |
| 17:13 | Harvard | Marc Fredericks hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 17:12 | Cornell | Robert Gray pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:07 | Cornell | Robert Gray is hacked by Daniel Davis - foul #1 on Daniel Davis, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Harvard | Raymundo Marino (PG), Stanley Rose (SG), Charles Ross (SF), Ryan Golembiewski (PF), Alexander Begay (C) Daniel Davis, Marc Fredericks, Kendall Moors, David Borger, Leonard Thompson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Glenn Gilmore (PG), Charles Lobb (SG), Jimmy Cooke (SF), Otis Brokaw (PF), Todd Warren (C) Robert Gray, Terry Harrison, Bret Post, David Saunders, Oswaldo Ferrari | |
| 16:52 | Cornell | Glenn Gilmore misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 16:51 | Harvard | Stanley Rose gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:33 | Harvard | The 3pt attempt by Charles Ross is denied by Otis Brokaw | 2-7 |
| 16:31 | Cornell | Jimmy Cooke grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:26 | Cornell | Charles Lobb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-7 |
| 16:25 | Harvard | Stanley Rose grabs the board | 2-7 |
| 16:20 | Harvard | Stanley Rose blows the layup but he's fouled by Glenn Gilmore - foul #1 on Glenn Gilmore, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| 16:20 | Harvard | Stanley Rose makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:20 | Harvard | Stanley Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:55 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Harvard | Leonard Thompson (C) Alexander Begay | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Hutchinson (SG), Manuel Cox (SF), Oswaldo Ferrari (C) Charles Lobb, Otis Brokaw, Todd Warren | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Raymundo Marino (fresh) SG - Stanley Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Ross (fresh) PF - Ryan Golembiewski (fresh) C - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Glenn Gilmore (fresh) SG - William Hutchinson (fresh) SF - Manuel Cox (fresh) PF - Jimmy Cooke (fresh) C - Oswaldo Ferrari (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Harvard | Leonard Thompson can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right block | 4-7 |
| 15:41 | Cornell | Oswaldo Ferrari grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 15:34 | Cornell | Glenn Gilmore is called for a charge - foul #2 on Glenn Gilmore, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dmitry Cholewinski (PG), Marc Fredericks (SG), Kendall Moors (SF) Raymundo Marino, Stanley Rose, Charles Ross | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Gray (PG) Glenn Gilmore | |
| 15:18 | Harvard | Ryan Golembiewski scores on a floater near the basket | 6-7 |
| 15:05 | Cornell | Oswaldo Ferrari connects on the jumper from the baseline | 6-9 |
| 14:39 | Harvard | Dmitry Cholewinski is by himself and knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Marc Fredericks | 8-9 |
| 14:14 | Cornell | William Hutchinson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Gray | 8-12 |
| 13:53 | Harvard | Kendall Moors knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Oswaldo Ferrari - foul #1 on Oswaldo Ferrari, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Harvard | Raymundo Marino (PG), Stanley Rose (SG), David Borger (PF), Alexander Begay (C) Dmitry Cholewinski, Marc Fredericks, Ryan Golembiewski, Leonard Thompson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Lobb (PG), Terry Harrison (SG), Bret Post (SF), Otis Brokaw (PF), Todd Warren (C) Robert Gray, William Hutchinson, Manuel Cox, Jimmy Cooke, Oswaldo Ferrari | |
| 13:53 | Harvard | Kendall Moors makes the free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:34 | Cornell | Bret Post misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 13:32 | Harvard | David Borger snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 13:15 | Harvard | Otis Brokaw blocks the short jumper by Raymundo Marino | 11-12 |
| 13:13 | Harvard | Kendall Moors snags the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 13:03 | Harvard | Alexander Begay misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 11-12 |
| 13:02 | Harvard | Kendall Moors tips it home | 13-12 |
| 12:47 | Cornell | Bret Post misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Alexander Begay - foul #1 on Alexander Begay, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Harvard | Daniel Davis (PG), Charles Ross (SF) Kendall Moors, David Borger | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Gray (PG) Terry Harrison | |
| 12:47 | Cornell | Bret Post makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:47 | Cornell | Bret Post makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:45 | Harvard | Todd Warren is called for the reach on Charles Ross in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Warren, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Saunders (PF) Otis Brokaw | |
| 12:22 | Harvard | David Saunders is called for the reach on Charles Ross - foul #1 on David Saunders, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Harvard | Marc Fredericks (SG), David Borger (PF) Raymundo Marino, Stanley Rose | |
| Subs | Cornell | Terry Harrison (SG), Otis Brokaw (C) Charles Lobb, Todd Warren | |
| 12:07 | Harvard | Alexander Begay connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Marc Fredericks | 15-14 |
| 11:40 | Cornell | Robert Gray misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-14 |
| 11:38 | Cornell | Robert Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Daniel Davis (fresh) SG - Marc Fredericks (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Ross (fresh) PF - David Borger (tiring) 2 pts. C - Alexander Begay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Gray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Harrison (fairly fresh) SF - Bret Post (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Saunders (fairly fresh) C - Otis Brokaw (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:14 | Cornell | Terry Harrison scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Saunders | 15-16 |
| 11:12 | Harvard | Daniel Davis is hacked by Bret Post in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bret Post, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Harvard | Stanley Rose (SG), Ryan Golembiewski (SF), Leonard Thompson (C) Marc Fredericks, Charles Ross, Alexander Begay | |
| Subs | Cornell | Manuel Cox (SF), Oswaldo Ferrari (C) Bret Post, Otis Brokaw | |
| 11:12 | Harvard | Daniel Davis misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:12 | Cornell | The rebound goes to David Saunders | 15-16 |
| 10:59 | Cornell | Daniel Davis is called for the reach on Manuel Cox - foul #2 on Daniel Davis, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Harvard | Raymundo Marino (PG) Daniel Davis | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Lobb (SG) Terry Harrison | |
| 10:53 | Cornell | Charles Lobb makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-19 |
| 10:37 | Harvard | The jump hook by David Borger is blocked by Manuel Cox | 15-19 |
| 10:35 | Cornell | Charles Lobb snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 10:12 | Cornell | Charles Lobb is fouled on the floor by Stanley Rose - foul #1 on Stanley Rose, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Harvard | Charles Ross (SF) David Borger | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Hutchinson (PG), Terry Harrison (SG), Bret Post (SF), Jimmy Cooke (PF), Todd Warren (C) Robert Gray, Charles Lobb, Manuel Cox, David Saunders, Oswaldo Ferrari | |
| 09:53 | Cornell | Jimmy Cooke lays it in on a great pass from Terry Harrison | 15-21 |
| 09:34 | Harvard | Ryan Golembiewski connects on the open turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Raymundo Marino | 17-21 |
| 09:20 | Cornell | William Hutchinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 09:19 | Cornell | Jimmy Cooke snags the offensive board | 17-21 |
| 09:06 | Cornell | Charles Ross is called for the reach on Todd Warren - foul #1 on Charles Ross, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dmitry Cholewinski (PG), Marc Fredericks (SG), Kendall Moors (SF), David Borger (PF), Alexander Begay (C) Raymundo Marino, Stanley Rose, Charles Ross, Ryan Golembiewski, Leonard Thompson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Lobb (PG) Terry Harrison | |
| 09:01 | Cornell | Jimmy Cooke misses the lay-in | 17-21 |
| 08:59 | Harvard | Kendall Moors snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 08:38 | Harvard | Kendall Moors hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Marc Fredericks | 20-21 |
| 08:24 | Cornell | Todd Warren can't connect on a shot from the right block | 20-21 |
| 08:23 | Cornell | Jimmy Cooke gets the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 08:04 | Cornell | Marc Fredericks steps in front of the Jimmy Cooke pass | 20-21 |
| 08:02 | Harvard | Kendall Moors is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kendall Moors, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Harvard | Charles Ross (SF), Ryan Golembiewski (PF), Leonard Thompson (C) Kendall Moors, David Borger, Alexander Begay | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Gray (PG), Terry Harrison (SG), Manuel Cox (SF), David Saunders (PF), Otis Brokaw (C) Charles Lobb, William Hutchinson, Bret Post, Jimmy Cooke, Todd Warren | |
| 07:48 | Cornell | Robert Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 07:47 | Cornell | Manuel Cox snags the offensive board | 20-21 |
| 07:32 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw lays it in | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Dmitry Cholewinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marc Fredericks (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Ross (fresh) PF - Ryan Golembiewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Leonard Thompson (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Cox (fresh) PF - David Saunders (tiring) C - Otis Brokaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Harvard | Marc Fredericks knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Ross | 23-23 |
| 07:01 | Cornell | Robert Gray hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-25 |
| 06:46 | Harvard | Dmitry Cholewinski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 06:44 | Harvard | Ryan Golembiewski grabs the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 06:34 | Harvard | Dmitry Cholewinski misses the floater from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 06:32 | Harvard | Charles Ross hits the follow up shot | 25-25 |
| 06:17 | Cornell | Robert Gray comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 06:15 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw tips it in | 25-27 |
| 05:58 | Harvard | Dmitry Cholewinski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 05:57 | Cornell | David Saunders gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 05:43 | Cornell | Terry Harrison clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 05:42 | Harvard | Ryan Golembiewski grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 05:24 | Harvard | Dmitry Cholewinski is hacked by Robert Gray - foul #1 on Robert Gray, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Harvard | Raymundo Marino (SG), Kendall Moors (SF), Stanley Rose (PF), Alexander Begay (C) Marc Fredericks, Charles Ross, Ryan Golembiewski, Leonard Thompson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Lobb (PG), William Hutchinson (SG), Bret Post (SF), Jimmy Cooke (PF), Todd Warren (C) Robert Gray, Terry Harrison, Manuel Cox, David Saunders, Otis Brokaw | |
| 05:24 | Harvard | Dmitry Cholewinski makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:24 | Harvard | Dmitry Cholewinski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:02 | Cornell | Jimmy Cooke misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Stanley Rose - foul #2 on Stanley Rose, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Harvard | Marc Fredericks (SG), David Borger (PF) Dmitry Cholewinski, Stanley Rose | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 05:02 | Cornell | Jimmy Cooke misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:02 | Cornell | Jimmy Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:48 | Harvard | David Borger is denied on a dunk by Todd Warren | 27-28 |
| 04:46 | Harvard | Kendall Moors pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 04:32 | Harvard | Raymundo Marino misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 04:31 | Cornell | Todd Warren gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 04:25 | Cornell | Todd Warren buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Lobb and he's hacked by Marc Fredericks - foul #2 on Marc Fredericks, team foul #9 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Harvard | Raymond Meigs (PG) Marc Fredericks | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Gray (PG), Oswaldo Ferrari (C) William Hutchinson, Jimmy Cooke | |
| 04:25 | Cornell | Todd Warren makes the free throw | 27-31 |
| 04:04 | Harvard | David Borger jams it on a nice dish by Raymond Meigs | 29-31 |
| 03:47 | Cornell | Oswaldo Ferrari misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 29-31 |
| 03:45 | Harvard | Alexander Begay grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 03:40 | Harvard | Kendall Moors can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 03:38 | Cornell | Oswaldo Ferrari grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 03:24 | Cornell | Todd Warren hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 29-31 |
| 03:23 | Cornell | Oswaldo Ferrari tips it back up and in | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Raymond Meigs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymundo Marino (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kendall Moors (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Borger (tiring) 4 pts. C - Alexander Begay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Gray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Lobb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bret Post (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Warren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Oswaldo Ferrari (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Harvard | Raymundo Marino scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Meigs | 32-33 |
| 02:58 | Cornell | Robert Gray scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Lobb | 32-36 |
| 02:56 | Harvard | Raymond Meigs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| Subs | Harvard | Daniel Davis (PG), Stanley Rose (SG), Charles Ross (SF), Ryan Golembiewski (PF), Leonard Thompson (C) Raymond Meigs, Raymundo Marino, Kendall Moors, David Borger, Alexander Begay | |
| Subs | Cornell | Glenn Gilmore (PG), William Hutchinson (SG), Jimmy Cooke (PF) Robert Gray, Charles Lobb, Todd Warren | |
| 02:46 | Cornell | Bret Post is called for traveling | 32-36 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Manuel Cox (SF) Bret Post | |
| 02:33 | Harvard | Leonard Thompson comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Manuel Cox - foul #1 on Manuel Cox, team foul #9 | 32-36 |
| 02:33 | Harvard | Leonard Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 02:33 | Harvard | Leonard Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 02:33 | Cornell | Jimmy Cooke snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 02:19 | Cornell | Jimmy Cooke jams it on a nice dish by Glenn Gilmore | 33-38 |
| 02:09 | Harvard | Daniel Davis hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 02:07 | Harvard | Charles Ross gets the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 01:56 | Harvard | Charles Ross is hacked by Manuel Cox - foul #2 on Manuel Cox, team foul #10 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Harvard | Marc Fredericks (SG), Alexander Begay (C) Ryan Golembiewski, Leonard Thompson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Gray (PG), Bret Post (SF), Otis Brokaw (C) William Hutchinson, Manuel Cox, Oswaldo Ferrari | |
| 01:56 | Harvard | Charles Ross makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 01:56 | Harvard | Charles Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 01:28 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 01:26 | Cornell | Robert Gray gets the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 01:09 | Cornell | Glenn Gilmore is fouled on the floor by Daniel Davis - foul #3 on Daniel Davis, team foul #10 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Harvard | Raymundo Marino (PG), Kendall Moors (SF) Daniel Davis, Charles Ross | |
| Subs | Cornell | Terry Harrison (SG) Robert Gray | |
| 01:09 | Cornell | Glenn Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 01:09 | Cornell | Glenn Gilmore misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 01:09 | Harvard | Alexander Begay gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 00:53 | Harvard | Stanley Rose misses the dunk attempt | 35-39 |
| 00:51 | Harvard | Marc Fredericks misses the tip | 35-39 |
| 00:49 | Cornell | Terry Harrison grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 00:28 | Cornell | Terry Harrison comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marc Fredericks - foul #3 on Marc Fredericks, team foul #11 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | David Borger (PF), Leonard Thompson (C) Marc Fredericks, Alexander Begay | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Lobb (PG), Manuel Cox (SF), David Saunders (PF), Oswaldo Ferrari (C) Glenn Gilmore, Bret Post, Jimmy Cooke, Otis Brokaw | |
| 00:28 | Cornell | Terry Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 00:28 | Cornell | Terry Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 00:05 | Harvard | Kendall Moors's pass is intercepted by Oswaldo Ferrari | 35-41 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Terry Harrison misses short on a shot in the paint | 35-41 |