| Lineup | Harvard | PG - James Finnell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dwight Peters (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jason Borges (fresh) PF - Dima Zubris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Charles Tipps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Headrick (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Franklin Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Jason Borges inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Harvard | Charles Tipps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-39 |
| 19:31 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dwight Peters - foul #3 on Dwight Peters, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | Charles Williams (SG) Dwight Peters | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 19:31 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:31 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:31 | Harvard | Dima Zubris grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 19:14 | Harvard | Jason Borges is hacked by Franklin Wright - foul #1 on Franklin Wright, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 18:52 | Harvard | John Cole steals the ball from Charles Williams | 38-40 |
| 18:43 | Cleveland State | John Cole comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 18:42 | Harvard | Charles Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 18:30 | Harvard | Dima Zubris misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Frank Wilson - foul #2 on Frank Wilson, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| 18:30 | Harvard | Dima Zubris makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:30 | Harvard | Dima Zubris makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:05 | Cleveland State | John Cole clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 40-40 |
| 18:04 | Harvard | Jason Borges snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 17:45 | Harvard | Jason Borges is hacked by Franklin Wright - foul #2 on Franklin Wright, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Harvard | Richard Barker (PF), Kal Dauphin (C) Dima Zubris, Charles Tipps | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Galli (SF) Patrick Headrick | |
| 17:28 | Harvard | Charles Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 17:27 | Harvard | Charles Williams snags the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 17:22 | Harvard | Jason Borges misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-40 |
| 17:21 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 17:14 | Cleveland State | John Cole misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 17:12 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson tips it in | 40-42 |
| 16:51 | Harvard | Richard Barker connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 16:42 | Cleveland State | Jason Borges is called for the reach on David Galli - foul #2 on Jason Borges, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Harvard | Jonathan Woodall (PG), Charles Mitchell (SF) James Finnell, Jason Borges | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (PG), Carl Powell (SF), Richard Morant (PF), Dennis Crawford (C) Joe Guillaume, John Cole, Franklin Wright, Frank Wilson | |
| 16:23 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 16:22 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:05 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 16:04 | Harvard | Kal Dauphin pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Jonathan Woodall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Barker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kal Dauphin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Emig (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Galli (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Powell (fresh) PF - Richard Morant (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Harvard | Charles Mitchell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 15:28 | Cleveland State | David Galli drills a 3 from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 15:15 | Harvard | James Emig picks off the pass by Kal Dauphin | 46-45 |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Richard Barker - foul #3 on Richard Barker, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Harvard | James Finnell (PG), Dwight Peters (SG), Jason Borges (SF), Dima Zubris (PF), Charles Tipps (C) Jonathan Woodall, Charles Williams, Charles Mitchell, Richard Barker, Kal Dauphin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), John Cole (SG), Patrick Headrick (SF), Frank Wilson (C) James Emig, David Galli, Carl Powell, Richard Morant | |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Crawford | 46-45 |
| 14:32 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 14:30 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 14:10 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford loses the dribble to Dwight Peters | 46-45 |
| 14:07 | Harvard | Jason Borges lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dwight Peters | 48-45 |
| 13:41 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford is hacked by James Finnell - foul #3 on James Finnell, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright (PF) Dennis Crawford | |
| 13:26 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 13:25 | Cleveland State | John Cole tips it back up and in | 48-47 |
| 13:15 | Harvard | John Cole steals it from Dima Zubris | 48-47 |
| 13:11 | Cleveland State | John Cole can't finish the layup | 48-47 |
| 13:10 | Harvard | Charles Tipps snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 13:05 | Harvard | James Finnell clanks a turnaround from the left block | 48-47 |
| 13:04 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Tipps | 48-47 |
| 12:42 | Harvard | Charles Tipps misses badly on a shot near the basket | 48-47 |
| 12:40 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 12:31 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume misses short on a floater from the left side | 48-47 |
| 12:29 | Harvard | Dima Zubris snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 12:21 | Harvard | James Finnell comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 12:20 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:05 | Cleveland State | John Cole's pass is intercepted by Charles Tipps | 48-47 |
| 11:51 | Harvard | Franklin Wright steps in front of the Charles Tipps pass | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - James Finnell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dwight Peters (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jason Borges (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dima Zubris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Tipps (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Cole (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Headrick (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Franklin Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joe Guillaume | 48-50 |
| 11:20 | Harvard | Charles Tipps misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 11:19 | Cleveland State | John Cole pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:58 | Cleveland State | John Cole comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 10:56 | Harvard | Jason Borges snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 10:43 | Harvard | Franklin Wright steals the ball from James Finnell | 48-50 |
| 10:18 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 10:17 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Dwight Peters | 48-50 |
| 10:03 | Harvard | Charles Tipps scores on a shot from the left block set up by Dwight Peters and he's hacked by Frank Wilson - foul #3 on Frank Wilson, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | Jonathan Woodall (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Charles Mitchell (SF), Richard Barker (PF) James Finnell, Dwight Peters, Jason Borges, Dima Zubris | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (PG), David Galli (SG), Carl Powell (SF), Richard Morant (PF), Dennis Crawford (C) Joe Guillaume, John Cole, Patrick Headrick, Franklin Wright, Frank Wilson | |
| 10:03 | Harvard | Charles Tipps makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:44 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 09:43 | Cleveland State | James Emig grabs the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:35 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford comes up short on the floater from the left block | 51-50 |
| 09:33 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford tips it back up and in | 51-52 |
| 09:12 | Harvard | Richard Barker knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jonathan Woodall and the foul's on Dennis Crawford - foul #2 on Dennis Crawford, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Harvard | Kal Dauphin (C) Charles Tipps | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 09:12 | Harvard | Richard Barker misses the free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:12 | Cleveland State | David Galli pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:57 | Cleveland State | David Galli clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jonathan Woodall - foul #1 on Jonathan Woodall, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| 08:57 | Cleveland State | David Galli makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:57 | Cleveland State | David Galli makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:41 | Harvard | Richard Morant denies the turnaround by Kal Dauphin | 53-54 |
| 08:39 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 08:27 | Cleveland State | Charles Mitchell steals the ball from Carl Powell | 53-54 |
| 08:23 | Harvard | Charles Mitchell lays it in | 55-54 |
| 08:18 | Cleveland State | James Emig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski (C) Dennis Crawford | |
| 07:58 | Harvard | Richard Barker clanks a floater from the left side | 55-54 |
| 07:56 | Cleveland State | David Galli gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 07:37 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 07:35 | Harvard | Charles Mitchell snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Jonathan Woodall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Barker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Kal Dauphin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Emig (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Galli (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Powell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Morant (fresh) 6 pts. C - Damek Nogowski (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Harvard | Charles Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jonathan Woodall | 58-54 |
| 07:01 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by James Emig | 58-56 |
| 06:41 | Harvard | Charles Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 06:27 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 06:25 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Jonathan Woodall | 61-56 |
| 06:21 | Harvard | Charles Williams is fouled on the floor by Damek Nogowski - foul #1 on Damek Nogowski, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Harvard | James Finnell (PG), Dwight Peters (SG), Jason Borges (SF), Dima Zubris (PF), James Nehls (C) Jonathan Woodall, Charles Williams, Charles Mitchell, Richard Barker, Kal Dauphin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), John Cole (SG), Patrick Headrick (SF), Franklin Wright (PF), Frank Wilson (C) James Emig, David Galli, Carl Powell, Richard Morant, Damek Nogowski | |
| 06:03 | Harvard | Franklin Wright denies the turnaround by Dima Zubris | 61-56 |
| 06:01 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 05:48 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Franklin Wright | 61-58 |
| 05:32 | Harvard | James Finnell misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 05:31 | Harvard | Jason Borges grabs the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 05:17 | Harvard | Dima Zubris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 61-58 |
| 05:16 | Cleveland State | John Cole gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 04:50 | Cleveland State | Dima Zubris blocks the short jumper by John Cole | 61-58 |
| 04:49 | Harvard | Dima Zubris snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 04:22 | Harvard | James Finnell is whistled for a carry | 61-58 |
| Subs | Harvard | Kal Dauphin (C) Dima Zubris | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Galli (PG), Richard Morant (SF) Joe Guillaume, Patrick Headrick | |
| 04:13 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Frank Wilson | 61-60 |
| 03:51 | Harvard | Frank Wilson steals it from Dwight Peters | 61-60 |
| 03:35 | Cleveland State | Dwight Peters steals it from Frank Wilson | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - James Finnell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dwight Peters (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jason Borges (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Nehls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Kal Dauphin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Galli (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cole (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Morant (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Franklin Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Harvard | Jason Borges hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-60 |
| 03:17 | Cleveland State | John Cole pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 03:02 | Cleveland State | James Nehls denies the turnaround by Frank Wilson | 61-60 |
| 03:00 | Harvard | James Finnell grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 03:00 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dima Zubris (PF), Charles Tipps (C) James Nehls, Kal Dauphin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), Patrick Headrick (SF) David Galli, Richard Morant | |
| 02:56 | Harvard | Joe Guillaume takes the ball from James Finnell in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| 02:42 | Cleveland State | John Cole clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Tipps - foul #1 on Charles Tipps, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| 02:42 | Cleveland State | John Cole makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:42 | Cleveland State | John Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:24 | Harvard | Charles Tipps knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dwight Peters | 63-62 |
| 01:59 | Cleveland State | John Cole hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joe Guillaume | 63-64 |
| 01:38 | Harvard | Dwight Peters misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Frank Wilson - foul #4 on Frank Wilson, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| 01:38 | Harvard | Dwight Peters makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:38 | Harvard | Dwight Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:38 | Cleveland State | John Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 01:26 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 01:24 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to John Cole | 64-64 |
| 01:09 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick hits the finger roll | 64-66 |
| 01:04 | Harvard | Franklin Wright swats the shot by James Finnell | 64-66 |
| 01:03 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Patrick Headrick | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Dwight Peters - foul #4 on Dwight Peters, team foul #7 | 64-66 |
| 00:34 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:34 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:34 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Charles Tipps | 64-67 |
| 00:19 | Harvard | Dima Zubris misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume is fouled in the backcourt by James Finnell - foul #4 on James Finnell, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:15 | Harvard | Jason Borges grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Harvard | Dwight Peters connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-68 |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | James Finnell is called for the reach on Joe Guillaume in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Finnell, team foul #9 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Harvard | Charles Williams (PG) James Finnell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:07 | Harvard | Charles Tipps grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 00:07 | Harvard | Harvard calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Harvard | Dwight Peters hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 00:01 | Harvard | Charles Tipps tips it in | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick clanks a fullcourt shot | 69-68 |