| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Dave Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Asmus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Halloran (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Durham (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Philip Benson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Roderick (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steven Davis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Roy Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Scheetz (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis Pollock (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Jason Halloran inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Harvard | Richard Durham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 19:34 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Dennis Pollock | 32-31 |
| 19:10 | Cornell | Thomas Asmus picks off the pass by Dennis Pollock | 32-31 |
| 18:57 | Harvard | Richard Durham hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 32-31 |
| 18:56 | Harvard | Jason Halloran tips it back up and in | 34-31 |
| 18:42 | Cornell | Louis Scheetz can't finish the layup | 34-31 |
| 18:41 | Harvard | Dave Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:39 | Harvard | Steven Davis steps in front of the Dave Walsh pass in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 18:22 | Cornell | Steven Roderick comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 18:21 | Harvard | Philip Benson snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 17:56 | Harvard | Jason Halloran scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Dave Walsh | 37-31 |
| 17:33 | Cornell | Richard Durham blocks the short jumper by Louis Scheetz | 37-31 |
| 17:32 | Harvard | Jason Halloran grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:12 | Harvard | Philip Benson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs (PG), Donald Degeorge (SG), William Freer (SF), Ronald Morris (PF), Eric Griffin (C) Dave Walsh, Thomas Asmus, Jason Halloran, Richard Durham, Philip Benson | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Dinsmore (PG), John Smith (SG), Donald Primo (SF), Brian Chesson (PF), William Hardy (C) Steven Roderick, Steven Davis, Roy Nguyen, Louis Scheetz, Dennis Pollock | |
| 17:05 | Cornell | James Dinsmore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 17:03 | Cornell | Donald Primo gets the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:55 | Cornell | John Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 16:32 | Harvard | Eric Griffin is open and buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Alvin Jacobs | 39-31 |
| 16:04 | Cornell | Brian Chesson loses the dribble to Donald Degeorge | 39-31 |
| 15:51 | Harvard | Brian Chesson takes the ball from Donald Degeorge | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Alvin Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Degeorge (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Freer (fresh) PF - Ronald Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Eric Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Dinsmore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Donald Primo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Chesson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Cornell | John Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Primo | 39-34 |
| 15:06 | Harvard | Ronald Morris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 15:05 | Cornell | James Dinsmore grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 14:58 | Cornell | Donald Primo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Donald Primo, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dave Walsh (PG), Malcolm Zimerman (SG), Jason Halloran (SF), Richard Durham (PF), Kevin Cox (C) Alvin Jacobs, Donald Degeorge, William Freer, Ronald Morris, Eric Griffin | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Roderick (PG), Steven Davis (SG), Roy Nguyen (SF), Louis Scheetz (PF), Dennis Pollock (C) James Dinsmore, John Smith, Donald Primo, Brian Chesson, William Hardy | |
| 14:56 | Harvard | Malcolm Zimerman is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Nguyen - foul #2 on Roy Nguyen, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| 14:34 | Harvard | Kevin Cox is fouled on the floor by Dennis Pollock - foul #1 on Dennis Pollock, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Harvard | Thomas Asmus (SG), Philip Benson (C) Malcolm Zimerman, Kevin Cox | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 14:25 | Harvard | Dave Walsh makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 14:05 | Cornell | Louis Scheetz is called for a charge - foul #2 on Louis Scheetz, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Harvard | Malcolm Zimerman (SF) Jason Halloran | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jason Faulkner (SF) Roy Nguyen | |
| 13:58 | Harvard | Malcolm Zimerman is called for traveling | 42-34 |
| Subs | Harvard | Kevin Cox (PF) Richard Durham | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 13:42 | Cornell | Dennis Pollock is called for traveling | 42-34 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Brian Chesson (PF), William Hardy (C) Louis Scheetz, Dennis Pollock | |
| 13:24 | Harvard | Thomas Asmus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs (SG), William Freer (SF), Ronald Morris (PF) Thomas Asmus, Malcolm Zimerman, Philip Benson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Roy Nguyen (SF) Steven Davis | |
| 13:05 | Cornell | Brian Chesson blows the layup but the foul's on Dave Walsh - foul #3 on Dave Walsh, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Harvard | Jason Halloran (SF), Eric Griffin (C) William Freer, Kevin Cox | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 13:05 | Cornell | Brian Chesson makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:05 | Cornell | Brian Chesson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:41 | Harvard | Jason Halloran misses the dunk attempt | 42-36 |
| 12:40 | Harvard | Jason Halloran misses the tip | 42-36 |
| 12:38 | Cornell | Brian Chesson grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 12:32 | Cornell | Alvin Jacobs takes the ball from William Hardy | 42-36 |
| 12:15 | Harvard | Ronald Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 12:13 | Cornell | William Hardy pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 11:53 | Cornell | Brian Chesson blows the layup | 42-36 |
| 11:52 | Harvard | Jason Halloran pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Dave Walsh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alvin Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Halloran (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Morris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Eric Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Roderick (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Jason Faulkner (fairly fresh) SF - Roy Nguyen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Chesson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Hardy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 11:32 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Halloran | 42-36 |
| 11:26 | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Roy Nguyen - foul #3 on Roy Nguyen, team foul #6 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Harvard | Thomas Asmus (SG), William Freer (SF), Richard Durham (PF), Philip Benson (C) Dave Walsh, Jason Halloran, Ronald Morris, Eric Griffin | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Smith (PG), Steven Davis (SG), James Dinsmore (SF), Louis Scheetz (PF), Donald Primo (C) Steven Roderick, Jason Faulkner, Roy Nguyen, Brian Chesson, William Hardy | |
| 11:26 | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:26 | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:05 | Cornell | John Smith clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-36 |
| 11:03 | Harvard | William Freer gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 10:51 | Harvard | Thomas Asmus misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 10:49 | Cornell | Steven Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 10:35 | Cornell | Steven Davis is hacked by Alvin Jacobs - foul #1 on Alvin Jacobs, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Harvard | Donald Degeorge (PG) Alvin Jacobs | |
| Subs | Cornell | Dennis Pollock (C) Donald Primo | |
| 10:22 | Cornell | Richard Durham blocks the short jumper by Louis Scheetz | 43-36 |
| 10:21 | Cornell | Dennis Pollock grabs the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 10:03 | Cornell | James Dinsmore hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Smith | 43-39 |
| 09:45 | Harvard | Thomas Asmus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | Malcolm Zimerman (SG), Ronald Morris (SF), Kevin Cox (C) Thomas Asmus, William Freer, Philip Benson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Roy Nguyen (SF), William Hardy (PF) John Smith, Louis Scheetz | |
| 09:24 | Cornell | James Dinsmore misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 09:22 | Harvard | Richard Durham pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 09:01 | Harvard | Malcolm Zimerman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 09:00 | Cornell | Steven Davis gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 08:48 | Cornell | James Dinsmore misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 08:46 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Kevin Cox | 43-39 |
| 08:40 | Harvard | Malcolm Zimerman is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Nguyen - foul #4 on Roy Nguyen, team foul #7 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dave Walsh (PG), Jason Halloran (SF), Eric Griffin (PF), Philip Benson (C) Donald Degeorge, Ronald Morris, Richard Durham, Kevin Cox | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Roderick (PG), Donald Primo (SF), Louis Scheetz (PF), Brian Chesson (C) James Dinsmore, Roy Nguyen, William Hardy, Dennis Pollock | |
| 08:40 | Harvard | Malcolm Zimerman misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 08:40 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Steven Davis | 43-39 |
| 08:21 | Cornell | Malcolm Zimerman is called for the reach on Steven Davis - foul #1 on Malcolm Zimerman, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | Thomas Asmus (SG) Malcolm Zimerman | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 08:11 | Cornell | Donald Primo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 08:10 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Chesson | 43-39 |
| 07:54 | Cornell | Louis Scheetz misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eric Griffin - foul #1 on Eric Griffin, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Smith (PG), Roy Nguyen (SF) Steven Roderick, Donald Primo | |
| 07:54 | Cornell | Louis Scheetz misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 07:54 | Cornell | Louis Scheetz misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 07:54 | Harvard | Eric Griffin gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 07:36 | Harvard | Philip Benson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 07:34 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Louis Scheetz | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Dave Walsh (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Asmus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Halloran (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Eric Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Benson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roy Nguyen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Louis Scheetz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Chesson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Cornell | Brian Chesson misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 43-39 |
| 07:17 | Harvard | Eric Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 07:11 | Harvard | Philip Benson travels with the ball | 43-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ronald Morris (PF) Philip Benson | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Hardy (C) Louis Scheetz | |
| 06:56 | Cornell | Brian Chesson hits a turnaround from the right block | 43-41 |
| 06:50 | Harvard | Eric Griffin misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by William Hardy - foul #1 on William Hardy, team foul #8 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs (SG), William Freer (SF) Thomas Asmus, Jason Halloran | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Roderick (PG), Jason Faulkner (SG), Louis Scheetz (PF) John Smith, Steven Davis, Brian Chesson | |
| 06:50 | Harvard | Eric Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 06:50 | Harvard | Eric Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 06:50 | Cornell | William Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 06:32 | Cornell | Jason Faulkner can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 06:31 | Cornell | William Hardy grabs the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 06:14 | Cornell | William Hardy is hacked by Ronald Morris - foul #1 on Ronald Morris, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Harvard | Donald Degeorge (SG), Richard Durham (PF), Kevin Cox (C) Dave Walsh, William Freer, Eric Griffin | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Dinsmore (PG), Donald Primo (SF), Dennis Pollock (C) Steven Roderick, Roy Nguyen, Louis Scheetz | |
| 06:04 | Cornell | James Dinsmore is fouled on the floor by Ronald Morris - foul #2 on Ronald Morris, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Davis (SG) Jason Faulkner | |
| 05:49 | Cornell | Steven Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Brian Chesson (PF) William Hardy | |
| 05:46 | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alvin Jacobs, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| 05:35 | Cornell | Dennis Pollock comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 05:34 | Harvard | Donald Degeorge snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 05:28 | Harvard | Richard Durham misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 05:26 | Cornell | Brian Chesson snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 05:18 | Cornell | Steven Davis hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 04:55 | Harvard | Donald Degeorge misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-44 |
| 04:53 | Cornell | Dennis Pollock grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 04:45 | Cornell | Brian Chesson buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Dennis Pollock | 44-46 |
| 04:45 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-46 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dave Walsh (PG), Thomas Asmus (SG), Jason Halloran (SF), Philip Benson (C) Alvin Jacobs, Donald Degeorge, Ronald Morris, Kevin Cox | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Smith (PG), Jason Faulkner (SG), Roy Nguyen (SF), Louis Scheetz (PF) James Dinsmore, Steven Davis, Donald Primo, Brian Chesson | |
| 04:26 | Harvard | Philip Benson is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Asmus | 47-46 |
| 04:15 | Cornell | John Smith is denied on a layup by Philip Benson | 47-46 |
| 04:13 | Cornell | Dennis Pollock tips it in | 47-48 |
| 04:04 | Harvard | Jason Halloran misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 04:03 | Cornell | Dennis Pollock pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 03:35 | Cornell | John Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 03:34 | Harvard | Richard Durham pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Dave Walsh (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Asmus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Halloran (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Durham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Philip Benson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Faulkner (fairly fresh) SF - Roy Nguyen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Louis Scheetz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Pollock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Harvard | Richard Durham hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-48 |
| 02:56 | Cornell | Jason Faulkner's pass is intercepted by Dave Walsh | 50-48 |
| 02:54 | Harvard | Jason Faulkner steals it from Dave Walsh in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| 02:54 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Roderick (PG), Steven Davis (SG), William Hardy (C) John Smith, Jason Faulkner, Dennis Pollock | |
| 02:41 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 02:21 | Harvard | Dave Walsh comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 02:20 | Cornell | Louis Scheetz gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 02:05 | Cornell | Steven Roderick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ronald Morris (PF) Richard Durham | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Dinsmore (SF) Roy Nguyen | |
| 01:43 | Harvard | Thomas Asmus misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Steven Davis - foul #2 on Steven Davis, team foul #9 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Harvard | Richard Durham (PF) Ronald Morris | |
| Subs | Cornell | Roy Nguyen (SF), Dennis Pollock (C) James Dinsmore, William Hardy | |
| 01:43 | Harvard | Thomas Asmus makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 01:43 | Harvard | Thomas Asmus makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:25 | Cornell | Jason Halloran is called for the reach on Roy Nguyen - foul #2 on Jason Halloran, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| 01:25 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:25 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Jason Halloran | 52-51 |
| 01:20 | Harvard | Dave Walsh is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Roderick - foul #2 on Steven Roderick, team foul #10 | 52-51 |
| 01:20 | Harvard | Dave Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:20 | Harvard | Dave Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:58 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Roderick | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Harvard | Philip Benson drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Halloran | 56-53 |
| 00:19 | Cornell | Thomas Asmus takes the ball from Steven Davis | 56-53 |
| 00:16 | Harvard | Thomas Asmus banks in the layup | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Cornell | Steven Davis buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Harvard | Thomas Asmus is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Roderick - foul #3 on Steven Roderick, team foul #11 | 58-56 |
| 00:09 | Harvard | Thomas Asmus makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:09 | Harvard | Thomas Asmus misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:09 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 00:09 | Cornell | Cornell calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Cornell | Steven Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Philip Benson snags the defensive board | 59-56 |