| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Bryan Richard (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Arthur Mattis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Julian Davies (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Oluhyode Sato (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Dustin Hrabovsky (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - T-Bone Miles (fresh) SF - Israel Noren (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Travis Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Clarke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles loses the dribble to Bryan Richard | 35-35 |
| 19:31 | Harvard | Arthur Mattis clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Aaron Clarke - foul #1 on Aaron Clarke, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), Gary Iler (SF) T-Bone Miles, Israel Noren | |
| 19:31 | Harvard | Arthur Mattis makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:31 | Harvard | Arthur Mattis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 19:12 | Western Carolina | Gary Iler hits a floater from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 18:51 | Harvard | Bryan Richard makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from John Edwards | 39-37 |
| 18:24 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 18:22 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Iler | 39-37 |
| 18:06 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke is hacked by Oluhyode Sato - foul #1 on Oluhyode Sato, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SG), Israel Noren (SF), Michael Ingram (C) Andre Lanier, Gary Iler, Travis Williams | |
| 17:57 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-37 |
| 17:56 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren tips it back up and in | 39-39 |
| 17:43 | Harvard | Israel Noren denies the turnaround by Arthur Mattis | 39-39 |
| 17:41 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Israel Noren | 39-39 |
| 17:12 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 17:10 | Harvard | Oluhyode Sato gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:48 | Harvard | Arthur Mattis is hacked by Israel Noren - foul #1 on Israel Noren, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | Max Swaney (PG), Burt Meltzer (SG), Ernest Games (PF), Arthur Weishaar (C) Bryan Richard, John Edwards, Julian Davies, Oluhyode Sato | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Winston Phillips (SG), Travis Williams (PF) T-Bone Miles, Michael Ingram | |
| 16:36 | Harvard | Arthur Mattis clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 16:35 | Western Carolina | Winston Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:28 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams connects on the shot from the left side | 39-41 |
| 16:12 | Harvard | Arthur Mattis is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Arthur Mattis, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG) Winston Phillips | |
| 16:03 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Arthur Mattis - foul #4 on Arthur Mattis, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Harvard | Julian Davies (SF) Arthur Mattis | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 16:03 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:03 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Max Swaney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Burt Meltzer (fresh) SF - Julian Davies (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Games (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Weishaar (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Andre Lanier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Hrabovsky (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Israel Noren (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Travis Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Clarke (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Harvard | Max Swaney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-42 |
| 15:48 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 15:21 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky is hacked by Burt Meltzer - foul #1 on Burt Meltzer, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Harvard | John Edwards (PG), Bryan Richard (SF), Oluhyode Sato (C) Burt Meltzer, Julian Davies, Arthur Weishaar | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SG), Gary Iler (SF), Lawrence Vogel (PF), Michael Ingram (C) Dustin Hrabovsky, Israel Noren, Travis Williams, Aaron Clarke | |
| 15:07 | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 14:48 | Harvard | Andre Lanier steps in front of the John Edwards pass | 39-45 |
| 14:24 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 14:23 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Oluhyode Sato | 39-45 |
| 14:11 | Harvard | Oluhyode Sato blows the layup | 39-45 |
| 14:10 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 13:58 | Western Carolina | Michael Ingram banks in the layup | 39-47 |
| 13:49 | Harvard | Oluhyode Sato comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 13:48 | Western Carolina | Gary Iler gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 13:43 | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-50 |
| 13:24 | Harvard | Bryan Richard misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Michael Ingram - foul #1 on Michael Ingram, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | Julian Davies (PF), Arthur Weishaar (C) Max Swaney, Ernest Games | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), Winston Phillips (SG), Israel Noren (SF), Aaron Clarke (C) Andre Lanier, T-Bone Miles, Gary Iler, Michael Ingram | |
| 13:24 | Harvard | Bryan Richard makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 13:24 | Harvard | Bryan Richard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 13:08 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 41-50 |
| 13:07 | Harvard | Oluhyode Sato snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 12:48 | Harvard | Julian Davies knocks in the runner from close range set up by John Edwards | 43-50 |
| 12:33 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke misses long on a floater from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 12:32 | Harvard | Oluhyode Sato grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 12:14 | Harvard | Dustin Hrabovsky is called for the reach on Julian Davies - foul #3 on Dustin Hrabovsky, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | Max Swaney (PG), Burt Meltzer (SG), Arthur Mattis (SF) Bryan Richard, John Edwards, Oluhyode Sato | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SG) Winston Phillips | |
| 11:59 | Harvard | Max Swaney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 11:58 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Max Swaney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Burt Meltzer (fresh) SF - Arthur Mattis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Julian Davies (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Weishaar (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Dustin Hrabovsky (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - T-Bone Miles (fresh) SF - Israel Noren (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Lawrence Vogel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Clarke (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 11:38 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke tips it but misses | 43-50 |
| 11:36 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky gets the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 11:30 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel can't finish the layup | 43-50 |
| 11:28 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 11:18 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on T-Bone Miles, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ernest Games (C) Arthur Weishaar | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Winston Phillips (SG), Travis Williams (C) T-Bone Miles, Aaron Clarke | |
| 10:59 | Harvard | Arthur Mattis connects on the driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Lawrence Vogel - foul #4 on Lawrence Vogel, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | Oluhyode Sato (C) Ernest Games | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke (C) Lawrence Vogel | |
| 10:59 | Harvard | Arthur Mattis makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:44 | Western Carolina | Winston Phillips buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Hrabovsky | 46-53 |
| 10:26 | Harvard | Arthur Mattis scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Max Swaney | 49-53 |
| 10:16 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Burt Meltzer - foul #2 on Burt Meltzer, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Harvard | Bryan Richard (PG), John Edwards (SG), Ernest Games (PF) Max Swaney, Burt Meltzer, Julian Davies | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SG) Winston Phillips | |
| 10:16 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 10:16 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 10:09 | Harvard | Ernest Games knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 51-54 |
| 10:05 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-54 |
| 09:55 | Harvard | Arthur Mattis lays it up and in on a great pass from Bryan Richard | 53-54 |
| 09:34 | Western Carolina | John Edwards steals the ball from Israel Noren | 53-54 |
| 09:29 | Harvard | John Edwards hits the finger roll | 55-54 |
| 09:00 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 08:44 | Harvard | Oluhyode Sato's floater is tipped away by Travis Williams | 55-57 |
| 08:43 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 08:39 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 08:37 | Harvard | Ernest Games grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 08:12 | Harvard | T-Bone Miles takes the ball from Oluhyode Sato | 55-57 |
| 07:55 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Bryan Richard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Arthur Mattis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ernest Games (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Oluhyode Sato (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Dustin Hrabovsky (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - T-Bone Miles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Israel Noren (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Travis Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Aaron Clarke (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Harvard | Bryan Richard connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Edwards | 58-60 |
| 07:20 | Western Carolina | Bryan Richard steals it from Aaron Clarke | 58-60 |
| 06:58 | Harvard | Bryan Richard buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Edwards | 60-60 |
| 06:48 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 06:46 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky snags the offensive board | 60-60 |
| 06:34 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 06:17 | Harvard | John Edwards clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 06:15 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 06:11 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 06:10 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Clarke | 60-62 |
| 05:47 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke's pass is intercepted by Arthur Mattis | 60-62 |
| 05:43 | Harvard | Bryan Richard misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-62 |
| 05:41 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 05:22 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke dunks the ball set up by T-Bone Miles | 60-64 |
| 05:11 | Harvard | 3 seconds is called on Arthur Mattis | 60-64 |
| Subs | Harvard | Max Swaney (PG), Burt Meltzer (SG), Julian Davies (PF), Arthur Weishaar (C) Bryan Richard, John Edwards, Ernest Games, Oluhyode Sato | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), Winston Phillips (SG), Gary Iler (SF), Lawrence Vogel (PF), Michael Ingram (C) Dustin Hrabovsky, T-Bone Miles, Israel Noren, Travis Williams, Aaron Clarke | |
| 04:47 | Western Carolina | Winston Phillips's pass is intercepted by Julian Davies | 60-64 |
| 04:25 | Harvard | Arthur Mattis's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Vogel | 60-64 |
| 04:23 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 04:05 | Western Carolina | Michael Ingram's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-64 |
| 03:36 | Harvard | Max Swaney is fouled on the floor by Michael Ingram - foul #2 on Michael Ingram, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| 03:36 | Harvard | Max Swaney makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 03:36 | Harvard | Max Swaney makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Max Swaney (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Burt Meltzer (fresh) SF - Arthur Mattis (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Julian Davies (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Weishaar (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Andre Lanier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Winston Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Iler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Vogel (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-64 |
| 03:17 | Harvard | Arthur Weishaar snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 02:59 | Harvard | Max Swaney hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Arthur Weishaar | 65-64 |
| 02:46 | Western Carolina | The short jumper by Winston Phillips is denied by Julian Davies | 65-64 |
| 02:45 | Harvard | Arthur Weishaar gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:45 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Harvard | John Edwards (PG), Bryan Richard (SF), Oluhyode Sato (C) Burt Meltzer, Arthur Mattis, Arthur Weishaar | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (SG), Israel Noren (SF), Aaron Clarke (C) Winston Phillips, Gary Iler, Michael Ingram | |
| 02:30 | Harvard | Max Swaney is called for a backcourt violation | 65-64 |
| 02:10 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-64 |
| 01:50 | Harvard | Lawrence Vogel denies the turnaround by Bryan Richard | 65-64 |
| 01:48 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:42 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky misses the floater from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 01:40 | Harvard | Oluhyode Sato pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:24 | Harvard | Bryan Richard knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Max Swaney and he's hacked by Israel Noren - foul #2 on Israel Noren, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Harvard | Arthur Mattis (SF) Max Swaney | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SG) Andre Lanier | |
| 01:24 | Harvard | Bryan Richard makes the free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:02 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-64 |
| 01:00 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles tips it back up and in | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Harvard | Arthur Mattis hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Edwards | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Lawrence Vogel | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Harvard | Arthur Mattis is hacked by Dustin Hrabovsky in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dustin Hrabovsky, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| 00:30 | Harvard | Arthur Mattis misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:30 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Israel Noren | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Harvard | Bryan Richard misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 70-70 |
| 00:02 | Harvard | John Edwards tips it back up and in | 72-70 |
| 00:02 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 72-70 |