| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Timmy Healey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Young (fresh) SF - Brent Pinegar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Shea (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Trout (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carroll Harris (fresh) 3 pts. C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Terry Trout inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Columbia | Carroll Harris hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Stephen Shea - foul #1 on Stephen Shea, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| 19:41 | Columbia | Carroll Harris misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 19:41 | Columbia | Carroll Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 19:24 | Harvard | Stephen Shea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-33 |
| 19:13 | Columbia | Terry Trout's pass is intercepted by Brent Pinegar | 24-33 |
| 18:57 | Harvard | Clyde Young knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timmy Healey | 26-33 |
| 18:34 | Columbia | Richard Mallon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-33 |
| 18:33 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Trout | 26-33 |
| 18:20 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton scores on a floater in the paint set up by Carroll Harris | 26-35 |
| 18:04 | Harvard | Carroll Harris is called for the reach on Roger Gamble - foul #3 on Carroll Harris, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gordon Loucks (PF) Carroll Harris | |
| 17:54 | Harvard | Brent Pinegar hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clyde Young | 28-35 |
| 17:44 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Mallon | 28-37 |
| 17:25 | Harvard | Clyde Young connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Timmy Healey | 30-37 |
| 17:19 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks blows the layup | 30-37 |
| 17:17 | Harvard | Brent Pinegar pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 17:07 | Harvard | Roger Gamble is whistled for traveling | 30-37 |
| Subs | Harvard | Bernard Boyd (PG), Dustin Brown (SG), Russell Phillip (SF), David Washington (C) Timmy Healey, Clyde Young, Brent Pinegar, Roger Gamble | |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Gary Smith (C) Gerard Thorton, Martin Quinlan | |
| 16:50 | Columbia | Stephen Shea swats the short shot by Terry Trout | 30-37 |
| 16:49 | Harvard | Russell Phillip snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 16:29 | Harvard | Dustin Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 16:28 | Columbia | Gary Smith snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 16:13 | Columbia | Stephen Shea swats the short shot by Gary Smith | 30-37 |
| 16:11 | Harvard | David Washington pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 16:07 | Harvard | Dustin Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 15:56 | Columbia | Gary Smith is fouled on the floor by David Washington - foul #1 on David Washington, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Harvard | Timmy Healey (PG), James Hawthorne (SG), Brent Pinegar (SF), Jay Dollard (PF), Roger Gamble (C) Bernard Boyd, Dustin Brown, Russell Phillip, Stephen Shea, David Washington | |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Carr (SG), Roger Burns (SF), Carroll Harris (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) Richard Mallon, Terry Trout, Gordon Loucks, Gary Smith | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Timmy Healey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hawthorne (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brent Pinegar (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Dollard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fresh) SG - Michael Carr (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roger Burns (fresh) PF - Carroll Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Columbia | Carroll Harris misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 33-37 |
| 15:44 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Timmy Healey | 33-37 |
| 15:39 | Harvard | Timmy Healey misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 15:37 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Martin Quinlan | 33-37 |
| 15:19 | Columbia | Carroll Harris lays it up and in set up by Howard Cole | 33-39 |
| 14:50 | Harvard | Carroll Harris is called for the reach on Roger Gamble - foul #4 on Carroll Harris, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Richard Mallon (SG), Gordon Loucks (PF) Howard Cole, Roger Burns, Carroll Harris | |
| 14:31 | Harvard | Richard Mallon steals the ball from Jay Dollard | 33-39 |
| 14:24 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan is called for traveling | 33-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | Clyde Young (SF), Stephen Shea (PF) Brent Pinegar, Jay Dollard | |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Trout (SF), Gary Smith (C) Michael Carr, Martin Quinlan | |
| 14:04 | Harvard | Roger Gamble can't connect on a shot in the paint | 33-39 |
| 14:03 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 13:47 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gordon Loucks, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | Bernard Boyd (PG), Jay Dollard (C) Timmy Healey, Roger Gamble | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 13:20 | Harvard | Clyde Young lays it in | 35-39 |
| 13:03 | Columbia | Terry Trout scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Mallon and the foul's on Clyde Young - foul #2 on Clyde Young, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Harvard | Brent Pinegar (SF) Clyde Young | |
| Subs | Columbia | Roger Burns (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) Gordon Loucks, Gary Smith | |
| 13:03 | Columbia | Terry Trout makes the free throw | 35-42 |
| 12:47 | Harvard | Brent Pinegar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-42 |
| 12:45 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Martin Quinlan | 35-42 |
| 12:31 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan comes up short on the runner in the paint | 35-42 |
| 12:30 | Harvard | Bernard Boyd gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 12:24 | Harvard | James Hawthorne connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jay Dollard | 38-42 |
| 12:00 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Mallon | 38-44 |
| 11:36 | Harvard | Brent Pinegar can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Roger Burns - foul #1 on Roger Burns, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Harvard | Timmy Healey (PG), Clyde Young (SG), Roger Gamble (C) Bernard Boyd, James Hawthorne, Stephen Shea | |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), William Jones (SG), Michael Carr (SF) Gerard Thorton, Richard Mallon, Terry Trout | |
| 11:36 | Harvard | Brent Pinegar makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 11:36 | Harvard | Brent Pinegar misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 11:36 | Harvard | Jay Dollard grabs the offensive board | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Timmy Healey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clyde Young (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brent Pinegar (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Dollard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roger Burns (fresh) C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Harvard | Timmy Healey drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Clyde Young | 42-44 |
| 10:53 | Columbia | Michael Carr hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Howard Cole | 42-46 |
| 10:39 | Harvard | Timmy Healey buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Clyde Young | 44-46 |
| 10:31 | Columbia | Michael Carr misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Brent Pinegar - foul #3 on Brent Pinegar, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Harvard | Russell Phillip (SF), David Washington (PF) Brent Pinegar, Jay Dollard | |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Trout (SF), Gordon Loucks (PF), Gary Smith (C) William Jones, Roger Burns, Martin Quinlan | |
| 10:31 | Columbia | Michael Carr makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:31 | Columbia | Michael Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:07 | Harvard | Timmy Healey drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-48 |
| 09:47 | Columbia | Howard Cole misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by David Washington - foul #2 on David Washington, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Harvard | James Hawthorne (SG), Stephen Shea (PF) Russell Phillip, David Washington | |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Mallon (SG) Michael Carr | |
| 09:47 | Columbia | Howard Cole makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 09:47 | Columbia | Howard Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 09:47 | Harvard | Stephen Shea snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 09:31 | Harvard | Clyde Young drills a 3 from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 09:29 | Columbia | Timmy Healey steps in front of the Howard Cole pass in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| 09:27 | Harvard | Timmy Healey banks in the layup | 51-49 |
| 09:10 | Columbia | Howard Cole makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-52 |
| 08:58 | Harvard | Stephen Shea scores on a jumper in the paint | 53-52 |
| 08:51 | Columbia | Richard Mallon connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-55 |
| 08:44 | Harvard | Timmy Healey misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 08:43 | Harvard | Roger Gamble grabs the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 08:26 | Harvard | Timmy Healey is hacked by Howard Cole - foul #1 on Howard Cole, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Harvard | Bernard Boyd (PG), Brent Pinegar (SF), Jay Dollard (C) Timmy Healey, Clyde Young, Roger Gamble | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Michael Carr (SF), Martin Quinlan (C) Howard Cole, Terry Trout, Gary Smith | |
| 08:21 | Harvard | Stephen Shea can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 08:20 | Harvard | Brent Pinegar grabs the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 08:07 | Harvard | Stephen Shea hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 53-55 |
| 08:05 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 07:39 | Columbia | Richard Mallon is hacked by Stephen Shea - foul #2 on Stephen Shea, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Trout (SF), Carroll Harris (PF) Michael Carr, Gordon Loucks | |
| 07:27 | Columbia | Carroll Harris hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Terry Trout | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Bernard Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hawthorne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brent Pinegar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Shea (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Jay Dollard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Terry Trout (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carroll Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Harvard | Brent Pinegar can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Martin Quinlan - foul #3 on Martin Quinlan, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Harvard | Timmy Healey (PG), Roger Gamble (C) James Hawthorne, Stephen Shea | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 07:09 | Harvard | Brent Pinegar makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 07:09 | Harvard | Brent Pinegar misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 07:09 | Columbia | Carroll Harris gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:52 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-59 |
| 06:40 | Harvard | Bernard Boyd makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Timmy Healey | 57-59 |
| 06:22 | Columbia | Richard Mallon misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 06:21 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Jay Dollard | 57-59 |
| 05:59 | Harvard | Brent Pinegar is fouled on the floor by Carroll Harris - foul #5 on Carroll Harris, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Harvard | James Hawthorne (SG), Stephen Shea (PF) Bernard Boyd, Jay Dollard | |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), William Jones (SG), Michael Carr (SF), Roger Burns (PF), Gary Smith (C) Gerard Thorton, Richard Mallon, Terry Trout, Carroll Harris, Martin Quinlan | |
| 05:59 | Harvard | Brent Pinegar makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:59 | Harvard | Brent Pinegar makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 05:34 | Columbia | Michael Carr comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 59-59 |
| 05:32 | Harvard | Roger Gamble snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 05:27 | Harvard | Timmy Healey double dribbles | 59-59 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dave Marple (PG), Clyde Young (SF), David Washington (C) Timmy Healey, Brent Pinegar, Roger Gamble | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gordon Loucks (PF) William Jones | |
| 05:12 | Columbia | Gary Smith is whistled for traveling | 59-59 |
| Subs | Harvard | Bernard Boyd (PG), Jay Dollard (C) Dave Marple, David Washington | |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Trout (SF) Roger Burns | |
| 04:52 | Harvard | Stephen Shea makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Clyde Young | 61-59 |
| 04:35 | Columbia | Stephen Shea steals the ball from Gordon Loucks | 61-59 |
| 04:16 | Harvard | Gary Smith steals it from Bernard Boyd | 61-59 |
| 04:02 | Columbia | Gary Smith misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Jay Dollard - foul #4 on Jay Dollard, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Harvard | Timmy Healey (PG), Russell Phillip (SF), Roger Gamble (C) Bernard Boyd, James Hawthorne, Stephen Shea | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Richard Mallon (SG) Howard Cole, Michael Carr | |
| 04:02 | Columbia | Gary Smith misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:02 | Columbia | Gary Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:46 | Harvard | Jay Dollard scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-60 |
| 03:28 | Columbia | Terry Trout clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 03:26 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Timmy Healey (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clyde Young (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Russell Phillip (fresh) PF - Jay Dollard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Roger Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Terry Trout (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gordon Loucks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks knocks in the shot from the right block | 64-62 |
| 02:56 | Harvard | Clyde Young comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Smith - foul #3 on Gary Smith, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Harvard | Brent Pinegar (SF), Stephen Shea (PF) Russell Phillip, Jay Dollard | |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Carr (SF), Roger Burns (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) Terry Trout, Gordon Loucks, Gary Smith | |
| 02:56 | Harvard | Clyde Young makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:56 | Harvard | Clyde Young makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:54 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Harvard | James Hawthorne (SG) Clyde Young | |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Trout (SF) Michael Carr | |
| 02:39 | Columbia | Roger Burns misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Stephen Shea - foul #3 on Stephen Shea, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| 02:39 | Columbia | Roger Burns makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:39 | Columbia | Roger Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:22 | Harvard | Stephen Shea misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Roger Burns - foul #2 on Roger Burns, team foul #9 | 66-64 |
| 02:22 | Harvard | Stephen Shea makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:22 | Harvard | Stephen Shea misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:22 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 02:08 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan double dribbles | 67-64 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gordon Loucks (PF) Roger Burns | |
| 01:40 | Harvard | Timmy Healey misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 01:39 | Harvard | Roger Gamble tips it back up and in | 69-64 |
| 01:27 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Stephen Shea - foul #4 on Stephen Shea, team foul #9 | 69-64 |
| 01:27 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 01:27 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:10 | Harvard | Brent Pinegar loses the dribble to Martin Quinlan | 69-65 |
| 00:57 | Columbia | Richard Mallon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Harvard | Brent Pinegar makes the floater from the left wing | 71-68 |
| 00:16 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-68 |
| 00:15 | Harvard | Stephen Shea gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Harvard | Stephen Shea is fouled in the backcourt by Gerard Thorton - foul #1 on Gerard Thorton, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| 00:14 | Harvard | Stephen Shea makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:14 | Harvard | Stephen Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Columbia | Richard Mallon clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-68 |
| 00:08 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Roger Gamble | 73-68 |
| 00:07 | Harvard | Roger Gamble is hacked by Gerard Thorton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerard Thorton, team foul #11 | 73-68 |
| 00:07 | Harvard | Roger Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:07 | Harvard | Roger Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Richard Mallon misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-68 |