| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Laury (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Parkes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Timmy Healey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hawthorne (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Washington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Shea (fresh) 5 pts. C - Roger Gamble (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | David Washington inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Harvard | Christopher Laury steals it from Timmy Healey | 26-31 |
| 19:29 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-31 |
| 19:07 | Harvard | James Hawthorne is fouled on the floor by Kevin Parkes - foul #2 on Kevin Parkes, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 18:54 | Harvard | Roger Gamble is hacked by Martin Quinlan - foul #3 on Martin Quinlan, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gordon Loucks (C) Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 18:48 | Harvard | Stephen Shea hits the finger roll | 26-33 |
| 18:39 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks's layup is rejected by Stephen Shea | 26-33 |
| 18:38 | Harvard | Stephen Shea pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:33 | Harvard | David Washington makes the shot from the baseline | 26-35 |
| 18:17 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Roger Gamble - foul #2 on Roger Gamble, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| 18:17 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 18:17 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 18:17 | Harvard | Roger Gamble gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 18:08 | Harvard | David Washington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 18:06 | Harvard | Roger Gamble grabs the offensive board | 27-35 |
| 17:55 | Harvard | The jump hook by James Hawthorne is blocked by Gordon Loucks | 27-35 |
| 17:54 | Harvard | Roger Gamble snags the offensive board | 27-35 |
| 17:44 | Harvard | Gordon Loucks steps in front of the Roger Gamble pass | 27-35 |
| 17:18 | Columbia | Timmy Healey steals the ball from Gordon Loucks | 27-35 |
| 16:51 | Harvard | Stephen Shea knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Timmy Healey and he's hacked by Kevin Parkes - foul #3 on Kevin Parkes, team foul #3 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), William Jones (SG), Terry Trout (SF), Gary Smith (C) Gerard Thorton, Christopher Laury, Michael Carr, Kevin Parkes | |
| Subs | Harvard | Bernard Boyd (PG), Jay Dollard (SF), Timothy Howell (C) Timmy Healey, David Washington, Roger Gamble | |
| 16:51 | Harvard | Stephen Shea makes the free throw | 27-38 |
| 16:29 | Columbia | Gary Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 16:28 | Harvard | Jay Dollard grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 16:16 | Harvard | James Hawthorne drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Bernard Boyd | 27-41 |
| 15:54 | Columbia | Timothy Howell is called for the reach on William Jones - foul #3 on Timothy Howell, team foul #2 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Carr (SF), Wesley Graybeal (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) William Jones, Gordon Loucks, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Harvard | Timmy Healey (PG), Bradley Parent (PF) James Hawthorne, Stephen Shea | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Trout (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wesley Graybeal (fresh) C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Timmy Healey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Dollard (fresh) PF - Bradley Parent (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Howell (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | Columbia | Michael Carr makes the jump hook in the paint | 29-41 |
| 15:20 | Harvard | Bernard Boyd makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Timmy Healey | 29-44 |
| 14:57 | Columbia | Terry Trout drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Howard Cole and he's hacked by Bernard Boyd - foul #2 on Bernard Boyd, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Kevin Parkes (PF) Howard Cole, Wesley Graybeal | |
| Subs | Harvard | James Hawthorne (SG), David Washington (SF), Roger Gamble (C) Bernard Boyd, Bradley Parent, Timothy Howell | |
| 14:57 | Columbia | Terry Trout makes the free throw | 32-44 |
| 14:39 | Harvard | Roger Gamble can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Carr - foul #2 on Michael Carr, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Laury (SG) Terry Trout | |
| Subs | Harvard | Stephen Shea (PF) Jay Dollard | |
| 14:39 | Harvard | Roger Gamble misses the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 14:39 | Harvard | Roger Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 14:12 | Columbia | Michael Carr can't connect on a shot from the right side | 32-45 |
| 14:11 | Harvard | Timmy Healey pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| 13:48 | Harvard | Timmy Healey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-45 |
| 13:46 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Martin Quinlan | 32-45 |
| 13:42 | Columbia | Timmy Healey is called for the reach on Gerard Thorton - foul #2 on Timmy Healey, team foul #4 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Trout (SF) Michael Carr | |
| Subs | Harvard | Bernard Boyd (PG) Timmy Healey | |
| 13:23 | Columbia | Christopher Laury is fouled on the floor by James Hawthorne - foul #3 on James Hawthorne, team foul #5 | 32-45 |
| 13:11 | Columbia | Terry Trout comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 32-45 |
| 13:10 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan misses the tip | 32-45 |
| 13:08 | Harvard | James Hawthorne snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 12:39 | Harvard | Bernard Boyd is fouled on the floor by Gerard Thorton - foul #1 on Gerard Thorton, team foul #5 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Michael Carr (SF), Gordon Loucks (PF), Gary Smith (C) Gerard Thorton, Terry Trout, Kevin Parkes, Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | Harvard | Dustin Brown (SG), Jay Dollard (PF) James Hawthorne, Stephen Shea | |
| 12:22 | Harvard | Roger Gamble makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Bernard Boyd | 32-47 |
| 12:03 | Columbia | Christopher Laury can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dustin Brown - foul #2 on Dustin Brown, team foul #6 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Timmy Healey (PG), Bradley Parent (PF), Timothy Howell (C) Dustin Brown, David Washington, Roger Gamble | |
| 12:03 | Columbia | Christopher Laury makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 12:03 | Columbia | Christopher Laury makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 11:52 | Harvard | Michael Carr steals it from Bradley Parent | 34-47 |
| 11:47 | Columbia | Michael Carr slams it home | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Laury (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gordon Loucks (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Timmy Healey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bernard Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jay Dollard (fresh) PF - Bradley Parent (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Howell (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Harvard | Bradley Parent misses the jumper from the free throw line | 36-47 |
| 11:24 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Gordon Loucks | 36-47 |
| 11:06 | Columbia | Christopher Laury clanks a floater near the basket | 36-47 |
| 11:04 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Jay Dollard | 36-47 |
| 10:49 | Harvard | Bradley Parent's pass is intercepted by Michael Carr | 36-47 |
| 10:30 | Columbia | Michael Carr knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Howard Cole | 38-47 |
| 10:08 | Harvard | Bernard Boyd misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 10:07 | Columbia | Gary Smith pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 10:03 | Columbia | Howard Cole misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 10:01 | Harvard | Jay Dollard grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 09:54 | Harvard | Bradley Parent makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 09:29 | Columbia | Christopher Laury comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 09:27 | Columbia | Gary Smith tips it home | 40-50 |
| 09:10 | Harvard | Bradley Parent misses long on a runner from the right block | 40-50 |
| 09:09 | Harvard | Bernard Boyd tips it in | 40-52 |
| 08:49 | Columbia | Michael Carr is fouled on the floor by Jay Dollard - foul #1 on Jay Dollard, team foul #7 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Terry Trout (SG), Kevin Parkes (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) Howard Cole, Christopher Laury, Gordon Loucks, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Harvard | Dave Marple (PG), James Hawthorne (SG), David Washington (SF), Stephen Shea (PF), Roger Gamble (C) Timmy Healey, Bernard Boyd, Jay Dollard, Bradley Parent, Timothy Howell | |
| 08:49 | Columbia | Michael Carr misses the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 08:49 | Harvard | Stephen Shea pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 08:24 | Harvard | Roger Gamble is whistled for traveling | 40-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Jones (SG) Michael Carr | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 08:01 | Columbia | Terry Trout makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Jones | 43-52 |
| 07:33 | Harvard | The jumper by Roger Gamble is denied by Kevin Parkes | 43-52 |
| 07:32 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Trout (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Parkes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Dave Marple (fresh) SG - James Hawthorne (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Washington (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Shea (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger Gamble (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Columbia | The short jumper by Gerard Thorton is denied by David Washington | 43-52 |
| 07:14 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan tips it in | 45-52 |
| 06:51 | Harvard | David Washington clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-52 |
| 06:49 | Columbia | William Jones pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 06:27 | Columbia | William Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 06:25 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Parkes | 45-52 |
| 06:07 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton is hacked by Dave Marple - foul #1 on Dave Marple, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Carr (SF), Gordon Loucks (PF), Gary Smith (C) William Jones, Kevin Parkes, Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | Harvard | Timmy Healey (PG) Dave Marple | |
| 06:07 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 06:07 | Harvard | Roger Gamble snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 05:47 | Harvard | Timmy Healey connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Hawthorne | 45-55 |
| 05:36 | Columbia | Terry Trout hits a runner near the basket | 47-55 |
| 05:24 | Harvard | Roger Gamble misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Smith - foul #1 on Gary Smith, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG) Gerard Thorton | |
| Subs | Harvard | Jay Dollard (SF), Bradley Parent (PF) David Washington, Stephen Shea | |
| 05:24 | Harvard | Roger Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 05:24 | Harvard | Roger Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 04:55 | Columbia | Michael Carr misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jay Dollard - foul #2 on Jay Dollard, team foul #9 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Laury (SG), Kevin Parkes (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) Terry Trout, Gordon Loucks, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Harvard | Bernard Boyd (SG), Timothy Howell (C) James Hawthorne, Roger Gamble | |
| 04:55 | Columbia | Michael Carr makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 04:55 | Columbia | Michael Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 04:31 | Harvard | Timmy Healey is hacked by Howard Cole - foul #1 on Howard Cole, team foul #7 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Stephen Shea (PF) Bradley Parent | |
| 04:31 | Harvard | Timmy Healey makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 04:31 | Harvard | Timmy Healey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 04:10 | Columbia | Howard Cole scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Laury | 52-59 |
| 03:50 | Harvard | Timmy Healey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 03:49 | Harvard | Bernard Boyd grabs the offensive board | 52-59 |
| 03:35 | Harvard | Timmy Healey is hacked by Howard Cole - foul #2 on Howard Cole, team foul #8 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG) Howard Cole | |
| Subs | Harvard | James Hawthorne (SG), David Washington (SF) Bernard Boyd, Timothy Howell | |
| 03:35 | Harvard | Timmy Healey misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 03:35 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 03:19 | Columbia | Christopher Laury comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 03:18 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan grabs the offensive board | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Laury (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Parkes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Timmy Healey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hawthorne (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Washington (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Shea (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jay Dollard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Columbia | David Washington is called for the reach on Gerard Thorton - foul #3 on David Washington, team foul #10 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Trout (SG), Howard Cole (SF), Gordon Loucks (PF), Gary Smith (C) Christopher Laury, Michael Carr, Kevin Parkes, Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | Harvard | Bernard Boyd (PG), Roger Gamble (C) Timmy Healey, Jay Dollard | |
| 02:59 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 02:59 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 02:41 | Harvard | Stephen Shea misses the lay-in | 54-59 |
| 02:39 | Columbia | Howard Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 02:39 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Laury (SG), Michael Carr (SF), Kevin Parkes (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) Terry Trout, Howard Cole, Gordon Loucks, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Harvard | Timmy Healey (PG) Bernard Boyd | |
| 02:21 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan misses the lay-in | 54-59 |
| 02:20 | Harvard | James Hawthorne gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 02:00 | Harvard | The pull-up jumper by David Washington is blocked by Martin Quinlan | 54-59 |
| 01:59 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 01:48 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-59 |
| 01:29 | Harvard | Gerard Thorton steals the ball from Timmy Healey | 54-59 |
| 01:03 | Columbia | Michael Carr can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 54-59 |
| 01:02 | Harvard | James Hawthorne pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Harvard | Roger Gamble hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 54-59 |
| 00:32 | Harvard | Roger Gamble grabs the offensive board | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Harvard | Christopher Laury is called for the reach on Roger Gamble - foul #2 on Christopher Laury, team foul #9 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Bernard Boyd (SF) David Washington | |
| 00:30 | Harvard | Roger Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:30 | Harvard | Roger Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Christopher Laury misses badly on a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Roger Gamble - foul #3 on Roger Gamble, team foul #11 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Harvard | David Washington (SF) Bernard Boyd | |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Christopher Laury makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Christopher Laury makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Christopher Laury makes the 3rd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:20 | Harvard | James Hawthorne is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Laury - foul #3 on Christopher Laury, team foul #10 | 57-61 |
| 00:20 | Harvard | James Hawthorne makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:20 | Harvard | James Hawthorne misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:20 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Michael Carr | 57-62 |
| 00:16 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 00:14 | Columbia | Michael Carr grabs the offensive board | 57-62 |
| 00:12 | Columbia | Michael Carr clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan snags the offensive board | 57-62 |
| 00:07 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton misses the 3 from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan grabs the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 00:01 | Harvard | David Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Harvard | David Washington runs out the clock | 57-62 |