| Lineup | Harvard | PG - George Albin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Espino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Soboleski (fresh) PF - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Kirts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) SG - George Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Hough (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Mathis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ken Pegg (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Russell Hough inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg misses short on a shot from the baseline | 23-24 |
| 19:40 | Harvard | Alfred Espino snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 19:34 | Harvard | Kenneth Kirts is fouled on the floor by Willie Mathis - foul #2 on Willie Mathis, team foul #1 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bell (PG), Richard Luczak (SG), Dennis Heckman (PF), Carlos Chambliss (C) John Miser, George Wilson, Willie Mathis, Ken Pegg | |
| 19:14 | Harvard | Joshua Johnson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Richard Luczak - foul #3 on Richard Luczak, team foul #2 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), George Wilson (SG), Willie Mathis (PF), Ken Pegg (C) Michael Bell, Richard Luczak, Dennis Heckman, Carlos Chambliss | |
| 19:14 | Harvard | Joshua Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 19:14 | Harvard | Joshua Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ken Pegg | 24-24 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | John Miser connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by George Wilson and he's fouled by George Albin - foul #1 on George Albin, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman (PF), Carlos Chambliss (C) Willie Mathis, Ken Pegg | |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | John Miser makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 18:34 | Harvard | George Albin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 24-27 |
| 18:32 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 18:12 | Syracuse | John Miser hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dennis Heckman | 24-30 |
| 17:50 | Harvard | Alfred Espino misses the 3 from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman buries a shot from the baseline set up by Russell Hough | 24-32 |
| 17:10 | Harvard | George Albin misses long on a floater from the left side | 24-32 |
| 17:09 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Kirts | 24-32 |
| 16:59 | Harvard | Carlos Chambliss picks off the pass by Joshua Johnson | 24-32 |
| 16:30 | Syracuse | John Miser knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-35 |
| 16:10 | Harvard | Joseph Soboleski's fadeaway is rejected by Carlos Chambliss | 24-35 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman grabs the board | 24-35 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | George Wilson hits a fadeaway from the left side | 24-37 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - George Albin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Espino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Soboleski (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Kirts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - George Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Hough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Heckman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Chambliss (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Harvard | George Albin misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 24-37 |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Russell Hough grabs the defensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 15:32 | Syracuse | John Miser is fouled in the backcourt by George Albin - foul #2 on George Albin, team foul #2 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Harvard | John Malone (PG), Mario Fetter (SG), Mark Conner (SF), Stephen Wolff (PF), Randy Allen (C) George Albin, Alfred Espino, Joseph Soboleski, Joshua Johnson, Kenneth Kirts | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bell (PG), Richard Luczak (SG), Willie Mathis (PF), Ken Pegg (C) John Miser, George Wilson, Dennis Heckman, Carlos Chambliss | |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Russell Hough is hacked by Mark Conner - foul #2 on Mark Conner, team foul #3 | 24-37 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg lays it up and in set up by Russell Hough | 24-39 |
| 14:40 | Harvard | John Malone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-39 |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Stephen Wolff denies the turnaround by Ken Pegg | 24-39 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Russell Hough hits the follow up shot | 24-41 |
| 14:02 | Harvard | Mario Fetter is hacked by Russell Hough - foul #3 on Russell Hough, team foul #3 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Harvard | Alfred Espino (SG), Joseph Soboleski (SF) Mario Fetter, Mark Conner | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG) Michael Bell | |
| 13:44 | Harvard | Russell Hough swats the shot by Stephen Wolff | 24-41 |
| 13:43 | Harvard | Alfred Espino tips it home | 26-41 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg misses the dunk but he's hacked by Joseph Soboleski - foul #2 on Joseph Soboleski, team foul #4 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joshua Johnson (PF) Stephen Wolff | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bell (PG) Joseph Thompson | |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg makes the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg misses the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 13:16 | Harvard | Randy Allen snags the defensive board | 26-42 |
| 12:58 | Harvard | Alfred Espino drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Soboleski | 28-42 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Richard Luczak misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 28-42 |
| 12:37 | Harvard | Randy Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 12:08 | Harvard | Joshua Johnson connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Malone | 30-42 |
| 11:44 | Syracuse | Russell Hough connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Bell | 30-44 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - John Malone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Espino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Soboleski (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SG - Richard Luczak (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Russell Hough (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Willie Mathis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ken Pegg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Harvard | Joshua Johnson knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Soboleski | 32-44 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Ken Pegg | 32-44 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Michael Bell makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Luczak | 32-46 |
| 10:26 | Harvard | Alfred Espino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-46 |
| Subs | Harvard | George Albin (PG), Mario Fetter (SG), Mark Conner (SF), Kenneth Kirts (PF), Stephen Wolff (C) John Malone, Alfred Espino, Joseph Soboleski, Joshua Johnson, Randy Allen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson (PG), Carlos Chambliss (C) Michael Bell, Ken Pegg | |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Russell Hough banks in the layup set up by Carlos Chambliss | 32-48 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 09:53 | Harvard | George Albin buries a jumper from the right side | 34-48 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Carlos Chambliss connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Willie Mathis | 34-50 |
| 09:15 | Harvard | Richard Luczak steals it from Mark Conner | 34-50 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Carlos Chambliss comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-50 |
| 08:45 | Harvard | Kenneth Kirts gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| 08:37 | Harvard | Mario Fetter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 08:35 | Syracuse | Richard Luczak grabs the board | 34-50 |
| 08:19 | Syracuse | Joseph Thompson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-50 |
| 08:17 | Harvard | George Albin pulls down the rebound | 34-50 |
| 08:11 | Harvard | Mark Conner misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-50 |
| 08:10 | Harvard | Kenneth Kirts hits the follow up shot | 36-50 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Russell Hough misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Stephen Wolff - foul #1 on Stephen Wolff, team foul #5 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | John Malone (PG), Alfred Espino (SG), Joseph Soboleski (SF), Joshua Johnson (PF), Randy Allen (C) George Albin, Mario Fetter, Mark Conner, Kenneth Kirts, Stephen Wolff | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), George Wilson (SG), Greg Lively (PF), Dennis Heckman (C) Joseph Thompson, Richard Luczak, Willie Mathis, Carlos Chambliss | |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Russell Hough misses the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Russell Hough makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 07:30 | Harvard | John Malone misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-51 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Greg Lively pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - John Malone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Espino (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Soboleski (fresh) PF - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 9 pts. SG - George Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Hough (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Greg Lively (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Heckman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Soboleski - foul #3 on Joseph Soboleski, team foul #6 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Luczak (SG) George Wilson | |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman makes the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-53 |
| 07:00 | Harvard | Joshua Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Richard Luczak hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Miser | 38-55 |
| 06:27 | Harvard | Alfred Espino misses the fadeaway from the left block | 38-55 |
| 06:26 | Syracuse | Dennis Heckman gets the rebound | 38-55 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Joseph Soboleski steps in front of the John Miser pass | 38-55 |
| 05:52 | Harvard | Randy Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 38-55 |
| Subs | Harvard | George Albin (PG), Kenneth Kirts (C) John Malone, Randy Allen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bell (PG), George Wilson (SG), Willie Mathis (PF), Ken Pegg (C) John Miser, Richard Luczak, Greg Lively, Dennis Heckman | |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Bell | 38-57 |
| 05:19 | Harvard | Alfred Espino clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on George Wilson - foul #1 on George Wilson, team foul #4 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Harvard | Mario Fetter (PG), Mark Conner (SF), Stephen Wolff (C) George Albin, Joseph Soboleski, Joshua Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Luczak (SG) George Wilson | |
| 05:19 | Harvard | Alfred Espino misses the 1st free throw | 38-57 |
| 05:19 | Harvard | Alfred Espino makes the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Bell | 39-59 |
| 04:35 | Harvard | Mark Conner throws it down | 41-59 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Mark Conner is called for the reach on Richard Luczak - foul #3 on Mark Conner, team foul #7 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Harvard | John Malone (PG) Alfred Espino | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Wilson (SG), Carlos Chambliss (C) Michael Bell, Ken Pegg | |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Richard Luczak misses the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 04:30 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Stephen Wolff | 41-59 |
| 04:10 | Harvard | Mark Conner hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Kirts | 44-59 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Richard Luczak hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on John Malone - foul #2 on John Malone, team foul #8 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Miser (PG), Greg Lively (PF), Ken Pegg (C) George Wilson, Willie Mathis, Carlos Chambliss | |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Richard Luczak makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Richard Luczak makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 03:28 | Harvard | John Malone misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-61 |
| 03:27 | Harvard | Mark Conner gets the offensive rebound | 44-61 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - John Malone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Fetter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Conner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Kirts (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Wolff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - John Miser (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Luczak (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russell Hough (very tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Greg Lively (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ken Pegg (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Harvard | Kenneth Kirts comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 44-61 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg grabs the board | 44-61 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Russell Hough knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Miser | 44-63 |
| 02:36 | Harvard | John Malone misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-63 |
| 02:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Greg Lively | 44-63 |
| 02:17 | Syracuse | John Miser scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Greg Lively | 44-66 |
| 02:04 | Harvard | Stephen Wolff clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 44-66 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Greg Lively pulls down the rebound | 44-66 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | John Miser misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-66 |
| 01:43 | Syracuse | Ken Pegg tips it in | 44-68 |
| 01:36 | Harvard | Mark Conner lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Kenneth Kirts | 46-68 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | John Miser knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Luczak | 46-70 |
| 00:55 | Harvard | John Malone makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Mario Fetter | 49-70 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Richard Luczak is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Richard Luczak, team foul #5 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Wilson (SG), Willie Mathis (PF) Richard Luczak, Greg Lively | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Harvard | Mario Fetter misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-70 |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | John Miser snags the defensive board | 49-70 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | John Miser runs out the clock | 49-70 |