| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Hagan (fresh) SG - Anthony Sipos (fresh) SF - Harold Becker (fresh) PF - David Freeman (fresh) C - Thomas Vernon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - George Albin (fresh) SG - Alfred Espino (fresh) SF - Joseph Soboleski (fresh) PF - Joshua Johnson (fresh) C - Randy Allen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Randy Allen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Harvard | George Albin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Harvard | Joshua Johnson hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | David Freeman clanks a jumper from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | David Freeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | Harold Becker is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Harvard | George Albin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Freeman | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | James Hagan is fouled on the floor by Joshua Johnson - foul #1 on Joshua Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | Harold Becker scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Hagan | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | Harvard | Harold Becker steals it from Joshua Johnson | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | Anthony Sipos hits the finger roll set up by Harold Becker | 5-2 |
| 17:43 | Harvard | George Albin loses the dribble to Harold Becker | 5-2 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Anthony Sipos connects on the jumper from the left side set up by James Hagan | 7-2 |
| 17:22 | Harvard | Randy Allen hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Vernon - foul #1 on Thomas Vernon, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 17:22 | Harvard | Randy Allen makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:22 | Harvard | Randy Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | David Freeman scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 9-4 |
| 16:59 | Harvard | Joseph Soboleski is fouled on the floor by Anthony Sipos - foul #1 on Anthony Sipos, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Harvard | John Malone (PG), Kenneth Kirts (C) George Albin, Randy Allen | |
| 16:48 | Harvard | Joseph Soboleski's floater is tipped away by Thomas Vernon | 9-4 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Harold Becker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-4 |
| 16:28 | Harvard | Alfred Espino snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 16:26 | Harvard | John Malone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo (PG), John Holsey (PF) James Hagan, David Freeman | |
| Subs | Harvard | Mario Fetter (SG), Mark Conner (SF), Stephen Wolff (C) Alfred Espino, Joseph Soboleski, Joshua Johnson | |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Harold Becker comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Conner - foul #1 on Mark Conner, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Harold Becker makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Harold Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:04 | Harvard | John Malone clanks a 3 from the right corner | 11-4 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi | Anthony Sipos gets the rebound | 11-4 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Harold Becker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Spivey (SG) Anthony Sipos | |
| Subs | Harvard | George Albin (PG), Randy Allen (C) Mario Fetter, Mark Conner | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) SG - Chad Spivey (fresh) SF - Harold Becker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Holsey (fresh) C - Thomas Vernon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - George Albin (fresh) SG - John Malone (fresh) SF - Kenneth Kirts (fresh) PF - Stephen Wolff (fresh) C - Randy Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Harvard | Randy Allen is denied on a layup by John Holsey | 11-4 |
| 15:38 | Harvard | Randy Allen grabs the offensive board | 11-4 |
| 15:31 | Harvard | Stephen Wolff can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 11-4 |
| 15:30 | Harvard | Kenneth Kirts tips it in | 11-6 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 11-6 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon grabs the offensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on John Malone - foul #1 on John Malone, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hagan (PG), Floyd Wilson (SF) Marvin Priolo, Harold Becker | |
| Subs | Harvard | Alfred Espino (SG), Joseph Soboleski (SF), Joshua Johnson (PF) John Malone, Kenneth Kirts, Stephen Wolff | |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 14:52 | Harvard | Alfred Espino is hacked by Thomas Vernon - foul #2 on Thomas Vernon, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anthony Sipos (SG), David Freeman (PF), William Webber (C) Chad Spivey, John Holsey, Thomas Vernon | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 14:44 | Harvard | Alfred Espino misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 14:42 | Harvard | Alfred Espino pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 14:27 | Harvard | Alfred Espino is whistled for traveling | 13-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Harvard | John Malone (PG), Kenneth Kirts (C) George Albin, Randy Allen | |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | Joseph Soboleski is called for the reach on Floyd Wilson - foul #1 on Joseph Soboleski, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi | Anthony Sipos misses the fadeaway in the paint | 13-6 |
| 14:03 | Harvard | Joseph Soboleski gets the rebound | 13-6 |
| 13:58 | Harvard | John Malone clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | David Freeman grabs the board | 13-6 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | David Freeman hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Johnson - foul #2 on Joshua Johnson, team foul #5 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo (PG), Harold Becker (SF) James Hagan, Floyd Wilson | |
| Subs | Harvard | Stephen Wolff (C) Joshua Johnson | |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | David Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | David Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 13:37 | Harvard | John Malone connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Anthony Sipos drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marvin Priolo | 17-9 |
| 13:01 | Harvard | Kenneth Kirts buries a runner from the right block | 17-11 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | David Freeman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Freeman, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Spivey (SG), John Holsey (PF) Anthony Sipos, David Freeman | |
| Subs | Harvard | George Albin (PG), Randy Allen (C) Alfred Espino, Joseph Soboleski | |
| 12:40 | Harvard | Kenneth Kirts can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 17-11 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Chad Spivey | 17-11 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Harold Becker scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Marvin Priolo | 20-11 |
| 12:18 | Harvard | Stephen Wolff misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Holsey - foul #1 on John Holsey, team foul #5 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hagan (PG) Marvin Priolo | |
| Subs | Harvard | Mario Fetter (SG) John Malone | |
| 12:18 | Harvard | Stephen Wolff makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 12:18 | Harvard | Stephen Wolff misses the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi | Harold Becker gets the rebound | 20-12 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | Harold Becker hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by James Hagan | 22-12 |
| 11:58 | Harvard | Mario Fetter misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-12 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | William Webber grabs the defensive rebound | 22-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Hagan (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Chad Spivey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Becker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Holsey (fresh) C - William Webber (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - George Albin (fresh) SG - Mario Fetter (fresh) SF - Kenneth Kirts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Wolff (fresh) 1 pts. C - Randy Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | James Hagan is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 22-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Alfred Espino (SG), Joseph Soboleski (SF) Mario Fetter, Kenneth Kirts | |
| 11:43 | Harvard | A charge is called on Randy Allen - foul #1 on Randy Allen, team foul #6 | 22-12 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | Harold Becker clanks a shot from the left side | 22-12 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey grabs the offensive rebound | 22-12 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | James Hagan loses the dribble to Randy Allen | 22-12 |
| 10:57 | Harvard | Stephen Wolff can't finish the layup | 22-12 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey grabs the defensive rebound | 22-12 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | John Holsey hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Hagan | 24-12 |
| 10:36 | Harvard | Alfred Espino knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by George Albin | 24-15 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 24-15 |
| 10:25 | Harvard | Stephen Wolff grabs the board | 24-15 |
| 10:18 | Harvard | Joseph Soboleski misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 24-15 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey grabs the board | 24-15 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses the lay-in | 24-15 |
| 10:02 | Harvard | George Albin gets the rebound | 24-15 |
| 09:48 | Harvard | Stephen Wolff misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-15 |
| 09:46 | Harvard | Joseph Soboleski tips it home | 24-17 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Joseph Soboleski is called for the reach on Harold Becker - foul #2 on Joseph Soboleski, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo (PG), Anthony Sipos (SG), David Freeman (PF) James Hagan, Chad Spivey, John Holsey | |
| Subs | Harvard | John Malone (PG), Mario Fetter (SG), Mark Conner (SF), Kenneth Kirts (PF) George Albin, Alfred Espino, Joseph Soboleski, Stephen Wolff | |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Harold Becker makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Harold Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 09:17 | Harvard | Mark Conner is whistled for traveling | 26-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SF) Harold Becker | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | William Webber blows the layup | 26-17 |
| 08:57 | Harvard | Randy Allen pulls down the rebound | 26-17 |
| 08:42 | Harvard | Randy Allen misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 26-17 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | Anthony Sipos grabs the board | 26-17 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | David Freeman banks in the layup on a great pass from Marvin Priolo | 28-17 |
| 08:02 | Harvard | Kenneth Kirts is fouled on the floor by David Freeman - foul #2 on David Freeman, team foul #6 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Holsey (PF) David Freeman | |
| Subs | Harvard | Alfred Espino (SG), Brian Hayes (SF) Mario Fetter, Randy Allen | |
| 07:46 | Harvard | Brian Hayes blows the layup but he's fouled by Floyd Wilson - foul #1 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #7 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Randy Allen (C) Mark Conner | |
| 07:46 | Harvard | Brian Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 07:46 | Harvard | Brian Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Holsey | 28-17 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Anthony Sipos (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) PF - John Holsey (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Webber (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - John Malone (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alfred Espino (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Hayes (fresh) PF - Kenneth Kirts (fresh) 4 pts. C - Randy Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 28-17 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi | William Webber snags the offensive board | 28-17 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | John Holsey hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-17 |
| 07:09 | Harvard | Brian Hayes hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Malone | 30-19 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo misses the easy layup | 30-19 |
| 07:03 | Harvard | Kenneth Kirts grabs the board | 30-19 |
| 06:39 | Harvard | John Malone is whistled for traveling | 30-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hagan (PG), Chad Spivey (SG), Harold Becker (SF), David Freeman (PF), Thomas Vernon (C) Marvin Priolo, Anthony Sipos, Floyd Wilson, John Holsey, William Webber | |
| Subs | Harvard | George Albin (PG), Stephen Wolff (PF) John Malone, Randy Allen | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Alfred Espino steps in front of the Chad Spivey pass | 30-19 |
| 06:09 | Harvard | Stephen Wolff loses the dribble to James Hagan | 30-19 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | David Freeman drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Chad Spivey | 32-19 |
| 05:32 | Harvard | Stephen Wolff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Holsey (PF) David Freeman | |
| Subs | Harvard | Mario Fetter (SG), Mark Conner (SF), Randy Allen (C) Alfred Espino, Brian Hayes, Kenneth Kirts | |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stephen Wolff - foul #1 on Stephen Wolff, team foul #8 | 32-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo (PG) James Hagan | |
| Subs | Harvard | John Malone (SG) Mario Fetter | |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | John Holsey makes the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | John Holsey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-19 |
| 04:52 | Harvard | George Albin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-19 |
| 04:50 | Harvard | Stephen Wolff grabs the offensive board | 34-19 |
| 04:35 | Harvard | Randy Allen can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Vernon - foul #3 on Thomas Vernon, team foul #8 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anthony Sipos (SG), William Webber (C) Chad Spivey, Thomas Vernon | |
| Subs | Harvard | Mario Fetter (SG), Kenneth Kirts (PF) George Albin, Stephen Wolff | |
| 04:35 | Harvard | Randy Allen makes the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 04:35 | Harvard | Randy Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | Randy Allen denies the turnaround by William Webber | 34-21 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | William Webber pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | John Holsey knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Sipos and he's fouled by Randy Allen - foul #2 on Randy Allen, team foul #9 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Alfred Espino (SG), Stephen Wolff (C) Mario Fetter, Randy Allen | |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | John Holsey makes the free throw | 37-21 |
| 03:52 | Harvard | Alfred Espino drills a floater in the paint | 37-23 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Harold Becker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-23 |
| 03:38 | Harvard | Stephen Wolff snags the defensive board | 37-23 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Anthony Sipos (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Becker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Holsey (fresh) 9 pts. C - William Webber (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - John Malone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Espino (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Conner (fresh) PF - Kenneth Kirts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Wolff (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Harvard | Mark Conner can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 37-23 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | John Holsey gets the rebound | 37-23 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Harold Becker is fouled on the floor by Stephen Wolff - foul #2 on Stephen Wolff, team foul #10 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hagan (PG), David Freeman (PF) Marvin Priolo, John Holsey | |
| Subs | Harvard | George Albin (PG), Joseph Soboleski (SF), Joshua Johnson (PF), Randy Allen (C) John Malone, Mark Conner, Kenneth Kirts, Stephen Wolff | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Harold Becker makes the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Harold Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 02:34 | Harvard | Alfred Espino misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Sipos - foul #2 on Anthony Sipos, team foul #9 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Spivey (SG), Floyd Wilson (SF) Anthony Sipos, Harold Becker | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 02:34 | Harvard | Alfred Espino makes the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 02:34 | Harvard | Alfred Espino makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 39-25 |
| 02:24 | Harvard | Joshua Johnson gets the rebound | 39-25 |
| 02:00 | Harvard | Joshua Johnson misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Freeman - foul #3 on David Freeman, team foul #10 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Holsey (PF) David Freeman | |
| Subs | Harvard | Mario Fetter (SG) Alfred Espino | |
| 02:00 | Harvard | Joshua Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 02:00 | Harvard | Joshua Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | John Holsey grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Joshua Johnson picks off the pass by William Webber | 39-26 |
| 01:32 | Harvard | Joseph Soboleski slams it home and he's fouled by Floyd Wilson - foul #2 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #11 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anthony Sipos (SG) Chad Spivey | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 01:32 | Harvard | Joseph Soboleski misses the free throw | 39-28 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Anthony Sipos misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mario Fetter - foul #1 on Mario Fetter, team foul #11 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Harvard | John Malone (SG), Stephen Wolff (C) Mario Fetter, Randy Allen | |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Anthony Sipos makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Anthony Sipos makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 00:51 | Harvard | Joseph Soboleski knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by George Albin | 41-30 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | John Holsey connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-30 |
| 00:08 | Harvard | Stephen Wolff connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from George Albin | 44-32 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | William Webber's floater is knocked away by Stephen Wolff | 44-32 |
| 00:01 | Harvard | John Malone pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 00:00 | Harvard | John Malone comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 44-32 |