| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Alvin Jacobs (fresh) SG - Thomas Asmus (fresh) SF - Jason Halloran (fresh) PF - Kevin Cox (fresh) C - Philip Benson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Oleg Kucera (fresh) SG - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) SF - Lou Sheard (fresh) PF - Eric Spiegel (fresh) C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn | Eric Spiegel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Penn | Joshua Thompson misses the runner in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Harvard | Philip Benson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Kevin Cox | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong is fouled on the floor by Kevin Cox - foul #1 on Kevin Cox, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Penn | Oleg Kucera is fouled on the floor by Alvin Jacobs - foul #1 on Alvin Jacobs, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Penn | Joshua Thompson misses badly on a jumper from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Kevin Cox | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Penn | Eric Spiegel pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Penn | Oleg Kucera drills a 3 from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | Harvard | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Asmus is blocked by Eric Spiegel | 2-3 |
| 17:49 | Penn | The rebound goes to Joshua Thompson | 2-3 |
| 17:29 | Penn | Thomas Asmus steps in front of the Lou Sheard pass | 2-3 |
| 17:25 | Harvard | Thomas Asmus hits the finger roll | 4-3 |
| 17:13 | Penn | Jason Halloran steps in front of the Joshua Thompson pass | 4-3 |
| 16:56 | Harvard | Thomas Asmus makes the shot from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 16:38 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 6-3 |
| 16:36 | Harvard | Philip Benson pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:32 | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs misses the jumpshot from the left side | 6-3 |
| 16:31 | Penn | Joshua Thompson gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:13 | Penn | Lou Sheard scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Oleg Kucera | 6-6 |
| 15:55 | Harvard | Thomas Asmus misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 15:54 | Harvard | Kevin Cox grabs the offensive board | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Alvin Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Asmus (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jason Halloran (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Cox (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Philip Benson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Oleg Kucera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) SF - Lou Sheard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Spiegel (fairly fresh) C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs travels with the ball | 6-6 |
| Subs | Harvard | Malcolm Zimerman (PG), Donald Degeorge (SF), Eric Griffin (PF), Denis Stewart (C) Alvin Jacobs, Jason Halloran, Kevin Cox, Philip Benson | |
| Subs | Penn | Norris Thomas (PG), Dennis Harris (SF), Jose Suarez (PF), James Brown (C) Oleg Kucera, Lou Sheard, Eric Spiegel, Joshua Thompson | |
| 15:16 | Penn | Norris Thomas is whistled for traveling | 6-6 |
| Subs | Harvard | Melvin Howell (C) Thomas Asmus | |
| Subs | Penn | Eric Spiegel (SG) Dingbang Xyong | |
| 15:01 | Harvard | Malcolm Zimerman scores on a shot near the basket set up by Denis Stewart | 8-6 |
| 14:53 | Penn | Eric Spiegel comes up short on the floater from the left side | 8-6 |
| 14:51 | Harvard | Melvin Howell pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:30 | Harvard | Donald Degeorge buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Melvin Howell and he's fouled by Norris Thomas - foul #1 on Norris Thomas, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs (PG), Thomas Asmus (SG), Philip Benson (C) Malcolm Zimerman, Denis Stewart, Melvin Howell | |
| Subs | Penn | Oleg Kucera (PG) Eric Spiegel | |
| 14:30 | Harvard | Donald Degeorge makes the free throw | 11-6 |
| 14:06 | Penn | Dennis Harris clanks a 3 from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 14:05 | Penn | James Brown tips it home | 11-8 |
| 13:53 | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 13:51 | Harvard | Eric Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:40 | Harvard | The short jumper by Thomas Asmus is denied by Dennis Harris | 11-8 |
| 13:38 | Penn | Oleg Kucera pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:24 | Penn | Oleg Kucera makes the jumper from the left block set up by Norris Thomas | 11-10 |
| 13:05 | Harvard | Donald Degeorge makes the jumper from the right side set up by Alvin Jacobs | 13-10 |
| 12:41 | Penn | Jose Suarez comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 13-10 |
| 12:40 | Harvard | Donald Degeorge pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:20 | Harvard | Donald Degeorge misses long on a runner from the baseline | 13-10 |
| 12:18 | Harvard | Thomas Asmus gets the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:12 | Harvard | Donald Degeorge is fouled on the floor by Dennis Harris - foul #1 on Dennis Harris, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Harvard | Malcolm Zimerman (PG), Mark Jackson (SG), Jason Halloran (SF), Kevin Cox (PF), Denis Stewart (C) Alvin Jacobs, Thomas Asmus, Donald Degeorge, Eric Griffin, Philip Benson | |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (SG), Lou Sheard (SF), Joshua Thompson (C) Oleg Kucera, Dennis Harris, James Brown | |
| 11:51 | Harvard | Denis Stewart slams it home | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Malcolm Zimerman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Jackson (fresh) SF - Jason Halloran (fresh) PF - Kevin Cox (fresh) 2 reb. C - Denis Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Norris Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) SF - Lou Sheard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jose Suarez (fairly fresh) C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Penn | Joshua Thompson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Norris Thomas | 15-12 |
| 11:23 | Harvard | Denis Stewart is fouled on the floor by Dingbang Xyong - foul #1 on Dingbang Xyong, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Harvard | Eric Griffin (C) Denis Stewart | |
| Subs | Penn | Eric Spiegel (SF) Lou Sheard | |
| 11:06 | Harvard | Eric Griffin misses short on a floater from the right side | 15-12 |
| 11:05 | Penn | The rebound goes to Joshua Thompson | 15-12 |
| 10:50 | Penn | Joshua Thompson is hacked by Eric Griffin - foul #1 on Eric Griffin, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs (PG), Thomas Asmus (SG), Philip Benson (C) Malcolm Zimerman, Mark Jackson, Eric Griffin | |
| Subs | Penn | Lou Sheard (SF) Jose Suarez | |
| 10:33 | Penn | Lou Sheard clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 10:31 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong hits the follow up shot | 15-14 |
| 10:14 | Harvard | Dingbang Xyong steals the ball from Thomas Asmus | 15-14 |
| 10:01 | Penn | Eric Spiegel connects on the runner in the paint set up by Joshua Thompson | 15-16 |
| 09:38 | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs's pass is intercepted by Norris Thomas | 15-16 |
| 09:35 | Penn | Norris Thomas jams it | 15-18 |
| 09:23 | Harvard | Jason Halloran buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Thomas Asmus | 17-18 |
| 09:05 | Penn | Lou Sheard misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-18 |
| 09:04 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Jason Halloran | 17-18 |
| 08:45 | Harvard | Dingbang Xyong is called for the reach on Thomas Asmus - foul #2 on Dingbang Xyong, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Harvard | Donald Degeorge (SF), Eric Griffin (PF), Denis Stewart (C) Jason Halloran, Kevin Cox, Philip Benson | |
| Subs | Penn | Oleg Kucera (PG), Dennis Harris (SF), Jose Suarez (PF), James Brown (C) Norris Thomas, Dingbang Xyong, Lou Sheard, Joshua Thompson | |
| 08:37 | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 08:35 | Penn | Eric Spiegel pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:31 | Penn | Oleg Kucera misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 08:30 | Penn | James Brown grabs the offensive board | 17-18 |
| 08:15 | Penn | Jose Suarez banks in the layup set up by Dennis Harris | 17-20 |
| 07:52 | Harvard | Eric Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Harvard | Malcolm Zimerman (PG) Alvin Jacobs | |
| Subs | Penn | Norris Thomas (SG), Lou Sheard (SF), Joshua Thompson (C) Eric Spiegel, Dennis Harris, James Brown | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Malcolm Zimerman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Asmus (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Degeorge (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Griffin (fresh) C - Denis Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Oleg Kucera (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norris Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lou Sheard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jose Suarez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Penn | Oleg Kucera misses the lay-in but the foul's on Donald Degeorge - foul #1 on Donald Degeorge, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Harvard | Philip Benson (C) Thomas Asmus | |
| Subs | Penn | Eric Spiegel (SG), Dennis Harris (SF) Norris Thomas, Lou Sheard | |
| 07:31 | Penn | Oleg Kucera makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 07:31 | Penn | Oleg Kucera makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:17 | Harvard | Philip Benson comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Joshua Thompson - foul #1 on Joshua Thompson, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Harvard | Jason Halloran (SF) Denis Stewart | |
| Subs | Penn | Norris Thomas (SG), Lou Sheard (SF), James Brown (C) Eric Spiegel, Dennis Harris, Joshua Thompson | |
| 07:17 | Harvard | Philip Benson misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:17 | Harvard | Philip Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:56 | Penn | Jose Suarez is hacked by Donald Degeorge - foul #2 on Donald Degeorge, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs (PG), Kevin Cox (PF) Donald Degeorge, Eric Griffin | |
| Subs | Penn | Eric Spiegel (SG), Dennis Harris (SF), Joshua Thompson (C) Norris Thomas, Lou Sheard, James Brown | |
| 06:45 | Penn | Eric Spiegel drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Oleg Kucera | 18-24 |
| 06:38 | Harvard | Malcolm Zimerman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 06:37 | Penn | Joshua Thompson pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:32 | Penn | Joshua Thompson knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Jose Suarez | 18-26 |
| 06:07 | Harvard | Jason Halloran knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-26 |
| 05:57 | Penn | Jason Halloran denies the turnaround by Oleg Kucera | 20-26 |
| 05:55 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Philip Benson | 20-26 |
| 05:49 | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-26 |
| 05:48 | Penn | Eric Spiegel snags the defensive board | 20-26 |
| 05:42 | Penn | Eric Spiegel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 20-26 |
| 05:41 | Penn | Jose Suarez pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 05:32 | Penn | Joshua Thompson connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Oleg Kucera | 20-28 |
| 05:17 | Harvard | Joshua Thompson steps in front of the Malcolm Zimerman pass | 20-28 |
| 05:13 | Penn | Malcolm Zimerman steals the ball from Oleg Kucera in the backcourt | 20-28 |
| 05:12 | Harvard | Jason Halloran hits the finger roll set up by Malcolm Zimerman | 22-28 |
| 04:54 | Penn | Kevin Cox steps in front of the Dennis Harris pass | 22-28 |
| 04:44 | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 04:42 | Harvard | Kevin Cox grabs the offensive board | 22-28 |
| 04:24 | Harvard | Jason Halloran misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis Harris - foul #2 on Dennis Harris, team foul #6 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Harvard | Mark Jackson (PG), Thomas Asmus (SG), Eric Griffin (PF), Denis Stewart (C) Alvin Jacobs, Malcolm Zimerman, Kevin Cox, Philip Benson | |
| Subs | Penn | Norris Thomas (PG), Dingbang Xyong (SG), Lou Sheard (SF), Habimana Ahmadi (PF), James Brown (C) Oleg Kucera, Eric Spiegel, Dennis Harris, Jose Suarez, Joshua Thompson | |
| 04:24 | Harvard | Jason Halloran makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:24 | Harvard | Jason Halloran makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:57 | Penn | Lou Sheard knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Dingbang Xyong | 24-31 |
| 03:51 | Harvard | Jason Halloran misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-31 |
| 03:50 | Harvard | Denis Stewart snags the offensive board | 24-31 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Mark Jackson (fresh) SG - Thomas Asmus (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Halloran (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eric Griffin (fresh) C - Denis Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Norris Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lou Sheard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Habimana Ahmadi (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Harvard | Eric Griffin is whistled for a carry | 24-31 |
| Subs | Harvard | Donald Degeorge (PG), Melvin Howell (C) Mark Jackson, Jason Halloran | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 03:17 | Penn | Norris Thomas makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-34 |
| 03:06 | Harvard | Denis Stewart can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lou Sheard - foul #1 on Lou Sheard, team foul #7 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs (PG) Melvin Howell | |
| Subs | Penn | Oleg Kucera (PG), Jose Suarez (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Norris Thomas, Habimana Ahmadi, James Brown | |
| 03:06 | Harvard | Denis Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 03:06 | Harvard | Denis Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 03:06 | Penn | Joshua Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 02:50 | Penn | Joshua Thompson jams it | 25-36 |
| 02:36 | Harvard | Donald Degeorge hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Asmus | 28-36 |
| 02:20 | Penn | Lou Sheard misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-36 |
| 02:18 | Harvard | Eric Griffin gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 01:59 | Harvard | Alvin Jacobs is whistled for traveling | 28-36 |
| Subs | Harvard | Kevin Cox (PF), Philip Benson (C) Denis Stewart, Eric Griffin | |
| Subs | Penn | Norris Thomas (PG), Eric Spiegel (PF), James Brown (C) Oleg Kucera, Jose Suarez, Joshua Thompson | |
| 01:48 | Penn | Lou Sheard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-36 |
| 01:47 | Harvard | Thomas Asmus gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 01:29 | Harvard | Kevin Cox travels with the ball | 28-36 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Penn | Oleg Kucera (PG), Joshua Thompson (C) Lou Sheard, James Brown | |
| 01:05 | Penn | Eric Spiegel blows the layup but the foul's on Kevin Cox - foul #2 on Kevin Cox, team foul #6 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Harvard | Malcolm Zimerman (SG), Jason Halloran (SF) Alvin Jacobs, Thomas Asmus | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 01:05 | Penn | Eric Spiegel makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:05 | Penn | Eric Spiegel makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:44 | Harvard | Philip Benson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Oleg Kucera - foul #1 on Oleg Kucera, team foul #8 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Harvard | Mark Jackson (SG) Donald Degeorge | |
| Subs | Penn | Lou Sheard (SF), James Brown (C) Oleg Kucera, Joshua Thompson | |
| 00:44 | Harvard | Philip Benson makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:44 | Harvard | Philip Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:25 | Penn | Eric Spiegel blows the layup | 30-38 |
| 00:23 | Harvard | Kevin Cox gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 00:19 | Harvard | Kevin Cox misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #9 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Harvard | Thomas Asmus (SG) Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Penn | Oleg Kucera (PG), Jose Suarez (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Norris Thomas, Lou Sheard, James Brown | |
| 00:19 | Harvard | Kevin Cox misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:19 | Harvard | Kevin Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:01 | Penn | Oleg Kucera makes the floater from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Malcolm Zimerman misses long on a fullcourt shot | 31-40 |