| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ronald Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Poole (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maxwell Leppert (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Clark (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frederick Winslow (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Edward Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Odum (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Luciani (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dave Woods (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Robert Luciani inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Princeton | David Odum misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 19:37 | Harvard | Ronald Peters pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:23 | Harvard | Ronald Peters drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-33 |
| 19:05 | Princeton | Dave Woods blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Clark - foul #1 on Michael Clark, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Arthur Troyer (PG), Bryce Novoa (C) Edward Merritt, Thomas Cunningham | |
| 19:05 | Princeton | Dave Woods makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:05 | Princeton | Dave Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:05 | Harvard | Michael Clark grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 18:53 | Harvard | Frederick Winslow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Edward Merritt (PG), Charles Young (PF) Arthur Troyer, Dave Woods | |
| 18:39 | Princeton | David Odum can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 18:37 | Harvard | Maxwell Leppert grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:08 | Harvard | Frederick Winslow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Arthur Troyer (PG), Thomas Cunningham (C) Edward Merritt, Charles Young | |
| 17:43 | Princeton | Frederick Winslow picks off the pass by Bryce Novoa | 38-34 |
| 17:23 | Harvard | Ronald Peters misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 17:22 | Harvard | Richard Poole grabs the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:09 | Harvard | Frederick Winslow comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 38-34 |
| 17:07 | Princeton | The rebound goes to David Odum | 38-34 |
| 16:59 | Princeton | Richard Poole steps in front of the Robert Luciani pass | 38-34 |
| 16:37 | Harvard | Ronald Peters can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 16:35 | Harvard | Richard Poole tips it in | 40-34 |
| 16:19 | Princeton | Thomas Cunningham is whistled for traveling | 40-34 |
| Subs | Harvard | Henry Johnson (PG), Henry Redus (SG), Albert Schooler (SF), Roland Jones (C) Ronald Peters, Richard Poole, Maxwell Leppert, Frederick Winslow | |
| Subs | Princeton | Edward Merritt (PG), Dave Woods (PF) Arthur Troyer, Bryce Novoa | |
| 15:57 | Harvard | Henry Redus misses long on a floater from the right side | 40-34 |
| 15:55 | Harvard | Roland Jones tips it in | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Henry Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Redus (fresh) SF - Albert Schooler (fresh) PF - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Edward Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Odum (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Luciani (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dave Woods (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Princeton | Dave Woods jams it | 42-36 |
| 15:16 | Harvard | Michael Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 15:15 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Dave Woods | 42-36 |
| 15:10 | Princeton | Robert Luciani is hacked by Albert Schooler - foul #2 on Albert Schooler, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Harvard | Richard Poole (SG), Harry Buckner (SF) Henry Redus, Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Princeton | Peter Daum (SG), Bryce Novoa (C) Robert Luciani, Thomas Cunningham | |
| 14:59 | Princeton | Peter Daum misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-36 |
| 14:58 | Princeton | Dave Woods tips it back up and in | 42-38 |
| 14:41 | Harvard | Richard Poole comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 14:39 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Dave Woods | 42-38 |
| 14:33 | Princeton | David Odum misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 14:31 | Harvard | Richard Poole pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:14 | Harvard | Albert Schooler's fadeaway is rejected by Dave Woods | 42-38 |
| 14:13 | Princeton | Bryce Novoa snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 14:08 | Princeton | David Odum comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 14:06 | Harvard | Roland Jones grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 13:45 | Harvard | Richard Poole is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 13:43 | Princeton | Peter Daum grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 13:38 | Princeton | Peter Daum buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Odum | 42-41 |
| 13:32 | Harvard | Harry Buckner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 13:30 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Peter Daum | 42-41 |
| 13:24 | Princeton | Peter Daum loses the dribble to Richard Poole | 42-41 |
| 13:07 | Harvard | David Odum picks off the pass by Roland Jones | 42-41 |
| 12:49 | Princeton | Bryce Novoa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Albert Schooler - foul #3 on Albert Schooler, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ronald Peters (PG), Michael Clark (PF), Frederick Winslow (C) Henry Johnson, Roland Jones, Albert Schooler | |
| Subs | Princeton | Thomas Cunningham (C) Dave Woods | |
| 12:49 | Princeton | Bryce Novoa misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:49 | Princeton | Bryce Novoa makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:30 | Harvard | Michael Clark knocks in the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Peter Daum - foul #4 on Peter Daum, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Harvard | Henry Redus (SG) Richard Poole | |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Luciani (SF), Charles Young (PF) Peter Daum, Bryce Novoa | |
| 12:30 | Harvard | Michael Clark misses the free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:30 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Charles Young | 44-42 |
| 12:13 | Princeton | Michael Clark is called for the reach on Thomas Cunningham - foul #2 on Michael Clark, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Harvard | Maxwell Leppert (SF) Harry Buckner | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 12:04 | Princeton | Edward Merritt is fouled on the floor by Frederick Winslow - foul #2 on Frederick Winslow, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Dave Woods (PF) Charles Young | |
| 11:47 | Princeton | Dave Woods knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Edward Merritt | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ronald Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Redus (fresh) SF - Maxwell Leppert (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick Winslow (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Edward Merritt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Odum (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Luciani (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dave Woods (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Harvard | Edward Merritt steals it from Maxwell Leppert | 44-44 |
| 11:25 | Princeton | David Odum knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 11:06 | Harvard | Ronald Peters scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Henry Redus | 46-47 |
| 10:48 | Princeton | Dave Woods misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 46-47 |
| 10:46 | Harvard | Frederick Winslow grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 10:31 | Harvard | Henry Redus can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 10:29 | Princeton | Dave Woods gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 10:13 | Princeton | Edward Merritt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 10:11 | Princeton | Robert Luciani gets the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 09:53 | Princeton | Thomas Cunningham lays it up and in | 46-49 |
| 09:27 | Harvard | Maxwell Leppert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-49 |
| 09:25 | Princeton | Thomas Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 09:16 | Princeton | Dave Woods hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Michael Clark - foul #3 on Michael Clark, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Harvard | Henry Johnson (PG), Richard Poole (SG), Harry Buckner (SF), Roland Jones (PF), Albert Schooler (C) Ronald Peters, Henry Redus, Maxwell Leppert, Michael Clark, Frederick Winslow | |
| Subs | Princeton | Arthur Troyer (PG), Bryce Novoa (C) Edward Merritt, Thomas Cunningham | |
| 09:16 | Princeton | Dave Woods makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 09:04 | Harvard | Richard Poole can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 09:03 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Dave Woods | 46-52 |
| 08:50 | Princeton | Bryce Novoa misses long on a floater from the right block | 46-52 |
| 08:48 | Harvard | Harry Buckner grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 08:24 | Harvard | Richard Poole evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-52 |
| 08:23 | Princeton | Bryce Novoa pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 08:08 | Princeton | Bryce Novoa makes the jump hook from the baseline | 46-54 |
| 07:50 | Harvard | Harry Buckner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 07:49 | Harvard | Roland Jones hits the follow up shot | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Henry Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Poole (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Buckner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roland Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Albert Schooler (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Arthur Troyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Odum (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Luciani (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Dave Woods (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Bryce Novoa (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Princeton | Dave Woods misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 07:28 | Harvard | Roland Jones gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 07:23 | Harvard | Henry Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Roland Jones | 51-54 |
| 07:19 | Princeton | David Odum comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-54 |
| 07:17 | Princeton | David Odum gets the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 07:06 | Princeton | David Odum connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Arthur Troyer | 51-56 |
| 06:40 | Harvard | Henry Johnson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 06:39 | Harvard | Roland Jones gets the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 06:20 | Harvard | Albert Schooler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Poole and the foul's on Arthur Troyer - foul #1 on Arthur Troyer, team foul #2 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ronald Peters (PG), Michael Clark (PF), Frederick Winslow (C) Henry Johnson, Harry Buckner, Roland Jones | |
| Subs | Princeton | Edward Merritt (PG), Peter Daum (SG), Charles Young (PF), Thomas Cunningham (C) Arthur Troyer, Robert Luciani, Dave Woods, Bryce Novoa | |
| 06:20 | Harvard | Albert Schooler makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:02 | Princeton | Thomas Cunningham blows the dunk | 54-56 |
| 06:01 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Richard Poole | 54-56 |
| 05:44 | Harvard | Ronald Peters buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Poole | 57-56 |
| 05:19 | Princeton | David Odum misses the 3 from straight away | 57-56 |
| 05:17 | Harvard | Michael Clark pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 04:50 | Harvard | Michael Clark is open but misses the lay-in | 57-56 |
| 04:49 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Charles Young | 57-56 |
| 04:31 | Princeton | David Odum misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-56 |
| 04:29 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Frederick Winslow | 57-56 |
| 04:24 | Harvard | Ronald Peters misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Edward Merritt - foul #1 on Edward Merritt, team foul #3 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Harvard | Henry Johnson (SG), Harry Buckner (SF) Richard Poole, Albert Schooler | |
| Subs | Princeton | Bryce Novoa (PF) Charles Young | |
| 04:24 | Harvard | Ronald Peters misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:24 | Harvard | Ronald Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:24 | Princeton | Thomas Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 04:16 | Princeton | Edward Merritt loses the ball out of bounds | 57-56 |
| 03:54 | Harvard | Harry Buckner misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 03:52 | Princeton | Thomas Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 03:39 | Princeton | Bryce Novoa loses the ball out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | Harvard | Maxwell Leppert (PF), Roland Jones (C) Michael Clark, Frederick Winslow | |
| Subs | Princeton | Charles Young (PF) Bryce Novoa | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ronald Peters (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Buckner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Maxwell Leppert (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roland Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Edward Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Peter Daum (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Odum (tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Charles Young (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Harvard | Henry Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 03:22 | Harvard | Roland Jones gets the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 03:16 | Harvard | Ronald Peters misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward Merritt - foul #2 on Edward Merritt, team foul #4 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Luciani (SF), Bryce Novoa (PF) David Odum, Charles Young | |
| 03:16 | Harvard | Ronald Peters makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:16 | Harvard | Ronald Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:07 | Princeton | Edward Merritt loses the dribble to Ronald Peters | 59-56 |
| 03:04 | Harvard | Harry Buckner misses the dunk | 59-56 |
| 03:03 | Princeton | Bryce Novoa pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 02:46 | Princeton | Thomas Cunningham makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Edward Merritt | 59-58 |
| 02:46 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Harvard | Richard Poole (SG), Michael Clark (PF), Frederick Winslow (C) Henry Johnson, Maxwell Leppert, Roland Jones | |
| Subs | Princeton | David Odum (SF), Charles Young (PF) Robert Luciani, Bryce Novoa | |
| 02:24 | Harvard | Harry Buckner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 02:23 | Harvard | Michael Clark hits the follow up shot | 61-58 |
| 02:04 | Princeton | Peter Daum misses the jumpshot from the right side | 61-58 |
| 02:03 | Princeton | Charles Young tips it home | 61-60 |
| 01:46 | Harvard | Richard Poole makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ronald Peters | 64-60 |
| 01:29 | Princeton | Thomas Cunningham blows the dunk but he's fouled by Richard Poole - foul #3 on Richard Poole, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Luciani (SF), Dave Woods (PF) David Odum, Charles Young | |
| 01:29 | Princeton | Thomas Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:29 | Princeton | Thomas Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:08 | Harvard | Ronald Peters misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 01:06 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Buckner | 64-61 |
| 00:49 | Harvard | Harry Buckner drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Peters | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Princeton | Ronald Peters picks off the pass by Peter Daum | 67-61 |
| 00:39 | Harvard | Ronald Peters lays it up and in | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Princeton | Ronald Peters steals the ball from Edward Merritt in the backcourt | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Harvard | Richard Poole is hacked by Edward Merritt - foul #3 on Edward Merritt, team foul #5 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Harvard | Maxwell Leppert (PF) Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 00:34 | Harvard | Maxwell Leppert is hacked by Edward Merritt - foul #4 on Edward Merritt, team foul #6 | 69-61 |
| 00:32 | Harvard | Ronald Peters is fouled on the floor by Edward Merritt - foul #5 on Edward Merritt, team foul #7 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Arthur Troyer (PG) Edward Merritt | |
| 00:32 | Harvard | Ronald Peters misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:32 | Princeton | Dave Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 00:26 | Princeton | Peter Daum misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-61 |
| 00:25 | Princeton | Dave Woods pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 00:21 | Princeton | Peter Daum misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-61 |
| 00:20 | Harvard | Frederick Winslow gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| 00:18 | Harvard | Frederick Winslow is hacked by Arthur Troyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Troyer, team foul #8 | 69-61 |
| 00:18 | Harvard | Frederick Winslow makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:18 | Harvard | Frederick Winslow misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:18 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Thomas Cunningham | 70-61 |
| 00:12 | Princeton | Peter Daum can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-61 |
| 00:10 | Harvard | Maxwell Leppert pulls down the rebound | 70-61 |
| 00:08 | Harvard | Maxwell Leppert is hacked by Arthur Troyer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arthur Troyer, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| 00:08 | Harvard | Maxwell Leppert makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:08 | Harvard | Maxwell Leppert makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:02 | Princeton | Peter Daum can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-61 |
| 00:01 | Harvard | Maxwell Leppert pulls down the rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Maxwell Leppert runs out the clock | 72-61 |