| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Galbreath (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alexander Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Vernon Prager (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - James Beedle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Crooms (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Watkins (fresh) C - Kevin Marks (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 19:40 | Harvard | Daniel Watkins pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 19:35 | Harvard | James Beedle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| 19:18 | Cornell | Richard Johnson is fouled on the floor by Daniel Stanley - foul #1 on Daniel Stanley, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 19:01 | Cornell | Vernon Prager misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 19:00 | Cornell | Richard Johnson tips it home | 38-39 |
| 18:50 | Harvard | James Beedle is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Daniel Stanley | 38-41 |
| 18:36 | Cornell | Richard Johnson misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Stanley - foul #2 on Daniel Stanley, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Cornell | Randy Fisher (PG), Winston Byrd (SG), Carl Fisk (PF), Earl Graves (C) Richard Galbreath, Alexander Peterson, Harold Hardy, Vernon Prager | |
| Subs | Harvard | John Lowe (SG), Harry Johnson (PF), Brian Bernier (C) Daniel Stanley, Daniel Watkins, Kevin Marks | |
| 18:36 | Cornell | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:36 | Cornell | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 18:22 | Harvard | Harry Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 18:21 | Cornell | Randy Fisher snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 18:15 | Cornell | Randy Fisher hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Johnson | 43-41 |
| 17:54 | Harvard | James Crooms misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 17:52 | Cornell | Carl Fisk grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 17:37 | Cornell | Carl Fisk misses the easy layup | 43-41 |
| 17:36 | Harvard | James Beedle pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 17:17 | Harvard | John Lowe is hacked by Carl Fisk - foul #1 on Carl Fisk, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Harold Hardy (PF), Vernon Prager (C) Winston Byrd, Richard Johnson, Carl Fisk, Earl Graves | |
| Subs | Harvard | Roger Grimm (SG), Steve Wilson (SF), Daniel Watkins (PF), Kevin Marks (C) James Beedle, James Crooms, Harry Johnson, Brian Bernier | |
| 17:03 | Harvard | Roger Grimm is fouled on the floor by Randy Fisher - foul #2 on Randy Fisher, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Johnson (SG) Randy Fisher | |
| Subs | Harvard | Daniel Stanley (SG) Roger Grimm | |
| 16:47 | Harvard | John Lowe misses the turnaround in the paint | 43-41 |
| 16:46 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 16:35 | Cornell | Harold Hardy misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 16:33 | Harvard | Daniel Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 16:19 | Harvard | John Lowe misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 16:18 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 16:07 | Cornell | Steve Wilson is called for the reach on Alexander Peterson - foul #1 on Steve Wilson, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Cornell | Randy Fisher (SG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Harvard | Marc Tavares (PG), Roger Grimm (SG), Harry Johnson (PF), Brian Bernier (C) John Lowe, Daniel Stanley, Daniel Watkins, Kevin Marks | |
| 16:02 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson makes the floater from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Galbreath (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alexander Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harold Hardy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Vernon Prager (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Marc Tavares (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Grimm (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steve Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Bernier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Harvard | Marc Tavares drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Bernier | 45-43 |
| 15:41 | Cornell | Harold Hardy knocks in the runner in the paint and he's fouled by Brian Bernier - foul #1 on Brian Bernier, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gregory Goode (SG), Carl Fisk (SF), Clarence Beckwith (C) Richard Galbreath, Alexander Peterson, Vernon Prager | |
| Subs | Harvard | Elmer Shears (SF) Steve Wilson | |
| 15:41 | Cornell | Harold Hardy makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 15:39 | Harvard | Harold Hardy steals it from Marc Tavares in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| 15:33 | Cornell | Randy Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-43 |
| 15:32 | Cornell | Carl Fisk snags the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 15:18 | Cornell | Carl Fisk makes the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Harry Johnson - foul #2 on Harry Johnson, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG) Randy Fisher | |
| Subs | Harvard | James Beedle (PG), James Crooms (SF), Daniel Watkins (PF) Marc Tavares, Elmer Shears, Harry Johnson | |
| 15:18 | Cornell | Carl Fisk makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| 15:04 | Harvard | Roger Grimm drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Beedle | 51-45 |
| 14:51 | Cornell | Harold Hardy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 14:50 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Daniel Watkins | 51-45 |
| 14:47 | Harvard | James Beedle is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Hardy - foul #2 on Harold Hardy, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Cornell | Alexander Peterson (SF) Carl Fisk | |
| Subs | Harvard | Kevin Marks (C) Daniel Watkins | |
| 14:30 | Harvard | Roger Grimm comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 14:28 | Cornell | Harold Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 14:06 | Cornell | Clarence Beckwith is hacked by James Beedle - foul #1 on James Beedle, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Randy Fisher (SG), Earl Graves (C) Allen Rowlands, Gregory Goode, Clarence Beckwith | |
| Subs | Harvard | Daniel Stanley (SG), Harry Johnson (PF), John Lowe (C) Roger Grimm, Brian Bernier, Kevin Marks | |
| 13:59 | Cornell | Earl Graves misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-45 |
| 13:58 | Cornell | Harold Hardy tips it back up and in | 53-45 |
| 13:40 | Harvard | James Beedle is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Crooms | 53-48 |
| 13:24 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 13:22 | Harvard | Harry Johnson snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 13:02 | Harvard | Daniel Stanley hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Beedle | 53-51 |
| 12:43 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath is hacked by James Beedle - foul #2 on James Beedle, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | Winston Byrd (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Carl Fisk (PF), Vernon Prager (C) Randy Fisher, Alexander Peterson, Harold Hardy, Earl Graves | |
| Subs | Harvard | Marc Tavares (PG), Steve Wilson (SF), Daniel Watkins (PF), Kevin Marks (C) James Beedle, James Crooms, Harry Johnson, John Lowe | |
| 12:43 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 12:43 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 12:19 | Harvard | Daniel Watkins hits a floater in the paint set up by Steve Wilson | 55-53 |
| 12:15 | Cornell | Richard Johnson connects on the shot from the right block set up by Winston Byrd | 57-53 |
| 11:55 | Harvard | Richard Galbreath steps in front of the Daniel Watkins pass | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Galbreath (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Winston Byrd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Fisk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Vernon Prager (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Marc Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Stanley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Marks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Cornell | Carl Fisk's pass is intercepted by Marc Tavares | 57-53 |
| 11:24 | Harvard | Steve Wilson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Stanley | 57-56 |
| 11:06 | Cornell | Daniel Watkins steals the ball from Winston Byrd | 57-56 |
| 10:43 | Harvard | Marc Tavares hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Steve Wilson | 57-58 |
| 10:27 | Cornell | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-58 |
| 10:25 | Harvard | Daniel Watkins grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 10:04 | Harvard | Steve Wilson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Marc Tavares | 57-61 |
| 09:48 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath banks in the layup | 59-61 |
| 09:25 | Harvard | Steve Wilson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marc Tavares | 59-63 |
| 09:05 | Cornell | Richard Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Carl Fisk | 62-63 |
| 08:40 | Harvard | Daniel Watkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 08:38 | Cornell | Vernon Prager grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 08:18 | Cornell | Kevin Marks picks off the pass by Carl Fisk | 62-63 |
| 08:00 | Harvard | Vernon Prager steps in front of the Marc Tavares pass | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Galbreath (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Winston Byrd (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (tiring) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Fisk (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Vernon Prager (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Marc Tavares (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Stanley (tired) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Wilson (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Watkins (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Marks (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Cornell | Vernon Prager's dunk attempt is rejected by Kevin Marks | 62-63 |
| 07:39 | Harvard | Daniel Stanley grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 07:34 | Harvard | Daniel Stanley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 07:32 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 62-63 |
| 07:32 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Cornell | Randy Fisher (PG), Gregory Goode (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Harold Hardy (PF), Clarence Beckwith (C) Richard Galbreath, Winston Byrd, Richard Johnson, Carl Fisk, Vernon Prager | |
| Subs | Harvard | James Beedle (PG), John Lowe (SG), James Crooms (SF), Harry Johnson (PF), Brian Bernier (C) Marc Tavares, Daniel Stanley, Steve Wilson, Daniel Watkins, Kevin Marks | |
| 07:10 | Cornell | Gregory Goode misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Harry Johnson - foul #3 on Harry Johnson, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| 07:10 | Cornell | Gregory Goode makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 07:10 | Cornell | Gregory Goode misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 07:10 | Harvard | Brian Bernier grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 06:42 | Harvard | Brian Bernier's layup is rejected by Clarence Beckwith | 63-63 |
| 06:41 | Harvard | Brian Bernier tips it home | 63-65 |
| 06:22 | Cornell | Gregory Goode misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-65 |
| 06:20 | Harvard | Harry Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 06:00 | Harvard | Harry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 63-65 |
| 05:58 | Harvard | Brian Bernier snags the offensive board | 63-65 |
| 05:49 | Harvard | Harry Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Harold Hardy - foul #3 on Harold Hardy, team foul #4 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG), Earl Graves (C) Randy Fisher, Clarence Beckwith | |
| Subs | Harvard | Roger Grimm (SG), Daniel Watkins (PF) John Lowe, Brian Bernier | |
| 05:49 | Harvard | Harry Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 05:49 | Harvard | Harry Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 05:49 | Cornell | Harold Hardy gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 05:26 | Cornell | Earl Graves is hacked by Harry Johnson - foul #4 on Harry Johnson, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Elmer Shears (SF) James Crooms | |
| 05:26 | Cornell | Earl Graves makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:26 | Cornell | Earl Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 05:10 | Harvard | James Beedle misses the jumper from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 05:08 | Harvard | Harry Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:58 | Harvard | James Beedle misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 04:57 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Alexander Peterson | 65-65 |
| 04:41 | Cornell | Allen Rowlands is whistled for traveling | 65-65 |
| Subs | Cornell | Randy Fisher (SG), Clarence Beckwith (C) Gregory Goode, Earl Graves | |
| Subs | Harvard | John Lowe (PG), Brian Bernier (PF), Kevin Marks (C) James Beedle, Daniel Watkins, Harry Johnson | |
| 04:23 | Harvard | Brian Bernier is denied on a layup by Harold Hardy | 65-65 |
| 04:21 | Harvard | Kevin Marks tips it back up and in | 65-67 |
| 04:16 | Cornell | Allen Rowlands misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-67 |
| 04:14 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson snags the offensive board | 65-67 |
| 04:02 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-67 |
| 04:00 | Harvard | Kevin Marks grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 03:56 | Harvard | Randy Fisher is called for the reach on Roger Grimm in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Fisher, team foul #5 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gregory Goode (SG), Richard Johnson (PF) Allen Rowlands, Harold Hardy | |
| Subs | Harvard | James Beedle (PG), James Crooms (SF) Roger Grimm, Elmer Shears | |
| 03:42 | Harvard | James Beedle connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Lowe | 65-70 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Randy Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Goode (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alexander Peterson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Clarence Beckwith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - James Beedle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Lowe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Crooms (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Bernier (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Marks (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Cornell | Randy Fisher hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alexander Peterson | 67-70 |
| 03:04 | Harvard | Brian Bernier misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 67-70 |
| 03:02 | Cornell | Clarence Beckwith snags the defensive board | 67-70 |
| 02:45 | Cornell | Gregory Goode misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-70 |
| 02:44 | Cornell | Richard Johnson snags the offensive board | 67-70 |
| 02:30 | Cornell | Clarence Beckwith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-70 |
| 02:28 | Harvard | James Crooms pulls down the rebound | 67-70 |
| 02:11 | Harvard | James Crooms loses the dribble to Richard Johnson | 67-70 |
| 01:47 | Cornell | Brian Bernier swats the short shot by Randy Fisher | 67-70 |
| 01:46 | Harvard | James Crooms grabs the defensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 01:43 | Harvard | James Crooms is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Goode - foul #4 on Gregory Goode, team foul #6 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Harold Hardy (PF) Randy Fisher, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Harvard | Daniel Stanley (SG), Daniel Watkins (PF) John Lowe, Brian Bernier | |
| 01:17 | Harvard | James Crooms jams the wide open dunk set up by James Beedle | 67-72 |
| 01:04 | Cornell | Gregory Goode's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-72 |
| 01:01 | Harvard | Harold Hardy steps in front of the Daniel Watkins pass in the backcourt | 67-72 |
| 00:52 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Galbreath | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Harvard | James Crooms can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Alexander Peterson - foul #3 on Alexander Peterson, team foul #7 | 70-72 |
| 00:27 | Harvard | James Crooms makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:27 | Harvard | James Crooms makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath misses long on a 3 from straight away | 70-74 |
| 00:19 | Cornell | Harold Hardy grabs the offensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 00:19 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-74 |
| 00:17 | Cornell | Clarence Beckwith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-74 |
| 00:15 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath snags the offensive board | 70-74 |
| 00:12 | Cornell | Clarence Beckwith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-74 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Harvard | John Lowe (PF) Daniel Watkins | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:09 | Harvard | John Lowe is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Goode - foul #5 on Gregory Goode, team foul #8 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Johnson (SG) Gregory Goode | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 00:09 | Harvard | John Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:09 | Harvard | John Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:03 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 70-76 |
| 00:01 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Kevin Marks | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Kevin Marks runs out the clock | 70-76 |