| Lineup | Harvard | PG - John Edwards (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Dwayne Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joaquin Valdez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Weishaar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Knoll (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Cronk (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Danny Provencal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Barry Zerring (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stout (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal inbounds the ball | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-39 |
| 19:33 | Harvard | Joaquin Valdez pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 19:14 | Harvard | John Edwards's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Knoll | 26-39 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 18:46 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk misses short on a shot from the right wing | 26-39 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk snags the offensive board | 26-39 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Richard Stout drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Danny Provencal | 26-41 |
| 18:02 | Harvard | Richard Stout steps in front of the Dwayne Douglas pass | 26-41 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 26-41 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk tips it but misses | 26-41 |
| 17:41 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Michael Green | 26-41 |
| 17:22 | Harvard | John Edwards clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 26-41 |
| 17:20 | Harvard | Joaquin Valdez snags the offensive board | 26-41 |
| 17:01 | Harvard | Michael Green drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-41 |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Michael Green is called for the reach on Richard Stout - foul #1 on Michael Green, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Harvard | Burt Meltzer (SG), George Horning (SF), Robert Vaughn (PF), Dee Palomo (C) Dwayne Douglas, Joaquin Valdez, Michael Green, Arthur Weishaar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge (SF), Lawrence Baggett (PF), Stephen Soares (C) Danny Provencal, Barry Zerring, Richard Stout | |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Robert Knoll | 28-43 |
| 15:59 | Harvard | John Edwards misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Eskridge - foul #2 on Joseph Eskridge, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Parsons (SG), Danny Provencal (SF) Robert Knoll, Jonathan Cronk | |
| 15:59 | Harvard | John Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 15:59 | Harvard | John Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - John Edwards (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Burt Meltzer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Horning (fresh) PF - Robert Vaughn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dee Palomo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Eskridge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Parsons (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Provencal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Baggett (fresh) 2 blk. C - Stephen Soares (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares's floater is tipped away by Robert Vaughn | 30-43 |
| 15:34 | Harvard | The rebound goes to John Edwards | 30-43 |
| 15:14 | Harvard | Burt Meltzer misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-43 |
| 15:12 | Harvard | Dee Palomo tips it back up and in | 32-43 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by George Horning - foul #2 on George Horning, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dwayne Douglas (SG), Joaquin Valdez (SF), Michael Green (PF), Arthur Weishaar (C) John Edwards, George Horning, Robert Vaughn, Dee Palomo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Knoll (PG), Jonathan Cronk (SG), Barry Zerring (PF) David Parsons, Danny Provencal, Lawrence Baggett | |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 14:47 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares misses the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 14:47 | Harvard | Michael Green grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 14:31 | Harvard | Michael Green comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 32-44 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring clanks a floater in the paint | 32-44 |
| 14:00 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Joaquin Valdez | 32-44 |
| 13:35 | Harvard | Joaquin Valdez is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Joaquin Valdez, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Stout (C) Stephen Soares | |
| 13:13 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring lays it up and in set up by Jonathan Cronk and the foul's on Dwayne Douglas - foul #2 on Dwayne Douglas, team foul #4 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Harvard | John Edwards (PG), George Horning (SF) Burt Meltzer, Joaquin Valdez | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Provencal (SF) Joseph Eskridge | |
| 13:13 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring misses the free throw | 32-46 |
| 13:13 | Harvard | Michael Green gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| 13:05 | Harvard | Michael Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Barry Zerring - foul #2 on Barry Zerring, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| 13:05 | Harvard | Michael Green misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 13:05 | Harvard | Michael Green makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Richard Stout hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 33-46 |
| 12:44 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Michael Green | 33-46 |
| 12:30 | Harvard | George Horning misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jonathan Cronk - foul #3 on Jonathan Cronk, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Harvard | Burt Meltzer (SG) Dwayne Douglas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:30 | Harvard | George Horning makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 12:30 | Harvard | George Horning makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 35-46 |
| 12:13 | Harvard | John Edwards can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 12:12 | Syracuse | Richard Stout grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk tips it back up and in | 35-48 |
| 11:46 | Harvard | Burt Meltzer misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 11:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Barry Zerring | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - John Edwards (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Burt Meltzer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Horning (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Green (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Weishaar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Knoll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Cronk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. SF - Danny Provencal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Barry Zerring (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Stout (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joaquin Valdez (SF), Dee Palomo (C) George Horning, Arthur Weishaar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge (PG), David Parsons (SG), Lawrence Baggett (PF) Robert Knoll, Jonathan Cronk, Barry Zerring | |
| 10:59 | Harvard | Joaquin Valdez buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-48 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal loses the ball out of bounds | 37-48 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dwayne Douglas (SG), Robert Vaughn (PF) Burt Meltzer, Michael Green | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:21 | Harvard | John Edwards is called for traveling | 37-48 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Soares (C) Richard Stout | |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Joaquin Valdez is called for the reach on Danny Provencal - foul #2 on Joaquin Valdez, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Harvard | Burt Meltzer (PG), Arthur Weishaar (C) John Edwards, Dee Palomo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Knoll (PG), Jonathan Cronk (SG), Barry Zerring (PF) David Parsons, Danny Provencal, Lawrence Baggett | |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Dwayne Douglas is called for the reach on Jonathan Cronk - foul #3 on Dwayne Douglas, team foul #6 | 37-48 |
| 09:14 | Syracuse | Stephen Soares comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-48 |
| 09:13 | Harvard | Robert Vaughn gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 08:51 | Harvard | Joaquin Valdez comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 37-48 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 08:39 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Stephen Soares | 37-51 |
| 08:18 | Harvard | Arthur Weishaar misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Jonathan Cronk - foul #4 on Jonathan Cronk, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Harvard | John Edwards (PG), George Horning (SF), Michael Green (PF) Dwayne Douglas, Joaquin Valdez, Robert Vaughn | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Stout (C) Stephen Soares | |
| 08:18 | Harvard | Arthur Weishaar misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 08:18 | Harvard | Arthur Weishaar makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | Richard Stout buries a shot from the left side | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:36 | Harvard | John Edwards connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - John Edwards (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Burt Meltzer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Horning (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Green (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Weishaar (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Knoll (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Cronk (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Eskridge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Barry Zerring (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Stout (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Richard Stout lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Eskridge and the foul's on Michael Green - foul #2 on Michael Green, team foul #7 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dee Palomo (C) Arthur Weishaar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Parsons (PG), Danny Provencal (SF), Lawrence Baggett (PF) Robert Knoll, Joseph Eskridge, Barry Zerring | |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Richard Stout makes the free throw | 40-56 |
| 07:00 | Harvard | John Edwards hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-56 |
| 06:41 | Syracuse | Michael Green steals it from Lawrence Baggett | 42-56 |
| 06:25 | Harvard | Michael Green clanks a turnaround from close range | 42-56 |
| 06:24 | Syracuse | Richard Stout grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-58 |
| 05:47 | Harvard | Michael Green comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-58 |
| 05:45 | Syracuse | Lawrence Baggett pulls down the rebound | 42-58 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal knocks in the runner from the baseline | 42-60 |
| 05:26 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-60 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dwayne Douglas (SG), Joaquin Valdez (SF), Arthur Weishaar (C) Burt Meltzer, George Horning, Dee Palomo | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Knoll (PG), Barry Zerring (PF) David Parsons, Lawrence Baggett | |
| 05:15 | Harvard | Barry Zerring steals it from Michael Green | 42-60 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Cronk and the foul's on Dwayne Douglas - foul #4 on Dwayne Douglas, team foul #8 | 42-62 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring misses the free throw | 42-62 |
| 04:46 | Harvard | Joaquin Valdez gets the rebound | 42-62 |
| 04:31 | Harvard | John Edwards comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Danny Provencal - foul #1 on Danny Provencal, team foul #5 | 42-62 |
| 04:31 | Harvard | John Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 04:31 | Harvard | John Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Arthur Weishaar - foul #3 on Arthur Weishaar, team foul #9 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge (SG) Jonathan Cronk | |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal makes the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| 04:00 | Harvard | Michael Green scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Arthur Weishaar | 46-64 |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | Arthur Weishaar steps in front of the Barry Zerring pass | 46-64 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - John Edwards (fresh) 20 pts. SG - Dwayne Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joaquin Valdez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Green (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Weishaar (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Knoll (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Eskridge (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Danny Provencal (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Barry Zerring (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Stout (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Harvard | Michael Green hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-64 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Richard Stout | 46-64 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Danny Provencal makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Robert Knoll | 46-66 |
| 02:52 | Harvard | Dwayne Douglas's pass is intercepted by Joseph Eskridge | 46-66 |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Barry Zerring lays it in set up by Joseph Eskridge | 46-68 |
| 02:34 | Harvard | Joaquin Valdez misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 46-68 |
| 02:32 | Harvard | Michael Green tips it back up and in | 48-68 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Arthur Weishaar steals it from Barry Zerring | 48-68 |
| 01:49 | Harvard | Joaquin Valdez clanks a floater from the right block | 48-68 |
| 01:48 | Harvard | Arthur Weishaar tips it in | 50-68 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Robert Knoll connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Stout | 50-71 |
| 01:01 | Harvard | Arthur Weishaar connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 52-71 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dwayne Douglas - foul #5 on Dwayne Douglas, team foul #10 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Harvard | Burt Meltzer (SG) Dwayne Douglas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk (SG) Robert Knoll | |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge makes the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge makes the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:31 | Harvard | Joaquin Valdez misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 52-73 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Jonathan Cronk snags the defensive board | 52-73 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Joseph Eskridge runs out the clock | 52-73 |