| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Frank Newman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Billy Rider (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Cronan (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jeffrey Landis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - John Colbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Lafollette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Schaefer (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Ton (fresh) PF - Carl Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Dalton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Alvin Ton inbounds the ball | 46-38 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Columbia | Daniel Dalton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Lafollette | 46-40 |
| 19:25 | Harvard | Charles Cronan buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Billy Rider | 48-40 |
| 19:17 | Columbia | Carl Bryant blows the layup | 48-40 |
| 19:15 | Harvard | Jeffrey Landis gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 19:02 | Harvard | Frank Newman misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-40 |
| 19:01 | Columbia | Daniel Dalton grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 18:56 | Columbia | John Schaefer misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Landis - foul #3 on Jeffrey Landis, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Harvard | Gerald Harris (PF) Jeffrey Landis | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 18:56 | Columbia | John Schaefer makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 18:56 | Columbia | John Schaefer misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 18:56 | Harvard | John Colbert pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 18:43 | Harvard | Charles Cronan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| 18:28 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette is hacked by Frank Newman - foul #1 on Frank Newman, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| 18:08 | Columbia | John Colbert steals the ball from John Schaefer | 48-41 |
| 17:52 | Harvard | Charles Cronan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gan Sun (SF), Clint Nehls (C) Alvin Ton, Daniel Dalton | |
| 17:32 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Schaefer | 48-44 |
| 17:28 | Harvard | Charles Cronan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Harvard | Albert Johnson (PG), Shawn Cox (C) Frank Newman, John Colbert | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Barbee (C) Carl Bryant | |
| 17:14 | Columbia | Gan Sun can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 17:12 | Harvard | Albert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 16:46 | Harvard | Albert Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 16:44 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Rider | 48-44 |
| 16:30 | Harvard | Charles Cronan misses the lay-in | 48-44 |
| 16:29 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Gan Sun | 48-44 |
| 16:07 | Columbia | John Schaefer clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 16:06 | Harvard | Shawn Cox snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 15:51 | Harvard | Gerald Harris clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 15:49 | Harvard | Shawn Cox hits the follow up shot | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Albert Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Rider (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Cronan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Gerald Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Lafollette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Schaefer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gan Sun (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clint Nehls (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Barbee (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Columbia | Gan Sun knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Clint Nehls and the foul's on Shawn Cox - foul #1 on Shawn Cox, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Harvard | Frank Newman (PG), Eddie Ware (SF), Jeffrey Landis (PF), John Colbert (C) Billy Rider, Charles Cronan, Gerald Harris, Shawn Cox | |
| Subs | Columbia | Irving Keller (PG), Alvin Ton (SF), Carl Bryant (PF), Daniel Dalton (C) Robert Lafollette, John Schaefer, Clint Nehls, Kenneth Barbee | |
| 15:36 | Columbia | Gan Sun misses the free throw | 50-46 |
| 15:36 | Harvard | The rebound goes to John Colbert | 50-46 |
| 15:15 | Harvard | Albert Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 15:13 | Columbia | Carl Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 15:00 | Columbia | Alvin Ton scores on a 3 from straight away | 50-49 |
| 14:45 | Harvard | John Colbert hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eddie Ware | 52-49 |
| 14:36 | Columbia | Gan Sun misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-49 |
| 14:34 | Harvard | Frank Newman grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 14:29 | Harvard | Jeffrey Landis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 52-49 |
| 14:27 | Harvard | John Colbert tips it home | 54-49 |
| 14:16 | Columbia | Jeffrey Landis steps in front of the Alvin Ton pass | 54-49 |
| 14:04 | Harvard | John Colbert loses the dribble to Daniel Dalton | 54-49 |
| 13:44 | Columbia | Irving Keller hits a shot from the left side set up by Gan Sun | 54-51 |
| 13:23 | Harvard | Frank Newman misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Carl Bryant - foul #3 on Carl Bryant, team foul #1 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Harvard | Billy Rider (SG), Charles Cronan (SF), Gerald Harris (C) Albert Johnson, Eddie Ware, John Colbert | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Lafollette (PG), John Schaefer (SG), Walter Atkins (SF), Clint Nehls (PF), Kenneth Barbee (C) Irving Keller, Gan Sun, Alvin Ton, Carl Bryant, Daniel Dalton | |
| 13:23 | Harvard | Frank Newman makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 13:23 | Harvard | Frank Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 13:23 | Columbia | Clint Nehls gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 13:10 | Columbia | John Schaefer misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 13:09 | Harvard | Jeffrey Landis pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 12:58 | Harvard | Charles Cronan makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald Harris | 58-51 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Clint Nehls comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-51 |
| 12:47 | Columbia | Clint Nehls tips it back up and in | 58-53 |
| 12:24 | Harvard | Gerald Harris double dribbles | 58-53 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dominic Marino (PG), Shawn Cox (C) Frank Newman, Jeffrey Landis | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 12:08 | Columbia | John Schaefer misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 12:07 | Harvard | Billy Rider snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 11:46 | Harvard | Shawn Cox drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Dominic Marino | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Dominic Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Rider (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Cronan (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Gerald Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Lafollette (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Schaefer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Atkins (fresh) PF - Clint Nehls (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Kenneth Barbee (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Columbia | John Schaefer hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Lafollette | 60-55 |
| 11:06 | Harvard | Billy Rider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | Harvard | Frank Newman (PG), Eddie Ware (PF), John Colbert (C) Dominic Marino, Gerald Harris, Shawn Cox | |
| Subs | Columbia | Irving Keller (PG), Alvin Ton (SF), Carl Bryant (PF), Daniel Dalton (C) Robert Lafollette, Walter Atkins, Clint Nehls, Kenneth Barbee | |
| 10:49 | Columbia | Carl Bryant is called for traveling | 60-55 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dan Hicks (SG), Albert Johnson (SF) Billy Rider, Charles Cronan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gan Sun (SG) John Schaefer | |
| 10:25 | Harvard | Frank Newman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 10:23 | Columbia | Daniel Dalton gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 09:59 | Columbia | Irving Keller clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frank Newman - foul #2 on Frank Newman, team foul #4 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Harvard | Billy Rider (SG), Jeffrey Landis (PF) Dan Hicks, Eddie Ware | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Schaefer (SG) Gan Sun | |
| 09:59 | Columbia | Irving Keller misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 09:59 | Columbia | Irving Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 09:40 | Harvard | Frank Newman hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Billy Rider | 63-56 |
| 09:23 | Columbia | John Schaefer drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Carl Bryant | 63-58 |
| 09:06 | Harvard | Albert Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 08:50 | Columbia | Alvin Ton is hacked by Frank Newman - foul #3 on Frank Newman, team foul #5 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dominic Marino (PG), Charles Cronan (SF), Gerald Harris (C) Frank Newman, Albert Johnson, John Colbert | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Lafollette (PG), Gan Sun (SF), Clint Nehls (PF), Kenneth Barbee (C) Irving Keller, Alvin Ton, Carl Bryant, Daniel Dalton | |
| 08:36 | Columbia | Billy Rider is called for the reach on John Schaefer - foul #3 on Billy Rider, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dan Hicks (SG) Billy Rider | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 08:24 | Columbia | Dominic Marino is called for the reach on Robert Lafollette - foul #2 on Dominic Marino, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter Atkins (SF) John Schaefer | |
| 08:24 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 08:24 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 08:24 | Harvard | Gerald Harris snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 08:14 | Harvard | Dominic Marino is fouled on the floor by Clint Nehls - foul #1 on Clint Nehls, team foul #2 | 66-59 |
| 07:57 | Harvard | Charles Cronan misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Barbee - foul #3 on Kenneth Barbee, team foul #3 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Irving Keller (SG) Walter Atkins | |
| 07:57 | Harvard | Charles Cronan makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 07:57 | Harvard | Charles Cronan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 07:43 | Columbia | Irving Keller hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 68-59 |
| 07:41 | Harvard | Jeffrey Landis grabs the board | 68-59 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Dominic Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Cronan (fresh) 17 pts. PF - Jeffrey Landis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerald Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Lafollette (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Irving Keller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gan Sun (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Clint Nehls (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Kenneth Barbee (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Harvard | Irving Keller steps in front of the Jeffrey Landis pass | 68-59 |
| 07:13 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Gan Sun | 68-61 |
| 06:53 | Harvard | Charles Cronan knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Gerald Harris | 70-61 |
| 06:43 | Columbia | Kenneth Barbee's pass is intercepted by Gerald Harris | 70-61 |
| 06:37 | Harvard | Gan Sun takes the ball from Jeffrey Landis | 70-61 |
| 06:22 | Columbia | Clint Nehls knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-63 |
| 06:04 | Harvard | Dan Hicks loses the ball out of bounds | 70-63 |
| Subs | Harvard | Frank Newman (PG), Billy Rider (SG), Albert Johnson (SF), Eddie Ware (PF), John Colbert (C) Dominic Marino, Dan Hicks, Charles Cronan, Jeffrey Landis, Gerald Harris | |
| Subs | Columbia | Nicholas Tedder (PG), John Schaefer (SG), Alvin Ton (SF), Carl Bryant (PF), Daniel Dalton (C) Robert Lafollette, Irving Keller, Gan Sun, Clint Nehls, Kenneth Barbee | |
| 05:57 | Columbia | Daniel Dalton's pass is intercepted by Billy Rider | 70-63 |
| 05:36 | Harvard | Frank Newman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-63 |
| 05:35 | Columbia | John Schaefer gets the rebound | 70-63 |
| 05:30 | Columbia | John Schaefer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 70-63 |
| 05:28 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Albert Johnson | 70-63 |
| 05:10 | Harvard | Carl Bryant swats the layup by Billy Rider | 70-63 |
| 05:09 | Columbia | Daniel Dalton gets the rebound | 70-63 |
| 04:52 | Columbia | Nicholas Tedder comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 70-63 |
| 04:51 | Harvard | Billy Rider pulls down the rebound | 70-63 |
| 04:35 | Harvard | Frank Newman is called for traveling | 70-63 |
| Subs | Harvard | Charles Cronan (SF) Albert Johnson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Lafollette (PG) Nicholas Tedder | |
| 04:14 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-63 |
| 04:12 | Columbia | Daniel Dalton snags the offensive board | 70-63 |
| 03:55 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Carl Bryant | 70-66 |
| 03:40 | Harvard | Eddie Ware's layup is rejected by Carl Bryant | 70-66 |
| 03:39 | Columbia | Daniel Dalton grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Frank Newman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Billy Rider (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Charles Cronan (fresh) 19 pts. PF - Eddie Ware (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Colbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Lafollette (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Schaefer (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Ton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Bryant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Daniel Dalton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:32 | Columbia | John Schaefer misses the fadeaway from the right block | 70-66 |
| 03:30 | Harvard | John Colbert grabs the board | 70-66 |
| 03:04 | Harvard | Eddie Ware clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carl Bryant - foul #4 on Carl Bryant, team foul #4 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Harvard | Albert Johnson (PG), Dan Hicks (SG), Jeffrey Landis (PF), Gerald Harris (C) Frank Newman, Billy Rider, Charles Cronan, John Colbert | |
| Subs | Columbia | Irving Keller (SG), Gan Sun (SF), Clint Nehls (PF), Kenneth Barbee (C) John Schaefer, Alvin Ton, Carl Bryant, Daniel Dalton | |
| 03:04 | Harvard | Eddie Ware makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 03:04 | Harvard | Eddie Ware misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 03:04 | Columbia | Clint Nehls pulls down the rebound | 71-66 |
| 02:43 | Columbia | Kenneth Barbee is fouled on the floor by Dan Hicks - foul #1 on Dan Hicks, team foul #8 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Harvard | Charles Cronan (SF) Eddie Ware | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:43 | Columbia | Kenneth Barbee makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 02:43 | Columbia | Kenneth Barbee makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:41 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Harvard | Frank Newman (PG), Billy Rider (SG), John Colbert (C) Albert Johnson, Dan Hicks, Gerald Harris | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Schaefer (SG), Carl Bryant (PF) Irving Keller, Kenneth Barbee | |
| 02:17 | Harvard | Billy Rider comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-68 |
| 02:15 | Harvard | Jeffrey Landis tips it home | 73-68 |
| 02:15 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-68 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Alvin Ton (SF), Daniel Dalton (C) Gan Sun, Clint Nehls | |
| 01:57 | Columbia | Alvin Ton is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Alvin Ton, team foul #5 | 73-68 |
| 01:36 | Harvard | Billy Rider clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-68 |
| 01:34 | Harvard | Billy Rider grabs the offensive board | 73-68 |
| 01:13 | Harvard | John Colbert hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 73-68 |
| 01:12 | Columbia | Alvin Ton pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| 00:57 | Columbia | John Schaefer drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Lafollette | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Harvard | Frank Newman hits the finger roll | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Columbia | Alvin Ton scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Lafollette | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Harvard | Frank Newman is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Lafollette - foul #2 on Robert Lafollette, team foul #6 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Harvard | Albert Johnson (SF) Charles Cronan | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:23 | Harvard | Alvin Ton is called for the reach on Albert Johnson - foul #2 on Alvin Ton, team foul #7 | 75-72 |
| 00:23 | Harvard | Albert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:23 | Harvard | Albert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:17 | Columbia | John Schaefer can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 77-72 |
| 00:16 | Columbia | Daniel Dalton pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-72 |
| 00:14 | Columbia | Alvin Ton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-72 |
| 00:13 | Harvard | Jeffrey Landis snags the defensive board | 77-72 |
| 00:12 | Harvard | Jeffrey Landis is fouled in the backcourt by John Schaefer - foul #1 on John Schaefer, team foul #8 | 77-72 |
| 00:12 | Harvard | Jeffrey Landis makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:12 | Harvard | Jeffrey Landis makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | John Schaefer buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Alvin Ton | 79-75 |
| 00:03 | Harvard | John Schaefer is called for the reach on Albert Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Schaefer, team foul #9 | 79-75 |
| 00:03 | Harvard | Albert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:03 | Harvard | Albert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette clanks a halfcourt shot | 81-75 |