| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jason Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wade Barkley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Zeidan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Hans Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Gerald Cortes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mario Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Hinojosa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Shipley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Mario Wilson inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Harvard | Mark Hinojosa is hacked by Hans Henry - foul #1 on Hans Henry, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| 19:40 | Harvard | Brian Shipley is hacked by Manuel Walker - foul #2 on Manuel Walker, team foul #2 | 24-22 |
| 19:33 | Harvard | Mark Hinojosa's pass is intercepted by Manuel Walker | 24-22 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan lays it in on a great pass from Hans Henry and he's fouled by Mario Wilson - foul #3 on Mario Wilson, team foul #1 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Harvey Loudermilk (SF) Mario Wilson | |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan misses the free throw | 26-22 |
| 19:12 | Harvard | Harvey Loudermilk grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 18:59 | Harvard | Harvey Loudermilk scores on a jumper near the basket | 26-24 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Joseph Sanders steals it from Manuel Walker | 26-24 |
| 18:33 | Harvard | Joseph Sanders can't finish the layup | 26-24 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Hans Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Jason Cobb knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Wade Barkley | 28-24 |
| 17:35 | Harvard | Gerald Cortes clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Gerald Cortes takes the ball from Alan Zeidan | 28-24 |
| 16:44 | Harvard | Brian Shipley misses long on a shot from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Jason Cobb misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Gerald Cortes - foul #1 on Gerald Cortes, team foul #2 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Young (SF), Christopher Hauser (PF), Bruce Lingo (C) Alan Zeidan, Manuel Walker, Hans Henry | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ken Whitaker (PG), William Gantz (SF), Daniel Twombly (C) Gerald Cortes, Joseph Sanders, Brian Shipley | |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Jason Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Jason Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 16:18 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Daniel Twombly | 29-24 |
| 16:01 | Harvard | Harvey Loudermilk drills a jumpshot from the right side | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jason Cobb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wade Barkley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Young (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Hauser (fresh) C - Bruce Lingo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ken Whitaker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harvey Loudermilk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Gantz (fresh) PF - Mark Hinojosa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Twombly (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Christopher Hauser misses long on a floater from the right side | 29-26 |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Wade Barkley hits the follow up shot | 31-26 |
| 15:27 | Harvard | Daniel Twombly misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 31-26 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Christopher Hauser | 31-26 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Wade Barkley can't throw it down | 31-26 |
| 15:03 | Harvard | Daniel Twombly grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 14:48 | Harvard | William Gantz misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Christopher Hauser snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Harvey Loudermilk is called for the reach on Wade Barkley - foul #2 on Harvey Loudermilk, team foul #3 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Lee (PG), Alan Zeidan (SF), Manuel Walker (PF), Hans Henry (C) Jason Cobb, Wade Barkley, Christopher Hauser, Bruce Lingo | |
| Subs | Harvard | Gerald Cortes (PG), Joseph Sanders (SG), Mario Wilson (SF), Brian Shipley (C) Ken Whitaker, Harvey Loudermilk, William Gantz, Mark Hinojosa | |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Chad Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Hans Henry misses the runner from the right block | 31-26 |
| 13:47 | Harvard | Brian Shipley snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 13:23 | Harvard | Hans Henry is called for the reach on Brian Shipley - foul #2 on Hans Henry, team foul #3 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wade Barkley (SG) Chad Young | |
| Subs | Harvard | David Strother (PF) Daniel Twombly | |
| 13:12 | Harvard | Brian Shipley's layup is rejected by Alan Zeidan | 31-26 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Wade Barkley pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Manuel Walker blows the layup but the foul's on David Strother - foul #1 on David Strother, team foul #4 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Mark Hinojosa (PF) David Strother | |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Manuel Walker makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Manuel Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 12:31 | Harvard | Joseph Sanders misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-26 |
| 12:30 | Harvard | Mario Wilson can't tip it in | 33-26 |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan comes up short on the runner from the right block | 33-26 |
| 12:01 | Harvard | Joseph Sanders gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wade Barkley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alan Zeidan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Manuel Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Hans Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Gerald Cortes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mario Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Hinojosa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Shipley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Harvard | Mark Hinojosa is hacked by Alan Zeidan - foul #1 on Alan Zeidan, team foul #4 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Cobb (PG), Chad Young (SG) Wade Barkley, Alan Zeidan | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ken Whitaker (PG) Gerald Cortes | |
| 11:34 | Harvard | Mark Hinojosa buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Ken Whitaker | 33-28 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Jason Cobb loses the ball out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wade Barkley (SG), Christopher Hauser (PF), Bruce Lingo (C) Nicholas Lee, Manuel Walker, Hans Henry | |
| Subs | Harvard | Harvey Loudermilk (SF), Daniel Twombly (C) Mario Wilson, Brian Shipley | |
| 11:01 | Harvard | Mark Hinojosa's floater is tipped away by Christopher Hauser | 33-28 |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Christopher Hauser | 33-28 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Christopher Hauser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Harvard | William Gantz (SF) Joseph Sanders | |
| 10:23 | Harvard | Mark Hinojosa makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Ken Whitaker | 33-30 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | Chad Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan (SF), Manuel Walker (PF), Hans Henry (C) Wade Barkley, Christopher Hauser, Bruce Lingo | |
| Subs | Harvard | Gerald Cortes (PG), Mario Wilson (SF), Brian Shipley (C) Ken Whitaker, William Gantz, Mark Hinojosa | |
| 09:28 | Harvard | Gerald Cortes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 09:27 | Harvard | Brian Shipley can't tip it in | 33-30 |
| 09:26 | Harvard | Mario Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 09:15 | Harvard | The short jumper by Harvey Loudermilk is denied by Hans Henry | 33-30 |
| 09:13 | Harvard | Gerald Cortes tips it in | 33-32 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Chad Young | 35-32 |
| 08:25 | Harvard | Mario Wilson knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Harvey Loudermilk | 35-35 |
| 08:06 | Northwestern | Hans Henry drills a shot from the right block | 37-35 |
| 07:49 | Harvard | The jump hook by Brian Shipley is blocked by Hans Henry | 37-35 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Chad Young gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jason Cobb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Zeidan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Manuel Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Hans Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Gerald Cortes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Loudermilk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mario Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Twombly (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Shipley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Daniel Twombly is called for the reach on Jason Cobb - foul #3 on Daniel Twombly, team foul #5 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Lee (PG), Wade Barkley (SG), Christopher Hauser (PF), Bruce Lingo (C) Jason Cobb, Chad Young, Manuel Walker, Hans Henry | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ken Whitaker (PG), Joseph Sanders (SG), William Gantz (SF), Mark Hinojosa (PF), David Strother (C) Gerald Cortes, Harvey Loudermilk, Mario Wilson, Daniel Twombly, Brian Shipley | |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Wade Barkley drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Nicholas Lee | 40-35 |
| 06:46 | Harvard | Joseph Sanders can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Nicholas Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan banks in the layup | 42-35 |
| 06:09 | Harvard | Ken Whitaker knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 42-37 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Hinojosa - foul #2 on Mark Hinojosa, team foul #6 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Cobb (PG), Manuel Walker (PF), Hans Henry (C) Nicholas Lee, Christopher Hauser, Bruce Lingo | |
| Subs | Harvard | Gerald Cortes (PG), Harvey Loudermilk (SF), Brian Shipley (C) Ken Whitaker, William Gantz, David Strother | |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 05:44 | Harvard | Brian Shipley gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 05:28 | Harvard | Joseph Sanders makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Gerald Cortes | 43-39 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 43-39 |
| 05:03 | Harvard | Brian Shipley gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 04:51 | Harvard | Joseph Sanders misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jason Cobb | 43-39 |
| 04:42 | Northwestern | Manuel Walker clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Brian Shipley - foul #3 on Brian Shipley, team foul #7 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Young (SF) Alan Zeidan | |
| Subs | Harvard | Mario Wilson (SF) Harvey Loudermilk | |
| 04:42 | Northwestern | Manuel Walker misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 04:42 | Northwestern | Manuel Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 04:27 | Harvard | Mark Hinojosa's layup is rejected by Hans Henry | 44-39 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Wade Barkley | 44-39 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Manuel Walker scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Jason Cobb | 46-39 |
| 03:56 | Harvard | Mario Wilson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 03:55 | Harvard | Mark Hinojosa tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Jason Cobb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Harvey Loudermilk (SG) Joseph Sanders | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jason Cobb (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wade Barkley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Young (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Manuel Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Hans Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Gerald Cortes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey Loudermilk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mario Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Hinojosa (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Shipley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Harvard | Mario Wilson misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Manuel Walker - foul #3 on Manuel Walker, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Lee (PG), Christopher Hauser (C) Jason Cobb, Hans Henry | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ken Whitaker (PG), Daniel Twombly (PF) Gerald Cortes, Mark Hinojosa | |
| 03:09 | Harvard | Mario Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 03:09 | Harvard | Mario Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Wade Barkley is hacked by Harvey Loudermilk - foul #3 on Harvey Loudermilk, team foul #8 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan (SF), Bruce Lingo (C) Chad Young, Manuel Walker | |
| Subs | Harvard | William Gantz (SG) Brian Shipley | |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Wade Barkley makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Wade Barkley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 02:43 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Cobb (PG), Manuel Walker (PF), Hans Henry (C) Nicholas Lee, Christopher Hauser, Bruce Lingo | |
| Subs | Harvard | Gerald Cortes (PG), Joseph Sanders (SG), Mark Hinojosa (PF), Brian Shipley (C) Ken Whitaker, William Gantz, Harvey Loudermilk, Daniel Twombly | |
| 02:32 | Harvard | Mark Hinojosa lays it in | 48-45 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan buries a shot from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 02:05 | Harvard | Mark Hinojosa's layup is rejected by Alan Zeidan | 50-45 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Manuel Walker gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Manuel Walker can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 50-45 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Cobb | 50-45 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Hans Henry can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Sanders - foul #1 on Joseph Sanders, team foul #9 | 50-45 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Hans Henry makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Hans Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 01:01 | Harvard | Gerald Cortes makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Mark Hinojosa | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Hans Henry knocks in the runner near the basket | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Harvard | Mario Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Jason Cobb grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Gerald Cortes is called for the reach on Jason Cobb in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Cortes, team foul #10 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Hauser (PF) Manuel Walker | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Jason Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Jason Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Harvard | Joseph Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Lee (PG) Jason Cobb | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Gerald Cortes is called for the reach on Nicholas Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Cortes, team foul #11 | 56-48 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Nicholas Lee makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Nicholas Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:11 | Harvard | Hans Henry blocks the jumper by Gerald Cortes | 58-48 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Nicholas Lee runs out the clock | 58-48 |