| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Buck Diggins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Paro (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Black (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Stanley Madison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Antonio Alley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shing Zhou (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eliseo Romano (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lei Chiong (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro inbounds the ball | 33-42 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Tennessee State | The short jumper by Floyd Paro is denied by Lei Chiong | 33-42 |
| 19:29 | Harvard | Antonio Alley grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 19:26 | Harvard | John Pagano takes the ball from Stanley Madison in the backcourt | 33-42 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro lays it in set up by John Pagano | 35-42 |
| 18:58 | Harvard | Stanley Madison makes the 3 from straight away | 35-45 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee State | Harold Black knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by John Pagano | 37-45 |
| 18:19 | Harvard | Stanley Madison misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-45 |
| 18:17 | Tennessee State | John Pagano gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee State | Harold Black tips it home | 39-45 |
| 17:41 | Harvard | Stanley Madison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Edward Slaughter (C) Harold Black | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 17:29 | Tennessee State | Stanley Madison takes the ball from John Mitchell | 39-45 |
| 17:24 | Harvard | Antonio Alley can't finish the layup | 39-45 |
| 17:23 | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee State | Lei Chiong is called for the reach on Edward Slaughter - foul #3 on Lei Chiong, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Smith (SG), Raymond Chamlee (PF) Buck Diggins, John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Harvard | Marvin Gates (PG), Eric Beckett (SF), Thomas Reeves (PF), James Coger (C) Stanley Madison, Shing Zhou, Eliseo Romano, Lei Chiong | |
| 16:48 | Tennessee State | Edward Slaughter drills a shot from the right block set up by Donald Smith | 41-45 |
| 16:35 | Harvard | James Coger blows the dunk | 41-45 |
| 16:34 | Harvard | James Coger grabs the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 16:17 | Harvard | Antonio Alley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 16:16 | Harvard | Eric Beckett pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 16:09 | Harvard | Antonio Alley misses badly on a shot from the right block | 41-45 |
| 16:07 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith is hacked by Antonio Alley - foul #1 on Antonio Alley, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell (PG), Buck Diggins (SG), John Mitchell (PF), Harry Corrales (C) John Pagano, Floyd Paro, Raymond Chamlee, Edward Slaughter | |
| Subs | Harvard | Stanley Madison (PG), Douglas Johnson (SG), Shing Zhou (SF), Eliseo Romano (PF), Lei Chiong (C) Marvin Gates, Antonio Alley, Eric Beckett, Thomas Reeves, James Coger | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Darrin Luttrell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Buck Diggins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Harry Corrales (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Stanley Madison (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Shing Zhou (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eliseo Romano (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lei Chiong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 15:27 | Harvard | Lei Chiong grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 15:23 | Harvard | Stanley Madison clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 15:21 | Harvard | Eliseo Romano snags the offensive board | 41-45 |
| 15:00 | Harvard | Stanley Madison is fouled on the floor by Darrin Luttrell - foul #1 on Darrin Luttrell, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| 14:49 | Harvard | Shing Zhou misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Darrin Luttrell | 43-45 |
| 14:06 | Harvard | Douglas Johnson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Stanley Madison | 43-48 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Harry Corrales, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Pagano (PG), Floyd Paro (SF), Harold Black (C) Darrin Luttrell, Donald Smith, Harry Corrales | |
| Subs | Harvard | Antonio Alley (SG), Thomas Reeves (PF) Stanley Madison, Eliseo Romano | |
| 13:36 | Harvard | Lei Chiong misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 13:35 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Buck Diggins | 45-48 |
| 12:58 | Harvard | Antonio Alley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 12:50 | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 12:48 | Harvard | Lei Chiong gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 12:35 | Harvard | Douglas Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Shing Zhou | 45-51 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Buck Diggins | 48-51 |
| 12:08 | Harvard | Shing Zhou hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 48-51 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee State | John Pagano grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins misses the fadeaway from the left side | 48-51 |
| 11:49 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Thomas Reeves | 48-51 |
| 11:29 | Harvard | Lei Chiong can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Harold Black - foul #2 on Harold Black, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Raymond Chamlee (PF), Edward Slaughter (C) Buck Diggins, Floyd Paro, John Mitchell, Harold Black | |
| Subs | Harvard | Stanley Madison (PG), Marvin Gates (SG), Eric Beckett (SF), Eliseo Romano (PF) Douglas Johnson, Antonio Alley, Shing Zhou, Thomas Reeves | |
| 11:29 | Harvard | Lei Chiong makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 11:29 | Harvard | Lei Chiong makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrin Luttrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Chamlee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Slaughter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Stanley Madison (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marvin Gates (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Beckett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eliseo Romano (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lei Chiong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | Tennessee State | Lei Chiong swats the short shot by Edward Slaughter | 48-53 |
| 11:12 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Eliseo Romano | 48-53 |
| 11:08 | Harvard | Eliseo Romano connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Beckett | 48-55 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee State | Eliseo Romano takes the ball from Raymond Chamlee | 48-55 |
| 10:38 | Harvard | Eric Beckett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Edward Slaughter | 48-55 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to John Pagano | 48-55 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell gets the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Marvin Gates - foul #2 on Marvin Gates, team foul #3 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro (SF), Harold Black (C) John Pagano, Edward Slaughter | |
| Subs | Harvard | Antonio Alley (SG), Douglas Johnson (SF), Thomas Reeves (C) Marvin Gates, Eric Beckett, Lei Chiong | |
| 09:45 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 09:45 | Harvard | Eliseo Romano grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 09:23 | Harvard | Thomas Reeves connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Stanley Madison | 49-57 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee State | Douglas Johnson steps in front of the Donald Smith pass | 49-57 |
| 08:55 | Harvard | Douglas Johnson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 49-59 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee tips it back up and in | 51-59 |
| 08:42 | Harvard | Douglas Johnson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Stanley Madison | 51-62 |
| 08:28 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Darrin Luttrell | 53-62 |
| 08:13 | Harvard | Douglas Johnson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Stanley Madison | 53-64 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Smith | 56-64 |
| 07:48 | Harvard | Thomas Reeves can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Harold Black - foul #3 on Harold Black, team foul #4 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Pagano (PG), Buck Diggins (SG), John Mitchell (PF), Harry Corrales (C) Darrin Luttrell, Donald Smith, Raymond Chamlee, Harold Black | |
| Subs | Harvard | Shing Zhou (SF), James Coger (C) Stanley Madison, Eliseo Romano | |
| 07:48 | Harvard | Thomas Reeves misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 07:48 | Harvard | Thomas Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 07:29 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-65 |
| 07:28 | Harvard | Thomas Reeves grabs the board | 56-65 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Buck Diggins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Paro (fresh) 15 pts. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Harry Corrales (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Douglas Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Alley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shing Zhou (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Reeves (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Coger (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Harvard | Douglas Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Thomas Reeves | 56-68 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 56-68 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 58-68 |
| 06:39 | Harvard | James Coger misses long on a shot from close range | 58-68 |
| 06:38 | Harvard | James Coger can't tip it in | 58-68 |
| 06:37 | Harvard | Antonio Alley can't tip it in | 58-68 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro grabs the defensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee State | John Pagano hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Reeves - foul #2 on Thomas Reeves, team foul #4 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Smith (SF) Floyd Paro | |
| Subs | Harvard | Marvin Gates (PG), Eric Beckett (SG), Lei Chiong (C) Douglas Johnson, Antonio Alley, Thomas Reeves | |
| 06:17 | Tennessee State | John Pagano misses the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee State | John Pagano misses the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 06:17 | Harvard | James Coger grabs the board | 58-68 |
| 06:07 | Harvard | Shing Zhou is fouled on the floor by John Mitchell - foul #2 on John Mitchell, team foul #5 | 58-68 |
| 05:58 | Harvard | James Coger travels with the ball | 58-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Stanley Madison (PG), Eliseo Romano (PF) Eric Beckett, James Coger | |
| 05:37 | Tennessee State | John Pagano scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Buck Diggins | 60-68 |
| 05:14 | Harvard | Stanley Madison drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Lei Chiong | 60-70 |
| 04:55 | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins misses the lay-in | 60-70 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 62-70 |
| 04:48 | Harvard | Eliseo Romano comes up short on the shot in the paint | 62-70 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales snags the defensive board | 62-70 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell's layup is rejected by Eliseo Romano | 62-70 |
| 04:33 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shing Zhou - foul #2 on Shing Zhou, team foul #5 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell (PG), Thomas Brown (SG), Floyd Paro (SF), Harold Black (C) John Pagano, Buck Diggins, Donald Smith, Harry Corrales | |
| Subs | Harvard | Douglas Johnson (PG), Antonio Alley (SG), Eric Beckett (SF), Thomas Reeves (PF) Stanley Madison, Marvin Gates, Shing Zhou, Eliseo Romano | |
| 04:25 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 04:09 | Harvard | John Mitchell takes the ball from Thomas Reeves | 64-70 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee State | Harold Black's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Reeves | 64-70 |
| 03:44 | Harvard | Lei Chiong gets the rebound | 64-70 |
| 03:30 | Harvard | Lei Chiong lays it up and in on a nice dish by Douglas Johnson | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Darrin Luttrell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Floyd Paro (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Harold Black (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Douglas Johnson (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Alley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eric Beckett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Reeves (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lei Chiong (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Tennessee State | Thomas Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-72 |
| 03:25 | Harvard | Eric Beckett grabs the board | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Harvard | Douglas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-72 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Floyd Paro | 64-72 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Pagano (PG), Buck Diggins (SG), Donald Smith (PF), Harry Corrales (C) Darrin Luttrell, Thomas Brown, John Mitchell, Harold Black | |
| Subs | Harvard | Stanley Madison (PG), Shing Zhou (SF), Eliseo Romano (PF) Douglas Johnson, Eric Beckett, Thomas Reeves | |
| 02:57 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith clanks a jumper from the right wing | 64-72 |
| 02:55 | Harvard | Lei Chiong grabs the defensive rebound | 64-72 |
| 02:51 | Harvard | Shing Zhou misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Harry Corrales - foul #5 on Harry Corrales, team foul #6 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Harold Black (C) Harry Corrales | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 02:51 | Harvard | Shing Zhou makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 02:51 | Harvard | Shing Zhou makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Pagano | 66-74 |
| 02:08 | Harvard | Shing Zhou hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stanley Madison | 66-76 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Mitchell (PF) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 01:52 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-76 |
| 01:50 | Harvard | Lei Chiong snags the defensive board | 66-76 |
| 01:29 | Harvard | Antonio Alley loses the dribble to John Pagano | 66-76 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee State | John Pagano lays it up and in | 68-76 |
| 00:57 | Harvard | Antonio Alley loses the dribble to Harold Black | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Pagano | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Harvard | Stanley Madison buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lei Chiong | 71-78 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-78 |
| 00:20 | Harvard | Antonio Alley gets the rebound | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Harvard | Buck Diggins is called for the reach on Antonio Alley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Buck Diggins, team foul #7 | 71-78 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Douglas Johnson (SF) Shing Zhou | |
| 00:18 | Harvard | Antonio Alley misses the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell snags the defensive board | 71-78 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Pagano | 74-78 |
| 00:12 | Harvard | Douglas Johnson is hacked by John Pagano in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Pagano, team foul #8 | 74-78 |
| 00:12 | Harvard | Douglas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:12 | Harvard | Douglas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-80 |
| 00:02 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Eliseo Romano | 74-80 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Eliseo Romano runs out the clock | 74-80 |