| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Stanley Madison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonio Alley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shing Zhou (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eliseo Romano (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jim Cabell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Spataro (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward McNab (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian McLavrin (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Ruley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Shing Zhou inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Harvard | Brian McLavrin is called for the reach on Eliseo Romano - foul #1 on Brian McLavrin, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:17 | Harvard | Antonio Alley comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 32-32 |
| 19:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 19:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 32-32 |
| 19:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 18:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin lays it in set up by Jim Cabell | 32-34 |
| 18:46 | Harvard | Brian McLavrin swats the short shot by Stanley Madison | 32-34 |
| 18:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 18:15 | Harvard | Shing Zhou pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:00 | Harvard | Shing Zhou scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Stanley Madison | 34-34 |
| 17:53 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Ruley | 34-36 |
| 17:38 | Harvard | Stanley Madison misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 17:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 17:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Reeves is called for the reach on Brian McLavrin - foul #2 on Thomas Reeves, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Harvard | Douglas Johnson (PG), James Coger (C) Stanley Madison, Eliseo Romano | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 17:19 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 17:17 | Harvard | Thomas Reeves grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 17:12 | Harvard | Brian McLavrin steals it from James Coger | 34-36 |
| 17:04 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jim Cabell | 34-39 |
| 16:47 | Harvard | James Coger hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Antonio Alley and the foul's on Edward McNab - foul #2 on Edward McNab, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | Marvin Gates (SG), Eric Beckett (SF), Kenneth Rome (C) Antonio Alley, Shing Zhou, Thomas Reeves | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell (PG), Allan Yang (SG), Jamie Decker (SF), Jack Forgey (C) Jim Cabell, James Spataro, Edward McNab, Charles Ruley | |
| 16:47 | Harvard | James Coger misses the free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 16:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jamie Decker | 36-42 |
| 16:20 | Harvard | Douglas Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Harvard | Stanley Madison (PG), Eliseo Romano (PF) Marvin Gates, Kenneth Rome | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Tarvin (SG) Brian McLavrin | |
| 16:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 16:06 | Harvard | James Coger grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 15:54 | Harvard | Eric Beckett buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Coger | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Stanley Madison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Beckett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eliseo Romano (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Coger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Allan Yang (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Tarvin (fresh) SF - John Farrell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jamie Decker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Jack Forgey (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 39-42 |
| 15:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey tips it in | 39-44 |
| 15:23 | Harvard | James Coger connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Eric Beckett | 41-44 |
| 14:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker is hacked by Eliseo Romano - foul #2 on Eliseo Romano, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Harvard | Antonio Alley (SG), Shing Zhou (SF), Thomas Reeves (PF), Lei Chiong (C) Douglas Johnson, Eric Beckett, Eliseo Romano, James Coger | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell (PG), James Spataro (SG), Edward McNab (SF), Brian McLavrin (PF), Charles Ruley (C) Allan Yang, Donald Tarvin, John Farrell, Jamie Decker, Jack Forgey | |
| 14:41 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-44 |
| 14:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin tips it home | 41-46 |
| 14:20 | Harvard | Shing Zhou misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 14:18 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Brian McLavrin | 41-46 |
| 13:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Shing Zhou - foul #1 on Shing Zhou, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Harvard | Douglas Johnson (PG) Stanley Madison | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 13:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 13:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 13:56 | Harvard | Thomas Reeves grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 13:41 | Harvard | Shing Zhou clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Edward McNab - foul #3 on Edward McNab, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Harvard | Eliseo Romano (PF) Thomas Reeves | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 13:41 | Harvard | Shing Zhou makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:41 | Harvard | Shing Zhou makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 43-48 |
| 12:58 | Harvard | Shing Zhou misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 12:57 | Harvard | Eliseo Romano grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 12:47 | Harvard | Eliseo Romano hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Johnson and he's hacked by Jim Cabell - foul #3 on Jim Cabell, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Harvard | Eric Beckett (SF) Shing Zhou | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 12:47 | Harvard | Eliseo Romano misses the free throw | 45-48 |
| 12:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 12:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 12:11 | Harvard | Eric Beckett's floater is knocked away by Charles Ruley | 45-51 |
| 12:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 12:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Lei Chiong swats the shot by James Spataro | 45-51 |
| 12:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley tips it but misses | 45-51 |
| 12:04 | Harvard | Lei Chiong snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 11:38 | Harvard | Antonio Alley drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Douglas Johnson | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Douglas Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Antonio Alley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Beckett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eliseo Romano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Lei Chiong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jim Cabell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Spataro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward McNab (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian McLavrin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Ruley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro is hacked by Douglas Johnson - foul #1 on Douglas Johnson, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Harvard | Stanley Madison (PG), Marvin Gates (SG), Shing Zhou (SF), Thomas Reeves (PF), James Coger (C) Douglas Johnson, Antonio Alley, Eric Beckett, Eliseo Romano, Lei Chiong | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang (PG), Donald Tarvin (SG), John Farrell (SF), Jamie Decker (PF), Jack Forgey (C) Jim Cabell, James Spataro, Edward McNab, Brian McLavrin, Charles Ruley | |
| 11:11 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Shing Zhou - foul #2 on Shing Zhou, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| 11:11 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 11:11 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 10:47 | Harvard | Shing Zhou is fouled on the floor by Donald Tarvin - foul #1 on Donald Tarvin, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| 10:31 | Harvard | Thomas Reeves is whistled for a carry | 47-53 |
| 10:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker is whistled for a carry | 47-53 |
| Subs | Harvard | Douglas Johnson (SG) Marvin Gates | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell (PG), James Spataro (SG), Brian McLavrin (PF) Allan Yang, Donald Tarvin, Jack Forgey | |
| 09:43 | Harvard | Shing Zhou scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Stanley Madison | 50-53 |
| 09:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Douglas Johnson steals it from Jim Cabell | 50-53 |
| 09:09 | Harvard | Douglas Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Madison | 53-53 |
| 08:51 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by James Coger - foul #2 on James Coger, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Harvard | Antonio Alley (SG), Eric Beckett (SF), Eliseo Romano (PF), Lei Chiong (C) Stanley Madison, Shing Zhou, Thomas Reeves, James Coger | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab (SF), Charles Ruley (C) John Farrell, Jamie Decker | |
| 08:51 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:51 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:29 | Harvard | Douglas Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 08:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:06 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jim Cabell | 53-58 |
| 07:54 | Harvard | Eric Beckett loses the dribble to Jim Cabell | 53-58 |
| 07:49 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro can't finish the layup | 53-58 |
| 07:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin can't tip it in | 53-58 |
| 07:47 | Harvard | Douglas Johnson grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 07:30 | Harvard | Eliseo Romano buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lei Chiong | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Douglas Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonio Alley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Beckett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eliseo Romano (fresh) 9 pts. C - Lei Chiong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jim Cabell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Spataro (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward McNab (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian McLavrin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Ruley (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 07:11 | Harvard | Lei Chiong grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 07:02 | Harvard | Lei Chiong is fouled on the floor by Charles Ruley - foul #1 on Charles Ruley, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Harvard | Stanley Madison (PG), Shing Zhou (SF) Douglas Johnson, Eric Beckett | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell (PG), Allan Yang (SG), Jamie Decker (PF) Jim Cabell, James Spataro, Brian McLavrin | |
| 06:48 | Harvard | Shing Zhou can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 55-58 |
| 06:47 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Charles Ruley | 55-58 |
| 06:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 06:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 06:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang is called for a charge - foul #1 on Allan Yang, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Harvard | Marvin Gates (SG), Thomas Reeves (PF) Antonio Alley, Eliseo Romano | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 05:56 | Harvard | Shing Zhou scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Gates and the foul's on Edward McNab - foul #4 on Edward McNab, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Harvard | James Coger (C) Lei Chiong | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin (PF), Jack Forgey (C) Edward McNab, Charles Ruley | |
| 05:56 | Harvard | Shing Zhou makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:49 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 05:48 | Harvard | James Coger gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 05:32 | Harvard | Thomas Reeves can't connect on a shot from the left side | 58-58 |
| 05:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 05:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Reeves is called for the reach on Jack Forgey - foul #3 on Thomas Reeves, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Harvard | Douglas Johnson (PG), Antonio Alley (SG), Eric Beckett (SF) Stanley Madison, Marvin Gates, Shing Zhou | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell (PG), James Spataro (SG) Allan Yang, Jamie Decker | |
| 05:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:02 | Harvard | James Spataro picks off the pass by Douglas Johnson | 58-60 |
| 04:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Brian McLavrin | 58-63 |
| 04:37 | Harvard | Thomas Reeves is hacked by Brian McLavrin - foul #2 on Brian McLavrin, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Harvard | Lei Chiong (C) James Coger | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab (SF), Charles Ruley (C) John Farrell, Jack Forgey | |
| 04:37 | Harvard | Thomas Reeves misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 04:37 | Harvard | Lei Chiong snags the offensive board | 58-63 |
| 04:29 | Harvard | Thomas Reeves misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-63 |
| 04:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 04:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-63 |
| 04:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley tips it back up and in | 58-65 |
| 03:54 | Harvard | Douglas Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Eric Beckett | 61-65 |
| 03:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Reeves - foul #4 on Thomas Reeves, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Harvard | Stanley Madison (PG), Shing Zhou (SF), Eliseo Romano (PF) Antonio Alley, Eric Beckett, Thomas Reeves | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 03:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Stanley Madison (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Douglas Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shing Zhou (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eliseo Romano (fresh) 9 pts. C - Lei Chiong (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jim Cabell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Spataro (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward McNab (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. PF - Brian McLavrin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Ruley (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Harvard | Eliseo Romano knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Stanley Madison | 64-66 |
| 03:10 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 03:09 | Harvard | Shing Zhou grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 02:48 | Harvard | Douglas Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Stanley Madison | 67-66 |
| 02:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Shing Zhou - foul #3 on Shing Zhou, team foul #9 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Harvard | Antonio Alley (SG), Thomas Reeves (C) Douglas Johnson, Lei Chiong | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell (PG), Allan Yang (SG), Jamie Decker (PF), Jack Forgey (C) Jim Cabell, James Spataro, Brian McLavrin, Charles Ruley | |
| 02:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:15 | Harvard | Stanley Madison double dribbles | 67-68 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Tarvin (SG) Edward McNab | |
| 02:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Harvard | Lei Chiong (C) Thomas Reeves | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell (PG), James Spataro (SG), Edward McNab (SF), Brian McLavrin (PF), Charles Ruley (C) Allan Yang, Donald Tarvin, John Farrell, Jamie Decker, Jack Forgey | |
| 01:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 67-68 |
| 01:55 | Harvard | Eliseo Romano pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| 01:50 | Harvard | Antonio Alley misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 67-68 |
| 01:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| 01:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell loses the dribble to Antonio Alley | 67-68 |
| 01:16 | Harvard | Stanley Madison misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 01:15 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 00:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Lei Chiong picks off the pass by Charles Ruley | 67-68 |
| 00:40 | Harvard | Lei Chiong slams it home set up by Antonio Alley | 69-68 |
| 00:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward McNab knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Jim Cabell | 69-70 |
| 00:04 | Harvard | Shing Zhou misses the easy layup | 69-70 |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Charles Ruley | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley runs out the clock | 69-70 |