| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Van Ashcroft (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charlie Leppert (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Stanley Madison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Alley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shing Zhou (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eliseo Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lei Chiong (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams inbounds the ball | 42-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi 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 (0) | |
| 19:50 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charlie Leppert | 45-37 |
| 19:36 | Harvard | Mike Butler denies the turnaround by Eliseo Romano | 45-37 |
| 19:34 | Harvard | Eliseo Romano gets the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 19:25 | Harvard | Antonio Alley misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stanley Madison - foul #2 on Stanley Madison, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 19:11 | Harvard | Lei Chiong grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 18:57 | Harvard | Antonio Alley's pass is intercepted by Gary Lansing | 46-37 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert knocks in the floater in the lane | 48-37 |
| 18:13 | Harvard | Eliseo Romano misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 18:11 | Harvard | Lei Chiong pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 17:53 | Harvard | Shing Zhou buries a shot from close range | 48-39 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Gary Lansing | 50-39 |
| 17:29 | Harvard | Stanley Madison is whistled for a carry | 50-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (SF) Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Harvard | Thomas Reeves (PF) Eliseo Romano | |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 17:08 | Harvard | Shing Zhou pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 16:52 | Harvard | Antonio Alley makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Reeves | 50-42 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Charlie Leppert | 53-42 |
| 16:16 | Harvard | Shing Zhou hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charlie Leppert - foul #1 on Charlie Leppert, team foul #1 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Paul Hester (PF), Howard Rudd (C) Van Ashcroft, Gary Lansing, Mike Butler, Charlie Leppert | |
| Subs | Harvard | Douglas Johnson (PG), Marvin Gates (SG), Eliseo Romano (PF) Stanley Madison, Antonio Alley, Lei Chiong | |
| 16:16 | Harvard | Shing Zhou makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 16:16 | Harvard | Shing Zhou makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson grabs the offensive board | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) PF - Paul Hester (fresh) 3 reb. C - Howard Rudd (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Douglas Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Gates (fresh) SF - Shing Zhou (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eliseo Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Marvin Gates is called for the reach on Donald McCraven - foul #3 on Marvin Gates, team foul #2 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF) Paul Thompson | |
| Subs | Harvard | Eric Beckett (SF) Shing Zhou | |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Thomas Reeves is called for the reach on Donald McCraven - foul #1 on Thomas Reeves, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven jams it on a great pass from Timothy Williams | 55-44 |
| 14:53 | Harvard | Eric Beckett makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Douglas Johnson | 55-46 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Douglas Johnson steps in front of the Paul Campbell pass | 55-46 |
| 14:25 | Harvard | Eric Beckett hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Johnson | 55-48 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft (PG), Gary Lansing (SG), Mike Butler (PF), Charlie Leppert (C) Paul Campbell, Timothy Williams, Paul Hester, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Harvard | Stanley Madison (PG), Antonio Alley (SG), James Coger (PF), Lei Chiong (C) Marvin Gates, Eric Beckett, Eliseo Romano, Thomas Reeves | |
| 13:38 | Harvard | Antonio Alley clanks a shot near the basket | 55-48 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | Mike Butler pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi | Mike Butler is fouled on the floor by James Coger - foul #1 on James Coger, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SF) Donald McCraven | |
| Subs | Harvard | Shing Zhou (SF) Douglas Johnson | |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Thompson | 55-48 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 55-48 |
| 12:43 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Lei Chiong | 55-48 |
| 12:32 | Harvard | James Coger hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 55-48 |
| 12:30 | Harvard | James Coger tips it in | 55-50 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft is fouled on the floor by Stanley Madison - foul #3 on Stanley Madison, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF) Paul Thompson | |
| Subs | Harvard | Eliseo Romano (PF) James Coger | |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Mike Butler double dribbles | 55-50 |
| 11:44 | Harvard | Shing Zhou can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Charlie Leppert | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Van Ashcroft (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charlie Leppert (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Stanley Madison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Alley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shing Zhou (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eliseo Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Lei Chiong (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 55-50 |
| 11:36 | Harvard | Lei Chiong gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 11:21 | Harvard | Lei Chiong misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 55-50 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Van Ashcroft and he's hacked by Antonio Alley - foul #1 on Antonio Alley, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Paul Hester (C) Van Ashcroft, Charlie Leppert | |
| Subs | Harvard | Douglas Johnson (PG), Eric Beckett (SF) Stanley Madison, Shing Zhou | |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses the free throw | 57-50 |
| 11:05 | Harvard | Antonio Alley grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 10:52 | Harvard | Douglas Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Timothy Williams - foul #2 on Timothy Williams, team foul #2 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (SG), Howard Rudd (C) Gary Lansing, Mike Butler | |
| Subs | Harvard | Marvin Gates (SG), Thomas Reeves (PF), James Coger (C) Antonio Alley, Eliseo Romano, Lei Chiong | |
| 10:52 | Harvard | Douglas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 10:52 | Harvard | Douglas Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-51 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell snags the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell loses the ball out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SF) Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 09:59 | Harvard | Marvin Gates is hacked by Howard Rudd - foul #3 on Howard Rudd, team foul #3 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft (PG), Charlie Leppert (C) Paul Thompson, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 09:38 | Harvard | Douglas Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Charlie Leppert | 57-51 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 09:19 | Harvard | Eric Beckett pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 09:03 | Harvard | Douglas Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 09:01 | Harvard | Eric Beckett snags the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 08:49 | Harvard | Marvin Gates's pass is intercepted by Paul Hester | 57-51 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert misses short on a floater from the left block | 57-51 |
| 08:30 | Harvard | Eric Beckett grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 08:03 | Harvard | Eric Beckett is hacked by Donald McCraven - foul #2 on Donald McCraven, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (PG), Gary Lansing (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Mike Butler (PF), Howard Rudd (C) Van Ashcroft, Paul Campbell, Donald McCraven, Paul Hester, Charlie Leppert | |
| Subs | Harvard | Stanley Madison (PG), Antonio Alley (SG), Shing Zhou (SF), Eliseo Romano (PF), Lei Chiong (C) Douglas Johnson, Marvin Gates, Eric Beckett, Thomas Reeves, James Coger | |
| 07:52 | Harvard | Eliseo Romano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-51 |
| 07:50 | Harvard | Antonio Alley misses the tip | 57-51 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Mike Butler grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | Mike Butler misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 57-51 |
| 07:37 | Harvard | Shing Zhou pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Rudd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Stanley Madison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Alley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shing Zhou (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eliseo Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Lei Chiong (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Harvard | Antonio Alley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-51 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Lei Chiong steps in front of the Mike Butler pass | 57-51 |
| 06:35 | Harvard | Shing Zhou misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-51 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi | Mike Butler pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams hits the finger roll set up by Gary Lansing and he's hacked by Shing Zhou - foul #2 on Shing Zhou, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft (PG), Charlie Leppert (C) James Davis, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams makes the free throw | 60-51 |
| 05:59 | Harvard | Stanley Madison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert blows the dunk but the foul's on Eliseo Romano - foul #3 on Eliseo Romano, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (SF) Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:41 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Antonio Alley | 61-51 |
| 05:15 | Harvard | Stanley Madison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 05:14 | Harvard | Eliseo Romano tips it back up and in | 61-53 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft loses the dribble to Antonio Alley in the backcourt | 61-53 |
| 05:00 | Harvard | Eliseo Romano scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Madison | 61-55 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | Mike Butler connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Van Ashcroft | 63-55 |
| 04:28 | Harvard | Stanley Madison is fouled on the floor by Van Ashcroft - foul #1 on Van Ashcroft, team foul #5 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (SF), Paul Hester (PF) Gary Lansing, Mike Butler | |
| Subs | Harvard | Douglas Johnson (PG), Marvin Gates (SG), Eric Beckett (SF), Thomas Reeves (PF), James Coger (C) Stanley Madison, Antonio Alley, Shing Zhou, Eliseo Romano, Lei Chiong | |
| 04:17 | Harvard | Marvin Gates drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Beckett | 63-58 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Thomas Reeves is called for the reach on Paul Hester - foul #2 on Thomas Reeves, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 03:42 | Harvard | Thomas Reeves drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Marvin Gates | 65-60 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charlie Leppert and he's hacked by Thomas Reeves - foul #3 on Thomas Reeves, team foul #10 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF), Howard Rudd (C) Van Ashcroft, Charlie Leppert | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell makes the free throw | 68-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Hester (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Howard Rudd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Douglas Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Gates (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Beckett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Coger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:57 | Harvard | Thomas Reeves can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 02:56 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Gates | 68-60 |
| 02:56 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft (PG), Gary Lansing (SG), Mike Butler (PF), Charlie Leppert (C) Paul Campbell, Donald McCraven, Paul Hester, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Harvard | Stanley Madison (PG), Antonio Alley (SG), Shing Zhou (SF), Eliseo Romano (PF), Lei Chiong (C) Douglas Johnson, Marvin Gates, Eric Beckett, Thomas Reeves, James Coger | |
| 02:49 | Harvard | Stanley Madison clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert grabs the board | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams knocks in the shot near the basket | 70-60 |
| 02:07 | Harvard | Shing Zhou scores on a floater from the left side set up by Antonio Alley | 70-62 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Van Ashcroft | 72-62 |
| 01:51 | Harvard | Charlie Leppert takes the ball from Lei Chiong | 72-62 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert misses short on a shot from close range | 72-62 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing tips it in | 74-62 |
| 01:07 | Harvard | Shing Zhou buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Antonio Alley | 74-64 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft clanks a 3 from the left corner | 74-64 |
| 00:37 | Harvard | Antonio Alley grabs the board | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Harvard | Shing Zhou misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 74-64 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing snags the defensive board | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft runs out the clock | 74-64 |