| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Russell Patao (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Issac Robertson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Holford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Bryan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stewart Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 5 reb. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | James Holford inbounds the ball | 26-37 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Harvard | Issac Robertson loses the dribble to David Yokley | 26-37 |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 19:36 | Harvard | Stewart Morrison grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 19:32 | Harvard | James Holford misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 19:30 | Harvard | Issac Robertson gets the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 19:17 | Harvard | Issac Robertson scores on a 3 from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-37 |
| 18:42 | Harvard | Ronald Bryan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 29-37 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 18:17 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-37 |
| 18:16 | Harvard | Stewart Morrison pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 17:47 | Harvard | Stewart Morrison knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Issac Robertson | 31-37 |
| 17:21 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 17:20 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian snags the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Stewart Morrison - foul #2 on Stewart Morrison, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Bradford (SF), Peter Ritz (PF) James Holford, Ronald Bryan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG) Ronald Monroe | |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:41 | Harvard | Russell Patao comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-39 |
| 16:39 | Harvard | Russell Patao gets the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:26 | Harvard | Issac Robertson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Patao | 34-39 |
| 16:11 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-39 |
| 16:10 | Harvard | Peter Ritz grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 15:53 | Harvard | Russell Patao hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Issac Robertson and the foul's on Eric Olson - foul #2 on Eric Olson, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | Keith Gish (SF), Ronald Bryan (PF) Issac Robertson, Stewart Morrison | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Steven Ditto (SG), Barry Laub (SF), Aaron Zell (PF), Kirk Peavler (C) Eric Olson, Bryant Englund, Dema Zakarian, David Yokley, Kyle Garlick | |
| 15:53 | Harvard | Russell Patao makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Russell Patao (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bradford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Gish (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Bryan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Ritz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Ditto (fresh) SF - Barry Laub (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Zell (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kirk Peavler (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe is whistled for traveling | 37-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | Gordon Tucker (SG) Russell Patao | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:14 | Harvard | Gordon Tucker hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Steven Ditto - foul #1 on Steven Ditto, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| 15:14 | Harvard | Gordon Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:14 | Harvard | Gordon Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:14 | Harvard | Gordon Tucker snags the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 15:04 | Harvard | Keith Gish hits a driving attempt in the lane | 40-39 |
| 14:46 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell can't finish the layup | 40-39 |
| 14:45 | Harvard | Peter Ritz gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:19 | Harvard | A charge is called on Robert Bradford - foul #1 on Robert Bradford, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | Issac Robertson (SG), Stewart Morrison (C) Gordon Tucker, Peter Ritz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Bryant Englund (SG), David Yokley (PF) Ronald Monroe, Steven Ditto, Kirk Peavler | |
| 14:01 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley blows the layup | 40-39 |
| 13:59 | Harvard | Stewart Morrison snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 13:51 | Harvard | Issac Robertson misses the 3 from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson is hacked by Robert Bradford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Bradford, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | Russell Patao (PG), James Holford (PF) Robert Bradford, Ronald Bryan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian (SF), Kyle Garlick (C) Barry Laub, Aaron Zell | |
| 13:35 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses long on a shot in the lane | 40-39 |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick grabs the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund's pass is intercepted by Stewart Morrison | 40-39 |
| 13:08 | Harvard | Russell Patao knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Stewart Morrison | 43-39 |
| 12:46 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 12:44 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Olson and he's fouled by Issac Robertson - foul #2 on Issac Robertson, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ronald Bryan (PF) Keith Gish | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG) Eric Olson | |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:57 | Harvard | Ronald Bryan loses the dribble to Ronald Monroe | 43-42 |
| 11:37 | Southern Illinois | Stewart Morrison blocks the short jumper by David Yokley | 43-42 |
| 11:36 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian tips it home | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Russell Patao (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Issac Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Holford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Bryan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stewart Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dema Zakarian (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Harvard | Stewart Morrison connects on the floater from the left block | 45-44 |
| 11:10 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Bryant Englund and he's hacked by Russell Patao - foul #1 on Russell Patao, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Bradford (PG), Gordon Tucker (SG), Keith Gish (SF), Peter Ritz (C) Russell Patao, Issac Robertson, James Holford, Stewart Morrison | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub (SG), Aaron Zell (C) Bryant Englund, Kyle Garlick | |
| 11:10 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:00 | Harvard | Dema Zakarian takes the ball from Robert Bradford | 45-47 |
| 10:57 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses the lay-in | 45-47 |
| 10:55 | Harvard | Peter Ritz pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:37 | Harvard | Ronald Bryan clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-47 |
| 10:35 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:29 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub misses the jumper from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 10:27 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Robert Bradford - foul #3 on Robert Bradford, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Harvard | James Holford (C) Ronald Bryan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund (SG) Dema Zakarian | |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:54 | Harvard | Keith Gish makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Bradford | 48-50 |
| 09:35 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Monroe | 48-53 |
| 09:24 | Harvard | The pull-up jumper by Peter Ritz is blocked by David Yokley | 48-53 |
| 09:22 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Tucker | 48-53 |
| 08:59 | Harvard | Keith Gish misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 08:57 | Harvard | Peter Ritz hits the follow up shot | 50-53 |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund gets the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 08:17 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund is fouled on the floor by Gordon Tucker - foul #2 on Gordon Tucker, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Harvard | Russell Patao (PG), Issac Robertson (SG), Thomas Franklin (SF), Ronald Bryan (PF), Stewart Morrison (C) Robert Bradford, Gordon Tucker, Keith Gish, Peter Ritz, James Holford | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Dema Zakarian (SF), Kyle Garlick (C) Ronald Monroe, Barry Laub, David Yokley | |
| 08:17 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 08:17 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 07:55 | Harvard | Aaron Zell steals the ball from Stewart Morrison | 50-55 |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto (SG), Brandon Jeanlouis (PF) Bryant Englund, Aaron Zell | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Russell Patao (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Issac Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Franklin (fresh) PF - Ronald Bryan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stewart Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Ditto (fresh) SF - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Jeanlouis (fresh) C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Harvard | Russell Patao is whistled for traveling | 50-55 |
| Subs | Harvard | Keith Gish (SF) Thomas Franklin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:53 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses the easy layup | 50-55 |
| 06:52 | Harvard | Keith Gish gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 06:31 | Harvard | Keith Gish is hacked by Eric Olson - foul #3 on Eric Olson, team foul #3 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund (SG), Barry Laub (SF), David Yokley (PF) Steven Ditto, Dema Zakarian, Brandon Jeanlouis | |
| 06:07 | Harvard | Keith Gish is whistled for a carry | 50-55 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG) Eric Olson | |
| 06:00 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses the floater from the right block | 50-55 |
| 05:59 | Harvard | Stewart Morrison gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 05:48 | Harvard | Stewart Morrison loses the ball out of bounds | 50-55 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Bryant Englund | 50-57 |
| 05:15 | Harvard | Ronald Bryan misses the driving attempt from the left block | 50-57 |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-57 |
| 04:54 | Harvard | Stewart Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 04:48 | Harvard | Keith Gish hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Barry Laub - foul #1 on Barry Laub, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Bradford (PG), Gordon Tucker (SG), Peter Ritz (PF), James Holford (C) Russell Patao, Issac Robertson, Ronald Bryan, Stewart Morrison | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian (SF), Aaron Zell (C) Barry Laub, Kyle Garlick | |
| 04:48 | Harvard | Keith Gish makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 04:48 | Harvard | Keith Gish makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Bryant Englund | 52-59 |
| 04:13 | Harvard | James Holford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-59 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ashley Nichols (C) Keith Gish | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Steven Ditto (SG) Ronald Monroe, Bryant Englund | |
| 03:55 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Harvard | Ashley Nichols misses long on a jumper in the paint | 52-62 |
| 03:47 | Harvard | Peter Ritz pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 03:34 | Harvard | Gordon Tucker loses the ball out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Harvard | Russell Patao (PG), Issac Robertson (SG), Stewart Morrison (C) Robert Bradford, Gordon Tucker, Ashley Nichols | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub (SG) Steven Ditto | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Russell Patao (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Issac Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Holford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Ritz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Stewart Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Barry Laub (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Aaron Zell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Barry Laub | 52-64 |
| 03:09 | Harvard | Issac Robertson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 03:07 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 03:03 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub tips it in | 52-66 |
| 02:56 | Harvard | James Holford misses the driving attempt in the lane | 52-66 |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Yokley | 52-66 |
| 02:35 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Yokley | 52-68 |
| 02:19 | Harvard | Stewart Morrison connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Holford and the foul's on Barry Laub - foul #2 on Barry Laub, team foul #5 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Bradford (PG), Gordon Tucker (SG) Russell Patao, Issac Robertson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto (SG), Kirk Peavler (C) Dema Zakarian, David Yokley | |
| 02:19 | Harvard | Stewart Morrison makes the free throw | 55-68 |
| 02:01 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub is called for a charge - foul #3 on Barry Laub, team foul #6 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Harvard | Thomas Franklin (SF), Ashley Nichols (C) Peter Ritz, Stewart Morrison | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:46 | Harvard | Robert Bradford is fouled on the floor by Eric Olson - foul #4 on Eric Olson, team foul #7 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Harvard | Peter Ritz (PF) Thomas Franklin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:46 | Harvard | Robert Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 01:46 | Harvard | Robert Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-70 |
| 01:02 | Harvard | James Holford connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:59 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson is hacked by Robert Bradford - foul #4 on Robert Bradford, team foul #8 | 60-70 |
| 00:59 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:59 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Harvard | James Holford misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 60-72 |
| 00:50 | Harvard | Peter Ritz grabs the offensive board | 60-72 |
| 00:48 | Harvard | James Holford misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-72 |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub pulls down the rebound | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-72 |
| 00:11 | Harvard | Peter Ritz misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-72 |
| 00:10 | Harvard | James Holford gets the offensive rebound | 60-72 |
| 00:07 | Harvard | Robert Bradford is hacked by Aaron Zell - foul #1 on Aaron Zell, team foul #8 | 60-72 |
| 00:07 | Harvard | Robert Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:07 | Harvard | Robert Bradford misses the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kirk Peavler | 61-72 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson runs out the clock | 61-72 |