| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ivan Murawski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Santos Medina (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hans Swierczynski (fresh) PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) C - Maurice Waggoner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Eugene Byer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carlos Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Hans Swierczynski inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-27 |
| 19:36 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-27 |
| 19:35 | Columbia | Michael Stewart misses the tip | 34-27 |
| 19:34 | Harvard | Santos Medina pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 19:27 | Harvard | Santos Medina scores on a floater from the right block | 36-27 |
| 19:02 | Columbia | Alan Green buries a shot from the left side | 36-29 |
| 18:50 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 18:48 | Harvard | Hans Swierczynski grabs the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 18:33 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner misses the jumper near the basket | 36-29 |
| 18:31 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Michael Stewart | 36-29 |
| 18:10 | Columbia | Ivan Murawski is called for the reach on Eugene Byer - foul #1 on Ivan Murawski, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 17:48 | Columbia | Alan Green comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 17:47 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Hans Swierczynski | 36-29 |
| 17:42 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-29 |
| 17:41 | Harvard | Santos Medina tips it home | 38-29 |
| 17:21 | Columbia | Alan Green makes the floater from the left side | 38-31 |
| 17:17 | Harvard | Robert Powell picks off the pass by Hans Swierczynski | 38-31 |
| 16:54 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Harvard | Howard Kyle (PF), Charles Kauffman (C) Robert Johnson, Maurice Waggoner | |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (SG), Tommy Klein (PF) Carlos Fitzgerald, Alan Green | |
| 16:43 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Hans Swierczynski | 41-31 |
| 16:19 | Columbia | George Newton misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 41-31 |
| 16:18 | Harvard | Hans Swierczynski snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 15:54 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Tommy Klein - foul #2 on Tommy Klein, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Naylor (SG), David Honey (SF) Santos Medina, Hans Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald (SG), Alan Green (PF) Robert Powell, Michael Stewart | |
| 15:54 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 15:54 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ivan Murawski (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Naylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Honey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Kyle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Kauffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Eugene Byer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carlos Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Newton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Columbia | Alan Green can't finish the layup but the foul's on Howard Kyle - foul #2 on Howard Kyle, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Johnson (PF), Maurice Waggoner (C) Howard Kyle, Charles Kauffman | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 15:27 | Columbia | Alan Green makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 15:27 | Columbia | Alan Green makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:18 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Honey | 45-33 |
| 14:52 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald misses the 3 from straight away | 45-33 |
| 14:50 | Columbia | Tommy Klein gets the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 14:29 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald is whistled for a carry | 45-33 |
| Subs | Harvard | Eugene Young (PG), Santos Medina (SG), Hans Swierczynski (SF) Ivan Murawski, Robert Naylor, David Honey | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Powell (SF) Eugene Byer | |
| 14:15 | Harvard | George Newton is called for the reach on Santos Medina - foul #2 on George Newton, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Stewart (C) Alan Green | |
| 14:03 | Harvard | Santos Medina is whistled for a carry | 45-33 |
| Subs | Harvard | Howard Kyle (C) Maurice Waggoner | |
| Subs | Columbia | Alan Green (PF) Tommy Klein | |
| 13:44 | Columbia | Robert Powell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 13:42 | Harvard | Santos Medina snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 13:23 | Harvard | Santos Medina hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 13:22 | Columbia | Alan Green snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 13:01 | Columbia | Alan Green misses badly on a shot near the basket | 45-33 |
| 12:59 | Harvard | Santos Medina pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 12:40 | Harvard | Hans Swierczynski makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:24 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Hans Swierczynski - foul #2 on Hans Swierczynski, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ivan Murawski (PG), David Honey (SF), Maurice Waggoner (C) Eugene Young, Hans Swierczynski, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eugene Byer (PG), Tommy Klein (PF) George Newton, Alan Green | |
| 12:24 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald misses the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 12:24 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 12:06 | Harvard | David Honey is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Honey, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| 11:52 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ivan Murawski (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Santos Medina (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Honey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Kyle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Maurice Waggoner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Eugene Byer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carlos Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tommy Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski is fouled on the floor by Michael Stewart - foul #1 on Michael Stewart, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Naylor (SG) Santos Medina | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 11:28 | Harvard | Robert Powell steals it from Ivan Murawski | 47-36 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:07 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 11:06 | Columbia | Tommy Klein pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 10:42 | Columbia | Eugene Byer drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Tommy Klein | 47-38 |
| 10:35 | Harvard | Eugene Byer takes the ball from Maurice Waggoner | 47-38 |
| 10:31 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald lays it in on a nice dish by Eugene Byer | 47-40 |
| 10:26 | Harvard | Eugene Byer steals the ball from Ivan Murawski in the backcourt | 47-40 |
| 10:05 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 09:48 | Harvard | Michael Stewart is called for the reach on Maurice Waggoner - foul #2 on Michael Stewart, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | Santos Medina (SG), Hans Swierczynski (SF), Robert Johnson (PF), Charles Kauffman (C) Robert Naylor, David Honey, Howard Kyle, Maurice Waggoner | |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (SF), Alan Green (PF) Robert Powell, Tommy Klein | |
| 09:34 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 09:32 | Columbia | Alan Green pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 09:11 | Columbia | Eugene Byer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 09:10 | Harvard | Charles Kauffman gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 09:03 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 09:02 | Columbia | George Newton pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:55 | Columbia | Alan Green misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| 08:55 | Columbia | Alan Green makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 08:55 | Columbia | Alan Green makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:32 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ivan Murawski, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Powell (SF), Tommy Klein (C) Carlos Fitzgerald, Michael Stewart | |
| 08:03 | Columbia | Hans Swierczynski is called for the reach on Robert Powell - foul #3 on Hans Swierczynski, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner (C) Charles Kauffman | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 08:03 | Columbia | Robert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:03 | Columbia | Robert Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:03 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 47-46 |
| 07:44 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ivan Murawski (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Santos Medina (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hans Swierczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Maurice Waggoner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - George Newton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eugene Byer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Alan Green (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Tommy Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Columbia | Tommy Klein misses long on a floater from the left block | 50-46 |
| 07:16 | Harvard | Hans Swierczynski grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 06:59 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 06:57 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 06:38 | Harvard | Santos Medina misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eugene Byer - foul #2 on Eugene Byer, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Harvard | Eugene Young (PG), David Honey (SF), Howard Kyle (PF) Ivan Murawski, Hans Swierczynski, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald (SG), Michael Stewart (C) George Newton, Tommy Klein | |
| 06:38 | Harvard | Santos Medina misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:38 | Harvard | Santos Medina makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:27 | Columbia | Eugene Byer is fouled on the floor by Eugene Young - foul #1 on Eugene Young, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| 06:27 | Columbia | Eugene Byer makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:27 | Columbia | Eugene Byer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 06:07 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner's pass is intercepted by Alan Green | 51-48 |
| 05:39 | Columbia | Eugene Byer hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Maurice Waggoner - foul #1 on Maurice Waggoner, team foul #9 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ivan Murawski (PG), Robert Naylor (SG), Hans Swierczynski (SF), Charles Kauffman (C) Eugene Young, Santos Medina, David Honey, Maurice Waggoner | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 05:39 | Columbia | Eugene Byer misses the free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:39 | Harvard | Charles Kauffman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 05:21 | Harvard | Howard Kyle misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Eugene Byer - foul #3 on Eugene Byer, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Tommy Klein (C) Michael Stewart | |
| 05:21 | Harvard | Howard Kyle misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:21 | Harvard | Howard Kyle misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:21 | Columbia | Tommy Klein pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 05:01 | Columbia | The short jumper by Eugene Byer is denied by Hans Swierczynski | 51-50 |
| 05:00 | Harvard | Howard Kyle grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 04:51 | Harvard | Alan Green picks off the pass by Robert Naylor | 51-50 |
| 04:31 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald buries a 3 from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 04:13 | Harvard | Robert Naylor misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Carlos Fitzgerald - foul #4 on Carlos Fitzgerald, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Johnson (PF) Charles Kauffman | |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Michael Stewart (C) Eugene Byer, Alan Green | |
| 04:13 | Harvard | Robert Naylor misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 04:13 | Harvard | Robert Naylor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:44 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-53 |
| 03:42 | Harvard | Hans Swierczynski pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ivan Murawski (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Naylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hans Swierczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Kyle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - George Newton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carlos Fitzgerald (tiring) 14 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Tommy Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Harvard | Robert Johnson is hacked by Tommy Klein - foul #3 on Tommy Klein, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Harvard | Santos Medina (SG), David Honey (SF), Maurice Waggoner (C) Robert Naylor, Hans Swierczynski, Howard Kyle | |
| Subs | Columbia | Alan Green (PF) Tommy Klein | |
| 03:34 | Harvard | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:34 | Harvard | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:18 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 03:16 | Columbia | Robert Powell hits the follow up shot | 54-55 |
| 03:07 | Harvard | Robert Johnson scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Maurice Waggoner | 56-55 |
| 02:51 | Columbia | Alan Green hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 02:49 | Columbia | Michael Stewart tips it in | 56-57 |
| 02:33 | Harvard | Santos Medina misses the floater from the left block | 56-57 |
| 02:31 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Santos Medina | 56-57 |
| 02:12 | Harvard | Santos Medina scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Maurice Waggoner | 58-57 |
| 01:54 | Columbia | Alan Green misses short on a shot from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 01:52 | Columbia | Michael Stewart snags the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 01:26 | Columbia | Alan Green misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 01:24 | Harvard | Maurice Waggoner grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 01:04 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 00:39 | Columbia | Ivan Murawski is called for the reach on Alan Green - foul #3 on Ivan Murawski, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Harvard | Hans Swierczynski (SF) David Honey | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eugene Byer (PG) George Newton | |
| 00:39 | Columbia | Alan Green misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:39 | Columbia | Alan Green makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Harvard | Ivan Murawski clanks a floater from the free throw line | 61-58 |
| 00:14 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Robert Powell | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Eugene Byer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 00:02 | Harvard | Santos Medina gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Santos Medina runs out the clock | 61-58 |