| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tony Downing (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Santo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dwight Rector (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - James Folse (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Principato (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Deluna (fresh) 9 pts. PF - George Crespo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Melton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Tony Downing inbounds the ball | 42-37 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale 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) | |
| 19:50 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-37 |
| 19:48 | Yale | Raymond Santo tips it in | 44-37 |
| 19:27 | Harvard | Jerry Principato buries a jumper in the paint | 44-39 |
| 19:10 | Yale | Raymond Santo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 19:09 | Yale | Tony Downing misses the tip | 44-39 |
| 19:08 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 18:50 | Harvard | Jerry Melton knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from George Crespo | 44-41 |
| 18:31 | Yale | Jerry Melton picks off the pass by Stanford Stilwell | 44-41 |
| 18:15 | Harvard | Jerry Melton knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by James Folse and he's hacked by Tony Downing - foul #2 on Tony Downing, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| 18:15 | Harvard | Jerry Melton makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 17:55 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell connects on the jumper from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 17:39 | Harvard | George Crespo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-44 |
| 17:37 | Yale | The rebound goes to Dwight Rector | 46-44 |
| 17:32 | Yale | Kenneth Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 17:30 | Harvard | James Folse gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 17:16 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna misses the easy layup | 46-44 |
| 17:15 | Harvard | George Crespo misses the tip | 46-44 |
| 17:13 | Yale | Kenneth Brown snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 16:57 | Yale | Dwight Rector travels with the ball | 46-44 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (SG), Michael Reed (SF), Reginald Dodge (PF), Richard Manuel (C) Kenneth Brown, Tony Downing, Raymond Santo, Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | Harvard | Angel Salinas (SG), Charles Adamczyk (SF), Raymond Wilson (PF), John Hank (C) Jerry Principato, Dennis Deluna, George Crespo, Jerry Melton | |
| 16:37 | Harvard | James Folse is fouled on the floor by Michael Reed - foul #2 on Michael Reed, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Vincent Kirby (SF) James Folse | |
| 16:24 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Raymond Wilson | 46-46 |
| 16:05 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 16:04 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 15:40 | Harvard | Vincent Kirby hits the finger roll on a great pass from Angel Salinas | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Peters (fresh) SF - Michael Reed (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Reginald Dodge (fresh) 7 pts. C - Richard Manuel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Angel Salinas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Adamczyk (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Wilson (fresh) C - John Hank (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:19 | Yale | Michael Reed comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 15:17 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 15:06 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk is hacked by Reginald Dodge - foul #1 on Reginald Dodge, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Brown (SG), Tony Downing (SF), Raymond Santo (PF), Dwight Rector (C) Stanford Stilwell, Michael Reed, Reginald Dodge, Richard Manuel | |
| Subs | Harvard | James Folse (PG), Jerry Principato (SG), Dennis Deluna (SF), Jerry Melton (C) Angel Salinas, Charles Adamczyk, Vincent Kirby, John Hank | |
| 14:51 | Harvard | James Folse clanks a shot from the baseline | 46-48 |
| 14:49 | Yale | Dwight Rector gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 14:26 | Yale | Gerald Peters comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 14:24 | Yale | Tony Downing grabs the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 14:01 | Yale | Gerald Peters double dribbles | 46-48 |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Rank (PG) Gerald Peters | |
| Subs | Harvard | George Crespo (PF) Raymond Wilson | |
| 13:47 | Harvard | Jerry Principato makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Folse | 46-50 |
| 13:27 | Yale | Kenneth Brown clanks a shot from the left side | 46-50 |
| 13:25 | Harvard | George Crespo gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 13:04 | Harvard | Jerry Melton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jerry Principato | 46-53 |
| 12:59 | Yale | Kenneth Brown hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Dwight Rector | 48-53 |
| 12:35 | Harvard | George Crespo is hacked by Charles Rank - foul #1 on Charles Rank, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Gerald Peters (SG), Michael Reed (PF), Reginald Dodge (C) Charles Rank, Kenneth Brown, Raymond Santo, Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 12:21 | Harvard | Jerry Principato misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 12:19 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna gets the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 11:59 | Harvard | Michael Reed swats the layup by Dennis Deluna | 48-53 |
| 11:57 | Yale | Reginald Dodge grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 11:53 | Yale | Gerald Peters misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jerry Melton - foul #2 on Jerry Melton, team foul #1 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Manuel (C) Tony Downing | |
| Subs | Harvard | Angel Salinas (SG), Charles Adamczyk (SF), Raymond Wilson (C) Jerry Principato, Dennis Deluna, Jerry Melton | |
| 11:53 | Yale | Gerald Peters makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 11:53 | Yale | Gerald Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 11:38 | Harvard | James Folse hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by George Crespo | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Peters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Reed (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Reginald Dodge (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Manuel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - James Folse (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Angel Salinas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Adamczyk (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Crespo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Raymond Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell scores on a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by James Folse - foul #3 on James Folse, team foul #2 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Brown (SG), Raymond Santo (PF) Gerald Peters, Richard Manuel | |
| Subs | Harvard | Vincent Kirby (SF), John Hank (C) James Folse, George Crespo | |
| 11:20 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 10:58 | Harvard | John Hank hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Reginald Dodge - foul #2 on Reginald Dodge, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Melton (C) Raymond Wilson | |
| 10:58 | Harvard | John Hank misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 10:58 | Harvard | John Hank makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 10:35 | Yale | Kenneth Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Stanford Stilwell | 56-57 |
| 10:21 | Harvard | Vincent Kirby's pass is intercepted by Raymond Santo | 56-57 |
| 10:12 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell is denied on a layup by John Hank | 56-57 |
| 10:11 | Yale | Reginald Dodge misses the tip | 56-57 |
| 10:09 | Yale | Raymond Santo pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:52 | Yale | Michael Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 09:50 | Yale | Raymond Santo grabs the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:44 | Yale | Michael Reed comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 09:42 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:27 | Harvard | Angel Salinas travels with the ball | 56-57 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (SG), Tony Downing (SF), Joe McGee (PF), Dwight Rector (C) Kenneth Brown, Michael Reed, Raymond Santo, Reginald Dodge | |
| Subs | Harvard | James Folse (PG), Jerry Principato (SG), Dennis Deluna (SF), George Crespo (PF) Angel Salinas, Charles Adamczyk, Vincent Kirby, John Hank | |
| 09:08 | Yale | Gerald Peters hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stanford Stilwell | 58-57 |
| 08:49 | Harvard | Jerry Melton connects on the floater near the basket | 58-59 |
| 08:22 | Yale | Dwight Rector connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Gerald Peters | 60-59 |
| 08:04 | Harvard | Jerry Principato buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Folse | 60-62 |
| 07:43 | Yale | Tony Downing comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 07:41 | Harvard | Jerry Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 07:31 | Harvard | Tony Downing steals it from Dennis Deluna | 60-62 |
| 07:28 | Yale | Gerald Peters hits the finger roll set up by Tony Downing | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Downing (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Joe McGee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dwight Rector (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - James Folse (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Principato (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Deluna (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Crespo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerry Melton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Harvard | James Folse hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 62-62 |
| 07:20 | Yale | Tony Downing grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 06:57 | Yale | Dwight Rector is fouled on the floor by James Folse - foul #4 on James Folse, team foul #3 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Brown (SG), Raymond Santo (PF), Michael Reed (C) Stanford Stilwell, Joe McGee, Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | Harvard | Raymond Wilson (PF), John Hank (C) George Crespo, Jerry Melton | |
| 06:46 | Yale | Raymond Wilson steals the ball from Raymond Santo | 62-62 |
| 06:42 | Harvard | James Folse is hacked by Gerald Peters in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Peters, team foul #6 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Rank (PG) Gerald Peters | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 06:21 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by James Folse and the foul's on Charles Rank - foul #2 on Charles Rank, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Yale | Reginald Dodge (C) Tony Downing | |
| Subs | Harvard | Angel Salinas (SG) Jerry Principato | |
| 06:21 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna makes the free throw | 62-65 |
| 06:05 | Yale | Michael Reed misses the lay-in | 62-65 |
| 06:03 | Yale | Kenneth Brown tips it in | 64-65 |
| 05:58 | Harvard | Charles Rank takes the ball from James Folse | 64-65 |
| 05:55 | Yale | Kenneth Brown misses the easy layup | 64-65 |
| 05:53 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Dennis Deluna | 64-65 |
| 05:38 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson is hacked by Kenneth Brown - foul #3 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Dwight Rector (C) Charles Rank, Reginald Dodge | |
| Subs | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk (SG), Vincent Kirby (SF) James Folse, Dennis Deluna | |
| 05:38 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:38 | Yale | Raymond Santo grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 05:30 | Yale | Vincent Kirby steals the ball from Dwight Rector | 64-65 |
| 05:27 | Harvard | Charles Adamczyk misses the lay-in | 64-65 |
| 05:25 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Kirby | 64-65 |
| 05:16 | Harvard | Michael Reed is called for the reach on Raymond Wilson - foul #3 on Michael Reed, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Yale | Tony Downing (SF) Michael Reed | |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Principato (SG) Vincent Kirby | |
| 05:16 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:16 | Yale | Tony Downing grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 05:06 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Angel Salinas - foul #3 on Angel Salinas, team foul #4 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Melton (C) John Hank | |
| 05:06 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 05:06 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 04:44 | Harvard | Dwight Rector takes the ball from Jerry Principato | 66-65 |
| 04:21 | Yale | Tony Downing comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-65 |
| 04:19 | Harvard | Jerry Melton pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| 04:10 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Angel Salinas and the foul's on Dwight Rector - foul #2 on Dwight Rector, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (SG), Michael Reed (PF), Reginald Dodge (C) Kenneth Brown, Raymond Santo, Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | Harvard | James Folse (PG), Dennis Deluna (SF) Angel Salinas, Charles Adamczyk | |
| 04:10 | Harvard | Raymond Wilson misses the free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:10 | Yale | Reginald Dodge snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| 03:53 | Yale | Michael Reed clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 66-67 |
| 03:51 | Yale | Reginald Dodge tips it in | 68-67 |
| 03:46 | Harvard | James Folse buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Stanford Stilwell - foul #2 on Stanford Stilwell, team foul #11 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Harvard | George Crespo (PF) Raymond Wilson | |
| 03:46 | Harvard | James Folse makes the free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:36 | Yale | Tony Downing hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-70 |
| 03:22 | Harvard | Jerry Principato misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 70-70 |
| 03:21 | Yale | Michael Reed snags the defensive board | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Downing (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Reginald Dodge (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - James Folse (fresh) 11 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Principato (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Deluna (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Crespo (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerry Melton (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell travels with the ball | 70-70 |
| Subs | Yale | Kevin Michael (SG), Richard Manuel (C) Stanford Stilwell, Tony Downing | |
| Subs | Harvard | Angel Salinas (SG), John Hank (C) Jerry Principato, Jerry Melton | |
| 02:57 | Harvard | Richard Manuel denies the turnaround by Dennis Deluna | 70-70 |
| 02:55 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to John Hank | 70-70 |
| 02:55 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Kenneth Brown (SG), Tony Downing (SF), Raymond Santo (PF), Dwight Rector (C) Gerald Peters, Kevin Michael, Michael Reed, Reginald Dodge, Richard Manuel | |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Principato (SG), Jerry Melton (C) Angel Salinas, John Hank | |
| 02:46 | Harvard | James Folse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-70 |
| 02:27 | Yale | George Crespo steps in front of the Kenneth Brown pass | 70-70 |
| 02:07 | Harvard | Jerry Melton knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by George Crespo | 70-72 |
| 01:48 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-72 |
| 01:47 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Jerry Principato | 70-72 |
| 01:24 | Harvard | George Crespo is denied on a layup by Raymond Santo | 70-72 |
| 01:22 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| 01:18 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by George Crespo - foul #2 on George Crespo, team foul #5 | 70-72 |
| 01:18 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 01:18 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:53 | Harvard | Dennis Deluna misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-72 |
| 00:52 | Harvard | Jerry Melton pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 00:46 | Harvard | Jerry Melton is denied on a dunk by Raymond Santo | 72-72 |
| 00:44 | Harvard | George Crespo tips it home | 72-74 |
| 00:27 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 72-74 |
| 00:25 | Harvard | George Crespo gets the rebound | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Harvard | Kenneth Brown is called for the reach on George Crespo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #12 | 72-74 |
| 00:24 | Harvard | George Crespo misses the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:24 | Harvard | George Crespo makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:15 | Yale | Tony Downing misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 00:14 | Harvard | Jerry Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 00:13 | Harvard | Jerry Melton is hacked by Stanford Stilwell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stanford Stilwell, team foul #13 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Vincent Kirby (SF) Dennis Deluna | |
| 00:13 | Harvard | Jerry Melton misses the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:13 | Harvard | Jerry Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale 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) | |
| 00:07 | Yale | Dwight Rector is hacked by George Crespo - foul #3 on George Crespo, team foul #6 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Dennis Deluna (SF) Vincent Kirby | |
| 00:05 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Tony Downing | 75-76 |
| 00:04 | Harvard | George Crespo is hacked by Stanford Stilwell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stanford Stilwell, team foul #14 | 75-76 |
| 00:04 | Harvard | George Crespo makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:04 | Harvard | George Crespo misses the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:04 | Yale | Raymond Santo grabs the defensive rebound | 75-77 |
| 00:04 | Yale | Yale calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 75-77 |