| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (fresh) SG - Manuel Jarrett (fresh) SF - Robert Woodard (fresh) PF - Frank Shadrick (fresh) C - Travis Norcross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - John Cooper (fresh) SG - Edward Vera (fresh) SF - Anthony Smith (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) C - Shawn Childers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Shawn Childers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Harvard | Anthony Smith misses badly on a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Harvard | James Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Harvard | Shawn Childers makes the wide open driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Cooper | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Wendell Manuel | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Harvard | James Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Travis Norcross | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Shawn Childers - foul #1 on Shawn Childers, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Harvard | The rebound goes to James Smith | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Harvard | Frank Shadrick steps in front of the John Cooper pass in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick is called for a backcourt violation | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | Harvard | Wendell Manuel is called for the reach on John Cooper - foul #1 on Wendell Manuel, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:16 | Harvard | Shawn Childers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 17:15 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 16:55 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 16:53 | Harvard | John Cooper gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:48 | Harvard | Wendell Manuel is called for the reach on John Cooper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wendell Manuel, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Adam Brooks (PF), Stacey Broughton (C) Wendell Manuel, Manuel Jarrett, Frank Shadrick, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Harvard | Walter Albury (SF), Charlie Welch (PF), Paul Sykes (C) Anthony Smith, James Smith, Shawn Childers | |
| 16:33 | Harvard | Walter Albury buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Vera | 2-4 |
| 16:23 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 16:21 | Harvard | Paul Sykes grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 16:07 | Harvard | Charlie Welch misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 16:05 | Harvard | Paul Sykes tips it back up and in | 2-6 |
| 15:40 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 15:38 | Harvard | John Cooper pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Pemberton (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (fresh) SF - Robert Woodard (fairly fresh) PF - Adam Brooks (fresh) C - Stacey Broughton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - John Cooper (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Vera (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Albury (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charlie Welch (fresh) C - Paul Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:13 | Harvard | John Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 15:12 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Stacey Broughton | 2-6 |
| 14:56 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 14:55 | Harvard | Charlie Welch pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 14:26 | Harvard | Edward Vera is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Cooper | 2-9 |
| 14:03 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 2-9 |
| 14:02 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks grabs the offensive board | 2-9 |
| 13:48 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-9 |
| 13:46 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks grabs the offensive board | 2-9 |
| 13:34 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ronald Pemberton, team foul #3 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett (SG), Lawrence Davis (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Jeffrey Claybrooks, Robert Woodard, Adam Brooks, Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Harvard | Adam Leblanc (PG), Anthony Smith (SF), James Smith (PF), Shawn Childers (C) John Cooper, Walter Albury, Charlie Welch, Paul Sykes | |
| 13:08 | Harvard | Edward Vera makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-12 |
| 12:39 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick loses the ball out of bounds | 2-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard (SF) Lawrence Davis | |
| Subs | Harvard | Joey Fisk (SG) Edward Vera | |
| 12:37 | Harvard | Ronald Pemberton is called for the reach on Adam Leblanc in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Pemberton, team foul #4 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG) Ronald Pemberton | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 12:15 | Harvard | Anthony Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-12 |
| 12:13 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard pulls down the rebound | 2-12 |
| 11:58 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard's dunk attempt is rejected by Shawn Childers | 2-12 |
| 11:56 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick tips it back up and in | 4-12 |
| 11:33 | Harvard | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-12 |
| 11:32 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick grabs the defensive rebound | 4-12 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Jarrett (fresh) SF - Robert Woodard (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Shadrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Norcross (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Adam Leblanc (fresh) SG - Joey Fisk (fresh) SF - Anthony Smith (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shawn Childers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-12 |
| 11:25 | Harvard | Adam Leblanc grabs the defensive rebound | 4-12 |
| 11:00 | Harvard | James Smith blows the layup but the foul's on Travis Norcross - foul #1 on Travis Norcross, team foul #5 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Lawrence Davis (SF), Adam Brooks (PF), Stacey Broughton (C) Manuel Jarrett, Robert Woodard, Frank Shadrick, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Harvard | John Cooper (PG), Edward Vera (SG), Walter Albury (SF), Christopher Johnson (C) Adam Leblanc, Joey Fisk, Anthony Smith, Shawn Childers | |
| 11:00 | Harvard | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 11:00 | Harvard | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 4-13 |
| 10:49 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Claybrooks and the foul's on Edward Vera - foul #1 on Edward Vera, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert James (PF) Wendell Manuel | |
| Subs | Harvard | Charlie Welch (PF) James Smith | |
| 10:49 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks makes the free throw | 7-13 |
| 10:47 | Harvard | Lawrence Davis picks off the pass by Edward Vera in the backcourt | 7-13 |
| 10:44 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks blows the layup | 7-13 |
| 10:42 | Harvard | Edward Vera gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 10:18 | Harvard | John Cooper blows the layup but he's fouled by Adam Brooks - foul #1 on Adam Brooks, team foul #6 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG) Robert James | |
| Subs | Harvard | Paul Sykes (C) Christopher Johnson | |
| 10:18 | Harvard | John Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 10:18 | Harvard | John Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 10:06 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett (SG), Robert James (PF) Jeffrey Claybrooks, Adam Brooks | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 09:49 | Harvard | Robert James steps in front of the Edward Vera pass | 7-15 |
| 09:28 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-15 |
| 09:27 | Harvard | Charlie Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 09:20 | Harvard | John Cooper is whistled for traveling | 7-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard (SF) Lawrence Davis | |
| Subs | Harvard | Adam Leblanc (PG), Anthony Smith (SF), Shawn Childers (C) John Cooper, Walter Albury, Paul Sykes | |
| 08:56 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett is hacked by Edward Vera - foul #2 on Edward Vera, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Frank Shadrick (PF) Manuel Jarrett, Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Harvard | Joey Fisk (SG), James Smith (PF) Edward Vera, Charlie Welch | |
| 08:38 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Anthony Smith - foul #1 on Anthony Smith, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis (SF), Travis Norcross (C) Wendell Manuel, Robert James | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 08:38 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 08:38 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 08:24 | Harvard | Anthony Smith can't finish the layup | 9-15 |
| 08:22 | Harvard | Shawn Childers misses the tip | 9-15 |
| 08:21 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 08:08 | Southern Cal | The pull-up jumper by Robert Woodard is blocked by James Smith | 9-15 |
| 08:07 | Harvard | James Smith snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 07:49 | Harvard | Joey Fisk is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joey Fisk, team foul #5 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Manuel Jarrett (SG), Adam Brooks (PF), Stacey Broughton (C) Jeffrey Claybrooks, Lawrence Davis, Frank Shadrick, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Harvard | John Cooper (PG) Adam Leblanc | |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony Smith - foul #2 on Anthony Smith, team foul #6 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Robert James (SF) Ronald Pemberton, Robert Woodard | |
| Subs | Harvard | Walter Albury (SF), Charlie Welch (PF), Paul Sykes (C) Anthony Smith, James Smith, Shawn Childers | |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett misses the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 07:25 | Harvard | Charlie Welch grabs the board | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Manuel Jarrett (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert James (fresh) PF - Adam Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stacey Broughton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - John Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Fisk (fresh) SF - Walter Albury (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charlie Welch (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Harvard | Robert James is called for the reach on Walter Albury in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #7 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG) Jeffrey Claybrooks | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 07:22 | Harvard | Walter Albury makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 07:22 | Harvard | Walter Albury misses the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 07:22 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 07:20 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-16 |
| 07:05 | Harvard | John Cooper misses long on a runner from close range | 9-16 |
| 07:04 | Southern Cal | Robert James pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 06:50 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett's pass is intercepted by John Cooper | 9-16 |
| 06:29 | Harvard | Charlie Welch is hacked by Manuel Jarrett - foul #1 on Manuel Jarrett, team foul #8 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Robert Woodard (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Ronald Pemberton, Robert James, Adam Brooks, Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Harvard | Adam Leblanc (SG) Joey Fisk | |
| 06:29 | Harvard | Charlie Welch misses the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 06:29 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross grabs the board | 9-16 |
| 06:15 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick is hacked by Charlie Welch - foul #1 on Charlie Welch, team foul #7 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG) Manuel Jarrett | |
| Subs | Harvard | James Smith (PF), Shawn Childers (C) Charlie Welch, Paul Sykes | |
| 06:15 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick misses the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 06:15 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Shawn Childers | 9-16 |
| 05:48 | Harvard | John Cooper hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 9-16 |
| 05:46 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross grabs the defensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 05:26 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross is hacked by Shawn Childers - foul #2 on Shawn Childers, team foul #8 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett (SG), Lawrence Davis (SF), Adam Brooks (PF), Stacey Broughton (C) Wendell Manuel, Jeffrey Claybrooks, Robert Woodard, Frank Shadrick | |
| Subs | Harvard | Joey Fisk (SG), Christopher Johnson (C) John Cooper, Shawn Childers | |
| 05:26 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 05:26 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 05:24 | Harvard | Adam Leblanc is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adam Leblanc, team foul #9 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG) Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 05:19 | Southern Cal | Adam Leblanc is called for the reach on Stacey Broughton - foul #2 on Adam Leblanc, team foul #10 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert James (C) Ronald Pemberton | |
| Subs | Harvard | John Cooper (PG) Adam Leblanc | |
| 05:19 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 05:19 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 05:04 | Harvard | John Cooper is fouled on the floor by Adam Brooks - foul #2 on Adam Brooks, team foul #9 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG) Adam Brooks | |
| Subs | Harvard | Charlie Welch (PF), Paul Sykes (C) James Smith, Christopher Johnson | |
| 05:04 | Harvard | John Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 05:04 | Harvard | John Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 04:43 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett loses the ball out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG) Ronald Pemberton | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 04:19 | Harvard | Charlie Welch scores on a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Wendell Manuel - foul #3 on Wendell Manuel, team foul #10 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Robert Woodard (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF) Wendell Manuel, Manuel Jarrett, Lawrence Davis, Robert James | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 04:19 | Harvard | Charlie Welch makes the free throw | 13-21 |
| 04:00 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick travels with the ball | 13-21 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross (C) Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Harvard | Adam Leblanc (PG), Edward Vera (SG), Anthony Smith (SF), Christopher Johnson (PF), Shawn Childers (C) John Cooper, Joey Fisk, Walter Albury, Charlie Welch, Paul Sykes | |
| 03:43 | Harvard | Anthony Smith is whistled for a carry | 13-21 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks (PF) Frank Shadrick | |
| Subs | Harvard | James Smith (PF) Christopher Johnson | |
| 03:20 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Pemberton | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Pemberton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Woodard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Norcross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Adam Leblanc (fresh) SG - Edward Vera (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Smith (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Childers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Harvard | Adam Leblanc makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Edward Vera | 15-23 |
| 02:40 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks drills a jumper near the basket set up by Jeffrey Claybrooks | 17-23 |
| 02:38 | Harvard | Ronald Pemberton is called for the reach on Adam Leblanc in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Pemberton, team foul #11 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Manuel Jarrett (SG), Lawrence Davis (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF), Stacey Broughton (C) Ronald Pemberton, Jeffrey Claybrooks, Robert Woodard, Adam Brooks, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Harvard | Charlie Welch (PF) James Smith | |
| 02:38 | Harvard | Adam Leblanc misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 02:38 | Harvard | Adam Leblanc misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 02:38 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 02:21 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton's pass is intercepted by Edward Vera | 17-23 |
| 02:19 | Harvard | Anthony Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-23 |
| 02:06 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 02:04 | Harvard | Charlie Welch pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 01:47 | Harvard | Charlie Welch can't throw it down | 17-23 |
| 01:46 | Harvard | Anthony Smith tips it back up and in | 17-25 |
| 01:40 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-25 |
| 01:39 | Harvard | Adam Leblanc gets the rebound | 17-25 |
| 01:15 | Harvard | Charlie Welch drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-27 |
| 01:11 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-27 |
| 01:10 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Wendell Manuel | 17-27 |
| 00:54 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Smith - foul #3 on Anthony Smith, team foul #11 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard (SF), Adam Brooks (PF), Robert James (C) Lawrence Davis, Frank Shadrick, Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Harvard | Joey Fisk (SG), Walter Albury (SF), James Smith (PF), Paul Sykes (C) Adam Leblanc, Anthony Smith, Charlie Welch, Shawn Childers | |
| 00:54 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel misses the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 00:54 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 00:37 | Harvard | Manuel Jarrett steals the ball from James Smith | 18-27 |
| 00:33 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel throws it down on a nice dish by Manuel Jarrett | 20-27 |
| 00:11 | Harvard | Joey Fisk can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 00:10 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Robert James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-27 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG) Wendell Manuel, Manuel Jarrett | |
| Subs | Harvard | John Cooper (PG) Joey Fisk | |
| 00:00 | Harvard | John Cooper hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 20-27 |