| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joe Ringer (fresh) SG - Carl Brock (fresh) SF - Philip Swift (fresh) PF - Richard Durham (fresh) C - Robert Dixon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (fresh) SG - Joe Rio (fresh) SF - Leon Thiel (fresh) PF - Daniel Asay (fresh) C - Chad Clouse (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Richard Durham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Harvard | Carl Brock lays it in | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Harvard | Richard Durham grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Harvard | Joe Ringer misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Harvard | Philip Swift grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Harvard | Gary Engel picks off the pass by Joe Ringer | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Engel | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Harvard | Robert Dixon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay is fouled on the floor by Richard Durham - foul #1 on Richard Durham, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Harvard | Vincent Collins (PG), Lawrence Reid (SF), Malcolm Bailey (PF), Nathaniel Murphy (C) Joe Ringer, Philip Swift, Richard Durham, Robert Dixon | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (PG), Bruno Shaver (SG), Brian Haider (PF) Gary Engel, Joe Rio, Daniel Asay | |
| 17:35 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Casimir Falkowski | 2-4 |
| 17:22 | Harvard | Malcolm Bailey can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 17:20 | Harvard | Carl Brock grabs the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:05 | Harvard | Lawrence Reid misses long on an open shot from the left side | 2-4 |
| 17:03 | Fairfield | Brian Haider snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:54 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Casimir Falkowski | 2-6 |
| 16:37 | Harvard | Malcolm Bailey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 16:36 | Fairfield | Brian Haider grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:18 | Fairfield | Brian Haider hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Casimir Falkowski | 2-8 |
| 16:08 | Harvard | Lawrence Reid clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-8 |
| 16:07 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:02 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski is hacked by Vincent Collins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vincent Collins, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joe Ringer (PG), Philip Swift (SF), Ronald Morris (PF), Robert Dixon (C) Carl Brock, Lawrence Reid, Malcolm Bailey, Nathaniel Murphy | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), Joe Rio (SG), Rodney Morgan (SF), Daniel Asay (PF), Joe Short (C) Casimir Falkowski, Bruno Shaver, Leon Thiel, Brian Haider, Chad Clouse | |
| 15:50 | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan travels with the ball | 2-8 |
| Subs | Harvard | Carl Brock (SG), Richard Durham (PF) Vincent Collins, Ronald Morris | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joe Ringer (fresh) SG - Carl Brock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Philip Swift (fresh) PF - Richard Durham (fresh) C - Robert Dixon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Rio (fresh) SF - Rodney Morgan (fresh) PF - Daniel Asay (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Short (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Harvard | Philip Swift double dribbles | 2-8 |
| 15:17 | Fairfield | Joe Short is hacked by Robert Dixon - foul #1 on Robert Dixon, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| 15:08 | Fairfield | Joe Rio's layup is rejected by Richard Durham | 2-8 |
| 15:06 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay can't tip it in | 2-8 |
| 15:05 | Harvard | Robert Dixon grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 15:03 | Harvard | Gary Engel picks off the pass by Richard Durham in the backcourt | 2-8 |
| 15:02 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Engel | 2-10 |
| 14:52 | Harvard | Robert Dixon can't finish the uncontested layup | 2-10 |
| 14:51 | Fairfield | Joe Short grabs the defensive rebound | 2-10 |
| 14:43 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gary Engel | 2-13 |
| 14:28 | Harvard | Carl Brock misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 2-13 |
| 14:26 | Harvard | Richard Durham grabs the offensive rebound | 2-13 |
| 14:07 | Harvard | Daniel Asay steals it from Joe Ringer | 2-13 |
| 13:56 | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-13 |
| 13:55 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Asay | 2-13 |
| 13:40 | Fairfield | Joe Rio hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Carl Brock - foul #1 on Carl Brock, team foul #4 | 2-13 |
| Subs | Harvard | Vincent Collins (PG), Malcolm Bailey (SG), Lawrence Reid (SF), Nathaniel Murphy (PF), Ronald Morris (C) Joe Ringer, Carl Brock, Philip Swift, Richard Durham, Robert Dixon | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (PG), Leon Thiel (SF), Brian Haider (PF), Chad Clouse (C) Gary Engel, Rodney Morgan, Daniel Asay, Joe Short | |
| 13:40 | Fairfield | Joe Rio makes the 1st free throw | 2-14 |
| 13:40 | Fairfield | Joe Rio misses the 2nd free throw | 2-14 |
| 13:40 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Murphy | 2-14 |
| 13:36 | Harvard | Vincent Collins is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Thiel - foul #1 on Leon Thiel, team foul #1 | 2-14 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver (SG) Joe Rio | |
| 13:22 | Harvard | Nathaniel Murphy is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Vincent Collins | 4-14 |
| 13:04 | Fairfield | Nathaniel Murphy steals it from Chad Clouse | 4-14 |
| 12:59 | Harvard | Lawrence Reid drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Malcolm Bailey | 6-14 |
| 12:55 | Fairfield | A charge is called on Bruno Shaver - foul #1 on Bruno Shaver, team foul #2 | 6-14 |
| 12:39 | Harvard | Lawrence Reid misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-14 |
| 12:37 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Reid | 6-14 |
| 12:24 | Harvard | Ronald Morris's fadeaway is rejected by Chad Clouse | 6-14 |
| 12:23 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski grabs the board | 6-14 |
| 12:06 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 6-14 |
| 12:04 | Harvard | Malcolm Bailey pulls down the rebound | 6-14 |
| 11:59 | Harvard | Malcolm Bailey is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Malcolm Bailey, team foul #5 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joe Ringer (PG), Carl Brock (SG), James Foster (SF), Richard Durham (PF), Robert Dixon (C) Vincent Collins, Malcolm Bailey, Lawrence Reid, Nathaniel Murphy, Ronald Morris | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), John Daugherty (SG), Sherwood Hinnant (SF), Daniel Asay (PF) Casimir Falkowski, Bruno Shaver, Leon Thiel, Brian Haider | |
| 11:50 | Fairfield | Richard Durham steals the ball from Sherwood Hinnant | 6-14 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joe Ringer (fresh) SG - Carl Brock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Foster (fresh) PF - Richard Durham (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Dixon (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Daugherty (fresh) SF - Sherwood Hinnant (fresh) PF - Daniel Asay (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Clouse (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Harvard | James Foster scores on a floater from the left side | 8-14 |
| 11:22 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Gary Engel | 8-16 |
| 11:18 | Harvard | Joe Ringer buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Carl Brock | 11-16 |
| 11:05 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-16 |
| 11:03 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse grabs the offensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 10:47 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Carl Brock - foul #2 on Carl Brock, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Harvard | Vincent Collins (PG), Lawrence Reid (SG), Philip Swift (SF) Joe Ringer, Carl Brock, James Foster | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Rio (SG), Rodney Morgan (C) John Daugherty, Chad Clouse | |
| 10:47 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant misses the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:47 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:47 | Harvard | Richard Durham grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 10:32 | Harvard | Daniel Asay steps in front of the Robert Dixon pass | 11-16 |
| 10:14 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant is whistled for traveling | 11-16 |
| Subs | Harvard | Malcolm Bailey (SG), Nathaniel Murphy (PF), Ronald Morris (C) Lawrence Reid, Richard Durham, Robert Dixon | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (PG), Bruno Shaver (SG), Leon Thiel (SF), Brian Haider (PF) Gary Engel, Joe Rio, Sherwood Hinnant, Daniel Asay | |
| 10:12 | Harvard | Malcolm Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-16 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Short (C) Rodney Morgan | |
| 09:52 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Casimir Falkowski | 11-18 |
| 09:47 | Harvard | Vincent Collins comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-18 |
| 09:46 | Fairfield | Joe Short pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 09:32 | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 09:31 | Harvard | Nathaniel Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 09:16 | Harvard | Vincent Collins scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-18 |
| 08:56 | Fairfield | Joe Short drills a floater in the paint set up by Casimir Falkowski and he's hacked by Malcolm Bailey - foul #2 on Malcolm Bailey, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joe Ringer (PG), Lawrence Reid (SG), James Foster (SF), Richard Durham (PF), Robert Dixon (C) Vincent Collins, Malcolm Bailey, Philip Swift, Nathaniel Murphy, Ronald Morris | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), Joe Rio (SG), Rodney Morgan (SF), Daniel Asay (PF) Casimir Falkowski, Bruno Shaver, Leon Thiel, Brian Haider | |
| 08:56 | Fairfield | Joe Short makes the free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:38 | Harvard | Joe Ringer's pass is intercepted by Gary Engel | 14-21 |
| 08:34 | Fairfield | Gary Engel lays it up and in | 14-23 |
| 08:23 | Harvard | James Foster misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-23 |
| 08:21 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay grabs the defensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 08:06 | Fairfield | Gary Engel blows the layup | 14-23 |
| 08:05 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Joe Ringer | 14-23 |
| 07:37 | Harvard | Robert Dixon knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Reid | 16-23 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joe Ringer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Reid (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Durham (tiring) 3 reb. C - Robert Dixon (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joe Rio (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Rodney Morgan (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Asay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Short (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Fairfield | Gary Engel makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-26 |
| 07:05 | Harvard | Richard Durham misses the wide open turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Rodney Morgan - foul #1 on Rodney Morgan, team foul #3 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dave Walsh (PG), Vincent Collins (SG), Philip Swift (SF), Ronald Morris (C) Joe Ringer, Lawrence Reid, James Foster, Robert Dixon | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver (PG), John Daugherty (SG), Leon Thiel (SF), Brian Haider (PF), Chad Clouse (C) Gary Engel, Joe Rio, Rodney Morgan, Daniel Asay, Joe Short | |
| 07:05 | Harvard | Richard Durham makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 07:05 | Harvard | Richard Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:38 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-26 |
| 06:37 | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver grabs the offensive board | 18-26 |
| 06:20 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse is hacked by Vincent Collins - foul #2 on Vincent Collins, team foul #8 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Harvard | Lawrence Reid (SG), Nathaniel Murphy (PF) Vincent Collins, Richard Durham | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (PG) Bruno Shaver | |
| 06:20 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:20 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 06:02 | Harvard | Dave Walsh makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ronald Morris | 21-28 |
| 05:36 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-28 |
| 05:35 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel gets the offensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 05:17 | Fairfield | John Daugherty clanks a jumper from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 05:15 | Harvard | Philip Swift gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 04:58 | Harvard | John Daugherty steals it from Lawrence Reid | 21-28 |
| 04:37 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Casimir Falkowski, team foul #4 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joe Ringer (PG), Richard Durham (PF), Robert Dixon (C) Dave Walsh, Nathaniel Murphy, Ronald Morris | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver (PG), Joe Rio (SG), Sherwood Hinnant (SF), Daniel Asay (PF) Casimir Falkowski, John Daugherty, Leon Thiel, Brian Haider | |
| 04:30 | Harvard | Philip Swift is hacked by Bruno Shaver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruno Shaver, team foul #5 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Harvard | James Foster (SF) Philip Swift | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG) Bruno Shaver | |
| 04:22 | Harvard | Lawrence Reid is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joe Ringer | 24-28 |
| 04:07 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 24-28 |
| 04:05 | Harvard | Robert Dixon gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:00 | Harvard | Chad Clouse picks off the pass by James Foster in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| 03:47 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 03:46 | Fairfield | Joe Rio tips it back up and in | 24-30 |
| 03:44 | Harvard | Gary Engel is called for the reach on Lawrence Reid in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Engel, team foul #6 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Harvard | Carl Brock (SG), Philip Swift (SF), Malcolm Bailey (PF) Lawrence Reid, James Foster, Richard Durham | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver (PG), Rodney Morgan (C) Gary Engel, Chad Clouse | |
| 03:31 | Harvard | Joe Ringer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 03:30 | Fairfield | Joe Rio grabs the board | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joe Ringer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Brock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Swift (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Malcolm Bailey (fresh) C - Robert Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Bruno Shaver (fresh) SG - Joe Rio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sherwood Hinnant (fresh) PF - Daniel Asay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodney Morgan (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay blows the layup but the foul's on Carl Brock - foul #3 on Carl Brock, team foul #9 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Harvard | Vincent Collins (SG) Carl Brock | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Leon Thiel (SF), Chad Clouse (C) Sherwood Hinnant, Rodney Morgan | |
| 03:04 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 03:04 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:40 | Harvard | Joe Ringer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Dixon | 26-31 |
| 02:34 | Fairfield | Joe Rio is denied on a dunk by Robert Dixon | 26-31 |
| 02:32 | Harvard | Vincent Collins pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 02:08 | Harvard | Philip Swift can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Bruno Shaver - foul #3 on Bruno Shaver, team foul #7 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dave Walsh (PG), Nathaniel Murphy (C) Joe Ringer, Robert Dixon | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), Casimir Falkowski (SG), Brian Haider (PF) Bruno Shaver, Joe Rio, Daniel Asay | |
| 02:08 | Harvard | Philip Swift makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:08 | Harvard | Philip Swift misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:08 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 01:52 | Fairfield | Brian Haider misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Malcolm Bailey - foul #3 on Malcolm Bailey, team foul #10 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Harvard | James Foster (SF), Richard Durham (PF) Philip Swift, Malcolm Bailey | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan (SF) Leon Thiel | |
| 01:52 | Fairfield | Brian Haider makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:52 | Fairfield | Brian Haider makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:45 | Harvard | James Foster scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Vincent Collins | 29-33 |
| 01:35 | Fairfield | Dave Walsh picks off the pass by Casimir Falkowski | 29-33 |
| 01:32 | Harvard | Vincent Collins is hacked by Casimir Falkowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Casimir Falkowski, team foul #8 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ronald Morris (C) Richard Durham | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 01:32 | Harvard | Vincent Collins makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:32 | Harvard | Vincent Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:32 | Fairfield | Brian Haider snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 01:14 | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 01:00 | Harvard | Ronald Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-35 |
| 00:59 | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:45 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 30-35 |
| 00:44 | Harvard | Vincent Collins pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:28 | Harvard | Dave Walsh buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Morris | 32-35 |
| 00:01 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | The clock runs out | 32-35 |