| Lineup | Harvard | PG - John Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Vera (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Albury (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Childers (fresh) 7 pts. C - Paul Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald York (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Raymond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Shadrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Norcross (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Walter Albury inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Harvard | Edward Vera hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 35-27 |
| 19:35 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 19:23 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Wendell Manuel | 35-29 |
| 19:12 | Harvard | John Cooper is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Walter Albury | 37-29 |
| 18:51 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Paul Sykes - foul #1 on Paul Sykes, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 18:51 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 18:51 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:34 | Harvard | Shawn Childers is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 18:33 | Harvard | John Cooper tips it back up and in | 39-31 |
| 18:28 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross is hacked by Paul Sykes - foul #2 on Paul Sykes, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Harvard | Christopher Johnson (C) Paul Sykes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks (PF), Stacey Broughton (C) Frank Shadrick, Travis Norcross | |
| 18:17 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-31 |
| 18:16 | Harvard | Christopher Johnson gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:52 | Harvard | John Cooper is hacked by Wendell Manuel - foul #2 on Wendell Manuel, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Harvard | Adam Leblanc (PG) John Cooper | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG) Wendell Manuel | |
| 17:35 | Harvard | Christopher Johnson blows the layup | 39-31 |
| 17:33 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:20 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 17:19 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond hits the follow up shot | 39-33 |
| 16:58 | Harvard | Adam Brooks is called for the reach on Shawn Childers - foul #2 on Adam Brooks, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joey Fisk (SG), Paul Sykes (C) Edward Vera, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Frank Shadrick (PF) Donald York, Adam Brooks | |
| 16:38 | Harvard | Shawn Childers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-33 |
| 16:36 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 16:21 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Claybrooks | 39-36 |
| 16:03 | Harvard | Adam Leblanc can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 16:01 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Adam Leblanc (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Fisk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Albury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Childers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Paul Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Pemberton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Raymond (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Shadrick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stacey Broughton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Southern Cal | Shawn Childers steals the ball from Frank Shadrick | 39-36 |
| 15:13 | Harvard | Shawn Childers hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Joey Fisk | 41-36 |
| 15:07 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Frank Shadrick | 41-38 |
| 14:43 | Harvard | Michael Raymond denies the turnaround by Shawn Childers | 41-38 |
| 14:42 | Harvard | Adam Leblanc tips it in | 43-38 |
| 14:13 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton is hacked by Adam Leblanc - foul #2 on Adam Leblanc, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Harvard | John Cooper (PG), Edward Vera (SG), Nathan Mayberry (SF), Kyle Sing (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Adam Leblanc, Joey Fisk, Walter Albury, Shawn Childers, Paul Sykes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Donald York (SG), Robert James (SF), Adam Brooks (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Ronald Pemberton, Jeffrey Claybrooks, Michael Raymond, Frank Shadrick, Stacey Broughton | |
| 13:58 | Southern Cal | Kyle Sing steps in front of the Travis Norcross pass | 43-38 |
| 13:37 | Harvard | Christopher Johnson misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Travis Norcross - foul #2 on Travis Norcross, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| 13:37 | Harvard | Christopher Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:37 | Harvard | Christopher Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:37 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 13:13 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-38 |
| 13:12 | Harvard | Kyle Sing gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 12:52 | Harvard | Christopher Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson (C) Travis Norcross | |
| 12:36 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson loses the dribble to Edward Vera | 44-38 |
| 12:33 | Harvard | Edward Vera hits the finger roll | 46-38 |
| 12:08 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Harvard | Walter Albury (SF), Shawn Childers (PF), Paul Sykes (C) Nathan Mayberry, Kyle Sing, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF) Robert James, Adam Brooks | |
| 11:41 | Harvard | Edward Vera misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 11:39 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - John Cooper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Vera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Albury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Childers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Paul Sykes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald York (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Michael Raymond (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Shadrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson lays it in and the foul's on Paul Sykes - foul #3 on Paul Sykes, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Harvard | Adam Leblanc (PG), Joey Fisk (SG) John Cooper, Edward Vera | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Travis Norcross (C) Wendell Manuel, Donald York, Frank Shadrick | |
| 11:13 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson misses the free throw | 46-40 |
| 11:13 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Paul Sykes | 46-40 |
| 10:55 | Harvard | Joey Fisk's layup is rejected by Travis Norcross | 46-40 |
| 10:54 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 10:33 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 10:32 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross misses the tip | 46-40 |
| 10:30 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 10:16 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Adam Leblanc - foul #3 on Adam Leblanc, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Harvard | Kyle Sing (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Shawn Childers, Paul Sykes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald York (SG), Robert James (SF), Adam Brooks (PF), Stacey Broughton (C) Jeffrey Claybrooks, Michael Raymond, Christopher Patterson, Travis Norcross | |
| 10:16 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:16 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:16 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:57 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 09:55 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks hits the follow up shot | 46-43 |
| 09:48 | Harvard | Christopher Johnson is open and buries a floater from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 09:26 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 09:24 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Adam Leblanc | 48-43 |
| 09:05 | Harvard | Christopher Johnson clanks a jump hook from the left block | 48-43 |
| 09:03 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 08:36 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 08:34 | Southern Cal | Robert James tips it back up and in | 48-45 |
| 08:31 | Harvard | Joey Fisk throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| Subs | Harvard | John Cooper (PG), Edward Vera (SG), Nathan Mayberry (SF), Shawn Childers (PF), Paul Sykes (C) Adam Leblanc, Joey Fisk, Walter Albury, Kyle Sing, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Frank Shadrick (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Ronald Pemberton, Donald York, Robert James, Adam Brooks | |
| 08:12 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away | 48-48 |
| 07:55 | Harvard | Edward Vera is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Edward Vera, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond (SF) Stacey Broughton | |
| 07:38 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross hits the finger roll set up by Frank Shadrick | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - John Cooper (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Vera (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Mayberry (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Shawn Childers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Paul Sykes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Raymond (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Shadrick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Norcross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Harvard | Shawn Childers hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frank Shadrick - foul #2 on Frank Shadrick, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| 07:15 | Harvard | Shawn Childers makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:15 | Harvard | Shawn Childers makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:02 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | Adam Leblanc (PG), Walter Albury (SF) John Cooper, Nathan Mayberry | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson (C) Travis Norcross | |
| 06:38 | Harvard | Adam Leblanc comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 06:36 | Harvard | Shawn Childers grabs the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:10 | Harvard | Adam Leblanc can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 50-50 |
| 06:08 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 05:43 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 05:42 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond can't tip it in | 50-50 |
| 05:41 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 05:30 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick misses long on a shot from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 05:29 | Harvard | Edward Vera gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 05:07 | Harvard | Adam Leblanc knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Shawn Childers | 52-50 |
| 05:02 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 05:01 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 04:41 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 04:40 | Harvard | Paul Sykes pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 04:16 | Harvard | Walter Albury connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Vera | 55-50 |
| 03:54 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 03:53 | Harvard | Shawn Childers gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 03:50 | Harvard | Christopher Patterson takes the ball from Adam Leblanc in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| 03:38 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 55-50 |
| 03:36 | Southern Cal | Christopher Patterson tips it back up and in | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Adam Leblanc (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Vera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Albury (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Childers (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Sykes (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Michael Raymond (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Shadrick (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Patterson (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Harvard | Wendell Manuel steals the ball from Adam Leblanc | 55-52 |
| 02:58 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from close range | 55-52 |
| 02:56 | Harvard | Paul Sykes grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 02:52 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | Harvard | John Cooper (PG), Joey Fisk (SG), Nathan Mayberry (SF), Kyle Sing (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Adam Leblanc, Edward Vera, Walter Albury, Shawn Childers, Paul Sykes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Donald York (SG), Robert James (SF), Adam Brooks (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Wendell Manuel, Jeffrey Claybrooks, Michael Raymond, Frank Shadrick, Christopher Patterson | |
| 02:33 | Harvard | Joey Fisk makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:10 | Southern Cal | Joey Fisk takes the ball from Ronald Pemberton after a doubleteam | 58-52 |
| 02:05 | Harvard | John Cooper hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joey Fisk | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-52 |
| 01:47 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross gets the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Travis Norcross and he's fouled by Christopher Johnson - foul #2 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Harvard | Edward Vera (SG), Walter Albury (SF), Shawn Childers (PF), Paul Sykes (C) Joey Fisk, Nathan Mayberry, Kyle Sing, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Michael Raymond (SF) Ronald Pemberton, Robert James | |
| 01:42 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks makes the free throw | 60-55 |
| 01:38 | Harvard | Edward Vera is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Raymond - foul #2 on Michael Raymond, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick (PF) Adam Brooks | |
| 01:18 | Harvard | Frank Shadrick steals the ball from Paul Sykes | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:04 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-55 |
| 01:02 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross tips it in | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Harvard | Walter Albury knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Edward Vera | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Southern Cal | Edward Vera steals it from Wendell Manuel in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| 00:29 | Harvard | Walter Albury lays it in on a nice dish by Edward Vera | 64-57 |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Michael Raymond grabs the offensive board | 64-57 |
| 00:17 | Southern Cal | Donald York's pass is intercepted by John Cooper | 64-57 |
| 00:13 | Harvard | John Cooper hits the finger roll | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Edward Vera | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Harvard | John Cooper runs out the clock | 66-57 |