| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Scott Gajeski (fresh) SG - Bruce Johnson (fresh) SF - David Strickland (fresh) PF - Richard Clement (fresh) C - Tommie Elliot (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fresh) SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) PF - Walter Carlson (fresh) C - John Carter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Harvard | Richard Clement can't throw it down but he's fouled by Walter Carlson - foul #1 on Walter Carlson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Harvard | Richard Clement makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:51 | Harvard | Richard Clement misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:51 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:24 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 1-0 |
| 19:23 | Central Michigan | John Carter snags the offensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:12 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Kristopher Bostwick | 1-2 |
| 18:50 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 18:48 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Blaine O'Banner | 1-2 |
| 18:28 | Central Michigan | Tommie Elliot blocks the short jumper by Blaine O'Banner | 1-2 |
| 18:27 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:23 | Harvard | Scott Gajeski misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 1-2 |
| 18:21 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot tips it in | 3-2 |
| 18:05 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Robert Jenkins | 3-4 |
| 17:53 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot lays it up and in | 5-4 |
| 17:27 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Jenkins | 5-6 |
| 17:23 | Harvard | Richard Clement throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Harvard | David Roughton (SF) David Strickland | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Harvard | Francis Hooker (PG), Jerry Hamlett (SG), Craig Ebel (SF), Lindsay Smith (C) Scott Gajeski, Bruce Johnson, Richard Clement, Tommie Elliot | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:35 | Harvard | David Roughton loses the ball out of bounds | 5-6 |
| 16:10 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| 15:46 | Harvard | David Roughton blows the layup | 5-6 |
| 15:45 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Francis Hooker (fresh) SG - Jerry Hamlett (fresh) SF - Craig Ebel (fresh) PF - David Roughton (fresh) C - Lindsay Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Carlson (fairly fresh) C - John Carter (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Craig Ebel - foul #1 on Craig Ebel, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Harvard | Scott Gajeski (PG), Bruce Johnson (SG), David Strickland (SF), Richard Clement (PF), Tommie Elliot (C) Francis Hooker, Jerry Hamlett, Craig Ebel, David Roughton, Lindsay Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (PG), Carl Tellier (PF), Eric Patton (C) Kristopher Bostwick, Walter Carlson, John Carter | |
| 15:25 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:25 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:25 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:56 | Harvard | Scott Gajeski hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Strickland | 8-7 |
| 14:45 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood travels with the ball | 8-7 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow (SF) Blaine O'Banner | |
| 14:31 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot misses short on a floater in the lane | 8-7 |
| 14:30 | Harvard | Bruce Johnson grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 14:16 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Ronald Wood - foul #1 on Ronald Wood, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG) Robert Jenkins | |
| 14:16 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:16 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ivan Zantow and the foul's on Scott Gajeski - foul #1 on Scott Gajeski, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Harvard | David Roughton (SF) David Strickland | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Carter (C) Carl Tellier | |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton misses the free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:59 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Tommie Elliot | 9-9 |
| 13:54 | Harvard | Scott Gajeski misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Carter - foul #1 on John Carter, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson (PF) Eric Patton | |
| 13:54 | Harvard | Scott Gajeski misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:54 | Harvard | Scott Gajeski misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:54 | Central Michigan | John Carter gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:28 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick's pass is intercepted by David Roughton | 9-9 |
| 13:25 | Harvard | David Roughton lays it up and in | 11-9 |
| 13:20 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kristopher Bostwick | 11-12 |
| 12:53 | Harvard | David Roughton drills a fadeaway near the basket | 13-12 |
| 12:45 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-12 |
| Subs | Harvard | Francis Hooker (PG), Jerry Hamlett (SG), David Strickland (SF), Lindsay Smith (C) Scott Gajeski, Bruce Johnson, Richard Clement, Tommie Elliot | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG), Blaine O'Banner (SF) Ronald Wood, Ivan Zantow | |
| 12:29 | Harvard | David Roughton's pass is intercepted by Blaine O'Banner | 13-12 |
| 12:06 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson banks in the layup on a great pass from Kristopher Bostwick | 13-14 |
| 11:51 | Harvard | Kristopher Bostwick is called for the reach on Francis Hooker - foul #1 on Kristopher Bostwick, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Harvard | Craig Ebel (C) David Roughton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (PG), Carl Tellier (PF), Eric Patton (C) Kristopher Bostwick, Walter Carlson, John Carter | |
| 11:36 | Harvard | Francis Hooker connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Francis Hooker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Hamlett (fresh) SF - David Strickland (fairly fresh) PF - Lindsay Smith (fresh) C - Craig Ebel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Tellier (fresh) C - Eric Patton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 11:18 | Harvard | David Strickland grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 10:59 | Harvard | Craig Ebel knocks in the jump hook from close range | 17-14 |
| 10:40 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Lindsay Smith - foul #1 on Lindsay Smith, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Harvard | Scott Gajeski (PG), Bruce Johnson (SG), David Roughton (SF), Richard Clement (PF), Tommie Elliot (C) Francis Hooker, Jerry Hamlett, David Strickland, Lindsay Smith, Craig Ebel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:40 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:40 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:22 | Harvard | Scott Gajeski is hacked by Carl Tellier - foul #1 on Carl Tellier, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Walter Carlson (PF) Ronald Wood, Eric Patton | |
| 10:10 | Harvard | Walter Carlson is called for the reach on David Roughton - foul #2 on Walter Carlson, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Carter (C) Walter Carlson | |
| 09:48 | Harvard | David Roughton clanks a floater from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 09:46 | Harvard | Richard Clement grabs the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 09:37 | Harvard | Scott Gajeski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-15 |
| 09:36 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:13 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick is fouled on the floor by Scott Gajeski - foul #2 on Scott Gajeski, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Harvard | Francis Hooker (PG), Craig Ebel (SF) Scott Gajeski, David Roughton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (SF), Eric Patton (PF) Blaine O'Banner, Carl Tellier | |
| 08:59 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kristopher Bostwick | 17-17 |
| 08:47 | Harvard | Richard Clement is denied on a layup by Eric Patton | 17-17 |
| 08:46 | Central Michigan | John Carter snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 08:35 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Francis Hooker - foul #1 on Francis Hooker, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow (SF) Robert Jenkins | |
| 08:35 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:35 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:08 | Harvard | Bruce Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-19 |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Carter | 17-19 |
| 07:53 | Central Michigan | John Carter comes up short on the runner from close range | 17-19 |
| 07:52 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow tips it back up and in | 17-21 |
| 07:35 | Harvard | Bruce Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Francis Hooker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Craig Ebel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Clement (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Tommie Elliot (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Zantow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Patton (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Carter (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 07:10 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 07:06 | Harvard | Francis Hooker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Carter | 20-21 |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Francis Hooker - foul #2 on Francis Hooker, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Hamlett (PG), John Williams (SG), David Strickland (SF), David Roughton (PF), Lindsay Smith (C) Francis Hooker, Bruce Johnson, Craig Ebel, Richard Clement, Tommie Elliot | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Carl Tellier (PF) Kristopher Bostwick, Ivan Zantow, John Carter | |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:30 | Harvard | John Williams hits a jumper from the left side set up by Jerry Hamlett | 22-22 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | David Strickland takes the ball from Carl Tellier | 22-22 |
| 06:01 | Harvard | Lindsay Smith knocks in the jumper from close range | 24-22 |
| 05:41 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 05:40 | Harvard | Lindsay Smith snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 05:20 | Harvard | Carl Tellier steals it from David Roughton | 24-22 |
| 05:10 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood is fouled on the floor by Lindsay Smith - foul #2 on Lindsay Smith, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Harvard | Craig Ebel (C) Lindsay Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Carter (C) Eric Patton | |
| 05:10 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:10 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:56 | Harvard | John Williams is called for traveling | 24-24 |
| Subs | Harvard | Richard Clement (PF) Craig Ebel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow (PG) Ronald Wood | |
| 04:28 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 04:12 | Harvard | Richard Clement comes up short on the shot from the left side | 24-27 |
| 04:10 | Central Michigan | John Carter grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 03:50 | Central Michigan | David Strickland steals the ball from Ivan Zantow | 24-27 |
| 03:37 | Harvard | John Carter knocks away the 3 by John Williams | 24-27 |
| 03:35 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Jerry Hamlett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Strickland (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Richard Clement (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Roughton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ivan Zantow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Tellier (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - John Carter (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Harvard | Scott Gajeski (PG), Bruce Johnson (SG), Craig Ebel (SF), Lindsay Smith (PF), Tommie Elliot (C) Jerry Hamlett, John Williams, David Strickland, Richard Clement, David Roughton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Ronald Wood (SF), Walter Carlson (PF) Ivan Zantow, Blaine O'Banner, Carl Tellier | |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:29 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:29 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 03:23 | Harvard | Bruce Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | John Carter gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 03:15 | Central Michigan | John Carter is hacked by Bruce Johnson - foul #1 on Bruce Johnson, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| 03:15 | Central Michigan | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:15 | Central Michigan | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 02:53 | Harvard | Bruce Johnson misses long on a floater from the right side | 24-30 |
| 02:51 | Harvard | Lindsay Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 02:42 | Harvard | Kristopher Bostwick takes the ball from Scott Gajeski | 24-30 |
| 02:26 | Central Michigan | Bruce Johnson steals it from Robert Jenkins | 24-30 |
| 02:23 | Harvard | Craig Ebel hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bruce Johnson | 26-30 |
| 02:05 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Robert Jenkins | 26-32 |
| 01:45 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 01:44 | Harvard | Lindsay Smith tips it in | 28-32 |
| 01:19 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Ronald Wood | 28-34 |
| 01:04 | Harvard | Bruce Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | Harvard | Francis Hooker (PG), Jerry Hamlett (SG), Richard Clement (PF), David Roughton (C) Scott Gajeski, Bruce Johnson, Lindsay Smith, Tommie Elliot | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow (SG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Carl Tellier (C) Robert Jenkins, Ronald Wood, John Carter | |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Walter Carlson tips it in | 28-36 |
| 00:32 | Harvard | Craig Ebel misses the turnaround near the basket | 28-36 |
| 00:30 | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Carl Tellier clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-36 |
| 00:04 | Harvard | Richard Clement snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Richard Clement misses long on a halfcourt shot | 28-36 |