| Lineup | Yale | PG - Scott Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Talbot (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Dennis Myers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Hillman (fresh) C - Edwin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Scott Gajeski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Clement (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommie Elliot (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | David Strickland inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:54 | Harvard | Scott Gajeski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| 19:32 | Yale | Dennis Myers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 19:31 | Yale | John Hillman tips it in | 36-32 |
| 19:08 | Harvard | John Hillman steals the ball from Scott Gajeski | 36-32 |
| 18:54 | Yale | Dennis Myers's pass is intercepted by Tommie Elliot | 36-32 |
| 18:34 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot misses the lay-in | 36-32 |
| 18:32 | Yale | John Hillman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:17 | Yale | Bruce Johnson is called for the reach on Scott Marshall - foul #3 on Bruce Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Hamlett (SG) Bruce Johnson | |
| 18:05 | Yale | Scott Marshall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| 17:47 | Harvard | Jerry Hamlett's floater is tipped away by Edwin Smith | 36-32 |
| 17:45 | Yale | John Hillman grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 17:21 | Yale | Roger Talbot hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 17:19 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 17:09 | Harvard | Edwin Smith is called for the reach on Richard Clement - foul #1 on Edwin Smith, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Francis Hooker (PG), David Roughton (SF) Scott Gajeski, David Strickland | |
| 17:01 | Harvard | Richard Clement hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jerry Hamlett | 36-35 |
| 16:45 | Yale | Roger Talbot comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 16:43 | Yale | John Hillman misses the tip | 36-35 |
| 16:42 | Yale | Edwin Smith tips it home | 38-35 |
| 16:37 | Harvard | Richard Clement clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 16:36 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot grabs the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 16:20 | Harvard | John Hillman swats the shot by Jerry Hamlett | 38-35 |
| 16:18 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot tips it home | 38-37 |
| 15:55 | Yale | John Hillman is called for traveling | 38-37 |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Devito (PG), Robert Hyde (SG), David Hardeman (SF), Alexander Wren (PF), Matthew Boice (C) Scott Marshall, Roger Talbot, Dennis Myers, John Hillman, Edwin Smith | |
| Subs | Harvard | Scott Gajeski (PG), Bruce Johnson (SG), Craig Ebel (SF), Lindsay Smith (C) Francis Hooker, Jerry Hamlett, Richard Clement, Tommie Elliot | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Richard Devito (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hyde (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Hardeman (fresh) PF - Alexander Wren (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Boice (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Scott Gajeski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Craig Ebel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Roughton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lindsay Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Harvard | Bruce Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 15:31 | Yale | Robert Hyde grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 15:18 | Yale | Richard Devito can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Scott Gajeski - foul #1 on Scott Gajeski, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Harvard | David Strickland (SF) Craig Ebel | |
| 15:18 | Yale | Richard Devito makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 15:18 | Yale | Richard Devito makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 15:00 | Harvard | Lindsay Smith loses the dribble to Matthew Boice | 40-37 |
| 14:41 | Yale | Bruce Johnson takes the ball from David Hardeman | 40-37 |
| 14:37 | Harvard | Bruce Johnson banks in the layup | 40-39 |
| 14:21 | Yale | Richard Devito buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alexander Wren | 42-39 |
| 14:02 | Harvard | Matthew Boice steps in front of the Bruce Johnson pass | 42-39 |
| 13:40 | Yale | Richard Devito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Yale | Scott Marshall (PG), Roger Talbot (SG), Dennis Myers (SF), John Hillman (PF), Edwin Smith (C) Richard Devito, Robert Hyde, David Hardeman, Alexander Wren, Matthew Boice | |
| Subs | Harvard | Francis Hooker (PG), Craig Ebel (SF), Richard Clement (PF), Tommie Elliot (C) Scott Gajeski, David Strickland, David Roughton, Lindsay Smith | |
| 13:16 | Harvard | Francis Hooker is whistled for traveling | 42-39 |
| 12:57 | Yale | Dennis Myers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 12:55 | Harvard | Francis Hooker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 12:50 | Harvard | Francis Hooker connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Craig Ebel | 42-41 |
| 12:38 | Yale | Dennis Myers misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Clement - foul #3 on Richard Clement, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Hamlett (SG) Bruce Johnson | |
| 12:38 | Yale | Dennis Myers makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:38 | Yale | Dennis Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:38 | Yale | John Hillman grabs the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 12:22 | Yale | Edwin Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Scott Gajeski (PG), David Strickland (SF) Francis Hooker, Craig Ebel | |
| 12:04 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Jerry Hamlett | 43-43 |
| 11:44 | Yale | Edwin Smith clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-43 |
| 11:42 | Harvard | David Strickland grabs the board | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Scott Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Talbot (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Dennis Myers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Hillman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Edwin Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Scott Gajeski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Hamlett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Clement (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Tommie Elliot (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Harvard | Jerry Hamlett misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Roger Talbot - foul #1 on Roger Talbot, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| 11:38 | Harvard | Jerry Hamlett makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:38 | Harvard | Jerry Hamlett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:10 | Yale | Scott Marshall makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Myers | 46-45 |
| 10:45 | Harvard | Scott Gajeski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 10:44 | Yale | Edwin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 10:40 | Yale | Dennis Myers can't finish the layup | 46-45 |
| 10:39 | Harvard | Richard Clement pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 10:34 | Harvard | Scott Gajeski is hacked by Edwin Smith - foul #2 on Edwin Smith, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Devito (SF), Alexander Wren (C) Dennis Myers, Edwin Smith | |
| Subs | Harvard | Francis Hooker (PG), Bruce Johnson (SG), Craig Ebel (SF), David Roughton (PF), Lindsay Smith (C) Scott Gajeski, Jerry Hamlett, David Strickland, Richard Clement, Tommie Elliot | |
| 10:26 | Harvard | Craig Ebel connects on the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Richard Devito - foul #1 on Richard Devito, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Hyde (PG), Matthew Boice (C) Scott Marshall, John Hillman | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 10:26 | Harvard | Craig Ebel makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:07 | Yale | Roger Talbot can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 10:05 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Boice | 46-48 |
| 09:47 | Yale | Bruce Johnson is called for the reach on Roger Talbot - foul #4 on Bruce Johnson, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Hamlett (SG) Bruce Johnson | |
| 09:26 | Yale | Richard Devito knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Robert Hyde | 48-48 |
| 09:04 | Harvard | Lindsay Smith blows the layup | 48-48 |
| 09:03 | Yale | Richard Devito grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 08:59 | Yale | Roger Talbot comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-48 |
| 08:58 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Lindsay Smith | 48-48 |
| 08:55 | Harvard | Francis Hooker is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hyde - foul #2 on Robert Hyde, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Yale | Scott Marshall (PG), Dennis Myers (SF), John Hillman (PF), Edwin Smith (C) Robert Hyde, Roger Talbot, Alexander Wren, Matthew Boice | |
| Subs | Harvard | Scott Gajeski (PG), David Strickland (SF), Richard Clement (PF), Tommie Elliot (C) Francis Hooker, Craig Ebel, David Roughton, Lindsay Smith | |
| 08:39 | Harvard | Scott Gajeski hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Strickland | 48-51 |
| 08:19 | Yale | John Hillman makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Dennis Myers and the foul's on Richard Clement - foul #4 on Richard Clement, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Harvard | David Roughton (PF) Richard Clement | |
| 08:19 | Yale | John Hillman makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:05 | Harvard | David Strickland misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dennis Myers - foul #1 on Dennis Myers, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| 08:05 | Harvard | David Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:05 | Harvard | David Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:46 | Yale | Edwin Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 07:44 | Harvard | Jerry Hamlett pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 07:39 | Harvard | Richard Devito steals it from Scott Gajeski in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Scott Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Devito (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Myers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Hillman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Edwin Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Scott Gajeski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Hamlett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Strickland (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Roughton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tommie Elliot (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Yale | Edwin Smith hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Devito | 54-53 |
| 07:05 | Harvard | Jerry Hamlett misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-53 |
| 07:03 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 06:46 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 06:45 | Yale | Dennis Myers grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 06:35 | Yale | Dennis Myers misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-53 |
| 06:34 | Yale | John Hillman gets the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 06:22 | Yale | Edwin Smith hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Marshall | 56-53 |
| 06:09 | Harvard | John Hillman blocks the short jumper by David Strickland | 56-53 |
| 06:07 | Yale | Edwin Smith gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 06:05 | Yale | Scott Gajeski is called for the reach on Scott Marshall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Gajeski, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Yale | Roger Talbot (SG), Alexander Wren (C) Richard Devito, Edwin Smith | |
| Subs | Harvard | Francis Hooker (PG), Bruce Johnson (SG), Craig Ebel (SF), Richard Clement (PF), Lindsay Smith (C) Scott Gajeski, Jerry Hamlett, David Strickland, David Roughton, Tommie Elliot | |
| 05:58 | Yale | John Hillman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-53 |
| 05:56 | Yale | Roger Talbot gets the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 05:39 | Yale | Dennis Myers comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Craig Ebel - foul #1 on Craig Ebel, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Hyde (PG), Matthew Boice (C) Scott Marshall, John Hillman | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 05:39 | Yale | Dennis Myers makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:39 | Yale | Dennis Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:30 | Harvard | Lindsay Smith scores on a runner from the right block and he's fouled by Matthew Boice - foul #2 on Matthew Boice, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Yale | David Hardeman (SF) Dennis Myers | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 05:30 | Harvard | Lindsay Smith makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:09 | Yale | Francis Hooker takes the ball from Alexander Wren | 58-56 |
| 04:54 | Harvard | Lindsay Smith clanks a floater near the basket | 58-56 |
| 04:52 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Hooker | 58-56 |
| 04:32 | Harvard | Bruce Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 04:30 | Yale | Alexander Wren gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:15 | Yale | David Hardeman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 04:13 | Harvard | Craig Ebel pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 03:56 | Harvard | Francis Hooker comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 58-56 |
| 03:55 | Yale | The rebound goes to David Hardeman | 58-56 |
| 03:53 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Yale | Scott Marshall (PG), Dennis Myers (SF), John Hillman (PF), Edwin Smith (C) Robert Hyde, David Hardeman, Alexander Wren, Matthew Boice | |
| Subs | Harvard | Scott Gajeski (PG), David Strickland (SF), Tommie Elliot (C) Francis Hooker, Craig Ebel, Lindsay Smith | |
| 03:51 | Yale | John Hillman loses the dribble to David Strickland | 58-56 |
| 03:29 | Harvard | Scott Marshall picks off the pass by David Strickland | 58-56 |
| 03:26 | Yale | John Hillman lays it in set up by Scott Marshall | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Scott Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Talbot (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Dennis Myers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hillman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Edwin Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Scott Gajeski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - David Strickland (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Clement (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Tommie Elliot (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Harvard | Scott Gajeski buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Clement | 60-59 |
| 02:47 | Yale | Roger Talbot scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-59 |
| 02:33 | Harvard | Scott Gajeski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-59 |
| 02:32 | Yale | John Hillman gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 02:16 | Yale | Scott Gajeski steps in front of the Dennis Myers pass | 62-59 |
| 01:57 | Harvard | Dennis Myers denies the turnaround by Tommie Elliot | 62-59 |
| 01:55 | Harvard | Richard Clement hits the follow up shot | 62-61 |
| 01:37 | Yale | Scott Marshall is fouled on the floor by Bruce Johnson - foul #5 on Bruce Johnson, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Jerry Hamlett (SG) Bruce Johnson | |
| 01:37 | Yale | Scott Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:37 | Yale | Scott Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:25 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot hits a jump hook from the right block | 64-63 |
| 01:13 | Yale | John Hillman is fouled on the floor by Richard Clement - foul #5 on Richard Clement, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Harvard | David Roughton (PF) Richard Clement | |
| 01:13 | Yale | John Hillman misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:13 | Harvard | Tommie Elliot grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 01:13 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| 01:00 | Harvard | Jerry Hamlett misses the shot from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 00:58 | Yale | Edwin Smith snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Yale | Edwin Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Hillman | 66-63 |
| 00:31 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| 00:03 | Harvard | Scott Gajeski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 00:02 | Yale | John Hillman snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Yale | John Hillman runs out the clock | 66-63 |