| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) SG - John Howard (fresh) SF - Hank Bennett (fresh) PF - Jesse Boyers (fresh) C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Philip Day (fresh) SG - David Wilson (fresh) SF - Granville Harris (fresh) PF - John Hudock (fresh) C - George Gilmer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | George Gilmer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Harvard | David Wilson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers loses the dribble to Philip Day | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Harvard | Granville Harris misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Howard | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | John Howard hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Hank Bennett | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Harvard | Granville Harris throws it down | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Randy Randolph | 5-2 |
| 18:24 | Harvard | George Gilmer is hacked by Randy Randolph - foul #1 on Randy Randolph, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:16 | Harvard | Granville Harris misses short on a shot from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Philip Day steals it from John Howard | 5-2 |
| 18:04 | Harvard | Philip Day misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | George Gilmer is called for the reach on Wayne Blocker - foul #1 on George Gilmer, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ehioze Sato (PG), Steven Wells (C) Philip Day, George Gilmer | |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by John Hudock - foul #1 on John Hudock, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:29 | Harvard | John Hudock grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:25 | Harvard | Ehioze Sato is hacked by Randy Randolph in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Randolph, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PG), William Dawley (SF) Randy Randolph, Hank Bennett | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 17:10 | Harvard | William Dawley steals it from Ehioze Sato | 5-2 |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | John Howard misses the dunk | 5-2 |
| 16:51 | Harvard | John Hudock grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:33 | Harvard | John Hudock misses the easy layup but the foul's on Anton Turner - foul #1 on Anton Turner, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SF) Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Harvard | George Gilmer (C) Steven Wells | |
| 16:33 | Harvard | John Hudock makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:33 | Harvard | John Hudock makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:16 | Kentucky | Anton Turner connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Blocker | 7-4 |
| 15:59 | Harvard | David Wilson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Howard - foul #1 on John Howard, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Philip Day (PG) Ehioze Sato | |
| 15:59 | Harvard | David Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:59 | Harvard | David Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Anton Turner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hank Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Dawley (fresh) C - Wayne Blocker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Philip Day (fresh) 2 stl. SG - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Granville Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hudock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Gilmer (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses the lay-in | 7-6 |
| 15:42 | Harvard | David Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:36 | Harvard | Wayne Blocker takes the ball from David Wilson | 7-6 |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Philip Day steals it from William Dawley | 7-6 |
| 15:16 | Harvard | David Wilson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-6 |
| 15:15 | Harvard | John Hudock pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:58 | Harvard | The jump hook by Granville Harris is blocked by William Dawley | 7-6 |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | Anton Turner gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | David Wilson is called for the reach on John Howard - foul #1 on David Wilson, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers (PF) William Dawley | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ehioze Sato (PG), Michael Quinn (SG), Derrick Corwin (SF), Erick Bunnell (PF), Steven Wells (C) Philip Day, David Wilson, Granville Harris, John Hudock, George Gilmer | |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | Erick Bunnell swats the shot by John Howard | 7-6 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Anton Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-6 |
| 13:42 | Harvard | Ehioze Sato misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | John Howard comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Wells - foul #1 on Steven Wells, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Harvard | David Wilson (SG) Michael Quinn | |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | John Howard misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | John Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:24 | Harvard | David Wilson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-8 |
| 13:12 | Kentucky | Anton Turner scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 10-8 |
| 13:01 | Harvard | Ehioze Sato knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Steven Wells | 10-11 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Derrick Corwin - foul #1 on Derrick Corwin, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (SF) Hank Bennett | |
| Subs | Harvard | Philip Day (PG), Granville Harris (SF), John Hudock (PF), George Gilmer (C) Ehioze Sato, Derrick Corwin, Erick Bunnell, Steven Wells | |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:33 | Harvard | Granville Harris is whistled for a carry | 12-11 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | John Hudock is called for the reach on John Howard - foul #2 on John Hudock, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SF) Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | Harvard | Michael Quinn (SG), Erick Bunnell (PF) David Wilson, John Hudock | |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | George Gilmer denies the turnaround by Jesse Boyers | 12-11 |
| 11:49 | Harvard | Michael Quinn snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Anton Turner (tiring) 4 pts. SG - John Howard (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Dawley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Philip Day (fresh) 3 stl. SG - Michael Quinn (fresh) SF - Granville Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Erick Bunnell (fresh) C - George Gilmer (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Harvard | Erick Bunnell misses long on a jumper from the right block | 12-11 |
| 11:42 | Harvard | George Gilmer tips it in | 12-13 |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on George Gilmer - foul #2 on George Gilmer, team foul #7 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Steven Wells (C) George Gilmer | |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:08 | Harvard | Jesse Boyers steals the ball from Granville Harris | 13-13 |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | John Howard misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-13 |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers tips it home | 15-13 |
| 10:39 | Harvard | Erick Bunnell connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Philip Day and he's fouled by Anton Turner - foul #2 on Anton Turner, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker (C) Anton Turner | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ehioze Sato (PG), David Wilson (SG), Derrick Corwin (SF) Philip Day, Michael Quinn, Granville Harris | |
| 10:39 | Harvard | Erick Bunnell makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | John Howard misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | William Dawley hits a jumper near the basket set up by John Howard | 17-16 |
| 09:53 | Harvard | David Wilson knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Derrick Corwin and he's fouled by Hank Bennett - foul #1 on Hank Bennett, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| 09:53 | Harvard | David Wilson makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker slams it home | 19-19 |
| 09:35 | Harvard | David Wilson scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ehioze Sato | 19-22 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | John Howard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-22 |
| 09:13 | Harvard | Ehioze Sato pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 08:55 | Harvard | David Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Dawley - foul #1 on William Dawley, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Philip Day (PG), Granville Harris (SF), Joel Sanford (C) Ehioze Sato, Derrick Corwin, Steven Wells | |
| 08:55 | Harvard | David Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:55 | Harvard | David Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 19-24 |
| 08:35 | Harvard | Erick Bunnell pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 08:29 | Harvard | Granville Harris clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Wayne Blocker - foul #1 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #8 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ehioze Sato (SG), Michael Quinn (SF) David Wilson, Erick Bunnell | |
| 08:29 | Harvard | Granville Harris makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 08:29 | Harvard | Granville Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 08:13 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker is hacked by Philip Day - foul #1 on Philip Day, team foul #8 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Derrick Corwin (SF) Ehioze Sato | |
| 08:13 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:13 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 07:59 | Harvard | Granville Harris is fouled on the floor by Jesse Boyers - foul #1 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #9 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Steven Wells (C) Joel Sanford | |
| 07:59 | Harvard | Granville Harris makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 07:59 | Harvard | Granville Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 07:59 | Harvard | Steven Wells grabs the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 07:44 | Harvard | Granville Harris makes the runner near the basket | 21-29 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Hank Bennett (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Howard (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Dawley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesse Boyers (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Philip Day (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Quinn (fresh) SF - Derrick Corwin (fresh) PF - Granville Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Steven Wells (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | William Dawley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Derrick Corwin - foul #2 on Derrick Corwin, team foul #9 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ehioze Sato (PG), David Wilson (SG) Philip Day, Derrick Corwin | |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 07:22 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Granville Harris | 22-29 |
| 07:01 | Harvard | Wayne Blocker denies the turnaround by Granville Harris | 22-29 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Dawley | 22-29 |
| 06:39 | Kentucky | John Howard makes the shot from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 06:24 | Harvard | David Wilson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-29 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | William Dawley snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | John Howard drills a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Ehioze Sato - foul #1 on Ehioze Sato, team foul #10 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Philip Day (PG), Erick Bunnell (PF), Joel Sanford (C) Ehioze Sato, Michael Quinn, Steven Wells | |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | John Howard misses the free throw | 26-29 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the offensive board | 26-29 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker tips it in | 28-29 |
| 05:38 | Harvard | Erick Bunnell buries a jumper from the left side | 28-31 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | John Howard drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 05:10 | Harvard | Philip Day loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ehioze Sato (SG) David Wilson | |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | William Dawley hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Hank Bennett | 33-31 |
| 04:54 | Harvard | Ehioze Sato travels with the ball | 33-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Harvard | David Wilson (SG), Steven Wells (C) Philip Day, Joel Sanford | |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | John Howard's floater is knocked away by Steven Wells | 33-31 |
| 04:29 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Steven Wells | 33-31 |
| 04:25 | Harvard | David Wilson scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Erick Bunnell | 33-34 |
| 04:25 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Philip Day (PG), Michael Quinn (SF) Ehioze Sato, Granville Harris | |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Philip Day steals the ball from Jesse Boyers | 33-34 |
| 03:48 | Harvard | Wayne Blocker swats the layup by David Wilson | 33-34 |
| 03:47 | Harvard | Steven Wells gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 03:30 | Harvard | William Dawley is called for the reach on Michael Quinn - foul #2 on William Dawley, team foul #10 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Anton Turner (SG) Hank Bennett, John Howard | |
| Subs | Harvard | Derrick Corwin (SF), John Hudock (PF), George Gilmer (C) David Wilson, Erick Bunnell, Steven Wells | |
| 03:30 | Harvard | Michael Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 03:30 | Harvard | Michael Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 03:30 | Harvard | John Hudock gets the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anton Turner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Dawley (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Boyers (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Philip Day (fresh) 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Michael Quinn (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Derrick Corwin (fresh) PF - John Hudock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Gilmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Harvard | Philip Day is called for traveling | 33-35 |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | William Dawley hits a shot in the lane set up by Anton Turner | 35-35 |
| 02:59 | Harvard | Philip Day misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 02:58 | Harvard | John Hudock tips it back up and in | 35-37 |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | Anton Turner knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Boyers and he's hacked by Derrick Corwin - foul #3 on Derrick Corwin, team foul #11 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ehioze Sato (SG) Derrick Corwin | |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 02:30 | Harvard | John Hudock knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Philip Day and he's hacked by Wayne Blocker - foul #2 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #11 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Harvard | David Wilson (SG), Granville Harris (SF) Philip Day, Michael Quinn | |
| 02:30 | Harvard | John Hudock makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | William Dawley is whistled for traveling | 38-40 |
| 02:03 | Harvard | George Gilmer misses the lay-in but the foul's on Wayne Blocker - foul #3 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #12 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SF) Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 02:03 | Harvard | George Gilmer makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 02:03 | Harvard | George Gilmer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Anton Turner is fouled on the floor by David Wilson - foul #2 on David Wilson, team foul #12 | 38-42 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 01:49 | Harvard | The rebound goes to John Hudock | 39-42 |
| 01:27 | Harvard | David Wilson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-42 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Anton Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Anton Turner is fouled on the floor by Granville Harris - foul #1 on Granville Harris, team foul #13 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Philip Day (PG), Michael Quinn (SF), Steven Wells (C) David Wilson, Granville Harris, George Gilmer | |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 01:08 | Harvard | John Hudock grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 00:55 | Harvard | John Hudock knocks in the shot from the right block | 40-44 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | The short jumper by William Dawley is denied by John Hudock | 40-44 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | John Hudock swats the layup by Jesse Boyers | 40-44 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | William Dawley tips it in | 42-44 |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Michael Quinn knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-47 |