| Lineup | Yale | PG - Buddy Mooney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Webb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Nero (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Burns (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Vincent Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Reid (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Malcolm Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Durham (fresh) C - Robert Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Fred Webb inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Yale | Buddy Mooney scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Fred Webb | 31-34 |
| 19:16 | Harvard | Richard Durham makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Vincent Collins and the foul's on Johnny Nero - foul #2 on Johnny Nero, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 19:16 | Harvard | Richard Durham makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 19:01 | Yale | Fred Webb knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Barnes | 34-37 |
| 18:46 | Harvard | Malcolm Bailey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-37 |
| 18:44 | Harvard | Robert Dixon tips it but misses | 34-37 |
| 18:42 | Yale | Johnny Nero gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:19 | Yale | Fred Webb comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 18:18 | Harvard | Richard Durham grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:14 | Harvard | Vincent Collins makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Reid | 34-39 |
| 18:08 | Yale | Randy Barnes drills a jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Lawrence Reid - foul #1 on Lawrence Reid, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 18:08 | Yale | Randy Barnes makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:54 | Harvard | Vincent Collins can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 17:52 | Harvard | Malcolm Bailey grabs the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 17:40 | Harvard | Lawrence Reid scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Durham | 37-41 |
| 17:17 | Yale | Johnny Nero comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 17:15 | Harvard | Lawrence Reid pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:53 | Harvard | Vincent Collins scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Malcolm Bailey | 37-44 |
| 16:33 | Yale | Buddy Mooney is fouled on the floor by Robert Dixon - foul #2 on Robert Dixon, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Cavallo (PG), Duane Thomas (SG), Stephen Richardson (SF), Lawrence Gaither (PF), Stephen Leflore (C) Buddy Mooney, Randy Barnes, Fred Webb, Johnny Nero, Steven Burns | |
| Subs | Harvard | Dave Walsh (SG), James Foster (SF), Philip Swift (PF), Nathaniel Murphy (C) Lawrence Reid, Malcolm Bailey, Richard Durham, Robert Dixon | |
| 16:17 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither is hacked by James Foster - foul #1 on James Foster, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ronald Morris (C) Vincent Collins | |
| 16:01 | Yale | Stephen Leflore misses short on a shot in the lane | 37-44 |
| 15:59 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither tips it back up and in | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Larry Cavallo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Thomas (fresh) SF - Stephen Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Gaither (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Leflore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Dave Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Philip Swift (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Foster (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathaniel Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Morris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Harvard | Ronald Morris connects on the floater from close range | 39-46 |
| 15:48 | Yale | Larry Cavallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-46 |
| 15:31 | Harvard | Philip Swift buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Dave Walsh | 39-48 |
| 15:12 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Larry Cavallo | 41-48 |
| 14:44 | Harvard | Nathaniel Murphy is hacked by Stephen Leflore - foul #1 on Stephen Leflore, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Yale | Buddy Mooney (PG), Randy Barnes (SG), Fred Webb (SF), Johnny Nero (PF), Steven Burns (C) Larry Cavallo, Duane Thomas, Stephen Richardson, Lawrence Gaither, Stephen Leflore | |
| Subs | Harvard | Vincent Collins (PG), Lawrence Reid (SG), Malcolm Bailey (SF), Richard Durham (PF), Robert Dixon (C) Dave Walsh, Philip Swift, James Foster, Nathaniel Murphy, Ronald Morris | |
| 14:27 | Harvard | Richard Durham knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Vincent Collins | 41-50 |
| 14:11 | Yale | Randy Barnes scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Webb | 44-50 |
| 13:50 | Harvard | Robert Dixon loses the dribble to Randy Barnes | 44-50 |
| 13:38 | Yale | Steven Burns clanks a jump hook near the basket | 44-50 |
| 13:36 | Harvard | Robert Dixon gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 13:14 | Harvard | Lawrence Reid hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Vincent Collins | 44-53 |
| 13:05 | Yale | Johnny Nero's pass is intercepted by Malcolm Bailey | 44-53 |
| 12:53 | Harvard | Robert Dixon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-53 |
| 12:52 | Harvard | Richard Durham grabs the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 12:46 | Harvard | Malcolm Bailey scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Reid | 44-56 |
| 12:31 | Yale | Johnny Nero can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-56 |
| 12:29 | Yale | Steven Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 12:01 | Yale | Fred Webb misses the jumper from the right side | 44-56 |
| 12:00 | Harvard | Robert Dixon snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Buddy Mooney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Webb (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Johnny Nero (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Burns (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Vincent Collins (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lawrence Reid (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Malcolm Bailey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Durham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Dixon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Harvard | Malcolm Bailey drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Durham | 44-58 |
| 11:23 | Yale | Randy Barnes clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-58 |
| 11:22 | Harvard | Robert Dixon pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| 11:02 | Harvard | Richard Durham can't finish the layup | 44-58 |
| 11:00 | Yale | Steven Burns snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 10:41 | Yale | Steven Burns lays it up and in and the foul's on Robert Dixon - foul #3 on Robert Dixon, team foul #4 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Cavallo (PG), Duane Thomas (SG), Stephen Richardson (SF), Lawrence Gaither (PF) Buddy Mooney, Randy Barnes, Fred Webb, Johnny Nero | |
| Subs | Harvard | Dave Walsh (PG), Philip Swift (SG), James Foster (SF), Nathaniel Murphy (PF), Ronald Morris (C) Vincent Collins, Lawrence Reid, Malcolm Bailey, Richard Durham, Robert Dixon | |
| 10:41 | Yale | Steven Burns makes the free throw | 47-58 |
| 10:23 | Harvard | Ronald Morris blows the layup but the foul's on Steven Burns - foul #3 on Steven Burns, team foul #3 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Yale | Stephen Leflore (C) Steven Burns | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 10:23 | Harvard | Ronald Morris makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 10:23 | Harvard | Ronald Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 10:23 | Yale | Stephen Leflore grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 10:08 | Yale | Stephen Richardson can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Philip Swift - foul #2 on Philip Swift, team foul #5 | 47-59 |
| 10:08 | Yale | Stephen Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 10:08 | Yale | Stephen Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 09:47 | Harvard | Ronald Morris connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Dave Walsh | 49-61 |
| 09:24 | Yale | Stephen Richardson misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-61 |
| 09:22 | Harvard | Philip Swift grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 09:07 | Harvard | Philip Swift misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 09:06 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| 08:53 | Yale | Stephen Richardson buries a floater near the basket | 51-61 |
| 08:37 | Harvard | Ronald Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-61 |
| Subs | Yale | Buddy Mooney (PG), Randy Barnes (SG), Fred Webb (SF) Larry Cavallo, Duane Thomas, Stephen Leflore | |
| Subs | Harvard | Vincent Collins (PG) Ronald Morris | |
| 08:24 | Yale | Philip Swift steps in front of the Randy Barnes pass | 51-61 |
| 08:06 | Harvard | Philip Swift misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Lawrence Gaither - foul #1 on Lawrence Gaither, team foul #4 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Yale | Johnny Nero (PF), Steven Burns (C) Lawrence Gaither, Stephen Richardson | |
| Subs | Harvard | Malcolm Bailey (SF), Richard Durham (PF), Robert Dixon (C) Dave Walsh, James Foster, Nathaniel Murphy | |
| 08:06 | Harvard | Philip Swift misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 08:06 | Harvard | Philip Swift makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 07:51 | Yale | Randy Barnes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-62 |
| 07:50 | Yale | Johnny Nero misses the tip | 51-62 |
| 07:49 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Robert Dixon | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Buddy Mooney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Webb (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Johnny Nero (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Steven Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Vincent Collins (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Philip Swift (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Malcolm Bailey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Durham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Harvard | Philip Swift hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 51-62 |
| 07:33 | Harvard | Richard Durham can't tip it in | 51-62 |
| 07:32 | Yale | Johnny Nero pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 07:06 | Yale | Randy Barnes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-62 |
| 07:05 | Harvard | Richard Durham snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 06:44 | Harvard | Malcolm Bailey misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Fred Webb - foul #2 on Fred Webb, team foul #5 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Lawrence Reid (SG) Philip Swift | |
| 06:44 | Harvard | Malcolm Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 06:44 | Harvard | Malcolm Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 06:31 | Yale | Johnny Nero connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Fred Webb and he's fouled by Robert Dixon - foul #4 on Robert Dixon, team foul #6 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Cavallo (PG) Buddy Mooney | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 06:31 | Yale | Johnny Nero makes the free throw | 54-64 |
| 06:14 | Harvard | Malcolm Bailey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-64 |
| 06:12 | Yale | Randy Barnes grabs the board | 54-64 |
| 06:07 | Yale | Randy Barnes hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Cavallo | 56-64 |
| 05:43 | Harvard | Robert Dixon banks in the layup on a great pass from Lawrence Reid | 56-66 |
| 05:29 | Yale | The jump hook by Johnny Nero is blocked by Richard Durham | 56-66 |
| 05:27 | Harvard | Malcolm Bailey pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| 05:04 | Harvard | Malcolm Bailey connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:51 | Yale | Johnny Nero throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-69 |
| Subs | Yale | Buddy Mooney (PG), Stephen Richardson (SF), Lawrence Gaither (PF), Stephen Leflore (C) Randy Barnes, Fred Webb, Johnny Nero, Steven Burns | |
| Subs | Harvard | Dave Walsh (PG), James Foster (SF), Philip Swift (PF), Nathaniel Murphy (C) Vincent Collins, Malcolm Bailey, Richard Durham, Robert Dixon | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:27 | Harvard | Philip Swift knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Reid | 56-72 |
| 04:12 | Yale | Buddy Mooney misses the jumpshot from the right side | 56-72 |
| 04:10 | Harvard | James Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 56-72 |
| 03:41 | Harvard | Nathaniel Murphy can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Stephen Leflore - foul #2 on Stephen Leflore, team foul #6 | 56-72 |
| Subs | Yale | Duane Thomas (SG) Larry Cavallo | |
| Subs | Harvard | Vincent Collins (PG) Lawrence Reid | |
| 03:41 | Harvard | Nathaniel Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 03:41 | Harvard | Nathaniel Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 03:41 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither pulls down the rebound | 56-73 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Buddy Mooney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Thomas (fresh) SF - Stephen Richardson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Gaither (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Leflore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Vincent Collins (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dave Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Foster (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Philip Swift (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathaniel Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-73 |
| 03:20 | Yale | Stephen Leflore tips it but misses | 56-73 |
| 03:19 | Harvard | Philip Swift gets the rebound | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Harvard | Nathaniel Murphy's pass is intercepted by Stephen Richardson | 56-73 |
| 02:43 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither is fouled on the floor by Dave Walsh - foul #1 on Dave Walsh, team foul #7 | 56-73 |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Cavallo (PG) Buddy Mooney | |
| Subs | Harvard | Ronald Morris (C) Vincent Collins | |
| 02:43 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 02:43 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 02:19 | Harvard | Philip Swift misses badly on a runner near the basket | 58-73 |
| 02:18 | Harvard | Ronald Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-73 |
| 01:59 | Harvard | Philip Swift's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-73 |
| 01:34 | Yale | Stephen Richardson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-73 |
| 01:33 | Harvard | Philip Swift grabs the board | 58-73 |
| 01:05 | Harvard | Dave Walsh connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Foster | 58-75 |
| 00:49 | Yale | Stephen Richardson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-75 |
| 00:47 | Harvard | Dave Walsh snags the defensive board | 58-75 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Harvard | Dave Walsh is called for 5 seconds | 58-75 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Yale | Larry Cavallo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-75 |
| 00:14 | Yale | Stephen Leflore grabs the offensive rebound | 58-75 |
| 00:10 | Yale | Philip Swift steals the ball from Duane Thomas | 58-75 |
| 00:06 | Harvard | Dave Walsh banks in the layup on a great pass from Philip Swift | 58-77 |
| 00:01 | Yale | Duane Thomas drills a jumper from the right block | 60-77 |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Dave Walsh runs out the clock | 60-77 |