| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Larry Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Garrison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Farwell (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Filip Ropiski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Laursen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Michael (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Manuel (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | George Farwell inbounds the ball | 46-37 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Harvard | Larry Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 46-37 |
| 19:15 | Yale | Kevin Michael drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by William Larsen and the foul's on George Farwell - foul #2 on George Farwell, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | Kelvin Bricker (SF), John Hank (PF) George Farwell, Filip Ropiski | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 19:15 | Yale | Kevin Michael makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 19:03 | Harvard | Kelvin Bricker makes the 3 from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 18:58 | Yale | Kevin Michael comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-40 |
| 18:57 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Ballard | 49-40 |
| 18:40 | Yale | William Larsen scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Manuel | 49-43 |
| 18:26 | Harvard | John Hank misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Kevin Michael - foul #1 on Kevin Michael, team foul #1 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | George Farwell (SF) Kelvin Bricker | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 18:26 | Harvard | John Hank misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 18:26 | Harvard | John Hank makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 18:24 | Yale | William Larsen is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Wilson - foul #1 on Larry Wilson, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | Filip Ropiski (PF) John Hank | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 18:04 | Yale | A charge is called on Richard Manuel - foul #3 on Richard Manuel, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | Paul Hughes (PG) Larry Wilson | |
| Subs | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani (C) Richard Manuel | |
| 17:45 | Harvard | George Farwell misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 17:43 | Harvard | Filip Ropiski tips it home | 52-43 |
| 17:20 | Yale | William Larsen connects on the 3 from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 17:10 | Harvard | Joshua Gordon jams it on a nice dish by Paul Hughes | 54-46 |
| 17:00 | Yale | Bernard Ballard blows the layup | 54-46 |
| 16:59 | Yale | Bernard Ballard grabs the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 16:50 | Yale | William Larsen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 16:49 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani grabs the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 16:36 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 16:34 | Yale | Bernard Ballard grabs the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 16:21 | Yale | Raymond Laursen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-46 |
| Subs | Harvard | Larry Wilson (PG), Kelvin Bricker (SF), John Hank (PF), Erwin Weatherwax (C) Paul Hughes, George Farwell, Filip Ropiski, Joshua Gordon | |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (PG), Herbert Bowen (SG), Gregory Ross (SF), Edwin Rich (C) William Larsen, Raymond Laursen, Kevin Michael, Bernard Ballard | |
| 16:06 | Harvard | John Hank hits the finger roll set up by Erwin Weatherwax | 56-46 |
| 16:02 | Yale | Gregory Ross scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Darrel Smith | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Larry Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Garrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelvin Bricker (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Hank (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Erwin Weatherwax (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Darrel Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Bowen (fresh) SF - Gregory Ross (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dwayne Cipriani (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edwin Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Harvard | Jack Garrison misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 15:38 | Yale | Gregory Ross gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 15:25 | Yale | Darrel Smith is whistled for a carry | 56-48 |
| Subs | Harvard | Filip Ropiski (PF), Mosi Arambula (C) John Hank, Erwin Weatherwax | |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Richard Manuel (C) Herbert Bowen, Edwin Rich | |
| 15:09 | Harvard | 3 seconds is called on Mosi Arambula | 56-48 |
| Subs | Harvard | George Farwell (SF) Kelvin Bricker | |
| Subs | Yale | Kevin Michael (SF), Bernard Ballard (PF) Gregory Ross, Dwayne Cipriani | |
| 15:01 | Yale | Filip Ropiski denies the turnaround by Richard Manuel | 56-48 |
| 14:59 | Harvard | Filip Ropiski snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 14:48 | Harvard | George Farwell misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 14:46 | Yale | Richard Manuel grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 14:25 | Yale | Darrel Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Larsen | 56-51 |
| 14:09 | Harvard | Mosi Arambula connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Wilson | 58-51 |
| 13:57 | Yale | Kevin Michael splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-51 |
| 13:55 | Harvard | Filip Ropiski grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 13:48 | Harvard | George Farwell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on George Farwell, team foul #3 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Harvard | Kelvin Bricker (SF), John Hank (PF) George Farwell, Filip Ropiski | |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Laursen (SG) Darrel Smith | |
| 13:46 | Yale | William Larsen is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| 13:36 | Harvard | Kelvin Bricker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-51 |
| 13:34 | Yale | Raymond Laursen pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 13:29 | Yale | Larry Wilson steals it from Raymond Laursen | 58-51 |
| 13:25 | Harvard | Larry Wilson throws it down | 60-51 |
| 13:05 | Yale | Raymond Laursen connects on the jumper from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 12:48 | Harvard | John Hank makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kelvin Bricker | 62-53 |
| 12:43 | Yale | William Larsen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 12:41 | Harvard | John Hank grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 12:36 | Harvard | Jack Garrison scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-53 |
| 12:18 | Yale | Raymond Laursen is hacked by Mosi Arambula - foul #4 on Mosi Arambula, team foul #4 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Harvard | George Farwell (SF), Filip Ropiski (PF), Joshua Gordon (C) Kelvin Bricker, John Hank, Mosi Arambula | |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (PG), Gregory Ross (SF), Dwayne Cipriani (PF), Edwin Rich (C) William Larsen, Kevin Michael, Bernard Ballard, Richard Manuel | |
| 12:05 | Yale | Edwin Rich can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-53 |
| 12:03 | Yale | Gregory Ross snags the offensive board | 65-53 |
| 11:49 | Yale | Gregory Ross travels with the ball | 65-53 |
| Subs | Harvard | Kelvin Bricker (SF) George Farwell | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Larry Wilson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Garrison (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelvin Bricker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Filip Ropiski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Darrel Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Laursen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Cipriani (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edwin Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Harvard | Joshua Gordon comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Dwayne Cipriani - foul #2 on Dwayne Cipriani, team foul #3 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Harvard | George Farwell (SF) Kelvin Bricker | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 11:35 | Harvard | Joshua Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 11:35 | Harvard | Joshua Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 11:35 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani grabs the defensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 11:10 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 11:08 | Harvard | Joshua Gordon gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 10:55 | Harvard | George Farwell can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 66-53 |
| 10:54 | Yale | Raymond Laursen grabs the board | 66-53 |
| 10:42 | Yale | Raymond Laursen misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-53 |
| 10:41 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Filip Ropiski | 66-53 |
| 10:26 | Harvard | Gregory Ross steps in front of the Larry Wilson pass | 66-53 |
| 10:12 | Yale | Darrel Smith knocks in the runner from the right block and the foul's on Larry Wilson - foul #2 on Larry Wilson, team foul #5 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Harvard | Kelvin Bricker (SF), Erwin Weatherwax (C) George Farwell, Joshua Gordon | |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Kevin Michael (SF), Bernard Ballard (PF), Richard Manuel (C) Raymond Laursen, Gregory Ross, Dwayne Cipriani, Edwin Rich | |
| 10:12 | Yale | Darrel Smith makes the free throw | 66-56 |
| 09:59 | Harvard | Larry Wilson is fouled on the floor by Bernard Ballard - foul #2 on Bernard Ballard, team foul #4 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Harvard | Paul Hughes (PG) Larry Wilson | |
| Subs | Yale | Herbert Bowen (SG) Darrel Smith | |
| 09:41 | Harvard | Jack Garrison misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-56 |
| 09:40 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Erwin Weatherwax | 66-56 |
| 09:30 | Harvard | Kelvin Bricker misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 66-56 |
| 09:28 | Harvard | Filip Ropiski tips it in | 68-56 |
| 09:13 | Yale | Herbert Bowen makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Larsen | 68-59 |
| 08:49 | Harvard | Kelvin Bricker makes the jump hook from the right block | 70-59 |
| 08:34 | Yale | Bernard Ballard makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 08:23 | Harvard | Filip Ropiski knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Jack Garrison | 72-61 |
| 08:02 | Yale | William Larsen misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Hughes - foul #1 on Paul Hughes, team foul #6 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Harvard | Larry Wilson (PG), George Farwell (SF), John Hank (PF), Joshua Gordon (C) Paul Hughes, Kelvin Bricker, Filip Ropiski, Erwin Weatherwax | |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Laursen (SG) Herbert Bowen | |
| 08:02 | Yale | William Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 08:02 | Yale | William Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 07:50 | Harvard | Larry Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 07:48 | Yale | The rebound goes to Richard Manuel | 72-63 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Larry Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Garrison (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Farwell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Hank (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Laursen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Michael (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Manuel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Yale | Kevin Michael misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-63 |
| 07:30 | Yale | Bernard Ballard hits the follow up shot | 72-65 |
| 07:12 | Harvard | Jack Garrison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-65 |
| 07:11 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to John Hank | 72-65 |
| 07:01 | Harvard | George Farwell buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Larry Wilson | 74-65 |
| 06:48 | Yale | William Larsen is fouled on the floor by Jack Garrison - foul #3 on Jack Garrison, team foul #7 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Harvard | Filip Ropiski (PF), Mosi Arambula (C) John Hank, Joshua Gordon | |
| Subs | Yale | Gregory Ross (SF), Dwayne Cipriani (PF), Edwin Rich (C) Kevin Michael, Bernard Ballard, Richard Manuel | |
| 06:48 | Yale | William Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 06:48 | Yale | William Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 06:35 | Harvard | George Farwell misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Edwin Rich - foul #1 on Edwin Rich, team foul #5 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (PG) William Larsen | |
| 06:35 | Harvard | George Farwell makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 06:35 | Harvard | George Farwell misses the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 06:35 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani gets the rebound | 75-67 |
| 06:14 | Yale | Darrel Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Raymond Laursen and the foul's on George Farwell - foul #4 on George Farwell, team foul #8 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Harvard | Kelvin Bricker (SF) George Farwell | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 06:14 | Yale | Darrel Smith makes the free throw | 75-70 |
| 05:51 | Harvard | Jack Garrison knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 78-70 |
| 05:44 | Yale | Raymond Laursen is hacked by Jack Garrison - foul #4 on Jack Garrison, team foul #9 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Harvard | George Farwell (SF), John Hank (PF) Kelvin Bricker, Filip Ropiski | |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Bernard Ballard (PF) Darrel Smith, Edwin Rich | |
| 05:44 | Yale | Raymond Laursen makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 05:44 | Yale | Raymond Laursen makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 05:22 | Harvard | George Farwell misses short on a shot from the left wing | 78-72 |
| 05:20 | Yale | Bernard Ballard snags the defensive board | 78-72 |
| 05:14 | Yale | George Farwell is called for the reach on Gregory Ross - foul #5 on George Farwell, team foul #10 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Harvard | Kelvin Bricker (SF), Filip Ropiski (PF) George Farwell, John Hank | |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (SG), Richard Manuel (C) Raymond Laursen, Dwayne Cipriani | |
| 05:14 | Yale | Gregory Ross makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 05:14 | Yale | Gregory Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 05:02 | Harvard | Kelvin Bricker knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 80-74 |
| 04:46 | Yale | Richard Manuel can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mosi Arambula - foul #5 on Mosi Arambula, team foul #11 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joshua Gordon (C) Mosi Arambula | |
| Subs | Yale | Kevin Michael (SF) Gregory Ross | |
| 04:46 | Yale | Richard Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 04:46 | Yale | Richard Manuel makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 04:26 | Harvard | Jack Garrison clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 80-76 |
| 04:24 | Harvard | Filip Ropiski hits the follow up shot | 82-76 |
| 04:03 | Yale | William Larsen hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Darrel Smith | 82-78 |
| 03:44 | Harvard | Joshua Gordon loses the dribble to Darrel Smith | 82-78 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Larry Wilson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Garrison (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kelvin Bricker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Filip Ropiski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Joshua Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darrel Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Michael (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Bernard Ballard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Manuel (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Yale | Richard Manuel lays it in on a nice dish by Darrel Smith | 82-80 |
| 03:02 | Harvard | Filip Ropiski hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Larry Wilson | 84-80 |
| 02:43 | Yale | Jack Garrison is called for the reach on Kevin Michael - foul #5 on Jack Garrison, team foul #12 | 84-80 |
| Subs | Harvard | Paul Hughes (SG), John Hank (PF), Erwin Weatherwax (C) Jack Garrison, Filip Ropiski, Joshua Gordon | |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Haught (PG), Raymond Laursen (SG), Dwayne Cipriani (PF), Edwin Rich (C) William Larsen, Darrel Smith, Bernard Ballard, Richard Manuel | |
| 02:43 | Yale | Kevin Michael makes the 1st free throw | 84-81 |
| 02:43 | Yale | Kevin Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 84-82 |
| 02:31 | Harvard | Paul Hughes is fouled on the floor by Paul Haught - foul #1 on Paul Haught, team foul #6 | 84-82 |
| 02:07 | Harvard | Larry Wilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 84-82 |
| 02:05 | Yale | Kevin Michael snags the defensive board | 84-82 |
| 02:05 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-82 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Bernard Ballard (PF), Richard Manuel (C) Paul Haught, Dwayne Cipriani, Edwin Rich | |
| 01:51 | Yale | William Larsen can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 84-82 |
| 01:50 | Yale | Bernard Ballard pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-82 |
| 01:31 | Yale | Kevin Michael buries a jumper from the left wing | 84-84 |
| 01:31 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-84 |
| Subs | Harvard | Filip Ropiski (PF), Joshua Gordon (C) Paul Hughes, Erwin Weatherwax | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 01:02 | Harvard | Kelvin Bricker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bernard Ballard - foul #3 on Bernard Ballard, team foul #7 | 84-84 |
| 01:02 | Harvard | Kelvin Bricker makes the 1st free throw | 85-84 |
| 01:02 | Harvard | Kelvin Bricker makes the 2nd free throw | 86-84 |
| 00:36 | Yale | Richard Manuel drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 86-86 |
| 00:36 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-86 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Harvard | Kelvin Bricker connects on the floater from the free throw line | 88-86 |
| 00:07 | Yale | Yale calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 88-86 |
| 00:01 | Yale | Raymond Laursen misses the jump hook from the left block | 88-86 |
| 00:00 | Yale | The clock runs out | 88-86 |