| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ryan Cull (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Wadsworth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William England (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Walters (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Derek Helms (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jimmy Wetzstein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Babcock (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leon Harriman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Calvin Hatfield (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Bobby Babcock inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Harvard | Derek Helms clanks a 3 from straight away | 27-25 |
| 19:32 | Harvard | Leon Harriman can't tip it in | 27-25 |
| 19:31 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Wetzstein | 27-25 |
| 19:16 | Harvard | Derek Helms is fouled on the floor by Ryan Cull - foul #1 on Ryan Cull, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 18:59 | Harvard | Jimmy Wetzstein hits the easy wide open finger roll | 27-27 |
| 18:34 | Columbia | Ryan Cull connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 18:19 | Harvard | Bobby Babcock is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Bobby Babcock, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Daniel Blakeman (SF) Bobby Babcock | |
| 17:50 | Columbia | Derek Helms steps in front of the Ryan Cull pass | 30-27 |
| 17:42 | Harvard | Jimmy Wetzstein comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 17:40 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Joseph Rose | 30-27 |
| 17:18 | Columbia | William England misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 17:16 | Columbia | William England snags the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 17:01 | Columbia | Ryan Cull hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 16:59 | Columbia | Joseph Rose tips it home | 32-27 |
| 16:37 | Harvard | Derek Helms is hacked by Ryan Cull - foul #2 on Ryan Cull, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | Willie Hensley (PG), Paul Campbell (SF), Luther Pulido (C) Ryan Cull, Joseph Rose, Andrew Walters | |
| Subs | Harvard | Dennis Kahler (SG), Roger Gerrard (SF), Steven Bartlett (PF) Derek Helms, Jimmy Wetzstein, Leon Harriman | |
| 16:26 | Harvard | Roger Gerrard connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Blakeman | 32-29 |
| 16:01 | Columbia | Luther Pulido comes up short on the floater in the paint | 32-29 |
| 16:00 | Columbia | Paul Campbell can't tip it in | 32-29 |
| 15:58 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Daniel Blakeman | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Willie Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Wadsworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William England (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Pulido (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Daniel Blakeman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Kahler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Gerrard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Bartlett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Calvin Hatfield (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Harvard | Roger Gerrard throws it down on a great pass from Daniel Blakeman | 32-31 |
| 15:24 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-31 |
| 15:09 | Harvard | Calvin Hatfield can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-31 |
| 15:08 | Harvard | Calvin Hatfield snags the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 14:45 | Harvard | Daniel Blakeman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 14:44 | Columbia | Paul Campbell pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:26 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-31 |
| 14:25 | Harvard | Calvin Hatfield grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:04 | Harvard | Dennis Kahler is whistled for traveling | 35-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ryan Cull (PG), Joseph Rose (SF), Andrew Walters (C) Willie Hensley, Paul Campbell, Luther Pulido | |
| Subs | Harvard | Derek Helms (PG), Jimmy Wetzstein (SG), Bobby Babcock (SF), Russell Chase (PF), Leon Harriman (C) Daniel Blakeman, Dennis Kahler, Roger Gerrard, Steven Bartlett, Calvin Hatfield | |
| 13:37 | Columbia | Joseph Rose clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 13:35 | Columbia | William England hits the follow up shot | 37-31 |
| 13:23 | Harvard | Derek Helms connects on the shot from the right side | 37-33 |
| 13:18 | Columbia | Joseph Rose misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 13:17 | Harvard | Derek Helms grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 13:01 | Harvard | Bobby Babcock misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ryan Cull - foul #3 on Ryan Cull, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| 13:01 | Harvard | Bobby Babcock makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 13:01 | Harvard | Bobby Babcock makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 12:36 | Columbia | Ryan Cull misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 12:35 | Harvard | Bobby Babcock snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 12:12 | Harvard | Jimmy Wetzstein connects on the open floater from the left block on a great pass from Derek Helms | 37-37 |
| 11:43 | Columbia | Joseph Rose buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ryan Cull (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Wadsworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - William England (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Walters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Derek Helms (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Wetzstein (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Babcock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Russell Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Leon Harriman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Harvard | Bobby Babcock is fouled on the floor by William England - foul #2 on William England, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Willie Hensley (PG), Predrag Walentoski (SG), Luther Pulido (C) Ryan Cull, Robert Wadsworth, Andrew Walters | |
| Subs | Harvard | Daniel Blakeman (SF), Steven Bartlett (C) Bobby Babcock, Leon Harriman | |
| 11:21 | Harvard | Joseph Rose is called for the reach on Daniel Blakeman - foul #2 on Joseph Rose, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Campbell (SF) Joseph Rose | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 11:07 | Harvard | Paul Campbell steals the ball from Russell Chase | 40-37 |
| 10:51 | Columbia | William England is whistled for traveling | 40-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Dennis Kahler (SG), Roger Gerrard (SF) Derek Helms, Jimmy Wetzstein | |
| 10:28 | Harvard | Steven Bartlett drills a runner from the right block set up by Dennis Kahler | 40-39 |
| 10:08 | Columbia | Luther Pulido blows the layup | 40-39 |
| 10:07 | Harvard | Roger Gerrard pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 09:55 | Harvard | Daniel Blakeman double dribbles | 40-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth (SG), Joseph Rose (SF) Predrag Walentoski, Paul Campbell | |
| Subs | Harvard | Derek Helms (PG), Bobby Babcock (SF), Leon Harriman (PF) Dennis Kahler, Roger Gerrard, Russell Chase | |
| 09:29 | Columbia | Derek Helms is called for the reach on Robert Wadsworth - foul #1 on Derek Helms, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Jimmy Wetzstein (SG), Roger Gerrard (PF) Daniel Blakeman, Steven Bartlett | |
| 09:11 | Columbia | Joseph Rose comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 09:09 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Roger Gerrard | 40-39 |
| 08:54 | Harvard | Roger Gerrard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 08:52 | Harvard | Roger Gerrard gets the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 08:34 | Harvard | Derek Helms loses the dribble to Luther Pulido | 40-39 |
| 08:05 | Columbia | Joseph Rose misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Bobby Babcock - foul #4 on Bobby Babcock, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ryan Cull (PG), Charles Harrington (PF), Andrew Walters (C) Willie Hensley, William England, Luther Pulido | |
| Subs | Harvard | Daniel Blakeman (PG), Russell Chase (PF), Calvin Hatfield (C) Derek Helms, Bobby Babcock, Leon Harriman | |
| 08:05 | Columbia | Joseph Rose misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 08:05 | Columbia | Joseph Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 08:05 | Harvard | Russell Chase gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 07:56 | Harvard | Daniel Blakeman's layup is rejected by Andrew Walters | 40-39 |
| 07:55 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 07:40 | Columbia | Charles Harrington hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Wadsworth and he's hacked by Roger Gerrard - foul #2 on Roger Gerrard, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Campbell (SF) Joseph Rose | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 07:40 | Columbia | Charles Harrington misses the free throw | 42-39 |
| 07:40 | Harvard | Russell Chase grabs the board | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ryan Cull (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Wadsworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Campbell (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Walters (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Daniel Blakeman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jimmy Wetzstein (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Gerrard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Calvin Hatfield (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Harvard | Jimmy Wetzstein comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 07:20 | Harvard | Calvin Hatfield grabs the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 07:09 | Harvard | Calvin Hatfield is fouled on the floor by Paul Campbell - foul #1 on Paul Campbell, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Derek Helms (PG) Jimmy Wetzstein | |
| 06:48 | Harvard | Daniel Blakeman hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Gerrard | 42-42 |
| 06:20 | Columbia | Andrew Walters misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 06:18 | Harvard | Roger Gerrard grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 05:56 | Harvard | Derek Helms knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Russell Chase | 42-45 |
| 05:32 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 05:30 | Harvard | Calvin Hatfield gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 05:07 | Harvard | Roger Gerrard is hacked by Ryan Cull - foul #4 on Ryan Cull, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Willie Hensley (PG), Predrag Walentoski (SG), Joseph Rose (SF), William England (PF), Luther Pulido (C) Ryan Cull, Robert Wadsworth, Paul Campbell, Charles Harrington, Andrew Walters | |
| Subs | Harvard | Dennis Kahler (PG), Jimmy Wetzstein (SG), Bobby Babcock (SF), Leon Harriman (C) Derek Helms, Daniel Blakeman, Russell Chase, Calvin Hatfield | |
| 05:07 | Harvard | Roger Gerrard misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 05:07 | Columbia | Joseph Rose grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 04:44 | Columbia | Luther Pulido buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Predrag Walentoski | 44-45 |
| 04:22 | Harvard | Bobby Babcock throws it down on a nice dish by Dennis Kahler | 44-47 |
| 04:10 | Columbia | William England misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 44-47 |
| 04:09 | Columbia | Willie Hensley hits the follow up shot | 46-47 |
| 03:50 | Harvard | Jimmy Wetzstein misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Predrag Walentoski - foul #1 on Predrag Walentoski, team foul #8 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth (SG) Predrag Walentoski | |
| Subs | Harvard | Derek Helms (PG), Steven Bartlett (C) Dennis Kahler, Roger Gerrard | |
| 03:50 | Harvard | Jimmy Wetzstein makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 03:50 | Harvard | Jimmy Wetzstein misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 03:50 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Luther Pulido | 46-48 |
| 03:28 | Columbia | Luther Pulido buries a runner from the baseline | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Willie Hensley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Wadsworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - William England (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Luther Pulido (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Derek Helms (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Wetzstein (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Babcock (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - Leon Harriman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Harvard | Derek Helms misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 03:08 | Harvard | Leon Harriman tips it back up and in | 48-50 |
| 02:41 | Columbia | Luther Pulido drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Robert Wadsworth | 50-50 |
| 02:41 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ryan Cull (PG), Andrew Walters (C) Willie Hensley, Luther Pulido | |
| Subs | Harvard | Russell Chase (PF), Calvin Hatfield (C) Leon Harriman, Steven Bartlett | |
| 02:16 | Harvard | Derek Helms comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Cull - foul #5 on Ryan Cull, team foul #9 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Willie Hensley (PG) Ryan Cull | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 02:16 | Harvard | Derek Helms misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 02:16 | Harvard | Derek Helms misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 02:16 | Columbia | Andrew Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 01:59 | Columbia | William England clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Russell Chase - foul #4 on Russell Chase, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| 01:59 | Columbia | William England makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 01:59 | Columbia | William England misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 01:59 | Harvard | Calvin Hatfield grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 01:45 | Harvard | William England is called for the reach on Derek Helms - foul #3 on William England, team foul #10 | 51-50 |
| 01:45 | Harvard | Derek Helms makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 01:45 | Harvard | Derek Helms makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 01:23 | Columbia | Joseph Rose connects on the shot from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 01:05 | Harvard | The short jumper by Jimmy Wetzstein is denied by Joseph Rose | 53-52 |
| 01:04 | Columbia | William England grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Joseph Rose misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jimmy Wetzstein - foul #2 on Jimmy Wetzstein, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Joseph Rose makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Joseph Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Harvard | Derek Helms is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Derek Helms, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Columbia | William England misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Russell Chase - foul #5 on Russell Chase, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Leon Harriman (PF) Russell Chase | |
| 00:18 | Columbia | William England makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:18 | Columbia | William England misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:18 | Columbia | Joseph Rose grabs the offensive board | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Columbia | Joseph Rose is fouled on the floor by Bobby Babcock - foul #5 on Bobby Babcock, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Daniel Blakeman (SF) Bobby Babcock | |
| 00:16 | Columbia | Joseph Rose makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:16 | Columbia | Joseph Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| 00:10 | Harvard | Daniel Blakeman is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 00:09 | Columbia | William England is fouled in the backcourt by Derek Helms - foul #3 on Derek Helms, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| 00:09 | Columbia | William England makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:09 | Columbia | William England makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:03 | Harvard | Jimmy Wetzstein is fouled on the floor by Robert Wadsworth - foul #1 on Robert Wadsworth, team foul #11 | 60-55 |
| 00:03 | Harvard | Jimmy Wetzstein misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:03 | Harvard | Jimmy Wetzstein makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:01 | Columbia | Derek Helms is called for the reach on Joseph Rose in the backcourt - foul #4 on Derek Helms, team foul #11 | 60-56 |
| 00:01 | Columbia | Joseph Rose makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:01 | Columbia | Joseph Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Jimmy Wetzstein can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 62-56 |