| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Vincent Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Foster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Durham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 19:48 | Xavier | Richard Smith tips it back up and in | 35-35 |
| 19:42 | Harvard | Richard Smith is called for the reach on Lawrence Reid - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 19:23 | Harvard | Lawrence Reid's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-35 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Richard Smith buries a 3 from straight away set up by Tracy Williams | 38-35 |
| 18:51 | Harvard | James Foster misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 18:50 | Xavier | Warren Ruck snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | Warren Ruck connects on the floater from the left block and the foul's on Eric Griffin - foul #2 on Eric Griffin, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:10 | Harvard | Eric Griffin comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 41-35 |
| 18:09 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Smith | 41-35 |
| 17:46 | Xavier | Tracy Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 17:45 | Harvard | Richard Durham gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 17:21 | Harvard | Lawrence Reid connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Foster | 41-38 |
| 17:05 | Xavier | The jumper by Warren Ruck is denied by Richard Durham | 41-38 |
| 17:04 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 16:53 | Xavier | Richard Smith loses the dribble to Richard Durham | 41-38 |
| 16:35 | Harvard | James Foster is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on James Foster, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG), Alberto Castro (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Casey Streitenberge, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Harvard | Dave Walsh (PG), Jason Halloran (SG), Ronald Morris (SF), Philip Benson (PF), William Freer (C) Vincent Collins, Lawrence Reid, James Foster, Richard Durham, Eric Griffin | |
| 16:06 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is called for traveling | 41-38 |
| 15:46 | Harvard | Dave Walsh misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alberto Castro - foul #2 on Alberto Castro, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Vincent Collins (PG) William Freer | |
| 15:46 | Harvard | Dave Walsh misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:46 | Harvard | Dave Walsh misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:46 | Xavier | Mark Thomas gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Vincent Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dave Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Halloran (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Morris (fresh) 5 pts. C - Philip Benson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Mark Thomas hits the finger roll | 43-38 |
| 14:57 | Harvard | Ronald Morris can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Banda - foul #1 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG) Richard Boettcher, Alberto Castro | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 14:57 | Harvard | Ronald Morris misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:57 | Harvard | Ronald Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:37 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer is fouled on the floor by Jason Halloran - foul #2 on Jason Halloran, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (SF) Vule Zimmer | |
| Subs | Harvard | James Foster (SF), Richard Durham (PF) Jason Halloran, Philip Benson | |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Mark Thomas double dribbles | 43-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Dikembe Banda, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 13:56 | Harvard | Ronald Morris makes the driving attempt from close range | 43-41 |
| 13:44 | Xavier | Richard Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 13:31 | Harvard | Vincent Collins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Lawrence Reid (SG), Philip Benson (C) Dave Walsh, Ronald Morris | |
| 13:31 | Harvard | Vincent Collins misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:31 | Harvard | Vincent Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:31 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Vincent Collins - foul #1 on Vincent Collins, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG) Tracy Williams | |
| Subs | Harvard | Jason Halloran (PG) Vincent Collins | |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:23 | Harvard | Richard Durham grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 13:05 | Harvard | James Foster clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 13:03 | Xavier | Warren Ruck pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Warren Ruck lays it in set up by Casey Streitenberge | 48-41 |
| 12:14 | Harvard | Jason Halloran comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Boettcher - foul #1 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Richard Smith, Casey Streitenberge, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Harvard | Vincent Collins (PG), Ronald Morris (PF), Eric Griffin (C) James Foster, Richard Durham, Philip Benson | |
| 12:14 | Harvard | Jason Halloran misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 12:14 | Harvard | Jason Halloran makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Boettcher | 51-42 |
| 11:46 | Harvard | Lawrence Reid is fouled on the floor by Vule Zimmer - foul #1 on Vule Zimmer, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Vincent Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Reid (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jason Halloran (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Morris (fresh) 8 pts. C - Eric Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Harvard | Vincent Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 11:28 | Harvard | Vincent Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 11:14 | Harvard | Vincent Collins hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Halloran | 51-45 |
| 10:54 | Xavier | The jumper by Mark Thomas is denied by Eric Griffin | 51-45 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Mark Thomas tips it but misses | 51-45 |
| 10:52 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Vule Zimmer | 51-45 |
| 10:40 | Xavier | Mark Thomas scores on a shot in the lane | 53-45 |
| 10:30 | Harvard | Jason Halloran makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Griffin | 53-48 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher blows the layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Reid - foul #2 on Lawrence Reid, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Tracy Williams, Vule Zimmer, Dikembe Banda, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Harvard | Dave Walsh (SG), James Foster (SF), Richard Durham (PF), Philip Benson (C) Lawrence Reid, Jason Halloran, Ronald Morris, Eric Griffin | |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 10:09 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Richard Durham | 54-48 |
| 10:00 | Harvard | Richard Durham hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Vincent Collins | 54-50 |
| 09:45 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Vyacheslav Buczynski and he's fouled by Vincent Collins - foul #2 on Vincent Collins, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| 09:45 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses the free throw | 56-50 |
| 09:45 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Richard Durham | 56-50 |
| 09:21 | Harvard | Vincent Collins clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 09:19 | Harvard | Philip Benson can't tip it in | 56-50 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 09:00 | Xavier | Philip Benson blocks the short jumper by Richard Smith | 56-50 |
| 08:58 | Harvard | James Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 08:32 | Harvard | Dave Walsh can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 08:31 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Warren Ruck | 56-50 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Dave Walsh - foul #2 on Dave Walsh, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF) Richard Boettcher, Casey Streitenberge, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | Harvard | Jason Halloran (SG), Ronald Morris (SF), Eric Griffin (C) Vincent Collins, James Foster, Philip Benson | |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:58 | Harvard | Eric Griffin is fouled on the floor by Tracy Williams - foul #2 on Tracy Williams, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Thomas (C) Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 07:58 | Harvard | Eric Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:58 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 07:45 | Xavier | Richard Smith can't throw it down but the foul's on Richard Durham - foul #2 on Richard Durham, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Lawrence Reid (SG) Richard Durham | |
| 07:45 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 07:45 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Dave Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Reid (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jason Halloran (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Morris (fresh) 8 pts. C - Eric Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Harvard | Ronald Morris makes the shot from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 07:07 | Xavier | Richard Smith connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Tracy Williams | 61-52 |
| 06:46 | Harvard | Dave Walsh can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 06:44 | Xavier | Mark Thomas grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 06:31 | Xavier | Mark Thomas comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 61-52 |
| 06:30 | Harvard | Ronald Morris pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 06:15 | Harvard | Mark Thomas steals the ball from Dave Walsh | 61-52 |
| 05:50 | Xavier | Eric Griffin swats the layup by Dikembe Banda | 61-52 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Mark Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Vule Zimmer, Dikembe Banda, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Harvard | Vincent Collins (PG), James Foster (SF), Richard Durham (PF) Dave Walsh, Jason Halloran, Eric Griffin | |
| 05:34 | Xavier | Warren Ruck lays it in | 63-52 |
| 05:17 | Harvard | James Foster knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Lawrence Reid | 63-54 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Warren Ruck clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald Morris - foul #1 on Ronald Morris, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Harvard | Dave Walsh (SG) Lawrence Reid | |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 05:01 | Harvard | Richard Durham gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 04:34 | Harvard | James Foster is hacked by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #8 | 64-54 |
| 04:34 | Harvard | James Foster makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 04:34 | Harvard | James Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:22 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Richard Durham - foul #3 on Richard Durham, team foul #10 | 64-56 |
| 04:22 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:22 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 03:57 | Harvard | Ronald Morris's pass is intercepted by Tracy Williams | 66-56 |
| 03:54 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski lays it in on a nice dish by Tracy Williams | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Harvard | Vincent Collins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dave Walsh | 68-59 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Vincent Collins (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dave Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Durham (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ronald Morris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 68-59 |
| 03:05 | Harvard | Richard Durham pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| 02:57 | Harvard | Casey Streitenberge blocks the jumper by Vincent Collins | 68-59 |
| 02:55 | Harvard | Vincent Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 02:55 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG) Richard Boettcher | |
| Subs | Harvard | Lawrence Reid (SG), Eric Griffin (C) Dave Walsh, Ronald Morris | |
| 02:45 | Harvard | Lawrence Reid is fouled on the floor by Warren Ruck - foul #2 on Warren Ruck, team foul #9 | 68-59 |
| 02:45 | Harvard | Lawrence Reid makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 02:45 | Harvard | Lawrence Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 02:45 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Vyacheslav Buczynski | 68-60 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Lawrence Reid steps in front of the Warren Ruck pass | 68-60 |
| 02:14 | Harvard | Richard Durham loses the ball out of bounds | 68-60 |
| 01:45 | Xavier | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 68-60 |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge grabs the offensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Tracy Williams knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Warren Ruck | 70-60 |
| 01:07 | Harvard | James Foster can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-60 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the board | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Richard Smith is hacked by Lawrence Reid - foul #3 on Lawrence Reid, team foul #11 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SF) Casey Streitenberge | |
| Subs | Harvard | Dave Walsh (PG), Jason Halloran (SG), Ronald Morris (SF), Philip Benson (PF), William Freer (C) Vincent Collins, Lawrence Reid, James Foster, Richard Durham, Eric Griffin | |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Harvard | Jason Halloran's pass is intercepted by Warren Ruck | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher loses the dribble to Dave Walsh | 71-60 |
| 00:18 | Harvard | Philip Benson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Philip Benson, team foul #12 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (SF) Richard Boettcher | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Tracy Williams runs out the clock | 71-60 |