| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Derek Helms (fresh) SG - Gonzalo Padilla (fresh) SF - Roger Gerrard (fresh) PF - Franklin Mills (fresh) C - Leon Harriman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Clark (fresh) SG - Thomas Bedford (fresh) SF - Henry Nimmons (fresh) PF - Timothy Khoury (fresh) C - Larry Boyer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Leon Harriman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Harvard | Franklin Mills buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Derek Helms | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons's floater is tipped away by Leon Harriman | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Harvard | Leon Harriman grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Harvard | Derek Helms misses the floater from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Gonzalo Padilla - foul #1 on Gonzalo Padilla, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:58 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Harvard | Derek Helms misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Vanderbilt | Franklin Mills takes the ball from Henry Nimmons | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Harvard | Franklin Mills clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Harvard | Roger Gerrard grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Harvard | Derek Helms drills a 3 from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 17:27 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Clark | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | Harvard | Franklin Mills is hacked by Timothy Khoury - foul #1 on Timothy Khoury, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dennis Kahler (SG), Calvin Hatfield (PF), Kevin Bailey (C) Gonzalo Padilla, Franklin Mills, Leon Harriman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 16:53 | Harvard | Kevin Bailey connects on the runner from the left block set up by Calvin Hatfield | 7-4 |
| 16:30 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Kahler takes the ball from Larry Boyer | 7-4 |
| 16:11 | Harvard | Dennis Kahler buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kevin Bailey | 10-4 |
| 16:04 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Clark | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Derek Helms (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Kahler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Gerrard (fairly fresh) PF - Calvin Hatfield (fresh) C - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Bedford (fresh) SF - Henry Nimmons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Khoury (fairly fresh) C - Larry Boyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Harvard | Roger Gerrard loses the ball out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Harvard | Gonzalo Padilla (SG), Mark Mickens (SF), Franklin Mills (PF), Leon Harriman (C) Derek Helms, Roger Gerrard, Calvin Hatfield, Kevin Bailey | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton (PG), John Myers (SG), Luis Gonzalez (SF), Walter Graham (PF), Uros Zorc (C) Charles Clark, Thomas Bedford, Henry Nimmons, Timothy Khoury, Larry Boyer | |
| 15:20 | Vanderbilt | Walter Graham comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 15:19 | Harvard | Franklin Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:56 | Harvard | Dennis Kahler travels with the ball | 10-6 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons (SF) Luis Gonzalez | |
| 14:37 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons is whistled for traveling | 10-6 |
| Subs | Harvard | Derek Helms (PG) Dennis Kahler | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark (PG), Thomas Bedford (SG) Leslie Sexton, John Myers | |
| 14:14 | Harvard | Franklin Mills knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gonzalo Padilla | 13-6 |
| 13:59 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Mark Mickens - foul #1 on Mark Mickens, team foul #2 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Harvard | Roger Gerrard (SF), Calvin Hatfield (C) Gonzalo Padilla, Leon Harriman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury (PF), Larry Boyer (C) Walter Graham, Uros Zorc | |
| 13:59 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons misses the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:59 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons misses the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:59 | Harvard | Calvin Hatfield gets the rebound | 13-6 |
| 13:35 | Harvard | Roger Gerrard is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Roger Gerrard, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dennis Kahler (SG), Kevin Bailey (C) Mark Mickens, Franklin Mills | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 13:25 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Kevin Bailey - foul #1 on Kevin Bailey, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| 13:25 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons misses the free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:25 | Harvard | Calvin Hatfield grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 13:06 | Harvard | Kevin Bailey scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Derek Helms | 15-8 |
| 12:48 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons comes up short on the shot in the lane | 15-8 |
| 12:46 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury snags the offensive board | 15-8 |
| 12:35 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Kahler - foul #1 on Dennis Kahler, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Harvard | Gonzalo Padilla (SG), Leon Harriman (C) Dennis Kahler, Kevin Bailey | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton (PG), Luis Gonzalez (SF), Walter Graham (PF) Charles Clark, Henry Nimmons, Timothy Khoury | |
| 12:35 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford misses the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 12:35 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 12:17 | Harvard | Roger Gerrard can't finish the layup | 15-9 |
| 12:15 | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 11:58 | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Derek Helms (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gonzalo Padilla (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Gerrard (fairly fresh) PF - Calvin Hatfield (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Harriman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Leslie Sexton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Bedford (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Luis Gonzalez (fresh) PF - Walter Graham (fresh) C - Larry Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Harvard | Derek Helms misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 11:41 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 11:26 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford is fouled on the floor by Roger Gerrard - foul #2 on Roger Gerrard, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dennis Kahler (PG), Mark Mickens (SF), Franklin Mills (PF) Derek Helms, Roger Gerrard, Calvin Hatfield | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark (PG), John Myers (SG), Henry Nimmons (SF), Timothy Khoury (PF), Uros Zorc (C) Leslie Sexton, Thomas Bedford, Luis Gonzalez, Walter Graham, Larry Boyer | |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons jams it | 15-14 |
| 10:59 | Harvard | Leon Harriman buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Mickens | 17-14 |
| 10:47 | Vanderbilt | Uros Zorc makes the floater from the left block | 17-16 |
| 10:29 | Harvard | Franklin Mills hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Henry Nimmons - foul #1 on Henry Nimmons, team foul #2 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Harvard | Edward Hurd (SF), Kevin Bailey (C) Gonzalo Padilla, Leon Harriman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 10:29 | Harvard | Franklin Mills misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:29 | Harvard | Franklin Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:11 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons loses the ball out of bounds | 18-16 |
| Subs | Harvard | Derek Helms (PG) Edward Hurd | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer (C) Uros Zorc | |
| 09:48 | Harvard | Derek Helms connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-16 |
| 09:37 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Clark | 21-18 |
| 09:18 | Harvard | Kevin Bailey misses the jumper from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 09:17 | Harvard | Kevin Bailey tips it home | 23-18 |
| 09:02 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer is fouled on the floor by Kevin Bailey - foul #2 on Kevin Bailey, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Harvard | Gonzalo Padilla (SG), Leon Harriman (C) Dennis Kahler, Kevin Bailey | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton (PG), Thomas Bedford (SG), Luis Gonzalez (SF), Walter Graham (PF) Charles Clark, John Myers, Henry Nimmons, Timothy Khoury | |
| 09:02 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 09:02 | Harvard | Leon Harriman pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 08:47 | Harvard | Mark Mickens is called for 3 seconds | 23-18 |
| Subs | Harvard | Edward Hurd (SF), Calvin Hatfield (PF) Mark Mickens, Franklin Mills | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 08:22 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer misses the dunk but he's hacked by Calvin Hatfield - foul #1 on Calvin Hatfield, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| 08:22 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:22 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:06 | Harvard | Calvin Hatfield misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 23-19 |
| 08:05 | Harvard | Calvin Hatfield hits the follow up shot | 25-19 |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Derek Helms (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gonzalo Padilla (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Hurd (fresh) PF - Calvin Hatfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leon Harriman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Leslie Sexton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Bedford (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Luis Gonzalez (fresh) PF - Walter Graham (fresh) C - Larry Boyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Harvard | Calvin Hatfield travels with the ball | 25-22 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dennis Kahler (PG), Mark Mickens (SG), Franklin Mills (PF) Derek Helms, Gonzalo Padilla, Calvin Hatfield | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark (PG), Henry Nimmons (SF), Uros Zorc (C) Leslie Sexton, Luis Gonzalez, Larry Boyer | |
| 07:09 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark is fouled on the floor by Franklin Mills - foul #1 on Franklin Mills, team foul #9 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Harvard | Frederick Woodard (C) Leon Harriman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury (PF) Walter Graham | |
| 07:09 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 07:09 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:55 | Harvard | Frederick Woodard makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Mickens | 27-24 |
| 06:46 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Hurd - foul #1 on Edward Hurd, team foul #10 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Harvard | Calvin Hatfield (C) Frederick Woodard | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 06:46 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 06:46 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:23 | Harvard | Edward Hurd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | Harvard | Derek Helms (PG), Gonzalo Padilla (SG) Dennis Kahler, Edward Hurd | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 06:14 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury's fadeaway is rejected by Franklin Mills | 27-26 |
| 06:12 | Vanderbilt | Uros Zorc pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 06:06 | Vanderbilt | Derek Helms takes the ball from Uros Zorc | 27-26 |
| 05:37 | Harvard | The short jumper by Derek Helms is denied by Henry Nimmons | 27-26 |
| 05:36 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Derek Helms - foul #1 on Derek Helms, team foul #11 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Harvard | Frederick Woodard (SF), Leon Harriman (C) Mark Mickens, Franklin Mills | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Myers (SG), Walter Graham (PF), Larry Boyer (C) Thomas Bedford, Timothy Khoury, Uros Zorc | |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:32 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Calvin Hatfield | 27-26 |
| 05:23 | Harvard | Gonzalo Padilla clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 05:21 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 05:03 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dennis Kahler (SG), Edward Hurd (SF) Gonzalo Padilla, Calvin Hatfield | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 04:39 | Harvard | Leon Harriman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 04:37 | Harvard | Edward Hurd pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:25 | Harvard | Frederick Woodard hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Larry Boyer - foul #1 on Larry Boyer, team foul #3 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Harvard | Franklin Mills (PF) Edward Hurd | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton (PG), Thomas Bedford (SG), Luis Gonzalez (SF), Timothy Khoury (PF) Charles Clark, John Myers, Henry Nimmons, Walter Graham | |
| 04:25 | Harvard | Frederick Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:25 | Harvard | Frederick Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:08 | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton misses long on a 3 from straight away | 29-26 |
| 04:06 | Harvard | Dennis Kahler pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 03:48 | Harvard | Leslie Sexton is called for the reach on Derek Helms - foul #1 on Leslie Sexton, team foul #4 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Harvard | Gonzalo Padilla (SG), Roger Gerrard (SF) Derek Helms, Frederick Woodard | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 03:30 | Harvard | Leon Harriman misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Leslie Sexton - foul #2 on Leslie Sexton, team foul #5 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark (PG), Henry Nimmons (SF), Uros Zorc (C) Leslie Sexton, Luis Gonzalez, Larry Boyer | |
| 03:30 | Harvard | Leon Harriman misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:30 | Harvard | Leon Harriman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Dennis Kahler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gonzalo Padilla (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Gerrard (fresh) PF - Franklin Mills (fresh) 6 pts. C - Leon Harriman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Bedford (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Henry Nimmons (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Timothy Khoury (fresh) C - Uros Zorc (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Vanderbilt | Franklin Mills is called for the reach on Thomas Bedford - foul #2 on Franklin Mills, team foul #12 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Harvard | Calvin Hatfield (C) Leon Harriman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 03:15 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:15 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:08 | Harvard | Gonzalo Padilla is hacked by Henry Nimmons - foul #2 on Henry Nimmons, team foul #6 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Harvard | Mark Mickens (PG) Dennis Kahler | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 03:03 | Harvard | Roger Gerrard misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 03:02 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Henry Nimmons | 30-28 |
| 02:52 | Vanderbilt | Uros Zorc comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Calvin Hatfield - foul #2 on Calvin Hatfield, team foul #13 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Harvard | Derek Helms (PG), Kevin Bailey (C) Mark Mickens, Franklin Mills | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Walter Graham (PF) Timothy Khoury | |
| 02:52 | Vanderbilt | Uros Zorc makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:52 | Vanderbilt | Uros Zorc makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:35 | Harvard | Gonzalo Padilla misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 02:34 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Walter Graham | 30-30 |
| 02:27 | Vanderbilt | Uros Zorc drills a jumper from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 02:10 | Harvard | Kevin Bailey hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Uros Zorc - foul #1 on Uros Zorc, team foul #7 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Harvard | Mark Mickens (SG) Gonzalo Padilla | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Myers (SG), Larry Boyer (C) Thomas Bedford, Uros Zorc | |
| 02:10 | Harvard | Kevin Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:10 | Harvard | Kevin Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:49 | Vanderbilt | Mark Mickens is called for the reach on Charles Clark - foul #2 on Mark Mickens, team foul #14 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Harvard | Dennis Kahler (SG), Franklin Mills (PF), Leon Harriman (C) Mark Mickens, Kevin Bailey, Calvin Hatfield | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 01:49 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:49 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:49 | Harvard | Leon Harriman gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 01:34 | Harvard | Franklin Mills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton (PG), Timothy Khoury (PF) Charles Clark, Walter Graham | |
| 01:09 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer dunks the ball on a great pass from Leslie Sexton | 31-35 |
| 00:50 | Harvard | Leon Harriman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 00:48 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:36 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 00:34 | Harvard | Dennis Kahler pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:27 | Harvard | Leslie Sexton steps in front of the Dennis Kahler pass | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer is denied on a layup by Franklin Mills | 31-35 |