| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Philip Day (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Corwin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Gilmer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Omar Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Waldron (fresh) 6 pts. C - Terry Renaud (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Derrick Corwin inbounds the ball | 42-41 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Harvard | Bill Herrin is called for the reach on Philip Day - foul #2 on Bill Herrin, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| 19:45 | Harvard | Michael Quinn hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Philip Day | 45-41 |
| 19:26 | Samford | John Waldron hits a jumper in the paint | 45-43 |
| 19:13 | Harvard | George Gilmer misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Omar Gordon - foul #1 on Omar Gordon, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| 19:13 | Harvard | George Gilmer makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 19:13 | Harvard | George Gilmer misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 19:13 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 18:52 | Samford | Omar Gordon's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Clark | 46-43 |
| 18:51 | Samford | Terry Renaud can't tip it in | 46-43 |
| 18:49 | Harvard | Michael Clark snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 18:28 | Harvard | John Waldron blocks the short jumper by Michael Quinn | 46-43 |
| 18:26 | Samford | Omar Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 18:21 | Samford | Derrick Corwin is called for the reach on Omar Gordon - foul #2 on Derrick Corwin, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| 18:00 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 17:58 | Samford | Terry Renaud hits the follow up shot | 46-45 |
| 17:48 | Harvard | Michael Quinn is hacked by Jackie Rosenbloom - foul #2 on Jackie Rosenbloom, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ronald Peters (SG) Michael Quinn | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Godin (SF) Omar Gordon | |
| 17:31 | Harvard | Ronald Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Harvard | Steven Wells (PF) Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Samford | Nile Mitchell (PF), Wilbert Tudor (C) John Waldron, Terry Renaud | |
| 17:02 | Samford | Robert Godin drills a floater from the baseline | 46-47 |
| 16:54 | Harvard | Philip Day can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 16:53 | Samford | Nile Mitchell gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 16:51 | Samford | Bill Herrin travels in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| Subs | Harvard | Henry Johnson (SG), Maxwell Leppert (SF), Joel Sanford (C) Philip Day, Derrick Corwin, George Gilmer | |
| Subs | Samford | William Friedlander (PG), Jacob Molden (SG) Bill Herrin, Jackie Rosenbloom | |
| 16:46 | Harvard | Maxwell Leppert is fouled on the floor by William Friedlander - foul #1 on William Friedlander, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Harvard | Michael Quinn (SG) Henry Johnson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:41 | Harvard | William Friedlander picks off the pass by Joel Sanford | 46-47 |
| 16:26 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 16:24 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Steven Wells | 46-47 |
| 16:15 | Harvard | Steven Wells misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Nile Mitchell - foul #3 on Nile Mitchell, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Harvard | Michael Clark (PF) Joel Sanford | |
| Subs | Samford | Omar Gordon (SF), John Waldron (PF), Terry Renaud (C) Jacob Molden, Nile Mitchell, Wilbert Tudor | |
| 16:15 | Harvard | Steven Wells makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 16:15 | Harvard | Steven Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 15:49 | Samford | Terry Renaud hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 48-47 |
| 15:48 | Harvard | Michael Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ronald Peters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Quinn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maxwell Leppert (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - William Friedlander (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Godin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Omar Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Waldron (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Terry Renaud (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Harvard | Michael Quinn knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Clark | 51-47 |
| 15:08 | Samford | Ronald Peters steps in front of the John Waldron pass | 51-47 |
| 15:05 | Harvard | Ronald Peters hits the finger roll | 53-47 |
| 14:46 | Samford | John Waldron misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Clark - foul #2 on Michael Clark, team foul #2 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Harvard | Philip Day (PG), Henry Johnson (SG), Derrick Corwin (SF), George Gilmer (C) Ronald Peters, Michael Quinn, Michael Clark, Steven Wells | |
| Subs | Samford | Bill Herrin (PG), Jackie Rosenbloom (SG) Robert Godin, Omar Gordon | |
| 14:46 | Samford | John Waldron misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 14:46 | Samford | John Waldron makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 14:18 | Harvard | George Gilmer connects on the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Terry Renaud - foul #3 on Terry Renaud, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Samford | Nile Mitchell (PF), Wilbert Tudor (C) John Waldron, Terry Renaud | |
| 14:18 | Harvard | George Gilmer misses the free throw | 55-48 |
| 14:18 | Samford | Nile Mitchell gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 14:05 | Samford | Nile Mitchell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 14:04 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Derrick Corwin | 55-48 |
| 13:46 | Harvard | Philip Day comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-48 |
| 13:44 | Samford | The rebound goes to Wilbert Tudor | 55-48 |
| 13:39 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Harvard | Steven Wells (PF) Maxwell Leppert | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Godin (SF) William Friedlander | |
| 13:23 | Harvard | Derrick Corwin scores on a floater from the left side | 57-48 |
| 13:17 | Samford | Nile Mitchell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 13:15 | Harvard | The rebound goes to George Gilmer | 57-48 |
| 13:02 | Harvard | Steven Wells misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 57-48 |
| 13:01 | Harvard | Steven Wells gets the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 12:56 | Harvard | George Gilmer lays it up and in on a great pass from Derrick Corwin | 59-48 |
| 12:42 | Samford | Nile Mitchell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-48 |
| 12:41 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Steven Wells | 59-48 |
| 12:28 | Harvard | Steven Wells knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-48 |
| 12:10 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Bill Herrin | 61-51 |
| 11:45 | Harvard | George Gilmer knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Steven Wells | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Philip Day (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Derrick Corwin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Wells (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - George Gilmer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Godin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Nile Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilbert Tudor (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Samford | Robert Godin makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bill Herrin | 63-53 |
| 11:21 | Harvard | Henry Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-53 |
| 11:20 | Samford | The rebound goes to Nile Mitchell | 63-53 |
| 11:10 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Bill Herrin | 63-55 |
| 10:53 | Harvard | Steven Wells is whistled for a carry | 63-55 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ronald Peters (PG), Michael Quinn (SG), Maxwell Leppert (SF), Michael Clark (PF), Joel Sanford (C) Philip Day, Henry Johnson, Derrick Corwin, Steven Wells, George Gilmer | |
| Subs | Samford | William Friedlander (PG), Jacob Molden (SG), Omar Gordon (SF), John Waldron (PF), Terry Renaud (C) Bill Herrin, Jackie Rosenbloom, Robert Godin, Nile Mitchell, Wilbert Tudor | |
| 10:43 | Samford | Terry Renaud is fouled on the floor by Joel Sanford - foul #1 on Joel Sanford, team foul #3 | 63-55 |
| 10:19 | Samford | Terry Renaud misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 10:18 | Samford | William Friedlander can't tip it in | 63-55 |
| 10:17 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Ronald Peters | 63-55 |
| 10:12 | Harvard | Michael Quinn misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-55 |
| 10:10 | Samford | Terry Renaud grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 09:52 | Samford | William Friedlander makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 09:38 | Harvard | Michael Clark makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Peters | 65-58 |
| 09:18 | Samford | Omar Gordon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-58 |
| 09:16 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Michael Clark | 65-58 |
| 08:59 | Harvard | Michael Quinn hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on John Waldron - foul #1 on John Waldron, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Harvard | Philip Day (PG), Derrick Corwin (SF), George Gilmer (C) Ronald Peters, Maxwell Leppert, Joel Sanford | |
| Subs | Samford | Bill Herrin (PG), Jackie Rosenbloom (SG) William Friedlander, Jacob Molden | |
| 08:59 | Harvard | Michael Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 08:59 | Harvard | Michael Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 08:46 | Samford | Terry Renaud loses the dribble to Derrick Corwin | 67-58 |
| 08:31 | Harvard | Jackie Rosenbloom steals the ball from Philip Day | 67-58 |
| 08:28 | Samford | Bill Herrin misses the easy layup | 67-58 |
| 08:26 | Samford | Terry Renaud grabs the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 08:14 | Samford | John Waldron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-58 |
| Subs | Harvard | Henry Johnson (SG), Steven Wells (PF) Michael Quinn, Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Godin (SF), Nile Mitchell (PF), Wilbert Tudor (C) Omar Gordon, John Waldron, Terry Renaud | |
| 08:07 | Harvard | George Gilmer misses long on a runner from the baseline | 67-58 |
| 08:05 | Harvard | Steven Wells hits the follow up shot | 69-58 |
| 07:41 | Samford | Robert Godin makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Herrin | 69-61 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Philip Day (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Derrick Corwin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Wells (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - George Gilmer (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Godin (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Nile Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilbert Tudor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Harvard | Henry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-61 |
| 07:11 | Harvard | Steven Wells misses the tip | 69-61 |
| 07:09 | Harvard | George Gilmer can't tip it in | 69-61 |
| 07:07 | Samford | Nile Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| 07:03 | Samford | Bill Herrin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 06:54 | Harvard | Steven Wells connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Johnson | 71-64 |
| 06:33 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-64 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ronald Peters (PG), Michael Quinn (SG), Michael Clark (PF) Philip Day, Henry Johnson, George Gilmer | |
| Subs | Samford | William Friedlander (PG), Jacob Molden (SG), John Waldron (PF), Terry Renaud (C) Bill Herrin, Jackie Rosenbloom, Nile Mitchell, Wilbert Tudor | |
| 06:17 | Harvard | Steven Wells misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 71-64 |
| 06:16 | Harvard | Michael Quinn gets the offensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 05:55 | Harvard | Michael Quinn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-64 |
| 05:53 | Samford | Terry Renaud snags the defensive board | 71-64 |
| 05:40 | Samford | Ronald Peters is called for the reach on William Friedlander - foul #2 on Ronald Peters, team foul #4 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Harvard | Maxwell Leppert (SF) Derrick Corwin | |
| Subs | Samford | Omar Gordon (SF) Jacob Molden | |
| 05:29 | Samford | Terry Renaud misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 71-64 |
| 05:27 | Samford | John Waldron grabs the offensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 05:06 | Samford | William Friedlander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 05:05 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Michael Quinn | 71-64 |
| 04:43 | Harvard | Steven Wells is whistled for a carry | 71-64 |
| Subs | Harvard | Philip Day (PG), Derrick Corwin (SF), George Gilmer (C) Michael Quinn, Michael Clark, Steven Wells | |
| Subs | Samford | Bill Herrin (PG), Jackie Rosenbloom (SG) William Friedlander, Robert Godin | |
| 04:32 | Samford | Omar Gordon is hacked by Derrick Corwin - foul #3 on Derrick Corwin, team foul #5 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Samford | Nile Mitchell (PF) John Waldron | |
| 04:11 | Samford | Terry Renaud misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 04:10 | Harvard | George Gilmer grabs the defensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 03:50 | Harvard | George Gilmer travels with the ball | 71-64 |
| Subs | Harvard | Henry Johnson (SG) Ronald Peters | |
| Subs | Samford | Wilbert Tudor (C) Terry Renaud | |
| 03:38 | Samford | Henry Johnson steals it from Nile Mitchell | 71-64 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Philip Day (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Corwin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Maxwell Leppert (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Gilmer (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Omar Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nile Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilbert Tudor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Harvard | Nile Mitchell swats the layup by Derrick Corwin | 71-64 |
| 03:31 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor grabs the board | 71-64 |
| 03:17 | Samford | Maxwell Leppert steals the ball from Nile Mitchell | 71-64 |
| 02:56 | Harvard | Philip Day hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 71-64 |
| 02:54 | Samford | Omar Gordon gets the rebound | 71-64 |
| 02:54 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | Harvard | Michael Quinn (SG), Michael Clark (PF) Henry Johnson, Maxwell Leppert | |
| Subs | Samford | John Waldron (PF), Terry Renaud (C) Nile Mitchell, Wilbert Tudor | |
| 02:39 | Samford | Bill Herrin clanks a 3 from the left wing | 71-64 |
| 02:37 | Samford | Omar Gordon can't tip it in | 71-64 |
| 02:35 | Harvard | Michael Quinn grabs the board | 71-64 |
| 02:19 | Harvard | Philip Day hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by George Gilmer | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:10 | Samford | Michael Quinn steals the ball from Terry Renaud | 74-64 |
| 02:07 | Harvard | Philip Day misses the lay-in | 74-64 |
| 02:06 | Harvard | Philip Day grabs the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Harvard | Terry Renaud swats the dunk try by George Gilmer | 74-64 |
| 01:37 | Harvard | Derrick Corwin snags the offensive board | 74-64 |
| 01:29 | Harvard | Michael Quinn knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Philip Day | 76-64 |
| 01:24 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-64 |
| 01:22 | Harvard | Michael Clark pulls down the rebound | 76-64 |
| 01:01 | Harvard | George Gilmer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 76-64 |
| 01:00 | Harvard | George Gilmer tips it home | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Samford | Terry Renaud clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-64 |
| 00:51 | Harvard | Michael Quinn grabs the board | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Harvard | Philip Day knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Derrick Corwin | 80-64 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Bill Herrin scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jackie Rosenbloom | 80-67 |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Philip Day runs out the clock | 80-67 |