| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Philip Madore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Burgher (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Calhoun (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Parham (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joshua Painter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Darby (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Randy Darby inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Williams | 29-33 |
| 19:17 | Harvard | Philip Madore buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 19:01 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas blows the layup | 32-33 |
| 19:00 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Philip Madore | 32-33 |
| 18:35 | Harvard | Randy Darby steals the ball from Scott Calhoun | 32-33 |
| 18:20 | Iowa | Brandon Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 18:18 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 17:57 | Harvard | Joshua Painter misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 32-33 |
| 17:56 | Iowa | Randy Darby pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:28 | Iowa | Daniel Walter comes up short on the floater in the lane | 32-33 |
| 17:27 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 17:08 | Harvard | Philip Madore makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Burgher | 34-33 |
| 16:48 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-33 |
| 16:46 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Joshua Painter | 34-33 |
| 16:23 | Harvard | Gregory Parham knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 36-33 |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Daniel Walter clanks a jump hook near the basket | 36-33 |
| 16:08 | Harvard | Joshua Painter grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 15:49 | Harvard | Brandon Lee is called for the reach on John Burgher - foul #2 on Brandon Lee, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Harvard | Michael Bean (PG), James McLaird (SG), William McGoldrick (SF), Linwood Williams (PF), Nicholas Hall (C) Philip Madore, John Burgher, Scott Calhoun, Gregory Parham, Joshua Painter | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven McNealy (PG), Robert Winfrey (SG), Stanley Jackson (SF), Efrain Mahlum (PF), Gerald Lucas (C) George Williams, Brandon Lee, Randy Darby, Daniel Walter, Joseph Thomas | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Michael Bean (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McLaird (fresh) SF - William McGoldrick (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Linwood Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nicholas Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven McNealy (fresh) SG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stanley Jackson (fresh) PF - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerald Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Harvard | Michael Bean is whistled for a carry | 36-33 |
| 15:26 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Steven McNealy | 36-36 |
| 15:03 | Harvard | Michael Bean drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William McGoldrick | 39-36 |
| 14:37 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 39-36 |
| 14:36 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Nicholas Hall | 39-36 |
| 14:20 | Harvard | William McGoldrick is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William McGoldrick, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Harvard | Philip Madore (PG), Scott Calhoun (SF) Michael Bean, William McGoldrick | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (PG), Daniel Walter (C) Steven McNealy, Gerald Lucas | |
| 13:58 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 39-36 |
| 13:57 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Scott Calhoun | 39-36 |
| 13:28 | Harvard | Nicholas Hall hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Winfrey - foul #1 on Robert Winfrey, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Harvard | John Burgher (SG), Gregory Parham (PF) James McLaird, Linwood Williams | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Randy Darby (SF) Robert Winfrey, Stanley Jackson | |
| 13:28 | Harvard | Nicholas Hall misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:28 | Harvard | Nicholas Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:28 | Iowa | Daniel Walter snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 13:09 | Iowa | Brandon Lee buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Darby | 39-39 |
| 12:47 | Harvard | Gregory Parham comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Efrain Mahlum - foul #4 on Efrain Mahlum, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | Joshua Painter (C) Nicholas Hall | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Thomas (C) Efrain Mahlum | |
| 12:47 | Harvard | Gregory Parham makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 12:47 | Harvard | Gregory Parham makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:32 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas travels with the ball | 41-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | Michael Bean (PG) Philip Madore | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:28 | Harvard | Michael Bean throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-39 |
| 12:14 | Iowa | George Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 12:13 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Joshua Painter | 41-39 |
| 11:51 | Harvard | Michael Bean misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Brandon Lee - foul #3 on Brandon Lee, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | William McGoldrick (SF) Scott Calhoun | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Jackson (SF) Randy Darby | |
| 11:51 | Harvard | Michael Bean makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 11:51 | Harvard | Michael Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Michael Bean (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Burgher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McGoldrick (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Gregory Parham (fresh) 9 pts. C - Joshua Painter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Jackson (fresh) PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Iowa | Gregory Parham is called for the reach on Daniel Walter - foul #2 on Gregory Parham, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | Philip Madore (PG) Michael Bean | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:19 | Iowa | Brandon Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Harvard | James McLaird (SG), Linwood Williams (PF) John Burgher, Gregory Parham | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (SG) Brandon Lee | |
| 10:59 | Harvard | Joshua Painter hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 43-39 |
| 10:58 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:53 | Iowa | George Williams drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Robert Winfrey out of a doubleteam and he's fouled by William McGoldrick - foul #3 on William McGoldrick, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Lucas (PF) Joseph Thomas | |
| 10:53 | Iowa | George Williams makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:37 | Harvard | Daniel Walter blocks the short jumper by Linwood Williams | 43-42 |
| 10:35 | Iowa | Gerald Lucas snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 10:22 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Harvard | Scott Calhoun (SF), Gregory Parham (PF), Nicholas Hall (C) William McGoldrick, Linwood Williams, Joshua Painter | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (PG), Randy Darby (SF) George Williams, Stanley Jackson | |
| 10:07 | Harvard | Randy Darby steals it from Nicholas Hall | 43-42 |
| 09:58 | Iowa | Daniel Walter's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Hall | 43-42 |
| 09:56 | Iowa | Daniel Walter tips it home | 43-44 |
| 09:29 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-44 |
| 09:27 | Iowa | Gerald Lucas gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 09:11 | Iowa | Brandon Lee misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-44 |
| 09:09 | Iowa | Daniel Walter tips it in | 43-46 |
| 08:42 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 43-46 |
| 08:40 | Iowa | Brandon Lee gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 08:27 | Iowa | Randy Darby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Harvard | Michael Bean (PG), John Burgher (SG), Linwood Williams (PF), Joshua Painter (C) Philip Madore, James McLaird, Gregory Parham, Nicholas Hall | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Stanley Jackson (SF), Joseph Thomas (C) Robert Winfrey, Randy Darby, Daniel Walter | |
| 08:05 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Burgher | 45-46 |
| 07:45 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 07:44 | Iowa | Gerald Lucas pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Michael Bean (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Burgher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Calhoun (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Linwood Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Painter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brandon Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Jackson (fresh) PF - Gerald Lucas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Scott Calhoun denies the turnaround by Joseph Thomas | 45-46 |
| 07:22 | Harvard | Linwood Williams grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 07:04 | Harvard | Linwood Williams travels with the ball | 45-46 |
| Subs | Harvard | William McGoldrick (SF), Gregory Parham (PF) Scott Calhoun, Linwood Williams | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (SG), Randy Darby (SF), Efrain Mahlum (PF), Daniel Walter (C) Brandon Lee, Stanley Jackson, Gerald Lucas, Joseph Thomas | |
| 06:53 | Iowa | Gregory Parham steals it from Daniel Walter | 45-46 |
| 06:31 | Harvard | Joshua Painter misses long on a floater from the left side | 45-46 |
| 06:29 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:24 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 06:23 | Harvard | Joshua Painter grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 06:01 | Harvard | Gregory Parham misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Efrain Mahlum - foul #5 on Efrain Mahlum, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Harvard | Philip Madore (PG) Michael Bean | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven McNealy (PG), Joseph Thomas (C) George Williams, Efrain Mahlum | |
| 06:01 | Harvard | Gregory Parham makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 06:01 | Harvard | Gregory Parham misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Daniel Walter snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 05:41 | Iowa | Daniel Walter misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 05:40 | Harvard | Gregory Parham gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 05:20 | Harvard | William McGoldrick is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Joshua Painter blocks the jumper by Steven McNealy | 48-46 |
| 04:59 | Harvard | John Burgher gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 04:31 | Harvard | John Burgher is fouled on the floor by Robert Winfrey - foul #2 on Robert Winfrey, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Harvard | James McLaird (SG), Scott Calhoun (SF), Linwood Williams (PF), Nicholas Hall (C) John Burgher, William McGoldrick, Gregory Parham, Joshua Painter | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Brandon Lee (SG), Stanley Jackson (SF), Gerald Lucas (PF) Steven McNealy, Robert Winfrey, Randy Darby, Daniel Walter | |
| 04:04 | Harvard | James McLaird clanks a 3 from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 04:02 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 03:54 | Iowa | Brandon Lee splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 03:52 | Harvard | Nicholas Hall grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 03:27 | Harvard | Philip Madore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 03:26 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun misses the tip | 48-46 |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Philip Madore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McLaird (fresh) SF - Scott Calhoun (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Linwood Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nicholas Hall (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Jackson (fresh) PF - Gerald Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Gerald Lucas misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Linwood Williams - foul #1 on Linwood Williams, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Walter (C) Joseph Thomas | |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Gerald Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Gerald Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 02:50 | Harvard | James McLaird knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Linwood Williams | 51-48 |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Harvard | John Burgher (SG), Gregory Parham (PF), Joshua Painter (C) James McLaird, Linwood Williams, Nicholas Hall | |
| Subs | Iowa | Randy Darby (SF) Stanley Jackson | |
| 02:41 | Iowa | John Burgher takes the ball from Randy Darby | 51-48 |
| 02:38 | Harvard | John Burgher hits the finger roll | 53-48 |
| 02:30 | Iowa | Randy Darby clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by John Burgher - foul #1 on John Burgher, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Thomas (C) Gerald Lucas | |
| 02:30 | Iowa | Randy Darby makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:30 | Iowa | Randy Darby makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 02:07 | Harvard | John Burgher drills a runner from the baseline | 55-50 |
| 01:59 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 01:58 | Iowa | Daniel Walter tips it but misses | 55-50 |
| 01:56 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 01:27 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 01:25 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Daniel Walter | 55-50 |
| 01:15 | Iowa | Randy Darby comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 01:13 | Iowa | Brandon Lee hits the follow up shot | 55-52 |
| 00:46 | Harvard | Joshua Painter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-52 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | George Williams misses short on an open floater in the paint | 55-52 |
| 00:30 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun is fouled in the backcourt by George Williams - foul #1 on George Williams, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Harvard | Michael Bean (PG), James McLaird (SG) Philip Madore, John Burgher | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:29 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:29 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Daniel Walter gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Randy Darby misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Daniel Walter grabs the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Brandon Lee hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Williams | 56-55 |
| 00:20 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Harvard | Philip Madore (PG), John Burgher (SG) Michael Bean, James McLaird | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:18 | Harvard | Philip Madore is hacked by George Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Williams, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| 00:18 | Harvard | Philip Madore makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:18 | Harvard | Philip Madore makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Iowa | George Williams makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-57 |
| 00:11 | Harvard | George Williams is called for the reach on John Burgher in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Williams, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| 00:11 | Harvard | John Burgher makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:11 | Harvard | John Burgher makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Brandon Lee clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 00:03 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:01 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun is fouled in the backcourt by George Williams - foul #4 on George Williams, team foul #10 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Harvard | Michael Bean (PG), James McLaird (SG) Philip Madore, John Burgher | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:01 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:01 | Harvard | Scott Calhoun misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:01 | Harvard | Joshua Painter snags the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 00:00 | Harvard | The clock runs out | 61-57 |