| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Donald Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Muff (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Darling (fresh) PF - Scott Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Gerling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Craig Bodily (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sammy Hook (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Bailey (fresh) PF - Gary Stephenson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Terry Darling inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Harvard | Mario Muff comes up short on the shot from the right side | 30-33 |
| 19:40 | Harvard | Scott Morgan hits the follow up shot | 32-33 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson drills a floater from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 19:00 | Harvard | Edward Gerling misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Sammy Hook pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | Craig Bodily's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-35 |
| 18:46 | Harvard | Mario Muff travels with the ball | 32-35 |
| Subs | Harvard | William Kitt (SF) Terry Darling | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ricky Squires (SG) Sammy Hook | |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Craig Bodily is fouled on the floor by Donald Hanson - foul #1 on Donald Hanson, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Harvard | Richard Kimberlin (SF) Donald Hanson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Soluri (SG) Craig Bodily | |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | William Kitt is called for the reach on Ricky Squires - foul #1 on William Kitt, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Harvard | Fred Frey (PG), Van Dockery (C) Scott Morgan, Edward Gerling | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson (SG), William Fields (PF) Kyle Bailey, Gary Stephenson | |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Victor Smith is hacked by Van Dockery - foul #1 on Van Dockery, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Harvard | Telek Kaszinski (SF) Mario Muff | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Victor Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 17:40 | Harvard | Richard Kimberlin gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:25 | Harvard | Fred Frey drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by William Kitt and he's fouled by Bryan Johnson - foul #1 on Bryan Johnson, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Harvard | Donald Hanson (PG), Terry Darling (SF) William Kitt, Telek Kaszinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Craig Bodily (PG), Kyle Bailey (SF) Bryan Johnson, Ricky Squires | |
| 17:25 | Harvard | Fred Frey misses the free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Victor Smith gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | Victor Smith misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Terry Darling - foul #2 on Terry Darling, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Harvard | Mario Muff (SG), Scott Morgan (PF) Fred Frey, Richard Kimberlin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sammy Hook (SG), Gary Stephenson (PF) David Soluri, William Fields | |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | Victor Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | Victor Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:52 | Harvard | Scott Morgan misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 34-37 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | Victor Smith pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | Kyle Bailey misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 16:44 | Harvard | Scott Morgan snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 16:23 | Harvard | Donald Hanson misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Craig Bodily - foul #3 on Craig Bodily, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Harvard | William Kitt (SF), Edward Gerling (C) Terry Darling, Van Dockery | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson (PG), William Fields (PF) Craig Bodily, Victor Smith | |
| 16:23 | Harvard | Donald Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:23 | Harvard | Donald Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | William Fields pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Kyle Bailey misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Scott Morgan - foul #1 on Scott Morgan, team foul #5 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Harvard | Fred Frey (PG), Richard Kimberlin (PF) Donald Hanson, Scott Morgan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ricky Squires (PG), David Soluri (SG) Bryan Johnson, Sammy Hook | |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Kyle Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Kyle Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:05 | Harvard | Mario Muff gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 15:53 | Harvard | William Kitt misses the shot from the right side | 34-38 |
| 15:52 | Harvard | Edward Gerling hits the follow up shot | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Fred Frey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mario Muff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Kitt (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Kimberlin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Gerling (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ricky Squires (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Soluri (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Bailey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Stephenson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Mario Muff picks off the pass by Gary Stephenson | 36-38 |
| 15:21 | Harvard | Richard Kimberlin misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Fields - foul #3 on William Fields, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Harvard | Telek Kaszinski (SF) Mario Muff | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson (SG), Eugene Washington (PF), Victor Smith (C) Kyle Bailey, William Fields, Gary Stephenson | |
| 15:21 | Harvard | Richard Kimberlin misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:21 | Harvard | Richard Kimberlin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Eugene Washington knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Soluri | 37-40 |
| 14:57 | Harvard | Bryan Johnson picks off the pass by Fred Frey in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | David Soluri misses the lay-in | 37-40 |
| 14:54 | Harvard | Telek Kaszinski grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 14:34 | Harvard | Telek Kaszinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Harvard | Donald Hanson (PG), Terry Darling (SF), Scott Morgan (PF), Van Dockery (C) William Kitt, Fred Frey, Richard Kimberlin, Edward Gerling | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Craig Bodily (PG), Kyle Bailey (SF) David Soluri, Ricky Squires | |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Kyle Bailey scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Bryan Johnson | 37-43 |
| 14:21 | Harvard | Donald Hanson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson is fouled on the floor by Scott Morgan - foul #2 on Scott Morgan, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sammy Hook (SG) Bryan Johnson | |
| 13:55 | Northwestern | Eugene Washington is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Eugene Washington, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | Mario Muff (SG) Terry Darling | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson (PF) Eugene Washington | |
| 13:52 | Harvard | Telek Kaszinski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Fields (PF) Victor Smith | |
| 13:40 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Sammy Hook | 37-45 |
| 13:12 | Harvard | Scott Morgan misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 37-45 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | Craig Bodily travels with the ball | 37-45 |
| Subs | Harvard | Fred Frey (PG), Terry Darling (SF), Richard Kimberlin (PF), Edward Gerling (C) Donald Hanson, Telek Kaszinski, Scott Morgan, Van Dockery | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Soluri (SG), Victor Smith (C) Sammy Hook, William Fields | |
| 12:46 | Harvard | Mario Muff hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Gerling | 40-45 |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by David Soluri | 40-47 |
| 12:19 | Harvard | Mario Muff's layup is rejected by Gary Stephenson | 40-47 |
| 12:18 | Harvard | Edward Gerling tips it in | 42-47 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | Victor Smith misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | Kyle Bailey snags the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | David Soluri makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Fred Frey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mario Muff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Terry Darling (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Kimberlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Gerling (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Craig Bodily (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Soluri (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Bailey (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Gary Stephenson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Victor Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Harvard | Mario Muff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 11:22 | Northwestern | Victor Smith gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | Craig Bodily clanks a runner from close range | 42-50 |
| 11:15 | Harvard | Fred Frey gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 11:04 | Harvard | Victor Smith knocks away the 3 by Fred Frey | 42-50 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Kyle Bailey | 42-50 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | David Soluri comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 42-50 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Victor Smith tips it in | 42-52 |
| 10:32 | Harvard | Edward Gerling hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Fred Frey | 44-52 |
| 10:19 | Northwestern | Craig Bodily's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | Harvard | Donald Hanson (PG), William Kitt (SG), Telek Kaszinski (SF), Scott Morgan (PF), Van Dockery (C) Fred Frey, Mario Muff, Terry Darling, Richard Kimberlin, Edward Gerling | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson (PG), Sammy Hook (SG), Ricky Squires (SF), William Fields (PF) Craig Bodily, David Soluri, Kyle Bailey, Gary Stephenson | |
| 09:55 | Harvard | Van Dockery misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-52 |
| 09:53 | Harvard | Donald Hanson tips it home | 46-52 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | William Fields hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | Ricky Squires misses the tip | 46-52 |
| 09:30 | Harvard | William Kitt grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 09:07 | Harvard | Scott Morgan connects on the floater from the left block | 48-52 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by William Fields | 48-54 |
| 08:33 | Harvard | William Kitt comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 48-54 |
| 08:32 | Harvard | Telek Kaszinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:08 | Harvard | William Kitt makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Scott Morgan | 50-54 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-54 |
| 08:03 | Harvard | The rebound goes to William Kitt | 50-54 |
| 08:00 | Harvard | Ricky Squires is called for the reach on Donald Hanson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ricky Squires, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Harvard | Mario Muff (SG), Terry Darling (SF), Edward Gerling (C) William Kitt, Telek Kaszinski, Van Dockery | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Craig Bodily (PG), Kyle Bailey (SF), Eugene Washington (PF), Gary Stephenson (C) Bryan Johnson, Ricky Squires, William Fields, Victor Smith | |
| 07:44 | Harvard | Terry Darling misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Sammy Hook gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Donald Hanson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Muff (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Terry Darling (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Morgan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Gerling (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Craig Bodily (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sammy Hook (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Bailey (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Gary Stephenson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | Sammy Hook misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-54 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Bailey | 50-54 |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | Eugene Washington can't connect on a shot from the left side | 50-54 |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Kyle Bailey misses the tip | 50-54 |
| 07:25 | Harvard | Scott Morgan grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 07:11 | Harvard | Kyle Bailey picks off the pass by Terry Darling | 50-54 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Sammy Hook scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-57 |
| 06:58 | Harvard | Donald Hanson misses the 3 from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | Kyle Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson misses short on a floater from the left block | 50-57 |
| 06:36 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Scott Morgan | 50-57 |
| 06:34 | Harvard | Mario Muff throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-57 |
| Subs | Harvard | Fred Frey (PG), William Kitt (SF), Richard Kimberlin (PF) Donald Hanson, Terry Darling, Scott Morgan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Soluri (SG), Ricky Squires (SF) Sammy Hook, Kyle Bailey | |
| 06:28 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson is hacked by William Kitt - foul #2 on William Kitt, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| 06:28 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 06:28 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 06:24 | Harvard | William Kitt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-59 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Ricky Squires | 50-61 |
| 05:53 | Harvard | Richard Kimberlin drills a floater in the paint set up by Fred Frey | 52-61 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Eugene Washington | 52-63 |
| 05:17 | Harvard | Mario Muff misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 52-63 |
| 05:16 | Harvard | Edward Gerling tips it but misses | 52-63 |
| 05:15 | Harvard | Richard Kimberlin tips it but misses | 52-63 |
| 05:14 | Harvard | Fred Frey pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 04:55 | Harvard | Fred Frey misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-63 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | Ricky Squires scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:38 | Harvard | Fred Frey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-65 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Eugene Washington pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern | Craig Bodily can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-65 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | David Soluri snags the offensive board | 52-65 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Eugene Washington misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-65 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Eugene Washington can't tip it in | 52-65 |
| 03:51 | Harvard | Richard Kimberlin pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Harvard | Mario Muff is hacked by Craig Bodily in the backcourt - foul #4 on Craig Bodily, team foul #6 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Harvard | Donald Hanson (PG), Telek Kaszinski (SG), Terry Darling (SF), Scott Morgan (PF), Van Dockery (C) Fred Frey, Mario Muff, William Kitt, Richard Kimberlin, Edward Gerling | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson (PG), Sammy Hook (SG), Kyle Bailey (SF), William Fields (PF), Victor Smith (C) Craig Bodily, David Soluri, Ricky Squires, Eugene Washington, Gary Stephenson | |
| 03:44 | Harvard | Terry Darling buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Telek Kaszinski | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Sammy Hook hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-68 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Donald Hanson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Telek Kaszinski (fresh) 5 reb. SF - Terry Darling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Morgan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Van Dockery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Bryan Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sammy Hook (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Harvard | Scott Morgan is open and lays it up and in | 56-68 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Van Dockery takes the ball from William Fields | 56-68 |
| 02:21 | Harvard | Telek Kaszinski comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-68 |
| 02:19 | Harvard | Scott Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-68 |
| 02:01 | Harvard | Van Dockery hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 56-68 |
| 02:00 | Harvard | Scott Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-68 |
| 01:48 | Harvard | Van Dockery can't connect on an uncontested runner in the lane | 56-68 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | William Fields pulls down the rebound | 56-68 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson travels with the ball | 56-68 |
| Subs | Harvard | William Kitt (PG), Fred Frey (SG), Richard Kimberlin (PF) Donald Hanson, Terry Darling, Scott Morgan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Soluri (PG), Ricky Squires (SF), Gary Stephenson (C) Sammy Hook, Kyle Bailey, Victor Smith | |
| 01:29 | Harvard | Ricky Squires steals the ball from Van Dockery | 56-68 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | David Soluri buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Fields | 56-71 |
| 01:21 | Harvard | Telek Kaszinski is hacked by Bryan Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bryan Johnson, team foul #7 | 56-71 |
| 01:21 | Harvard | Telek Kaszinski misses the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | William Fields snags the defensive board | 56-71 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | Fred Frey takes the ball from William Fields | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Harvard | Telek Kaszinski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-71 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson gets the rebound | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson clanks a shot from the left wing | 56-71 |
| 00:46 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Fred Frey | 56-71 |
| 00:40 | Harvard | Ricky Squires picks off the pass by Telek Kaszinski | 56-71 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-71 |
| 00:10 | Harvard | Fred Frey buries a turnaround from close range | 58-71 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | David Soluri runs out the clock | 58-71 |