| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Ringer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jesse Becker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Cherry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Jesse Becker inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry is hacked by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 19:13 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen's pass is intercepted by Richard Ringer | 33-37 |
| 18:48 | Penn | James Caldwell is hacked by Ernest Eggen - foul #2 on Ernest Eggen, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 18:40 | Penn | Richard Ringer is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Richard Ringer, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| 18:19 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Evans - foul #1 on John Evans, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| 18:19 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:19 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:06 | Penn | John Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-39 |
| 17:40 | Columbia | Jesse Becker is hacked by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| 17:20 | Columbia | Richard Ringer swats the shot by Bernard Cherry | 33-39 |
| 17:18 | Penn | The rebound goes to John Jones | 33-39 |
| 16:57 | Penn | James Caldwell misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 16:56 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 16:31 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 33-39 |
| 16:29 | Penn | John Jones grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 16:06 | Penn | John Jones clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 33-39 |
| 16:05 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 15:47 | Columbia | Christopher Nance scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Evans (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Caldwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Ringer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Nance (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jesse Becker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Cherry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Penn | Richard Ringer can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Mike Williams - foul #2 on Mike Williams, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (PG), Charlie Dorfman (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF), William Parker (PF) John Evans, James Caldwell, John Jones, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Shaw (PG), Randall Rosier (SG), David Taylor (SF), Paul Winstead (C) Ernest Eggen, Christopher Nance, Jesse Becker, Mike Williams | |
| 15:33 | Penn | Richard Ringer makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:33 | Penn | Richard Ringer misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:33 | Columbia | Paul Winstead gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 15:04 | Columbia | David Taylor connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Rosier | 34-44 |
| 14:49 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz misses short on a shot from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 14:48 | Columbia | Paul Winstead snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 14:19 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 34-44 |
| 14:18 | Penn | William Parker snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 14:14 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 14:13 | Columbia | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 13:53 | Columbia | Paul Winstead is hacked by Robert Nevins - foul #1 on Robert Nevins, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Penn | James Johnson (PF) Richard Ringer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Eggen (PG), Christopher Nance (SG) Randall Rosier, Bernard Cherry | |
| 13:32 | Columbia | William Parker swats the dunk try by Ernest Eggen | 34-44 |
| 13:31 | Columbia | David Taylor tips it in | 34-46 |
| 13:12 | Penn | James Johnson misses badly on a shot from the left block | 34-46 |
| 13:11 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz tips it home | 36-46 |
| 12:54 | Columbia | The refs have stopped play. Paul Winstead is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 36-46 |
| Subs | Penn | John Evans (PG), James Caldwell (SG), John Jones (SF) Robert Nevins, Charlie Dorfman, Antoine Wojtowicz | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jesse Becker (SF), Mike Williams (C) Robert Shaw, Paul Winstead | |
| 12:42 | Columbia | Christopher Nance comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 12:41 | Columbia | Jesse Becker pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 12:28 | Columbia | David Taylor buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Ernest Eggen | 36-48 |
| 12:05 | Penn | James Caldwell shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 11:36 | Columbia | James Caldwell is called for the reach on Christopher Nance - foul #2 on James Caldwell, team foul #6 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Penn | Lars Zlatkin (C) William Parker | |
| Subs | Columbia | Bernard Cherry (PF) David Taylor | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lars Zlatkin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jesse Becker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Cherry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Columbia | Mike Williams buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 10:57 | Penn | The short jumper by Lars Zlatkin is denied by Bernard Cherry | 39-50 |
| 10:55 | Penn | James Caldwell gets the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 10:37 | Penn | John Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-50 |
| 10:35 | Penn | Lars Zlatkin hits the follow up shot | 41-50 |
| 10:07 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ernest Eggen and he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #7 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Ringer (C) Lars Zlatkin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Shaw (PG), Randall Rosier (SG) Ernest Eggen, Christopher Nance | |
| 10:07 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry makes the free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:58 | Penn | James Caldwell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-53 |
| 09:57 | Penn | James Johnson grabs the offensive board | 41-53 |
| 09:46 | Penn | John Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 09:45 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 09:24 | Columbia | Randall Rosier makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Shaw | 41-55 |
| 09:13 | Penn | John Evans misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 09:11 | Columbia | Mike Williams grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 08:44 | Columbia | John Jones is called for the reach on Randall Rosier - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #8 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (PG), Charlie Dorfman (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF), William Parker (PF) John Evans, James Caldwell, John Jones, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (SG), David Taylor (SF) Robert Shaw, Jesse Becker | |
| 08:44 | Columbia | Randall Rosier makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 08:44 | Columbia | Randall Rosier makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:27 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz connects on the runner in the lane | 43-57 |
| 08:06 | Columbia | Christopher Nance misses long on a floater from the left wing | 43-57 |
| 08:05 | Penn | The rebound goes to William Parker | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:00 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-57 |
| 07:59 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| 07:41 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry buries a fadeaway from the left side | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:34 | Penn | Richard Ringer can't finish the layup | 43-59 |
| 07:33 | Columbia | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 43-59 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Robert Nevins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charlie Dorfman (fresh) SF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Ringer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Randall Rosier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Cherry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Mike Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Columbia | Christopher Nance misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-59 |
| 07:05 | Penn | William Parker pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 06:38 | Penn | Richard Ringer drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Antoine Wojtowicz | 45-59 |
| 06:34 | Columbia | Christopher Nance comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 06:32 | Penn | William Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 06:27 | Penn | William Parker misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-59 |
| 06:26 | Columbia | Mike Williams grabs the board | 45-59 |
| 06:01 | Columbia | Mike Williams's layup is rejected by Antoine Wojtowicz | 45-59 |
| 05:59 | Penn | William Parker pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| 05:59 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-59 |
| Subs | Penn | John Evans (PG), James Caldwell (SG), John Jones (SF), James Johnson (PF) Robert Nevins, Charlie Dorfman, Antoine Wojtowicz, Richard Ringer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Eggen (PG), Jesse Becker (SF), Paul Winstead (C) Randall Rosier, David Taylor, Mike Williams | |
| 05:50 | Penn | James Johnson knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by John Evans and he's hacked by Ernest Eggen - foul #3 on Ernest Eggen, team foul #3 | 47-59 |
| 05:50 | Penn | James Johnson misses the free throw | 47-59 |
| 05:50 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 05:25 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-59 |
| 05:23 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry tips it in | 47-61 |
| 04:59 | Penn | John Jones connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-61 |
| 04:39 | Columbia | Christopher Nance is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Christopher Nance, team foul #4 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Taylor (PF) Bernard Cherry | |
| 04:27 | Penn | John Evans misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 04:25 | Penn | James Caldwell tips it but misses | 49-61 |
| 04:23 | Penn | John Jones grabs the offensive board | 49-61 |
| 04:03 | Penn | William Parker misses the jumper near the basket | 49-61 |
| 04:02 | Columbia | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| 03:38 | Columbia | James Caldwell steals it from David Taylor | 49-61 |
| 03:30 | Penn | William Parker scores on a shot from close range | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Nance (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jesse Becker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Winstead (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Columbia | David Taylor is hacked by William Parker - foul #2 on William Parker, team foul #9 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Ringer (C) William Parker | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Shaw (SG), Bernard Cherry (PF), Mike Williams (C) Christopher Nance, Jesse Becker, Paul Winstead | |
| 03:01 | Columbia | David Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 03:01 | Penn | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:47 | Penn | John Jones is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on John Jones, team foul #10 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (PG), Charlie Dorfman (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF) John Evans, James Caldwell, John Jones | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:43 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-61 |
| Subs | Penn | John Evans (PG), James Caldwell (SG), John Jones (SF) Robert Nevins, Charlie Dorfman, Antoine Wojtowicz | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (SG), Jesse Becker (SF) Robert Shaw, David Taylor | |
| 02:27 | Columbia | The jumper by Ernest Eggen is denied by Richard Ringer | 51-61 |
| 02:26 | Penn | Richard Ringer pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 02:06 | Penn | James Caldwell drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Evans | 54-61 |
| 01:42 | Columbia | Jesse Becker drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ernest Eggen | 54-63 |
| 01:33 | Penn | James Caldwell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-63 |
| 01:32 | Penn | Richard Ringer tips it back up and in | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:07 | Columbia | James Johnson blocks the jumper by Jesse Becker | 56-63 |
| 01:05 | Penn | Richard Ringer grabs the board | 56-63 |
| 00:48 | Penn | James Johnson evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Columbia | John Evans is called for the reach on Ernest Eggen in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Evans, team foul #11 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Shaw (SF) Jesse Becker | |
| 00:47 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:47 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Penn | James Johnson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bernard Cherry - foul #3 on Bernard Cherry, team foul #5 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jesse Becker (SF) Robert Shaw | |
| 00:40 | Penn | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:40 | Penn | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:40 | Columbia | Jesse Becker snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Columbia | John Evans is called for the reach on Jesse Becker in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Evans, team foul #12 | 58-64 |
| 00:37 | Columbia | Jesse Becker misses the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:37 | Columbia | Jesse Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:37 | Penn | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 58-64 |
| 00:31 | Penn | James Caldwell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-64 |
| 00:30 | Penn | Richard Ringer grabs the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 00:27 | Penn | John Evans is fouled on the floor by Ernest Eggen - foul #4 on Ernest Eggen, team foul #6 | 58-64 |
| 00:24 | Penn | Richard Ringer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 00:23 | Penn | James Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 00:21 | Penn | John Evans scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Caldwell out of the doubleteam | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Columbia | Christopher Nance is fouled in the backcourt by John Evans - foul #4 on John Evans, team foul #13 | 61-64 |
| 00:19 | Columbia | Christopher Nance misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:19 | Columbia | Christopher Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:14 | Penn | James Caldwell shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Evans | 64-65 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | John Evans is called for the reach on Ernest Eggen in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Evans, team foul #14 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (PG) John Evans | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:11 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:11 | Penn | Richard Ringer grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Penn | James Caldwell loses the dribble to Jesse Becker | 64-66 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Jesse Becker misses the lay-in | 64-66 |
| 00:01 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry tips it home | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Penn | Robert Nevins hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 64-68 |