| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nicholas Monson (fresh) SG - Charles Smith (fresh) SF - Billy Hall (fresh) PF - John Haigh (fresh) C - Derrick Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Ralph Coppock (fresh) SG - Kenneth Young (fresh) SF - Terry Rinehart (fresh) PF - William Behnke (fresh) C - Jonathan Sample (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson is hacked by William Behnke in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Behnke, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | East Carolina | Charles Smith's floater is tipped away by Terry Rinehart | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | East Carolina | Billy Hall misses the wide open turnaround from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Billy Hall | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Penn | Jonathan Sample misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Derrick Brown - foul #1 on Derrick Brown, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Penn | Jonathan Sample makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:06 | Penn | Jonathan Sample makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | East Carolina | Charles Smith connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Nicholas Monson | 4-2 |
| 18:40 | Penn | John Haigh swats the short shot by Jonathan Sample | 4-2 |
| 18:38 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | East Carolina | Billy Hall's pass is intercepted by Ralph Coppock | 4-2 |
| 18:30 | Penn | Terry Rinehart lays it up and in set up by Ralph Coppock | 4-4 |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | Kenneth Young is called for the reach on Nicholas Monson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Young, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 18:13 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Smith and he's hacked by William Behnke - foul #2 on William Behnke, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Lingo (PF) William Behnke | |
| 18:13 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown misses the free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:13 | Penn | The rebound goes to Jerry Lingo | 6-4 |
| 17:56 | Penn | Kenneth Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-4 |
| 17:45 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Derrick Brown | 8-4 |
| 17:24 | Penn | Jerry Lingo scores on a shot from close range | 8-6 |
| 17:17 | East Carolina | Charles Smith is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Clerk (PG), Gregory Overlock (SG), Jeffrey Swaim (SF), Michael Adams (PF), Fred White (C) Nicholas Monson, Charles Smith, Billy Hall, John Haigh, Derrick Brown | |
| Subs | Penn | Jake Urich (PG), Rick Haines (SG), William Welch (SF), Ryan Thomas (C) Ralph Coppock, Kenneth Young, Terry Rinehart, Jonathan Sample | |
| 17:03 | Penn | Jerry Lingo is fouled on the floor by Michael Adams - foul #1 on Michael Adams, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| 16:55 | Penn | Jake Urich makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Thomas | 8-8 |
| 16:36 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim is open and scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Gregory Overlock | 10-8 |
| 16:16 | Penn | Rick Haines is hacked by Paul Clerk - foul #1 on Paul Clerk, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell (C) Fred White | |
| Subs | Penn | Terry Rinehart (SF) Jerry Lingo | |
| 15:59 | Penn | Rick Haines hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jake Urich | 10-10 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Clerk (fresh) SG - Gregory Overlock (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Swaim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Adams (fresh) C - Mark Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jake Urich (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rick Haines (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Rinehart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Welch (fairly fresh) C - Ryan Thomas (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk misses the 3 from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 15:54 | Penn | Ryan Thomas pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 15:31 | Penn | Rick Haines misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Mitchell - foul #1 on Mark Mitchell, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Billy Hall (SF), John Haigh (PF), Derrick Brown (C) Paul Clerk, Gregory Overlock, Jeffrey Swaim, Michael Adams, Mark Mitchell | |
| Subs | Penn | Kenneth Young (SG), Larry Kellogg (PF), Jonathan Sample (C) Jake Urich, William Welch, Ryan Thomas | |
| 15:31 | Penn | Rick Haines makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:31 | Penn | Rick Haines makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 15:22 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson is fouled on the floor by Rick Haines - foul #1 on Rick Haines, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Penn | Ralph Coppock (PG) Rick Haines | |
| 15:16 | East Carolina | John Haigh hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Nicholas Monson | 13-12 |
| 14:57 | Penn | Ralph Coppock clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 13-12 |
| 14:56 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 14:54 | East Carolina | Jonathan Sample steals the ball from Nicholas Monson in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| 14:46 | Penn | Terry Rinehart is called for traveling | 13-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Lingo (PF) Larry Kellogg | |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | Billy Hall misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 14:25 | Penn | Ralph Coppock grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 14:10 | Penn | Ralph Coppock misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 14:07 | East Carolina | Billy Hall travels in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock (SG), Jeffrey Swaim (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF), Fred White (C) Charles Smith, Billy Hall, John Haigh, Derrick Brown | |
| Subs | Penn | Rick Haines (PG), Ryan Thomas (C) Ralph Coppock, Jonathan Sample | |
| 13:58 | Penn | Kenneth Young misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 13:57 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Swaim | 13-12 |
| 13:40 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 13-12 |
| 13:38 | Penn | Jerry Lingo pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:17 | Penn | Kenneth Young misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 13:16 | Penn | Ryan Thomas grabs the offensive board | 13-12 |
| 13:08 | Penn | Terry Rinehart drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Thomas | 13-14 |
| 12:51 | East Carolina | Jerry Lingo swats the shot by Gregory Overlock | 13-14 |
| 12:49 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim gets the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:40 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock misses long on a floater from the right side | 13-14 |
| 12:38 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim tips it home | 15-14 |
| 12:31 | Penn | Jerry Lingo makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Young | 15-16 |
| 12:14 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim is fouled on the floor by Ryan Thomas - foul #1 on Ryan Thomas, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Clerk (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Michael Adams (SF), John Haigh (PF), Derrick Brown (C) Nicholas Monson, Gregory Overlock, Jeffrey Swaim, Mark Mitchell, Fred White | |
| Subs | Penn | Ralph Coppock (PG), Jake Urich (SG), William Welch (SF), Larry Kellogg (PF), Jonathan Sample (C) Rick Haines, Kenneth Young, Terry Rinehart, Jerry Lingo, Ryan Thomas | |
| 11:54 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Smith and the foul's on Ralph Coppock - foul #1 on Ralph Coppock, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| 11:54 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk makes the free throw | 18-16 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Clerk (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Adams (fresh) PF - John Haigh (fresh) 3 pts. C - Derrick Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Ralph Coppock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jake Urich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Welch (fresh) PF - Larry Kellogg (fresh) C - Jonathan Sample (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Penn | Larry Kellogg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-16 |
| 11:40 | Penn | Jonathan Sample hits the follow up shot | 18-18 |
| 11:18 | East Carolina | Charles Smith comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 18-18 |
| 11:17 | Penn | Jonathan Sample snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| 11:08 | Penn | Ralph Coppock hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jake Urich | 18-20 |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | Ralph Coppock steals the ball from Charles Smith in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| 10:49 | Penn | Paul Clerk is called for the reach on Ralph Coppock - foul #2 on Paul Clerk, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock (PG), Billy Hall (SF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Paul Clerk, Michael Adams, Derrick Brown | |
| Subs | Penn | Rick Haines (SG), Jerry Lingo (PF) William Welch, Larry Kellogg | |
| 10:39 | Penn | Rick Haines's dunk attempt is rejected by Kenneth Lozier | 18-20 |
| 10:37 | Penn | Jonathan Sample grabs the offensive board | 18-20 |
| 10:22 | Penn | Jonathan Sample misses the 3 from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | Billy Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | Charles Smith double dribbles in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell (C) Kenneth Lozier | |
| Subs | Penn | Terry Rinehart (SF), Ryan Thomas (C) Jake Urich, Jonathan Sample | |
| 10:05 | Penn | Terry Rinehart connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ralph Coppock | 18-23 |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | Billy Hall's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Thomas | 18-23 |
| 09:55 | Penn | Jerry Lingo grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 09:32 | Penn | Rick Haines buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ralph Coppock | 18-25 |
| 09:16 | East Carolina | Charles Smith blows the layup but he's fouled by Rick Haines - foul #2 on Rick Haines, team foul #7 | 18-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson (PG), Jeffrey Swaim (SF), Michael Adams (PF), Derrick Brown (C) Gregory Overlock, Billy Hall, John Haigh, Mark Mitchell | |
| Subs | Penn | Kenneth Young (SG), William Welch (SF), Larry Kellogg (PF) Rick Haines, Terry Rinehart, Jerry Lingo | |
| 09:16 | East Carolina | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 09:16 | East Carolina | Charles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 09:00 | Penn | Ralph Coppock connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Welch | 20-28 |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | William Welch steps in front of the Jeffrey Swaim pass | 20-28 |
| 08:40 | Penn | Kenneth Young misses the easy layup | 20-28 |
| 08:38 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim pulls down the rebound | 20-28 |
| 08:32 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson hits a wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-28 |
| 08:20 | Penn | Ryan Thomas can't finish the layup | 22-28 |
| 08:19 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Charles Smith | 22-28 |
| 08:02 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim is open and buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Nicholas Monson | 24-28 |
| 07:53 | Penn | William Welch blows the layup but he's hacked by Jeffrey Swaim - foul #1 on Jeffrey Swaim, team foul #7 | 24-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock (SG), Billy Hall (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF), Fred White (C) Charles Smith, Jeffrey Swaim, Michael Adams, Derrick Brown | |
| Subs | Penn | Jake Urich (PG), Terry Rinehart (SF), Jonathan Sample (C) Ralph Coppock, Larry Kellogg, Ryan Thomas | |
| 07:53 | Penn | William Welch makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 07:53 | Penn | William Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nicholas Monson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Overlock (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy Hall (fresh) PF - Mark Mitchell (fresh) C - Fred White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jake Urich (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Young (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Rinehart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Welch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Sample (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | East Carolina | Jake Urich takes the ball from Gregory Overlock | 24-30 |
| 07:21 | Penn | Jake Urich is hacked by Nicholas Monson - foul #1 on Nicholas Monson, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Lingo (PF) William Welch | |
| 07:21 | Penn | Jake Urich makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 07:21 | Penn | Jake Urich misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 07:21 | Penn | Jonathan Sample grabs the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 07:16 | Penn | Terry Rinehart misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Billy Hall - foul #1 on Billy Hall, team foul #9 | 24-31 |
| 07:16 | Penn | Terry Rinehart misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 07:16 | Penn | Terry Rinehart makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 06:50 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock connects on the open jumper from close range set up by Nicholas Monson | 26-32 |
| 06:30 | Penn | Gregory Overlock takes the ball from Kenneth Young | 26-32 |
| 06:26 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock hits the finger roll | 28-32 |
| 06:13 | Penn | Kenneth Young buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Rinehart | 28-34 |
| 06:00 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-34 |
| 05:59 | Penn | Jerry Lingo grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 05:33 | Penn | Jerry Lingo clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Mark Mitchell - foul #2 on Mark Mitchell, team foul #10 | 28-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Smith (SG), Jeffrey Swaim (SF), John Haigh (PF), Derrick Brown (C) Gregory Overlock, Billy Hall, Mark Mitchell, Fred White | |
| Subs | Penn | Ralph Coppock (PG), Ryan Thomas (C) Kenneth Young, Jonathan Sample | |
| 05:33 | Penn | Jerry Lingo makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 05:33 | Penn | Jerry Lingo makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 05:17 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown clanks a jump hook in the lane | 28-36 |
| 05:16 | Penn | Jake Urich gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 04:58 | Penn | Ralph Coppock is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Swaim - foul #2 on Jeffrey Swaim, team foul #11 | 28-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Adams (SF) Jeffrey Swaim | |
| Subs | Penn | Kenneth Young (SG), Larry Kellogg (PF) Jake Urich, Jerry Lingo | |
| 04:58 | Penn | Ralph Coppock makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 04:58 | Penn | Ralph Coppock misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | John Haigh grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 04:54 | East Carolina | Terry Rinehart picks off the pass by Michael Adams in the backcourt | 28-37 |
| 04:37 | Penn | Kenneth Young clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 28-37 |
| 04:36 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 04:31 | East Carolina | Charles Smith connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Nicholas Monson | 30-37 |
| 04:08 | Penn | John Haigh takes the ball from Ralph Coppock | 30-37 |
| 03:58 | East Carolina | Michael Adams can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ralph Coppock - foul #2 on Ralph Coppock, team foul #8 | 30-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Clerk (PG), Jeffrey Swaim (SF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Nicholas Monson, John Haigh, Derrick Brown | |
| Subs | Penn | Rick Haines (SG), William Welch (SF), William Behnke (PF), Jonathan Sample (C) Kenneth Young, Terry Rinehart, Larry Kellogg, Ryan Thomas | |
| 03:58 | East Carolina | Michael Adams makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 03:58 | East Carolina | Michael Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 03:40 | Penn | Jonathan Sample's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Lozier | 32-37 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Clerk (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Swaim (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Adams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Ralph Coppock (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rick Haines (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Welch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Behnke (fresh) C - Jonathan Sample (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 03:32 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 03:21 | East Carolina | Jonathan Sample steals the ball from Jeffrey Swaim | 32-37 |
| 02:59 | Penn | Jonathan Sample connects on the runner in the lane set up by Ralph Coppock | 32-39 |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Michael Adams misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 02:46 | Penn | William Behnke grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 02:41 | Penn | Rick Haines knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Ralph Coppock | 32-41 |
| 02:36 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Adams | 35-41 |
| 02:14 | Penn | Jonathan Sample misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Kenneth Lozier - foul #1 on Kenneth Lozier, team foul #12 | 35-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock (PG), Billy Hall (SF), John Haigh (PF), Derrick Brown (C) Charles Smith, Jeffrey Swaim, Michael Adams, Kenneth Lozier | |
| Subs | Penn | Kenneth Young (SG), Jake Urich (SF), Jerry Lingo (PF) Ralph Coppock, William Welch, William Behnke | |
| 02:14 | Penn | Jonathan Sample misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 02:14 | Penn | Jonathan Sample makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Billy Hall buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Gregory Overlock | 37-42 |
| 01:41 | Penn | Jerry Lingo loses the ball out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson (PG) Paul Clerk | |
| Subs | Penn | Terry Rinehart (SF), Ryan Thomas (C) Rick Haines, Jonathan Sample | |
| 01:30 | East Carolina | Derrick Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Penn | Larry Kellogg (PF) Kenneth Young | |
| 01:10 | Penn | Larry Kellogg drills a turnaround from the baseline | 37-44 |
| 00:56 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock hits a wide open fadeaway from the right wing set up by Nicholas Monson | 39-44 |
| 00:36 | Penn | Terry Rinehart clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Billy Hall - foul #2 on Billy Hall, team foul #13 | 39-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Clerk (SG), Jeffrey Swaim (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF), Fred White (C) Gregory Overlock, Billy Hall, John Haigh, Derrick Brown | |
| Subs | Penn | Rick Haines (PG), Kenneth Young (SG) Jake Urich, Jerry Lingo | |
| 00:36 | Penn | Terry Rinehart makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 00:36 | Penn | Terry Rinehart makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Terry Rinehart - foul #1 on Terry Rinehart, team foul #9 | 39-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Smith (SG) Nicholas Monson | |
| Subs | Penn | William Behnke (PF) Larry Kellogg | |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 00:26 | Penn | Kenneth Young snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 00:00 | Penn | Kenneth Young misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-46 |