| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hartley (fresh) SG - Jonathan Howland (fresh) SF - John Battles (fresh) PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) C - Tom Slocum (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 | Penn | Jonathan Sample wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Penn | Jonathan Sample misses the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri loses the dribble to Kenneth Young in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Penn | Terry Rinehart buries a floater from the left wing set up by Kenneth Young | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum hits a jumper from the left wing set up by James Hartley | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Penn | Kenneth Young buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Ralph Coppock | 2-4 |
| 18:06 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | Penn | Terry Rinehart grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:00 | Penn | Ralph Coppock misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by James Hartley - foul #1 on James Hartley, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:00 | Penn | Ralph Coppock misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:00 | Penn | Ralph Coppock misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:53 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Battles | 5-4 |
| 17:41 | Penn | Kenneth Young knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 17:24 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles hits a jumper in the paint set up by James Hartley | 7-6 |
| 17:05 | Penn | Ralph Coppock clanks a 3 from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 17:03 | Penn | William Behnke tips it home | 7-8 |
| 16:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland is hacked by William Behnke - foul #1 on William Behnke, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Timothy Guglielmo (SG), Arthur Atkinson (SF), Sammy Nance (PF), Archie Patterson (C) James Hartley, Jonathan Howland, John Battles, Clarence Ulibarri, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | Penn | Jake Urich (PG), Rick Haines (SG), William Welch (SF), Jerry Lingo (PF), Ryan Thomas (C) Ralph Coppock, Kenneth Young, Terry Rinehart, William Behnke, Jonathan Sample | |
| 16:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Guglielmo is open and lays it up and in set up by Archie Patterson | 9-8 |
| 16:14 | Penn | James Ledbetter is called for the reach on Jake Urich - foul #1 on James Ledbetter, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| 15:53 | Penn | Jake Urich is hacked by Timothy Guglielmo - foul #1 on Timothy Guglielmo, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Ledbetter (fresh) SG - Timothy Guglielmo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Atkinson (fresh) PF - Sammy Nance (fresh) C - Archie Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jake Urich (fresh) SG - Rick Haines (fresh) SF - William Welch (fresh) PF - Jerry Lingo (fresh) C - Ryan Thomas (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Penn | Rick Haines clanks a floater from the right side | 9-8 |
| 15:36 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Lingo | 9-8 |
| 15:16 | Penn | Sammy Nance picks off the pass by Jerry Lingo | 9-8 |
| 14:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 14:51 | Penn | Ryan Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:37 | Penn | Jake Urich's pass is intercepted by Arthur Atkinson | 9-8 |
| 14:33 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter is fouled in the backcourt by Jake Urich - foul #1 on Jake Urich, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Jonathan Howland (SG), John Battles (SF), Todd Bodiford (PF), Tom Slocum (C) James Ledbetter, Timothy Guglielmo, Arthur Atkinson, Sammy Nance, Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | Penn | Kenneth Young (SG), Terry Rinehart (SF), Larry Kellogg (PF), Jonathan Sample (C) Jake Urich, William Welch, Jerry Lingo, Ryan Thomas | |
| 14:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Bodiford is open and buries a floater near the basket set up by Jonathan Howland | 11-8 |
| 14:05 | Penn | Terry Rinehart drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Kenneth Young | 11-10 |
| 13:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Bodiford hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Jonathan Howland | 13-10 |
| 13:39 | Penn | Jonathan Sample scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Rick Haines | 13-12 |
| 13:10 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Jonathan Howland is denied by Terry Rinehart | 13-12 |
| 13:08 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles grabs the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Young - foul #1 on Kenneth Young, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF), Sammy Nance (C) John Battles, Todd Bodiford, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | Penn | Ralph Coppock (PG), William Behnke (PF), Jerry Lingo (C) Rick Haines, Larry Kellogg, Jonathan Sample | |
| 12:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland misses the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:46 | Penn | The jump hook by Jerry Lingo is blocked by Sammy Nance | 14-12 |
| 12:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:23 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-12 |
| 12:21 | Penn | William Behnke snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 11:56 | Penn | Jerry Lingo's fadeaway is rejected by Sammy Nance | 14-12 |
| 11:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 11:44 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley is called for 10 seconds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG), Timothy Guglielmo (SG), John Battles (SF), Archie Patterson (C) James Hartley, Jonathan Howland, Arthur Atkinson, Sammy Nance | |
| Subs | Penn | Jake Urich (SG), William Welch (SF), Ryan Thomas (C) Kenneth Young, Terry Rinehart, William Behnke | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Ledbetter (fresh) SG - Timothy Guglielmo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Battles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fresh) C - Archie Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Ralph Coppock (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jake Urich (fresh) SF - William Welch (fresh) PF - Jerry Lingo (fresh) C - Ryan Thomas (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Penn | Ralph Coppock misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 11:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 11:17 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter is fouled on the floor by Ralph Coppock - foul #1 on Ralph Coppock, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum (C) Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | Penn | Rick Haines (SG) Ralph Coppock | |
| 11:04 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Guglielmo and he's hacked by William Welch - foul #1 on William Welch, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson (PF) Clarence Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 11:04 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles misses the free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:04 | Penn | Jerry Lingo snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 10:50 | Penn | Rick Haines hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jake Urich and he's fouled by Archie Patterson - foul #1 on Archie Patterson, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Larry Kellogg (PF) Jerry Lingo | |
| 10:50 | Penn | Rick Haines misses the free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 10:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Jake Urich picks off the pass by Timothy Guglielmo in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| 10:35 | Penn | Jake Urich hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 10:33 | Penn | William Welch tips it in | 16-16 |
| 10:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Jake Urich steals it from John Battles | 16-16 |
| 10:17 | Penn | James Ledbetter takes the ball from Rick Haines | 16-16 |
| 10:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson lays it up and in set up by James Ledbetter | 18-16 |
| 09:43 | Penn | William Welch jams it on a great pass from Rick Haines | 18-18 |
| 09:38 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Thomas - foul #1 on Ryan Thomas, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Jonathan Howland (SG), Arthur Atkinson (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF), Sammy Nance (C) James Ledbetter, Timothy Guglielmo, John Battles, Archie Patterson, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | Penn | Ralph Coppock (PG), Kenneth Young (SG), Terry Rinehart (SF), William Behnke (PF), Jerry Lingo (C) Rick Haines, Jake Urich, William Welch, Larry Kellogg, Ryan Thomas | |
| 09:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri steps out of bounds on the sideline | 18-18 |
| 08:57 | Penn | Jerry Lingo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 08:55 | Penn | William Behnke snags the offensive board | 18-18 |
| 08:40 | Penn | Terry Rinehart can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on James Hartley - foul #2 on James Hartley, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (PG) James Hartley | |
| Subs | Penn | Jonathan Sample (C) Kenneth Young | |
| 08:40 | Penn | Terry Rinehart misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:40 | Penn | Terry Rinehart makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Lingo is called for the reach on Jonathan Howland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Lingo, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| 08:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:38 | Penn | The rebound goes to William Behnke | 18-19 |
| 08:25 | Penn | Jonathan Sample's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson (C) Clarence Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Penn | Rick Haines (PG) Ralph Coppock | |
| 08:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland knocks in the shot from the right block set up by James Ledbetter and he's hacked by Jerry Lingo - foul #2 on Jerry Lingo, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Bodiford (C) Sammy Nance | |
| Subs | Penn | Ralph Coppock (PG), Larry Kellogg (PF) Jerry Lingo, William Behnke | |
| 08:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland makes the free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:58 | Penn | Rick Haines misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Todd Bodiford - foul #1 on Todd Bodiford, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum (C) Todd Bodiford | |
| Subs | Penn | Ryan Thomas (C) Jonathan Sample | |
| 07:58 | Penn | Rick Haines makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:58 | Penn | Rick Haines makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum hits a floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Rick Haines - foul #1 on Rick Haines, team foul #9 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Morton (PG), Timothy Guglielmo (SG), John Battles (SF) James Ledbetter, Jonathan Howland, Arthur Atkinson | |
| Subs | Penn | Kenneth Young (SG), Jake Urich (SF) Ralph Coppock, Terry Rinehart | |
| 07:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum makes the free throw | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Morton (fresh) SG - Timothy Guglielmo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Battles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tom Slocum (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Rick Haines (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jake Urich (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Larry Kellogg (fresh) C - Ryan Thomas (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Penn | Timothy Guglielmo is called for the reach on Kenneth Young - foul #2 on Timothy Guglielmo, team foul #7 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland (SG), Todd Bodiford (PF) Timothy Guglielmo, Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 07:24 | Penn | Kenneth Young misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:24 | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 07:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 24-21 |
| 06:59 | Penn | The rebound goes to Ryan Thomas | 24-21 |
| 06:34 | Penn | Rick Haines clanks a shot in the paint | 24-21 |
| 06:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Bodiford gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 06:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Rick Haines steps in front of the John Battles pass in the backcourt | 24-21 |
| 06:12 | Penn | Kenneth Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-21 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter (SG), Arthur Atkinson (SF), Clarence Ulibarri (PF), Sammy Nance (C) Jonathan Howland, John Battles, Todd Bodiford, Tom Slocum | |
| Subs | Penn | Ralph Coppock (PG), William Welch (SF), William Behnke (PF), Jonathan Sample (C) Rick Haines, Jake Urich, Larry Kellogg, Ryan Thomas | |
| 06:05 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Morton | 27-21 |
| 05:47 | Penn | Arthur Atkinson is called for the reach on William Behnke - foul #1 on Arthur Atkinson, team foul #8 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Howland (SG) John Morton | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 05:47 | Penn | William Behnke makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:47 | Penn | William Behnke misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 05:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson misses short on a floater from the left side | 27-22 |
| 05:22 | Penn | William Behnke snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 05:01 | Penn | Jonathan Sample blows the dunk but the foul's on Jonathan Howland - foul #1 on Jonathan Howland, team foul #9 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Battles (SF), Archie Patterson (C) Arthur Atkinson, Sammy Nance | |
| Subs | Penn | Jake Urich (SG) Kenneth Young | |
| 05:01 | Penn | Jonathan Sample makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:01 | Penn | Jonathan Sample misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:01 | Penn | William Behnke pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 04:47 | Penn | Jonathan Howland is called for the reach on William Welch - foul #2 on Jonathan Howland, team foul #10 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Morton (PG) Jonathan Howland | |
| Subs | Penn | Terry Rinehart (SF), Ryan Thomas (C) Ralph Coppock, Jonathan Sample | |
| 04:47 | Penn | William Welch makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:47 | Penn | William Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:26 | Middle Tenn. State | John Morton misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 04:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri gets the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 04:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 27-25 |
| 04:12 | Penn | William Welch grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 03:57 | Penn | Jake Urich clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 03:55 | Penn | Ryan Thomas hits the follow up shot | 27-27 |
| 03:35 | Middle Tenn. State | William Behnke picks off the pass by John Battles | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Morton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Ledbetter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Battles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Ulibarri (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Archie Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - William Welch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jake Urich (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Terry Rinehart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Behnke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Penn | Ryan Thomas lays it in set up by Jake Urich | 27-29 |
| 03:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 03:11 | Middle Tenn. State | John Morton misses the tip | 27-29 |
| 03:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Clarence Ulibarri can't tip it in | 27-29 |
| 03:09 | Penn | The rebound goes to Terry Rinehart | 27-29 |
| 02:49 | Penn | Jake Urich can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 27-29 |
| 02:47 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to James Ledbetter | 27-29 |
| 02:33 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ledbetter buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Archie Patterson | 30-29 |
| 02:17 | Penn | Clarence Ulibarri swats the short shot by William Welch | 30-29 |
| 02:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 01:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Terry Rinehart swats the layup by Archie Patterson | 30-29 |
| 01:54 | Penn | The rebound goes to William Welch | 30-29 |
| 01:37 | Penn | William Welch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 01:36 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to John Battles | 30-29 |
| 01:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Archie Patterson hits the finger roll | 32-29 |
| 00:59 | Penn | John Morton is called for the reach on William Welch - foul #1 on John Morton, team foul #11 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley (PG), Jonathan Howland (SG), Timothy Guglielmo (SF), Sammy Nance (PF), Tom Slocum (C) John Morton, James Ledbetter, John Battles, Clarence Ulibarri, Archie Patterson | |
| Subs | Penn | Ralph Coppock (PG), Rick Haines (SG), Jerry Lingo (PF), Jonathan Sample (C) Jake Urich, Terry Rinehart, William Behnke, Ryan Thomas | |
| 00:59 | Penn | William Welch makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:59 | Penn | William Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:44 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hartley is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on James Hartley, team foul #12 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Atkinson (SF) James Hartley | |
| Subs | Penn | Kenneth Young (SG) William Welch | |
| 00:25 | Penn | Kenneth Young is called for a charge - foul #2 on Kenneth Young, team foul #10 | 32-31 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 00:01 | Penn | Rick Haines snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 00:00 | Penn | Rick Haines misses the fullcourt shot | 32-31 |