| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alan Arrington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Tijerina (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Honore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jarek Sulejmanovski (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Mark George (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) PF - Thomas Reeve (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Lebrun (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Eric Lowery inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on John Gilkey - foul #2 on John Gilkey, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Penn | Dennis Noonan (PF) Raymond Honore | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 19:40 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 19:40 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 19:22 | Penn | Mark George steals it from David Tijerina | 34-29 |
| 19:18 | Florida State | Mark George jams it | 34-31 |
| 19:10 | Penn | John Gilkey misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark George - foul #2 on Mark George, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Penn | Raymond Honore (PF) David Tijerina | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 19:10 | Penn | John Gilkey misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:10 | Penn | John Gilkey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:49 | Florida State | 3 seconds is called on Eric Lowery | 35-31 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (PG), David Tijerina (SF), Earl James (C) John Gilkey, Raymond Honore, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 18:41 | Penn | David Tijerina makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Gary Kelly and he's fouled by Eric Lowery - foul #3 on Eric Lowery, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi (SF) Eric Lowery | |
| 18:41 | Penn | David Tijerina misses the free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:41 | Penn | Dennis Noonan grabs the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 18:24 | Penn | Alan Arrington misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 18:22 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Noonan | 37-31 |
| 18:05 | Penn | Dennis Noonan buries a floater from just outside the lane | 39-31 |
| 17:51 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jarek Sulejmanovski | 39-33 |
| 17:35 | Penn | The pull-up jumper by Dennis Noonan is blocked by Thomas Reeve | 39-33 |
| 17:33 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 17:18 | Florida State | Mark George makes the contested floater in the lane set up by Jarek Sulejmanovski | 39-35 |
| 16:58 | Penn | Alan Arrington knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-35 |
| 16:39 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 16:37 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun snags the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 16:23 | Florida State | Mark George knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Jarek Sulejmanovski | 42-38 |
| 16:04 | Penn | Dennis Noonan is called for traveling | 42-38 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Stevan Winkowski (SG), Raymond Honore (PF), Bruce Cole (C) Gary Kelly, Alan Arrington, David Tijerina, Earl James | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stevan Winkowski (fresh) SF - Dennis Noonan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Honore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jarek Sulejmanovski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark George (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dikembe Aldi (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Reeve (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Lebrun (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Florida State | Raymond Honore takes the ball from Dikembe Aldi | 42-38 |
| 15:28 | Penn | Raymond Honore scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stevan Winkowski | 45-38 |
| 15:21 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 15:20 | Penn | Raymond Honore pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 15:02 | Penn | John Gilkey drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stevan Winkowski | 47-38 |
| 14:58 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 14:57 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski grabs the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 14:41 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 14:40 | Penn | Raymond Honore gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 14:19 | Penn | Bruce Cole clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 47-38 |
| 14:17 | Penn | Raymond Honore tips it home | 49-38 |
| 14:01 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 13:41 | Penn | John Gilkey scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-41 |
| 13:19 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 13:18 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve misses the tip | 52-41 |
| 13:16 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun tips it in | 52-43 |
| 12:55 | Penn | Daniel Lebrun swats the layup by Dennis Noonan | 52-43 |
| 12:53 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 12:35 | Florida State | Mark George is fouled on the floor by Stevan Winkowski - foul #2 on Stevan Winkowski, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Penn | Alan Arrington (SG), David Tijerina (SF), Earl James (PF) Stevan Winkowski, Dennis Noonan, Raymond Honore | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG), Jackie Freeman (SG), Eric Lowery (SF), Alonzo Garza (PF), Carson Lively (C) Jarek Sulejmanovski, Mark George, Dikembe Aldi, Thomas Reeve, Daniel Lebrun | |
| 12:19 | Florida State | Paul Younkin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 12:18 | Penn | The rebound goes to Earl James | 52-43 |
| 11:52 | Penn | Alan Arrington drills a shot near the basket set up by John Gilkey | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alan Arrington (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Tijerina (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earl James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) SG - Jackie Freeman (fresh) SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Alonzo Garza (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Carson Lively (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Florida State | Carson Lively makes the shot from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 11:21 | Penn | Bruce Cole is fouled on the floor by Carson Lively - foul #1 on Carson Lively, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Penn | Raymond Honore (PF) Earl James | |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark George (SG) Jackie Freeman | |
| 10:58 | Penn | Bruce Cole blows the dunk but the foul's on Paul Younkin - foul #1 on Paul Younkin, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (PG) John Gilkey | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski (PG) Paul Younkin | |
| 10:58 | Penn | Bruce Cole makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:58 | Penn | Bruce Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:58 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Mark George | 55-45 |
| 10:49 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 10:48 | Penn | Raymond Honore grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 10:43 | Penn | David Tijerina comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 10:41 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 10:23 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 10:21 | Penn | Bruce Cole pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 10:06 | Penn | David Tijerina loses the dribble to Alonzo Garza | 55-45 |
| 09:49 | Florida State | Eric Lowery makes the shot from the left side | 55-47 |
| 09:22 | Penn | Raymond Honore travels with the ball | 55-47 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Dennis Noonan (SF), Earl James (C) Gary Kelly, David Tijerina, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Reeve (PF), Daniel Lebrun (C) Alonzo Garza, Carson Lively | |
| 09:01 | Florida State | Mark George misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by John Gilkey - foul #3 on John Gilkey, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Penn | David Tijerina (SF), Bruce Cole (C) Dennis Noonan, Raymond Honore | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 09:01 | Florida State | Mark George misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 09:01 | Florida State | Mark George makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:47 | Penn | John Gilkey misses the shot from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 08:45 | Florida State | Mark George grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 08:25 | Florida State | Mark George misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 55-48 |
| 08:24 | Penn | Earl James gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:09 | Penn | David Tijerina can't finish the layup | 55-48 |
| 08:08 | Penn | Earl James hits the follow up shot | 57-48 |
| 07:46 | Florida State | Mark George is whistled for traveling | 57-48 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (SG), Dennis Noonan (SF), Raymond Honore (PF) Alan Arrington, David Tijerina, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SG), Carson Lively (C) Jarek Sulejmanovski, Mark George, Daniel Lebrun | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Kelly (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dennis Noonan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Honore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Earl James (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) SF - Eric Lowery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Reeve (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Carson Lively (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Penn | Gary Kelly scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Gilkey | 59-48 |
| 07:21 | Florida State | John Gilkey steals the ball from Carson Lively | 59-48 |
| 07:18 | Penn | John Gilkey dunks the ball | 61-48 |
| 07:12 | Florida State | Earl James picks off the pass by Dikembe Aldi | 61-48 |
| 06:59 | Penn | John Gilkey misses the shot from the left side | 61-48 |
| 06:58 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Earl James | 61-48 |
| 06:46 | Penn | John Gilkey comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Younkin - foul #2 on Paul Younkin, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Penn | Alan Arrington (SG), Bruce Cole (C) Gary Kelly, Raymond Honore | |
| Subs | Florida State | Alonzo Garza (PF) Thomas Reeve | |
| 06:46 | Penn | John Gilkey makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 06:46 | Penn | John Gilkey misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 06:46 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi grabs the board | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:25 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alan Arrington - foul #2 on Alan Arrington, team foul #4 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (PG), David Tijerina (SF), Raymond Honore (PF) John Gilkey, Dennis Noonan, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun (C) Carson Lively | |
| 06:25 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 06:25 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi misses the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 06:25 | Penn | Earl James pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 06:09 | Penn | Alan Arrington misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Alonzo Garza - foul #1 on Alonzo Garza, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Dennis Noonan (SF), Bruce Cole (C) Gary Kelly, David Tijerina, Raymond Honore | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski (PG), Mark George (SG) Paul Younkin, Eric Lowery | |
| 06:09 | Penn | Alan Arrington misses the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 06:09 | Penn | Alan Arrington makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 05:56 | Florida State | Mark George evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 05:54 | Penn | The rebound goes to Bruce Cole | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:30 | Penn | Dikembe Aldi picks off the pass by John Gilkey | 63-49 |
| 05:17 | Florida State | Mark George comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Earl James - foul #1 on Earl James, team foul #5 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (PG), David Tijerina (SF), Raymond Honore (PF) John Gilkey, Dennis Noonan, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Reeve (PF) Alonzo Garza | |
| 05:17 | Florida State | Mark George makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 05:17 | Florida State | Mark George makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 04:53 | Penn | Gary Kelly hits a shot from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 04:33 | Florida State | Gary Kelly steps in front of the Dikembe Aldi pass | 65-51 |
| 04:10 | Penn | Gary Kelly misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-51 |
| 04:09 | Florida State | Mark George gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| 04:02 | Florida State | Mark George knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jarek Sulejmanovski | 65-53 |
| 03:58 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-53 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Dennis Noonan (SF), Bruce Cole (C) Alan Arrington, David Tijerina, Earl James | |
| Subs | Florida State | Eric Lowery (SF) Dikembe Aldi | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Penn | Dennis Noonan's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Lebrun | 65-53 |
| 03:39 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Noonan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Honore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Bruce Cole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jarek Sulejmanovski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark George (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Reeve (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Lebrun (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Florida State | Mark George is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-53 |
| 03:28 | Penn | John Gilkey pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| 02:59 | Penn | John Gilkey comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 65-53 |
| 02:57 | Penn | Gary Kelly tips it but misses | 65-53 |
| 02:55 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| 02:36 | Florida State | Eric Lowery is hacked by Bruce Cole - foul #2 on Bruce Cole, team foul #6 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Penn | Alan Arrington (SG), David Tijerina (SF), Earl James (PF) Gary Kelly, Dennis Noonan, Raymond Honore | |
| Subs | Florida State | Carson Lively (C) Daniel Lebrun | |
| 02:28 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 02:14 | Penn | Bruce Cole scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by John Gilkey | 67-56 |
| 02:07 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-59 |
| 01:42 | Penn | John Gilkey hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Earl James | 70-59 |
| 01:34 | Florida State | Mark George can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-59 |
| 01:33 | Penn | David Tijerina grabs the board | 70-59 |
| 01:10 | Penn | David Tijerina knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Gilkey | 73-59 |
| 00:50 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Penn | The jump hook by Earl James is blocked by Thomas Reeve | 73-61 |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve grabs the defensive rebound | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jarek Sulejmanovski | 73-63 |
| 00:00 | Penn | John Gilkey runs out the clock | 73-63 |