| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Randy Woodhouse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Jared Wimbush (fresh) PF - Micheal Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Ringer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn | John Jones inbounds the ball | 20-21 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-21 |
| 19:46 | Penn | Charles McKinney tips it but misses | 20-21 |
| 19:45 | Penn | John Jones grabs the offensive board | 20-21 |
| 19:32 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Charles McKinney | 20-24 |
| 19:05 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses the turnaround from close range | 20-24 |
| 19:03 | Penn | The rebound goes to John Jones | 20-24 |
| 18:41 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-24 |
| 18:39 | Penn | John Jones tips it home | 20-26 |
| 18:18 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-26 |
| 18:16 | Penn | The rebound goes to John Jones | 20-26 |
| 18:09 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz's pass is intercepted by Randy Woodhouse | 20-26 |
| 18:05 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush can't finish the layup | 20-26 |
| 18:03 | Penn | The rebound goes to John Jones | 20-26 |
| 17:38 | Penn | John Reeves scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-28 |
| 17:11 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 16:42 | Penn | Charles McKinney comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 23-28 |
| 16:40 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz gets the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 16:25 | Penn | John Jones shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Reeves | 23-30 |
| 15:56 | Columbia | John Jones is called for the reach on Jared Wimbush - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Ham (SG), Paul Winstead (PF), Neil Yates (C) Manuel Santoyo, Micheal Anderson, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Frank Douglas (SG), Charlie Dorfman (SF), David Watkins (PF), Terry Erskine (C) John Reeves, Charles McKinney, John Jones, Antoine Wojtowicz, Richard Ringer | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Randy Woodhouse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ham (fresh) SF - Jared Wimbush (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Winstead (fresh) C - Neil Yates (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Douglas (fresh) SF - Charlie Dorfman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 3 pf. C - Terry Erskine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 15:11 | Penn | Terry Erskine comes up short on the floater near the basket | 26-30 |
| 15:09 | Columbia | James Ham pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 14:56 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Ham | 29-30 |
| 14:41 | Penn | Neil Yates is called for the reach on Frank Douglas - foul #1 on Neil Yates, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), Charles McKinney (SG), John Jones (SF), Richard Ringer (C) David Stapleton, Frank Douglas, Charlie Dorfman, Terry Erskine | |
| 14:27 | Penn | John Reeves misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-30 |
| 14:26 | Penn | David Watkins grabs the offensive board | 29-30 |
| 14:14 | Penn | John Jones is fouled on the floor by James Ham - foul #1 on James Ham, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (SG), Micheal Anderson (PF), Mike Williams (C) James Ham, Jared Wimbush, Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 13:57 | Penn | John Jones is whistled for a carry | 29-30 |
| 13:31 | Columbia | David Watkins steals the ball from Neil Yates | 29-30 |
| 13:11 | Penn | John Reeves misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Randy Woodhouse - foul #1 on Randy Woodhouse, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| 13:11 | Penn | John Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 13:11 | Penn | John Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 12:55 | Columbia | Neil Yates hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Randy Woodhouse | 31-32 |
| 12:26 | Penn | Manuel Santoyo is called for the reach on Charles McKinney - foul #2 on Manuel Santoyo, team foul #4 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jared Wimbush (SF) Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Penn | Charlie Dorfman (SG), Terry Erskine (C) Charles McKinney, Richard Ringer | |
| 12:02 | Penn | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 12:00 | Columbia | Mike Williams pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 11:37 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 11:35 | Columbia | Mike Williams hits the follow up shot | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Randy Woodhouse (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Jared Wimbush (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Micheal Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charlie Dorfman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - David Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Erskine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Penn | John Jones evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Micheal Anderson - foul #1 on Micheal Anderson, team foul #5 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Ham (SG), Paul Winstead (PF) Manuel Santoyo, Micheal Anderson | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Charles McKinney (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (PF), Richard Ringer (C) John Reeves, Charlie Dorfman, David Watkins, Terry Erskine | |
| 11:18 | Penn | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 11:18 | Penn | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 10:58 | Columbia | Mike Williams knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 35-34 |
| 10:34 | Penn | Charles McKinney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 10:33 | Penn | Richard Ringer tips it but misses | 35-34 |
| 10:31 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Charles McKinney | 35-34 |
| 10:13 | Penn | Charles McKinney is whistled for traveling | 35-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Neil Yates (C) Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Penn | David Watkins (PF) John Jones | |
| 09:47 | Columbia | Neil Yates misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Ringer - foul #3 on Richard Ringer, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (PG) Randy Woodhouse | |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG) David Stapleton | |
| 09:47 | Columbia | Neil Yates misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 09:47 | Columbia | Neil Yates misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 09:47 | Penn | Charles McKinney grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 09:43 | Penn | John Reeves hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Antoine Wojtowicz | 35-36 |
| 09:24 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Antoine Wojtowicz - foul #3 on Antoine Wojtowicz, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Micheal Anderson (PF) Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 09:24 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 09:24 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 09:24 | Penn | David Watkins gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 08:58 | Penn | David Watkins makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 08:37 | Columbia | Antoine Wojtowicz steals it from Manuel Santoyo | 36-38 |
| 08:34 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz lays it in | 36-40 |
| 08:05 | Columbia | Neil Yates misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 36-40 |
| 08:04 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 07:40 | Penn | David Watkins hits a floater from the right block set up by John Reeves | 36-42 |
| 07:18 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by James Ham | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Jared Wimbush (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 4 ast. SF - James Ham (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Micheal Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Neil Yates (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Watkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Ringer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:49 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 06:47 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 06:22 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush can't finish the layup | 38-42 |
| 06:21 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to James Ham | 38-42 |
| 05:54 | Columbia | Neil Yates misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-42 |
| 05:52 | Penn | John Reeves gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 05:27 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Ringer out of the doubleteam | 38-45 |
| 05:04 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jared Wimbush | 40-45 |
| 04:40 | Penn | Charles McKinney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse (PG), Eric Skillern (SG), Paul Winstead (PF), Mike Williams (C) Manuel Santoyo, James Ham, Micheal Anderson, Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Charlie Dorfman (SG), John Jones (SF), Terry Erskine (PF), Homer Zwicker (C) John Reeves, Charles McKinney, Antoine Wojtowicz, David Watkins, Richard Ringer | |
| 04:18 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 04:17 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Wimbush | 40-45 |
| 03:52 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| 03:29 | Penn | John Jones works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 03:28 | Columbia | Eric Skillern pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:06 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 40-45 |
| 03:05 | Penn | John Jones snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Randy Woodhouse (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Skillern (fresh) SF - Jared Wimbush (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Winstead (fresh) C - Mike Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charlie Dorfman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. PF - Terry Erskine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Homer Zwicker (fresh) | |
| 02:36 | Penn | John Jones connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 40-47 |
| 02:36 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (SG), Neil Yates (SF), Micheal Anderson (PF) Eric Skillern, Jared Wimbush, Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), Charles McKinney (SG), David Watkins (PF), Richard Ringer (C) David Stapleton, Charlie Dorfman, Terry Erskine, Homer Zwicker | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 02:21 | Columbia | Mike Williams misses long on a floater in the paint | 40-47 |
| 02:20 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse tips it home | 42-47 |
| 02:04 | Penn | John Reeves misses the jumper from the right side | 42-47 |
| 02:02 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 01:44 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Watkins - foul #4 on David Watkins, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jared Wimbush (SF) Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 01:44 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 01:44 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 01:44 | Penn | Richard Ringer gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 01:25 | Penn | Charles McKinney can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-47 |
| 01:24 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:19 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Manuel Santoyo | 45-47 |
| 00:52 | Penn | John Reeves is hacked by Manuel Santoyo - foul #3 on Manuel Santoyo, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:29 | Penn | John Jones misses short on a floater from the left side | 45-47 |
| 00:27 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 00:12 | Columbia | Richard Ringer swats the short shot by Micheal Anderson | 45-47 |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Mike Williams grabs the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 45-47 |
| 00:06 | Penn | The rebound goes to John Jones | 45-47 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:03 | Penn | John Jones is hacked by Manuel Santoyo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Manuel Santoyo, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| 00:03 | Penn | John Jones misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Mike Williams | 45-47 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Columbia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-47 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo misses the halfcourt shot | 45-47 |