| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - David Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Ringer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Yang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Tobias (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Brammer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Chris Block (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Roy Tobias inbounds the ball | 30-15 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Cornell | Brian Brown is fouled on the floor by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 30-15 |
| 19:33 | Cornell | William Yang misses long on a shot from the right wing | 30-15 |
| 19:32 | Penn | The rebound goes to Charles McKinney | 30-15 |
| 19:09 | Penn | Charles McKinney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-15 |
| 19:08 | Cornell | Brian Brammer grabs the board | 30-15 |
| 18:46 | Cornell | Brian Brammer is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Brian Brammer, team foul #1 | 30-15 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Rick Bolin (PF) Brian Brammer | |
| 18:22 | Penn | Richard Ringer buries a runner from close range set up by Charles McKinney | 32-15 |
| 17:58 | Cornell | Rick Bolin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-15 |
| 17:57 | Cornell | Brian Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 32-15 |
| 17:49 | Cornell | Roy Tobias misses long on a shot from the right block | 32-15 |
| 17:47 | Penn | The rebound goes to Richard Ringer | 32-15 |
| 17:43 | Penn | Charles McKinney is hacked by William Yang in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Yang, team foul #2 | 32-15 |
| Subs | Penn | Charlie Dorfman (SG), Terry Erskine (C) Charles McKinney, Richard Ringer | |
| Subs | Cornell | Leonard Chambers (PG), Jerry Mikell (SG), Terrance Washington (PF), David Edge (C) William Yang, Brian Brown, Roy Tobias, Chris Block | |
| 17:23 | Penn | John Jones buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Reeves | 35-15 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 17:12 | Cornell | Rick Bolin scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by David Edge and he's hacked by Terry Erskine - foul #1 on Terry Erskine, team foul #2 | 35-17 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF), Homer Zwicker (C) John Reeves, John Jones, David Watkins | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 17:12 | Cornell | Rick Bolin makes the free throw | 35-18 |
| 16:47 | Penn | David Stapleton blows the layup | 35-18 |
| 16:45 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell grabs the board | 35-18 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 16:27 | Cornell | Leonard Chambers comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 35-18 |
| 16:25 | Penn | Terry Erskine gets the rebound | 35-18 |
| 16:06 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the baseline | 35-18 |
| 16:04 | Cornell | David Edge grabs the defensive rebound | 35-18 |
| 15:48 | Cornell | Rick Bolin makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Leonard Chambers | 35-21 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charlie Dorfman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Erskine (fresh) 5 reb. C - Homer Zwicker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Leonard Chambers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Mikell (fairly fresh) SF - Rick Bolin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terrance Washington (fairly fresh) C - David Edge (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Penn | Rick Bolin is called for the reach on Homer Zwicker - foul #2 on Rick Bolin, team foul #3 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), Charles McKinney (SG), John Jones (SF), David Watkins (PF), Richard Ringer (C) David Stapleton, Charlie Dorfman, Antoine Wojtowicz, Terry Erskine, Homer Zwicker | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Yang (PG), Brian Brown (SG), Roy Tobias (SF), Brian Brammer (PF), Chris Block (C) Leonard Chambers, Jerry Mikell, Rick Bolin, Terrance Washington, David Edge | |
| 15:21 | Penn | David Watkins scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Ringer | 37-21 |
| 14:52 | Cornell | William Yang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-21 |
| 14:29 | Penn | David Watkins misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-21 |
| 14:27 | Cornell | Brian Brown grabs the board | 37-21 |
| 14:10 | Cornell | Brian Brammer hits a shot in the paint and he's fouled by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Mikell (SG), Terrance Washington (C) Brian Brown, Chris Block | |
| 14:10 | Cornell | Brian Brammer misses the free throw | 37-23 |
| 14:10 | Cornell | Brian Brammer gets the offensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 13:53 | Cornell | William Yang buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Roy Tobias | 37-25 |
| 13:24 | Penn | David Watkins is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line set up by John Jones | 39-25 |
| 13:03 | Cornell | Charles McKinney takes the ball from Roy Tobias | 39-25 |
| 12:35 | Penn | David Watkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 39-25 |
| 12:34 | Penn | Richard Ringer grabs the offensive board | 39-25 |
| 12:18 | Penn | Roy Tobias is called for the reach on John Jones - foul #2 on Roy Tobias, team foul #4 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Charlie Dorfman (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF), Terry Erskine (PF), Homer Zwicker (C) John Reeves, Charles McKinney, John Jones, David Watkins, Richard Ringer | |
| Subs | Cornell | Leonard Chambers (PG), Brian Brown (SG), Rick Bolin (SF), David Edge (PF), Chris Block (C) William Yang, Jerry Mikell, Roy Tobias, Brian Brammer, Terrance Washington | |
| 11:58 | Penn | Homer Zwicker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Homer Zwicker, team foul #4 | 39-25 |
| 11:45 | Cornell | David Edge can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 39-25 |
| 11:43 | Cornell | David Edge snags the offensive board | 39-25 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charlie Dorfman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Erskine (fresh) 5 reb. C - Homer Zwicker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Leonard Chambers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rick Bolin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Edge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Block (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Cornell | Brian Brown is hacked by Terry Erskine - foul #2 on Terry Erskine, team foul #5 | 39-25 |
| 11:19 | Cornell | Leonard Chambers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-25 |
| 11:17 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz's pass is intercepted by Rick Bolin in the backcourt | 39-25 |
| 11:15 | Cornell | Leonard Chambers lays it up and in on a great pass from Rick Bolin | 39-27 |
| 10:55 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-27 |
| 10:37 | Cornell | Brian Brown is fouled on the floor by Charlie Dorfman - foul #2 on Charlie Dorfman, team foul #6 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Penn | Frank Douglas (SG) Homer Zwicker | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Yang (PG), Jerry Mikell (SG), Roy Tobias (SF) Leonard Chambers, Brian Brown, Chris Block | |
| 10:25 | Cornell | Roy Tobias connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Yang | 42-30 |
| 10:11 | Penn | Frank Douglas can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Mikell - foul #2 on Jerry Mikell, team foul #5 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), John Jones (SF), David Watkins (PF), Richard Ringer (C) David Stapleton, Charlie Dorfman, Antoine Wojtowicz, Terry Erskine | |
| Subs | Cornell | Brian Brammer (PF), Chris Block (C) Rick Bolin, David Edge | |
| 10:11 | Penn | Frank Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 10:11 | Penn | Frank Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 10:08 | Cornell | William Yang is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Yang, team foul #6 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Penn | Charles McKinney (SG) Frank Douglas | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 09:44 | Penn | Richard Ringer is called for traveling | 44-30 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Terrance Washington (C) Chris Block | |
| 09:22 | Cornell | William Yang knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Brian Brammer | 44-33 |
| 09:04 | Penn | Charles McKinney makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Reeves | 46-33 |
| 08:43 | Cornell | Terrance Washington misses short on a runner from the right block | 46-33 |
| 08:41 | Cornell | Terrance Washington tips it in | 46-35 |
| 08:39 | Penn | Richard Ringer is hacked by Terrance Washington in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terrance Washington, team foul #7 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF) John Reeves, John Jones | |
| Subs | Cornell | Leonard Chambers (PG), Brian Brown (SG), Rick Bolin (SF), David Edge (C) William Yang, Jerry Mikell, Roy Tobias, Terrance Washington | |
| 08:39 | Penn | Richard Ringer makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 08:39 | Penn | Richard Ringer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 08:19 | Cornell | Rick Bolin connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Brammer | 48-38 |
| 08:12 | Penn | David Stapleton misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 08:11 | Penn | Richard Ringer gets the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 07:51 | Penn | David Watkins can't finish the layup | 48-38 |
| 07:49 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz grabs the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 07:31 | Penn | Charles McKinney misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-38 |
| 07:30 | Cornell | David Edge snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles McKinney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Watkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Ringer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Leonard Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rick Bolin (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Brammer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Edge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Cornell | Leonard Chambers misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 07:18 | Cornell | Rick Bolin gets the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 07:05 | Cornell | Brian Brammer's fadeaway is rejected by Charles McKinney | 48-38 |
| 07:03 | Penn | Richard Ringer snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 06:42 | Penn | Brian Brown steals the ball from David Watkins | 48-38 |
| 06:23 | Cornell | Leonard Chambers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 06:21 | Cornell | Rick Bolin can't tip it in | 48-38 |
| 06:20 | Penn | Richard Ringer pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 06:06 | Penn | Charles McKinney hits a 3 from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 05:48 | Cornell | Brian Brammer is hacked by Charles McKinney - foul #1 on Charles McKinney, team foul #7 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), Charlie Dorfman (SG), John Jones (SF), Terry Erskine (PF), Homer Zwicker (C) David Stapleton, Charles McKinney, Antoine Wojtowicz, David Watkins, Richard Ringer | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Yang (PG), Jerry Mikell (SG), Roy Tobias (SF), Chris Block (C) Leonard Chambers, Brian Brown, Rick Bolin, David Edge | |
| 05:48 | Cornell | Brian Brammer makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 05:48 | Cornell | Brian Brammer misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 05:48 | Penn | Terry Erskine grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 05:44 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Mikell - foul #3 on Jerry Mikell, team foul #8 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Terrance Washington (PF) Brian Brammer | |
| 05:44 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 05:44 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:37 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from William Yang | 53-41 |
| 05:17 | Penn | John Jones clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-41 |
| 05:15 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman grabs the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 04:50 | Penn | John Reeves connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Charlie Dorfman and he's hacked by Chris Block - foul #1 on Chris Block, team foul #9 | 55-41 |
| 04:50 | Penn | John Reeves makes the free throw | 56-41 |
| 04:34 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by William Yang | 56-43 |
| 04:12 | Penn | John Jones hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Reeves | 59-43 |
| 03:53 | Cornell | Chris Block drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Yang | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Penn | John Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-45 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charlie Dorfman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Terry Erskine (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Homer Zwicker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Yang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jerry Mikell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roy Tobias (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terrance Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Block (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 62-45 |
| 03:21 | Penn | John Jones gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 02:58 | Penn | Terry Erskine misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 62-45 |
| 02:57 | Penn | Homer Zwicker pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 02:33 | Penn | Terry Erskine is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Jones | 64-45 |
| 02:20 | Cornell | Roy Tobias clanks a 3 from the right wing | 64-45 |
| 02:18 | Cornell | William Yang can't tip it in | 64-45 |
| 02:16 | Penn | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 02:14 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman is hacked by Jerry Mikell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Mikell, team foul #10 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Frank Douglas (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (PF) John Reeves, John Jones, Homer Zwicker | |
| Subs | Cornell | Leonard Chambers (PG), Russell Nadler (SG), Rick Bolin (SF), David Edge (PF) William Yang, Jerry Mikell, Roy Tobias, Chris Block | |
| 02:14 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 02:14 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 02:04 | Cornell | Terrance Washington is fouled on the floor by Terry Erskine - foul #3 on Terry Erskine, team foul #8 | 66-45 |
| 02:04 | Cornell | Terrance Washington makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 02:04 | Cornell | Terrance Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 01:37 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman blows the layup but he's fouled by Russell Nadler - foul #1 on Russell Nadler, team foul #11 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Penn | Homer Zwicker (C) Frank Douglas | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Mikell (SG) Russell Nadler | |
| 01:37 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 01:37 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 01:24 | Cornell | David Edge knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Terrance Washington | 68-49 |
| 01:08 | Penn | Homer Zwicker misses the easy layup | 68-49 |
| 01:07 | Cornell | David Edge pulls down the rebound | 68-49 |
| 01:03 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell is hacked by Charlie Dorfman - foul #3 on Charlie Dorfman, team foul #9 | 68-49 |
| 01:03 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 01:03 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell misses the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 01:03 | Penn | Terry Erskine grabs the defensive rebound | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Penn | Jerry Mikell steals it from David Stapleton | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 68-50 |
| 00:31 | Penn | Terry Erskine gets the rebound | 68-50 |
| 00:29 | Penn | Homer Zwicker is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Chambers - foul #1 on Leonard Chambers, team foul #12 | 68-50 |
| 00:29 | Penn | Homer Zwicker makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 00:29 | Penn | Homer Zwicker makes the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 00:21 | Cornell | Terrance Washington scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 70-52 |
| 00:00 | Penn | David Stapleton runs out the clock | 70-52 |