| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Yang (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Tobias (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Brammer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chris Block (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Ringer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn | John Jones inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Penn | David Watkins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 19:30 | Penn | David Watkins tips it but misses | 35-34 |
| 19:29 | Penn | David Watkins tips it home | 35-36 |
| 19:16 | Cornell | Chris Block misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Ringer - foul #2 on Richard Ringer, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 19:16 | Cornell | Chris Block makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:16 | Cornell | Chris Block makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:49 | Penn | John Reeves misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 18:48 | Penn | John Jones gets the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:31 | Penn | John Reeves is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right block | 37-38 |
| 18:11 | Cornell | Charles McKinney is called for the reach on Roy Tobias - foul #3 on Charles McKinney, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Cornell | Leonard Chambers (PG), Russell Nadler (SG), Rick Bolin (PF), Terrance Washington (C) William Yang, Brian Brown, Brian Brammer, Chris Block | |
| Subs | Penn | Charlie Dorfman (SG) Charles McKinney | |
| 18:05 | Cornell | Russell Nadler is hacked by Charlie Dorfman - foul #1 on Charlie Dorfman, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Cornell | David Edge (C) Roy Tobias | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 17:49 | Cornell | David Watkins steals it from Russell Nadler | 37-38 |
| 17:26 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-38 |
| 17:25 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Ringer | 37-38 |
| 17:01 | Penn | John Jones makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Reeves | 37-41 |
| 16:51 | Cornell | Leonard Chambers misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 16:50 | Penn | Richard Ringer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:21 | Penn | David Watkins misses the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 37-41 |
| 16:19 | Cornell | Leonard Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 15:59 | Cornell | Russell Nadler misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 15:58 | Penn | David Watkins snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Leonard Chambers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Nadler (fairly fresh) SF - Rick Bolin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Terrance Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Edge (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Dorfman (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Watkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Ringer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Penn | John Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-41 |
| 15:33 | Cornell | David Edge gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 15:11 | Cornell | Richard Ringer picks off the pass by Leonard Chambers | 37-41 |
| 15:09 | Penn | John Reeves is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Chambers - foul #2 on Leonard Chambers, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Yang (PG), Brian Brown (SG), Roy Tobias (SF), Brian Brammer (PF), Chris Block (C) Leonard Chambers, Russell Nadler, Rick Bolin, Terrance Washington, David Edge | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Charles McKinney (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF), Terry Erskine (PF), Homer Zwicker (C) John Reeves, Charlie Dorfman, John Jones, David Watkins, Richard Ringer | |
| 14:41 | Penn | David Stapleton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 14:40 | Cornell | Chris Block grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 14:20 | Cornell | David Stapleton picks off the pass by Chris Block | 37-41 |
| 14:17 | Penn | David Stapleton blows the layup | 37-41 |
| 14:16 | Cornell | Brian Brammer grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 14:10 | Cornell | Brian Brammer misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 14:09 | Penn | Homer Zwicker gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:40 | Penn | Charles McKinney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Penn | Charlie Dorfman (SF) Homer Zwicker | |
| 13:24 | Cornell | Brian Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 13:23 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Tobias | 37-41 |
| 13:07 | Cornell | William Yang clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Stapleton - foul #1 on David Stapleton, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Mikell (SG), Rick Bolin (PF), David Edge (C) Brian Brown, Brian Brammer, Chris Block | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 13:07 | Cornell | William Yang makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:07 | Cornell | William Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:45 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Charlie Dorfman | 39-44 |
| 12:24 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 12:22 | Penn | Terry Erskine snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 12:05 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles McKinney | 39-47 |
| 11:50 | Cornell | Roy Tobias hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 11:48 | Cornell | Rick Bolin tips it home | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Yang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Mikell (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Roy Tobias (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rick Bolin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - David Edge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Dorfman (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Erskine (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 11:21 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 11:14 | Cornell | Roy Tobias hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 11:13 | Penn | Charles McKinney gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 11:11 | Penn | David Stapleton is hacked by Roy Tobias in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roy Tobias, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Cornell | Leonard Chambers (PG), Brian Brown (SG), Terrance Washington (SF), Brian Brammer (PF), Chris Block (C) William Yang, Jerry Mikell, Roy Tobias, Rick Bolin, David Edge | |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), Frank Douglas (SG), John Jones (SF), David Watkins (PF), Richard Ringer (C) David Stapleton, Charles McKinney, Charlie Dorfman, Antoine Wojtowicz, Terry Erskine | |
| 10:46 | Penn | Frank Douglas misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 10:45 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to David Watkins | 41-47 |
| 10:30 | Penn | Richard Ringer makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John Jones | 41-49 |
| 10:19 | Cornell | Terrance Washington comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-49 |
| 10:17 | Penn | Richard Ringer grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 10:11 | Penn | Richard Ringer misses long on an open driving attempt in the lane | 41-49 |
| 10:10 | Cornell | Leonard Chambers gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 09:46 | Cornell | Leonard Chambers misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| 09:45 | Penn | Richard Ringer snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 09:28 | Penn | David Watkins is whistled for a carry | 41-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Yang (PG), Jerry Mikell (SG), Rick Bolin (SF), David Edge (C) Leonard Chambers, Brian Brown, Terrance Washington, Chris Block | |
| Subs | Penn | Charlie Dorfman (SG) Frank Douglas | |
| 09:14 | Cornell | Rick Bolin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 09:12 | Penn | David Watkins gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 09:10 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman's pass is intercepted by William Yang in the backcourt | 41-49 |
| 09:09 | Cornell | William Yang banks in the layup | 43-49 |
| 08:40 | Penn | William Yang takes the ball from John Reeves | 43-49 |
| 08:35 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell lays it in set up by William Yang | 45-49 |
| 08:30 | Penn | John Jones is fouled in the backcourt by David Edge - foul #3 on David Edge, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Roy Tobias (SF) Brian Brammer | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Charles McKinney (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (PF), Terry Erskine (C) John Reeves, John Jones, David Watkins, Richard Ringer | |
| 08:13 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Charles McKinney | 45-52 |
| 08:02 | Cornell | Roy Tobias's pass is intercepted by Antoine Wojtowicz | 45-52 |
| 07:48 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 07:46 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Yang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Mikell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Roy Tobias (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rick Bolin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - David Edge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Dorfman (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Erskine (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Cornell | Rick Bolin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | Leonard Chambers (PG), Brian Brown (SG), Terrance Washington (PF), Chris Block (C) William Yang, Jerry Mikell, Rick Bolin, David Edge | |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), David Watkins (PF) David Stapleton, Charlie Dorfman | |
| 07:03 | Penn | John Reeves misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 07:01 | Cornell | Terrance Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 06:44 | Cornell | Brian Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-52 |
| 06:42 | Penn | Terry Erskine grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 06:13 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 06:12 | Cornell | Roy Tobias gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 06:06 | Cornell | Terrance Washington misses the dunk attempt | 45-52 |
| 06:04 | Penn | David Watkins snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 06:02 | Penn | John Reeves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Yang (PG), Brian Brammer (PF) Leonard Chambers, Terrance Washington | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Charlie Dorfman (SG), John Jones (SF), Richard Ringer (C) John Reeves, Charles McKinney, Antoine Wojtowicz, Terry Erskine | |
| 05:48 | Cornell | Brian Brown steps out of bounds on the baseline | 45-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Mikell (SG), Rick Bolin (SF), David Edge (C) Brian Brown, Roy Tobias, Chris Block | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 05:28 | Penn | Richard Ringer buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Charlie Dorfman | 45-54 |
| 05:03 | Cornell | The jump hook by David Edge is blocked by Richard Ringer | 45-54 |
| 05:02 | Penn | Richard Ringer pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 04:44 | Penn | Richard Ringer buries a shot from the baseline set up by David Watkins and he's fouled by Jerry Mikell - foul #4 on Jerry Mikell, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Cornell | Brian Brown (SG), Terrance Washington (C) Jerry Mikell, David Edge | |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), Antoine Wojtowicz (PF) David Stapleton, David Watkins | |
| 04:44 | Penn | Richard Ringer misses the free throw | 45-56 |
| 04:44 | Cornell | Terrance Washington grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 04:31 | Cornell | Brian Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 04:29 | Cornell | Brian Brammer misses the tip | 45-56 |
| 04:27 | Cornell | Brian Brammer grabs the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 04:13 | Cornell | John Reeves steps in front of the Brian Brammer pass | 45-56 |
| 04:11 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Brown - foul #2 on Brian Brown, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Cornell | Leonard Chambers (PG), Roy Tobias (SF) William Yang, Rick Bolin | |
| Subs | Penn | Charles McKinney (SG) Charlie Dorfman | |
| 03:47 | Penn | John Jones misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 03:46 | Penn | Richard Ringer hits the follow up shot | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Leonard Chambers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Tobias (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Brammer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Ringer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:32 | Cornell | Roy Tobias makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 03:13 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz is open but comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Terrance Washington - foul #1 on Terrance Washington, team foul #6 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Mikell (PG), Russell Nadler (SG), David Edge (PF), Chris Block (C) Leonard Chambers, Brian Brown, Brian Brammer, Terrance Washington | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Terry Erskine (PF), Homer Zwicker (C) John Reeves, John Jones, Richard Ringer | |
| 03:13 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 03:13 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 03:10 | Cornell | David Stapleton is called for the reach on Jerry Mikell in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Stapleton, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| 02:59 | Cornell | Roy Tobias blows the layup | 48-60 |
| 02:57 | Penn | Homer Zwicker grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 02:29 | Penn | Terry Erskine is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles McKinney | 48-62 |
| 02:22 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Terry Erskine - foul #1 on Terry Erskine, team foul #6 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Cornell | Leonard Chambers (PG), Rick Bolin (PF) Roy Tobias, Chris Block | |
| Subs | Penn | Frank Douglas (SG), Charlie Dorfman (SF) Charles McKinney, Antoine Wojtowicz | |
| 02:22 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 02:22 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:53 | Penn | Homer Zwicker can't throw it down but the foul's on David Edge - foul #4 on David Edge, team foul #7 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Cornell | Terrance Washington (PF) Russell Nadler | |
| Subs | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz (SF) Frank Douglas | |
| 01:53 | Penn | Homer Zwicker misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:53 | Penn | Homer Zwicker misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:53 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Terrance Washington | 50-62 |
| 01:36 | Cornell | Rick Bolin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 50-62 |
| 01:34 | Penn | Homer Zwicker pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| 01:19 | Penn | Homer Zwicker banks in the layup set up by Charlie Dorfman | 50-64 |
| 01:10 | Cornell | David Edge knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Rick Bolin and he's hacked by Charlie Dorfman - foul #2 on Charlie Dorfman, team foul #7 | 52-64 |
| 01:10 | Cornell | David Edge makes the free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:49 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman can't connect on a shot from the left side | 53-64 |
| 00:48 | Penn | David Stapleton grabs the offensive board | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:24 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman connects on the open fadeaway near the basket set up by David Stapleton | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:18 | Cornell | Terrance Washington misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-66 |
| 00:17 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Terrance Washington | 53-66 |
| 00:14 | Cornell | Leonard Chambers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-66 |
| 00:00 | Penn | David Stapleton runs out the clock | 53-66 |