| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Hartman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Blaine Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Hopson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Carriere (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bob Cronin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Homer Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Fuselier (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ron Lowther (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Davis (fresh) 8 pts. C - Timothy Page (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Penn | Ron Lowther inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Penn | Victor Davis is hacked by Tim Carriere - foul #1 on Tim Carriere, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 19:32 | Penn | Louis Fuselier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-37 |
| 19:11 | East Carolina | Ron Lowther is called for the reach on Erik Hopson - foul #1 on Ron Lowther, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 19:03 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Blaine Howell | 42-37 |
| 18:50 | Penn | Victor Davis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-37 |
| 18:48 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 18:33 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell's pass is intercepted by Ron Lowther | 42-37 |
| 18:14 | Penn | Timothy Page hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 18:12 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 18:06 | East Carolina | Louis Fuselier steps in front of the Blaine Howell pass | 42-37 |
| 17:47 | Penn | The 3pt attempt by Ron Lowther is denied by Blaine Howell | 42-37 |
| 17:45 | Penn | Victor Davis hits the follow up shot | 42-39 |
| 17:42 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Davis - foul #2 on Victor Davis, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG), Victor Plummer (SG), Wyatt Frost (SF), John Clear (C) Keith Hartman, Blaine Howell, Erik Hopson, Bob Cronin | |
| Subs | Penn | Lawrence Peters (SG), Troy Irwin (SF), Charles Newton (PF), Kevin Huston (C) Louis Fuselier, Ron Lowther, Victor Davis, Timothy Page | |
| 17:33 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-39 |
| 17:32 | Penn | Lawrence Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 17:27 | Penn | Lawrence Peters clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 17:26 | East Carolina | John Clear grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 17:19 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 17:18 | Penn | Kevin Huston gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:51 | Penn | Troy Irwin connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Lawrence Peters | 42-41 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 16:42 | Penn | Lawrence Peters is fouled on the floor by Victor Plummer - foul #2 on Victor Plummer, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| 16:29 | Penn | Charles Newton can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 42-41 |
| 16:28 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 16:25 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost is fouled in the backcourt by Homer Nelson - foul #3 on Homer Nelson, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SG), Richard Estes (SF), Bob Cronin (C) Victor Plummer, Wyatt Frost, John Clear | |
| Subs | Penn | Louis Fuselier (PG), Russell Creech (SF), Victor Davis (PF) Homer Nelson, Troy Irwin, Charles Newton | |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Kevin Huston takes the ball from Tim Carriere | 42-41 |
| 15:55 | Penn | Lawrence Peters knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-43 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Rodney Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blaine Howell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Estes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tim Carriere (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bob Cronin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Louis Fuselier (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Creech (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Huston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell lays it in on a nice dish by Rodney Edwards | 44-43 |
| 15:35 | Penn | Louis Fuselier misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 15:33 | East Carolina | Richard Estes gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin scores on a 3 from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 14:55 | Penn | Victor Davis is hacked by Tim Carriere - foul #2 on Tim Carriere, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Victor Plummer (SG), Erik Hopson (SF), Wyatt Frost (PF), Jonathan Garner (C) Rodney Edwards, Blaine Howell, Richard Estes, Tim Carriere, Bob Cronin | |
| Subs | Penn | Homer Nelson (PG), Nathan Skinner (SG), Troy Irwin (SF), Timothy Page (C) Louis Fuselier, Lawrence Peters, Russell Creech, Kevin Huston | |
| 14:41 | Penn | Erik Hopson steals it from Nathan Skinner | 47-43 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Plummer | 50-43 |
| 14:06 | Penn | Keith Hartman steals it from Victor Davis | 50-43 |
| 13:59 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 13:57 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner grabs the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 13:49 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SG), John Clear (PF) Victor Plummer, Wyatt Frost | |
| Subs | Penn | Ron Lowther (SF), Charles Newton (PF) Homer Nelson, Victor Davis | |
| 13:38 | Penn | Erik Hopson swats the layup by Ron Lowther | 50-43 |
| 13:36 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 13:32 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson misses short on an open jumper from the left side | 50-43 |
| 13:31 | Penn | Troy Irwin pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 13:20 | Penn | Nathan Skinner scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Page | 50-46 |
| 13:18 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Skinner - foul #4 on Nathan Skinner, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Burchard (PG), Richard Estes (SF) Keith Hartman, Erik Hopson | |
| Subs | Penn | Homer Nelson (PG), Louis Fuselier (SG), Jeffery Claussen (C) Troy Irwin, Nathan Skinner, Timothy Page | |
| 13:02 | East Carolina | Donald Burchard is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Claussen - foul #1 on Jeffery Claussen, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| 12:43 | East Carolina | Richard Estes drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Blaine Howell | 52-46 |
| 12:25 | Penn | Ron Lowther can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 12:24 | Penn | Ron Lowther grabs the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 12:01 | Penn | Ron Lowther makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Newton | 52-49 |
| 11:58 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG), Victor Plummer (SG), Erik Hopson (SF), Bob Cronin (PF), Wyatt Frost (C) Donald Burchard, Blaine Howell, Richard Estes, John Clear, Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | Penn | Russell Creech (PF), Kevin Huston (C) Charles Newton, Jeffery Claussen | |
| 11:48 | Penn | Kevin Huston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Penn | Lawrence Peters (SG), Timothy Page (C) Louis Fuselier, Kevin Huston | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Rodney Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Plummer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Hopson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Bob Cronin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Wyatt Frost (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Homer Nelson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ron Lowther (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Creech (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Page (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin grabs the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 11:03 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot near the basket | 52-49 |
| 11:02 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 10:40 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards lays it in and he's fouled by Homer Nelson - foul #4 on Homer Nelson, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Richard Estes (SF), Tim Carriere (PF) Victor Plummer, Erik Hopson, Wyatt Frost | |
| Subs | Penn | Louis Fuselier (PG), Troy Irwin (SF), Victor Davis (PF), Kevin Huston (C) Homer Nelson, Ron Lowther, Russell Creech, Timothy Page | |
| 10:40 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:26 | Penn | Lawrence Peters buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Victor Davis | 55-52 |
| 10:02 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin's floater is tipped away by Kevin Huston | 55-52 |
| 10:00 | Penn | Kevin Huston grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 09:54 | Penn | Rodney Edwards steps in front of the Troy Irwin pass | 55-52 |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Victor Davis - foul #3 on Victor Davis, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SG), Erik Hopson (SF), Jonathan Garner (C) Rodney Edwards, Richard Estes, Bob Cronin | |
| Subs | Penn | Russell Creech (SF) Lawrence Peters | |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:19 | Penn | Victor Davis clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 57-52 |
| 09:18 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Louis Fuselier is called for the reach on Blaine Howell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Fuselier, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Burchard (PG) Keith Hartman | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:15 | Penn | Victor Davis pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:57 | Penn | Troy Irwin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 08:56 | Penn | Kevin Huston grabs the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:38 | Penn | Troy Irwin clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Blaine Howell - foul #2 on Blaine Howell, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (SG), John Clear (PF) Blaine Howell, Tim Carriere | |
| Subs | Penn | Ron Lowther (SF), Charles Newton (PF), Timothy Page (C) Russell Creech, Victor Davis, Kevin Huston | |
| 08:38 | Penn | Troy Irwin misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:38 | Penn | Troy Irwin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:26 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Erik Hopson | 59-53 |
| 08:11 | Penn | The jump hook by Troy Irwin is blocked by Erik Hopson | 59-53 |
| 08:09 | Penn | Troy Irwin gets the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 07:53 | Penn | Ron Lowther is fouled on the floor by John Clear - foul #3 on John Clear, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Wyatt Frost (SF) Donald Burchard, Erik Hopson | |
| Subs | Penn | Homer Nelson (PG), Nathan Skinner (SG) Troy Irwin, Louis Fuselier | |
| 07:39 | Penn | Homer Nelson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-53 |
| 07:38 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Wyatt Frost | 59-53 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Hartman (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Plummer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wyatt Frost (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Clear (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Garner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Homer Nelson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nathan Skinner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ron Lowther (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Newton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Page (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:35 | East Carolina | Ron Lowther is called for the reach on Keith Hartman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ron Lowther, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SG), Bob Cronin (PF) Victor Plummer, John Clear | |
| Subs | Penn | Victor Davis (PF) Charles Newton | |
| 07:35 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 07:35 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 07:11 | Penn | Timothy Page misses the easy layup | 61-53 |
| 07:09 | Penn | Timothy Page tips it in | 61-55 |
| 06:46 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman misses long on a floater from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 06:45 | Penn | The rebound goes to Victor Davis | 61-55 |
| 06:18 | Penn | Ron Lowther clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 06:13 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman is hacked by Homer Nelson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Homer Nelson, team foul #10 | 61-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (SG), Richard Estes (SF), Tim Carriere (PF) Blaine Howell, Wyatt Frost, Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | Penn | Lawrence Peters (PG), Russell Creech (SF), Charles Newton (PF), Kevin Huston (C) Homer Nelson, Ron Lowther, Victor Davis, Timothy Page | |
| 06:13 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 06:13 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 05:47 | Penn | Charles Newton hits a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Tim Carriere - foul #3 on Tim Carriere, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (SG), Erik Hopson (SF), John Clear (C) Keith Hartman, Richard Estes, Bob Cronin | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 05:47 | Penn | Charles Newton makes the free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney Edwards, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| 05:38 | Penn | Charles Newton is fouled on the floor by Tim Carriere - foul #4 on Tim Carriere, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| 05:38 | Penn | Charles Newton makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 05:38 | Penn | Charles Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:22 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Nathan Skinner - foul #5 on Nathan Skinner, team foul #11 | 63-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Penn | Louis Fuselier (SG), Troy Irwin (SF) Nathan Skinner, Charles Newton | |
| 05:22 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 05:22 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:06 | Penn | Troy Irwin is fouled on the floor by Erik Hopson - foul #1 on Erik Hopson, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Burchard (PG) Rodney Edwards | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 05:06 | Penn | Troy Irwin misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:06 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 05:04 | East Carolina | Troy Irwin steps in front of the Victor Plummer pass in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| 04:49 | Penn | Russell Creech is fouled on the floor by Donald Burchard - foul #1 on Donald Burchard, team foul #10 | 65-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SG), Jonathan Garner (C) Victor Plummer, John Clear | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 04:49 | Penn | Russell Creech makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:49 | Penn | Russell Creech makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:35 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson misses long on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 65-62 |
| 04:33 | Penn | Kevin Huston grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 04:29 | Penn | Louis Fuselier buries a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Jonathan Garner - foul #4 on Jonathan Garner, team foul #11 | 65-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Estes (SF) Erik Hopson | |
| Subs | Penn | Victor Davis (PF), Jeffery Claussen (C) Russell Creech, Kevin Huston | |
| 04:29 | Penn | Louis Fuselier misses the free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 04:16 | East Carolina | Richard Estes clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere tips it home | 67-64 |
| 03:53 | Penn | Louis Fuselier comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-64 |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere is hacked by Troy Irwin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Troy Irwin, team foul #12 | 67-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG), Bob Cronin (C) Donald Burchard, Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | Penn | Ron Lowther (SF), Charles Newton (PF), Timothy Page (C) Lawrence Peters, Victor Davis, Jeffery Claussen | |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 03:31 | Penn | Ron Lowther clanks a jumper from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 03:29 | Penn | Ron Lowther tips it but misses | 69-64 |
| 03:27 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Rodney Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Blaine Howell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Estes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tim Carriere (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Bob Cronin (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Troy Irwin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SG - Louis Fuselier (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ron Lowther (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Newton (fresh) 7 pts. C - Timothy Page (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | East Carolina | Louis Fuselier is called for the reach on Blaine Howell - foul #2 on Louis Fuselier, team foul #13 | 69-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Erik Hopson (SF), Wyatt Frost (C) Rodney Edwards, Richard Estes, Tim Carriere | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 03:22 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:22 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 03:09 | Penn | Bob Cronin steals the ball from Louis Fuselier | 71-64 |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman loses the dribble to Troy Irwin in the backcourt | 71-64 |
| 03:06 | Penn | Louis Fuselier banks in the layup on a nice dish by Troy Irwin | 71-66 |
| 02:52 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-66 |
| 02:51 | Penn | Troy Irwin snags the defensive board | 71-66 |
| 02:36 | Penn | Timothy Page loses the ball out of bounds | 71-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG), Victor Plummer (SG), John Clear (PF) Keith Hartman, Blaine Howell, Wyatt Frost | |
| Subs | Penn | Lawrence Peters (PG), Russell Creech (SF), Victor Davis (PF), Kevin Huston (C) Louis Fuselier, Ron Lowther, Charles Newton, Timothy Page | |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Troy Irwin is called for the reach on Victor Plummer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Irwin, team foul #14 | 71-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Estes (SF), Jonathan Garner (C) Erik Hopson, Bob Cronin | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 02:30 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Erik Hopson (SF), Bob Cronin (PF) Rodney Edwards, Richard Estes, Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 02:11 | Penn | Lawrence Peters comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-66 |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin grabs the defensive rebound | 73-66 |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Carriere (PF), Jonathan Garner (C) Bob Cronin, John Clear | |
| Subs | Penn | Charles Newton (SF), Timothy Page (C) Russell Creech, Kevin Huston | |
| 01:53 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-66 |
| 01:52 | Penn | Victor Davis grabs the board | 73-66 |
| 01:52 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SG) Victor Plummer | |
| Subs | Penn | Louis Fuselier (PG), Ron Lowther (SF) Troy Irwin, Charles Newton | |
| 01:36 | Penn | Timothy Page connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lawrence Peters | 73-68 |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Jonathan Garner is blocked by Victor Davis | 73-68 |
| 01:26 | Penn | Victor Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 01:20 | Penn | Timothy Page misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Garner - foul #5 on Jonathan Garner, team foul #12 | 73-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bob Cronin (C) Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 01:20 | Penn | Timothy Page makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:20 | Penn | Timothy Page misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:20 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin gets the rebound | 73-69 |
| 01:07 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 73-69 |
| 01:05 | Penn | Ron Lowther snags the defensive board | 73-69 |
| 01:05 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| 00:53 | Penn | Louis Fuselier misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 73-69 |
| 00:51 | Penn | Timothy Page hits the follow up shot | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Keith Hartman | 75-71 |
| 00:27 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Penn | Louis Fuselier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 75-71 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Louis Fuselier is called for the reach on Erik Hopson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Fuselier, team foul #15 | 75-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG) Keith Hartman | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson misses the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:15 | Penn | Penn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG) Victor Plummer | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 00:11 | Penn | Timothy Page hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-71 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson pulls down the rebound | 76-71 |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Fuselier - foul #4 on Louis Fuselier, team foul #16 | 76-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (SG), Wyatt Frost (C) Blaine Howell, Bob Cronin | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:04 | Penn | Penn calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 78-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SG), Bob Cronin (C) Victor Plummer, Wyatt Frost | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 00:00 | Penn | Louis Fuselier knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 78-74 |