| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Ringer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Luis Loveless (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Wasson (fresh) SF - Martin Hemmer (fresh) PF - Rafael Rangel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rafael Rangel | 29-34 |
| 19:16 | Penn | Martin Hemmer is called for the reach on Albert Wiggins - foul #1 on Martin Hemmer, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 18:59 | Penn | Richard Ringer misses short on an open turnaround in the paint | 29-34 |
| 18:57 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 18:40 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith misses the jump hook in the paint | 29-34 |
| 18:39 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith can't tip it in | 29-34 |
| 18:38 | Penn | John Reeves gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:21 | Penn | Charles McKinney can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 18:20 | Penn | Albert Wiggins grabs the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 17:56 | Penn | Charles McKinney scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-34 |
| 17:33 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Ringer - foul #2 on Richard Ringer, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 17:33 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:33 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:12 | Penn | Albert Wiggins can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 17:11 | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 17:05 | Gonzaga | The pull-up jumper by Ricky Smith is blocked by David Watkins | 32-36 |
| 17:04 | Penn | John Reeves gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:47 | Penn | Richard Ringer is open and scores on a runner from the baseline | 34-36 |
| 16:36 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 16:34 | Penn | Albert Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:09 | Penn | Charles McKinney buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 15:51 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 15:49 | Penn | Richard Ringer snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Charles McKinney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Wiggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Ringer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Luis Loveless (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Wasson (fairly fresh) SF - Martin Hemmer (fairly fresh) PF - Rafael Rangel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Penn | Albert Wiggins misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 15:22 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 15:08 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 15:07 | Penn | Richard Ringer snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 14:52 | Penn | John Reeves misses the 3 from straight away | 36-36 |
| 14:51 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 14:47 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Martin Hemmer | 36-39 |
| 14:33 | Penn | Albert Wiggins is hacked by Martin Hemmer - foul #2 on Martin Hemmer, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Charlie Dorfman (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF), Terry Erskine (PF), Homer Zwicker (C) John Reeves, Charles McKinney, Albert Wiggins, David Watkins, Richard Ringer | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris (PG), Bobby Gale (SG), Jeremy Bergstedt (SF), Robert Moore (PF), John Hertzog (C) Luis Loveless, Clarence Wasson, Martin Hemmer, Rafael Rangel, Ricky Smith | |
| 14:14 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman's pass is intercepted by John Hertzog | 36-39 |
| 14:02 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Hertzog | 36-41 |
| 13:37 | Penn | John Hertzog steals it from Antoine Wojtowicz | 36-41 |
| 13:22 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt misses short on a jumper from close range | 36-41 |
| 13:20 | Penn | The rebound goes to Homer Zwicker | 36-41 |
| 12:55 | Penn | David Stapleton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 12:53 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:28 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt is whistled for a carry | 36-41 |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), Charles McKinney (SG), Albert Wiggins (SF), David Watkins (PF), Richard Ringer (C) David Stapleton, Charlie Dorfman, Antoine Wojtowicz, Terry Erskine, Homer Zwicker | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless (PG), Rafael Rangel (PF), Ricky Smith (C) Jeff Norris, Robert Moore, John Hertzog | |
| 12:07 | Penn | Charles McKinney misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Luis Loveless - foul #1 on Luis Loveless, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson (SG) Bobby Gale | |
| 12:07 | Penn | Charles McKinney makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:07 | Penn | Charles McKinney makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:44 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Clarence Wasson | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Ringer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Luis Loveless (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Wasson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Bergstedt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Rangel (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Penn | Albert Wiggins is denied on a layup by Ricky Smith | 38-43 |
| 11:26 | Penn | Richard Ringer can't tip it in | 38-43 |
| 11:24 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 11:19 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt misses the 3 from straight away | 38-43 |
| 11:18 | Penn | Richard Ringer gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 11:08 | Penn | David Watkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 11:07 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Jeremy Bergstedt | 38-43 |
| 10:45 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer (SF) Jeremy Bergstedt | |
| 10:27 | Penn | Richard Ringer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 10:25 | Penn | Richard Ringer hits the follow up shot | 40-43 |
| 10:10 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ricky Smith, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris (PG), Bobby Gale (SG), Robert Moore (PF), John Hertzog (C) Luis Loveless, Clarence Wasson, Rafael Rangel, Ricky Smith | |
| 09:44 | Penn | John Reeves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 09:42 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 09:36 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog can't connect on a runner from the right block | 40-43 |
| 09:35 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog tips it home | 40-45 |
| 09:15 | Penn | Charles McKinney can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 09:14 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Jeff Norris | 40-45 |
| 08:50 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog loses the dribble to Richard Ringer | 40-45 |
| 08:27 | Penn | Albert Wiggins scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Reeves | 42-45 |
| 08:23 | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 08:21 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore hits the follow up shot | 42-47 |
| 08:06 | Penn | David Watkins clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 42-47 |
| 08:04 | Penn | Richard Ringer gets the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 07:38 | Penn | Richard Ringer knocks in the runner in the paint and the foul's on Bobby Gale - foul #2 on Bobby Gale, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Charlie Dorfman (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF), Terry Erskine (PF) John Reeves, Charles McKinney, Albert Wiggins, David Watkins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless (PG), Clarence Wasson (SG), Jeremy Bergstedt (SF), Rafael Rangel (PF), Ricky Smith (C) Jeff Norris, Bobby Gale, Martin Hemmer, Robert Moore, John Hertzog | |
| 07:38 | Penn | Richard Ringer makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charlie Dorfman (fresh) SF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Erskine (fresh) 1 pts. C - Richard Ringer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Luis Loveless (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Wasson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Bergstedt (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rafael Rangel (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel banks in the layup on a great pass from Luis Loveless | 45-49 |
| 06:47 | Penn | David Stapleton makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 06:35 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel drills a floater from the left block set up by Clarence Wasson | 48-51 |
| 06:11 | Penn | David Stapleton is hacked by Luis Loveless - foul #2 on Luis Loveless, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), David Watkins (PF) David Stapleton, Richard Ringer | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 05:54 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Erskine and he's hacked by Rafael Rangel - foul #1 on Rafael Rangel, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer (SF) Jeremy Bergstedt | |
| 05:54 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz misses the free throw | 50-51 |
| 05:54 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 05:35 | Gonzaga | Terry Erskine swats the shot by Ricky Smith | 50-51 |
| 05:34 | Penn | David Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 05:12 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman loses the ball out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Penn | Charles McKinney (SG), Albert Wiggins (SF) Charlie Dorfman, Antoine Wojtowicz | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 04:58 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith misses the easy layup but the foul's on Terry Erskine - foul #2 on Terry Erskine, team foul #2 | 50-51 |
| 04:58 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:58 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:58 | Penn | Terry Erskine pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 04:35 | Penn | David Watkins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 04:17 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel's pass is intercepted by John Reeves | 52-51 |
| 04:13 | Penn | John Reeves hits the finger roll | 54-51 |
| 03:56 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Rafael Rangel | 54-54 |
| 03:39 | Penn | Ricky Smith steals it from Charles McKinney | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Erskine (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Luis Loveless (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Wasson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Martin Hemmer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rafael Rangel (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 03:14 | Penn | Charles McKinney pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 02:53 | Penn | David Watkins misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Rafael Rangel - foul #2 on Rafael Rangel, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Richard Ringer (C) John Reeves, Terry Erskine | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris (PG), Bobby Gale (SG), Jeremy Bergstedt (SF), Robert Moore (PF), John Hertzog (C) Luis Loveless, Clarence Wasson, Martin Hemmer, Rafael Rangel, Ricky Smith | |
| 02:53 | Penn | David Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:53 | Penn | David Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:51 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG) David Stapleton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 02:40 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog knocks in the floater in the paint | 56-56 |
| 02:18 | Penn | Richard Ringer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by John Hertzog - foul #1 on John Hertzog, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless (PG), Rafael Rangel (PF), Ricky Smith (C) Jeff Norris, Robert Moore, John Hertzog | |
| 02:18 | Penn | Richard Ringer misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:18 | Penn | Richard Ringer misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:18 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 02:18 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| 02:01 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 01:57 | Penn | Rafael Rangel swats the shot by John Reeves | 56-59 |
| 01:55 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 01:38 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Luis Loveless | 56-61 |
| 01:09 | Penn | Albert Wiggins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Bobby Gale - foul #3 on Bobby Gale, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson (SG), Martin Hemmer (SF) Bobby Gale, Jeremy Bergstedt | |
| 01:09 | Penn | Albert Wiggins misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 01:09 | Penn | Albert Wiggins misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 01:09 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 00:51 | Gonzaga | John Reeves is called for the reach on Martin Hemmer - foul #3 on John Reeves, team foul #3 | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson is hacked by Richard Ringer - foul #3 on Richard Ringer, team foul #4 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris (PG) Luis Loveless | |
| 00:46 | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris is hacked by Charles McKinney - foul #1 on Charles McKinney, team foul #5 | 56-61 |
| 00:45 | Gonzaga | John Reeves is called for the reach on Jeff Norris - foul #4 on John Reeves, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| 00:43 | Gonzaga | John Reeves is called for the reach on Clarence Wasson - foul #5 on John Reeves, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG) John Reeves | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:43 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:43 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:43 | Penn | Richard Ringer snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Penn | David Stapleton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-62 |
| 00:35 | Penn | David Watkins gets the offensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 00:31 | Penn | Charles McKinney drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Ringer | 59-62 |
| 00:29 | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris is fouled in the backcourt by David Stapleton - foul #2 on David Stapleton, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt (SF) Martin Hemmer | |
| 00:29 | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:29 | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Penn | Charles McKinney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 00:23 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to David Watkins | 59-64 |
| 00:21 | Penn | David Stapleton misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-64 |
| 00:19 | Penn | David Watkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:17 | Penn | David Stapleton connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Charles McKinney | 62-64 |
| 00:17 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless (PG), Martin Hemmer (SF) Jeff Norris, Jeremy Bergstedt | |
| 00:16 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson is hacked by Charles McKinney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles McKinney, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| 00:16 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:16 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:09 | Penn | David Stapleton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 00:08 | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 00:07 | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer is fouled in the backcourt by Charles McKinney - foul #3 on Charles McKinney, team foul #10 | 62-66 |
| 00:07 | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:07 | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:02 | Penn | Charles McKinney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 00:01 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith grabs the board | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith runs out the clock | 62-67 |