| Lineup | Penn | PG - Marcos Martin (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Gilkey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Noonan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Honore (fresh) 13 pts. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Walters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Roman Cool (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bruce Cole - foul #1 on Bruce Cole, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (PG), Earl James (PF) Marcos Martin, Raymond Honore | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean gets the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | Earl James denies the turnaround by Joseph Cline | 24-25 |
| 19:26 | Penn | Earl James grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 19:21 | Penn | John Gilkey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-25 |
| 19:03 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean tips it home | 24-27 |
| 18:44 | Penn | Bruce Cole hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Gilkey | 26-27 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Roman Cool connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 17:51 | Penn | Dennis Noonan is hacked by Mack Crunk - foul #3 on Mack Crunk, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (PG), Raymond Honore (SF), Mike Newlin (C) Gary Kelly, Dennis Noonan, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bill Peck (SF) Mack Crunk | |
| 17:36 | Penn | Mike Newlin's pass is intercepted by Joseph Cline | 26-29 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Roman Cool's pass is intercepted by Mike Newlin | 26-29 |
| 16:57 | Penn | John Gilkey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 16:56 | Penn | Mike Newlin misses the tip | 26-29 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Roman Cool is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Roman Cool, team foul #2 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Penn | Dennis Noonan (SF) Mike Newlin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Ikner (C) Roman Cool | |
| 16:17 | Penn | Raymond Honore's floater is knocked away by Charles Ikner | 26-29 |
| 16:15 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters is fouled on the floor by John Gilkey - foul #3 on John Gilkey, team foul #2 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (SG), Bruce Cole (C) John Gilkey, Raymond Honore | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Earl James steals it from Thomas Walters | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Marcos Martin (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gary Kelly (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Noonan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Earl James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Walters (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Peck (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Penn | Dennis Noonan blows the layup but he's fouled by Ryan Dean - foul #4 on Ryan Dean, team foul #3 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (SG) Marcos Martin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roman Cool (PF) Ryan Dean | |
| 15:38 | Penn | Dennis Noonan makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 15:38 | Penn | Dennis Noonan misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Roman Cool grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 15:14 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Charles Ikner is denied by Earl James | 27-29 |
| 15:12 | Penn | Earl James grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 15:00 | Penn | Dennis Noonan drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Gary Kelly | 29-29 |
| 14:57 | Syracuse | Gary Kelly steps in front of the Joseph Cline pass in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| 14:46 | Penn | John Gilkey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Kelly | 32-29 |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | Bill Peck misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 14:23 | Penn | John Gilkey gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 14:04 | Penn | Dennis Noonan lays it in | 34-29 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Roman Cool buries a jump hook from close range | 34-31 |
| 13:39 | Penn | Gary Kelly misses short on a jumper from the left side | 34-31 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | Dennis Noonan is called for the reach on Joseph Cline - foul #2 on Dennis Noonan, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (PG), Raymond Honore (SF), Mike Newlin (C) Gary Kelly, Dennis Noonan, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (SG) Bill Peck | |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Roman Cool is blocked by Raymond Honore | 34-31 |
| 13:05 | Penn | Raymond Honore gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 12:58 | Penn | Mike Newlin connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Raymond Honore | 36-31 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 36-31 |
| 12:39 | Penn | Mike Newlin gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 12:20 | Penn | Mike Newlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Penn | Dennis Noonan (SF), Bruce Cole (C) Earl James, Mike Newlin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bill Peck (SF), Ryan Dean (PF) Thomas Walters, Roman Cool | |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | John Gilkey is called for the reach on Ryan Dean - foul #4 on John Gilkey, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (SG) John Gilkey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Bill Peck travels with the ball | 36-31 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (SF) Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Marcos Martin (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stevan Winkowski (fresh) SF - Gary Kelly (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Raymond Honore (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Summerville (fresh) SF - Bill Peck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Ikner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Penn | Raymond Honore misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 11:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Ryan Dean | 36-31 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Penn | Dennis Noonan (SF), Earl James (C) Gary Kelly, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:46 | Penn | Earl James misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 10:45 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Honore | 36-31 |
| 10:21 | Penn | Dennis Noonan pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 10:09 | Penn | Raymond Honore loses the dribble to Joseph Cline | 36-31 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Marcos Martin steals the ball from Charles Ikner | 36-31 |
| 09:32 | Penn | Raymond Honore buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Earl James | 39-31 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline knocks in the jumper in the lane | 39-33 |
| 08:53 | Penn | Raymond Honore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Bill Peck snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 08:28 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by John Summerville | 39-35 |
| 08:10 | Penn | Raymond Honore hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Bill Peck clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Bill Peck grabs the offensive board | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Marcos Martin (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stevan Winkowski (fairly fresh) SF - Dennis Noonan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Honore (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Earl James (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - John Summerville (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Peck (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Ikner (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Bill Peck loses the dribble to Stevan Winkowski | 42-35 |
| 07:05 | Penn | Raymond Honore misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 07:04 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline connects on the shot from the left side and the foul's on Earl James - foul #3 on Earl James, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (SG), Gary Kelly (SF), Mike Newlin (PF), Bruce Cole (C) Stevan Winkowski, Dennis Noonan, Raymond Honore, Earl James | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (SG), Mack Crunk (SF), Roman Cool (C) John Summerville, Bill Peck, Charles Ikner | |
| 06:47 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 06:27 | Penn | Gary Kelly misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 06:25 | Penn | Marcos Martin hits the follow up shot | 44-38 |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Penn | Dennis Noonan (SF), Raymond Honore (PF) Marcos Martin, Mike Newlin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson (PG) Joseph Cline | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:42 | Penn | John Gilkey misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 05:38 | Syracuse | Kyle Poulson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| Subs | Penn | Mike Newlin (PF) Raymond Honore | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 05:12 | Penn | Mike Newlin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on John Gilkey - foul #5 on John Gilkey, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (PG), Raymond Honore (PF) John Gilkey, Mike Newlin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 04:25 | Penn | Raymond Honore misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dennis Noonan - foul #3 on Dennis Noonan, team foul #7 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Penn | Earl James (PF) Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joseph Cline (PG) Kyle Poulson | |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 03:57 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 03:57 | Penn | Earl James grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 03:28 | Penn | Raymond Honore can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 47-41 |
| 03:27 | Penn | Gary Kelly tips it but misses | 47-41 |
| 03:26 | Penn | Raymond Honore can't tip it in | 47-41 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Marcos Martin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Raymond Honore (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Earl James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bruce Cole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Joseph Cline (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Thomas Walters (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Dean (tiring) 7 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Roman Cool (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Roman Cool tips it home | 47-43 |
| 02:36 | Penn | Marcos Martin is hacked by Joseph Cline - foul #1 on Joseph Cline, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Penn | Dennis Noonan (SF), Mike Newlin (PF) Raymond Honore, Earl James | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Ikner (C) Roman Cool | |
| 02:18 | Penn | Dennis Noonan misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Mack Crunk - foul #4 on Mack Crunk, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Penn | Raymond Honore (PF) Mike Newlin | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:18 | Penn | Dennis Noonan makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 02:18 | Penn | Dennis Noonan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner can't throw it down but he's fouled by Raymond Honore - foul #1 on Raymond Honore, team foul #8 | 49-43 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 02:02 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 01:38 | Penn | Bruce Cole can't connect on a shot in the lane | 49-44 |
| 01:37 | Penn | Bruce Cole tips it back up and in | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 01:16 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner tips it home | 51-46 |
| 00:51 | Penn | Dennis Noonan can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-46 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Kelly - foul #1 on Gary Kelly, team foul #9 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roman Cool (C) Charles Ikner | |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Penn | Thomas Walters is called for the reach on Marcos Martin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Walters, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| 00:41 | Penn | Gary Kelly is fouled on the floor by Mack Crunk - foul #5 on Mack Crunk, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bill Peck (SF) Mack Crunk | |
| 00:41 | Penn | Gary Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:41 | Penn | Gary Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Roman Cool loses the ball out of bounds | 53-47 |
| 00:32 | Penn | Joseph Cline is called for the reach on Marcos Martin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Cline, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| 00:32 | Penn | Marcos Martin makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:32 | Penn | Marcos Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Joseph Cline can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 00:25 | Penn | Raymond Honore grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 00:23 | Penn | Raymond Honore is hacked by Joseph Cline in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Cline, team foul #9 | 55-47 |
| 00:23 | Penn | Raymond Honore makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:23 | Penn | Raymond Honore makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-47 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Roman Cool gets the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Ryan Dean connects on the jumper in the lane | 57-49 |
| 00:09 | Penn | Marcos Martin is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Cline - foul #4 on Joseph Cline, team foul #10 | 57-49 |
| 00:09 | Penn | Marcos Martin makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:09 | Penn | Marcos Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Bill Peck hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Bruce Cole - foul #2 on Bruce Cole, team foul #10 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Summerville (PG), Kyle Poulson (SG), Charles Ikner (C) Joseph Cline, Thomas Walters, Roman Cool | |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Bill Peck makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Bill Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn | Marcos Martin runs out the clock | 59-51 |