| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - Sonny Shoemaker (fresh) SG - Jason Weber (fresh) SF - John Perry (fresh) PF - Ronald Escobedo (fresh) C - Gerald Hale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Ralph Coppock (fresh) SG - Kenneth Young (fresh) SF - Clarence Artiaga (fresh) PF - Larry Kellogg (fresh) C - Thomas Reardon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn | Thomas Reardon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Penn | Kenneth Young buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Reardon | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Boston U. | Gerald Hale connects on the jump hook near the basket | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | Penn | Clarence Artiaga drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Thomas Reardon and he's hacked by Jason Weber - foul #1 on Jason Weber, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 19:00 | Penn | Clarence Artiaga misses the free throw | 2-5 |
| 19:00 | Boston U. | Gerald Hale grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 18:46 | Boston U. | Sonny Shoemaker is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:45 | Penn | Ralph Coppock snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 18:29 | Penn | Clarence Artiaga clanks a floater from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 18:27 | Boston U. | Ronald Escobedo gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Boston U. | Ronald Escobedo hits a wide open jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jason Weber | 4-5 |
| 18:00 | Penn | Ralph Coppock is hacked by John Perry - foul #1 on John Perry, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 17:43 | Penn | Kenneth Young is called for traveling | 4-5 |
| Subs | Boston U. | | |
| Subs | Penn | Kevin Klopfenstein (PG), Carl Reed (SG), Jerry Crosson (SF), Jack Goheen (C) Ralph Coppock, Kenneth Young, Clarence Artiaga, Thomas Reardon | |
| 17:31 | Boston U. | Jason Weber makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Sonny Shoemaker | 6-5 |
| 17:15 | Penn | Jack Goheen misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-5 |
| 17:14 | Boston U. | Ronald Escobedo gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:10 | Boston U. | Larry Kellogg is called for the reach on Ronald Escobedo - foul #1 on Larry Kellogg, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Boston U. | | |
| Subs | Penn | Clarence Artiaga (SF) Larry Kellogg | |
| 16:50 | Boston U. | Jason Weber comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:49 | Penn | Jack Goheen grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:27 | Penn | Jerry Crosson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jerry Crosson, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Clarence Meikle (PG), Jude Bowers (SG), William Jones (SF), Michael Gilkes (PF), Gary Elliott (C) Sonny Shoemaker, Jason Weber, John Perry, Ronald Escobedo, Gerald Hale | |
| Subs | Penn | Kenneth Young (SG) Jerry Crosson | |
| 16:10 | Boston U. | William Jones misses the floater in the paint | 6-5 |
| 16:08 | Penn | Jack Goheen gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:01 | Penn | Michael Gilkes picks off the pass by Jack Goheen | 6-5 |
| 15:59 | Boston U. | Clarence Meikle is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| Subs | Boston U. | | |
| Subs | Penn | Ralph Coppock (PG), Larry Kellogg (PF), Thomas Reardon (C) Kevin Klopfenstein, Jack Goheen, Carl Reed | |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - Clarence Meikle (fresh) SG - Jude Bowers (fresh) SF - William Jones (fresh) PF - Michael Gilkes (fresh) C - Gary Elliott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Ralph Coppock (fresh) SG - Kenneth Young (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Artiaga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Kellogg (fresh) C - Thomas Reardon (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Penn | Larry Kellogg knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Ralph Coppock | 6-7 |
| 15:44 | Boston U. | Thomas Reardon picks off the pass by Gary Elliott in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 15:30 | Penn | Larry Kellogg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 15:29 | Boston U. | The rebound goes to Michael Gilkes | 6-7 |
| 15:20 | Boston U. | William Jones misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 6-7 |
| 15:18 | Penn | Kenneth Young gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:12 | Penn | Clarence Artiaga connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 6-9 |
| 14:48 | Boston U. | Clarence Meikle drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-9 |
| 14:28 | Penn | Thomas Reardon's layup is rejected by Michael Gilkes | 9-9 |
| 14:26 | Boston U. | William Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:22 | Boston U. | William Jones is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Clarence Meikle | 11-9 |
| 14:02 | Penn | Thomas Reardon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 14:01 | Penn | Larry Kellogg gets the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:41 | Penn | Ralph Coppock lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Reardon and he's fouled by William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Sonny Shoemaker (PG), Jason Weber (SG), John Perry (SF), Ronald Escobedo (PF), Gerald Hale (C) Clarence Meikle, Jude Bowers, William Jones, Michael Gilkes, Gary Elliott | |
| Subs | Penn | Carl Reed (SG), Jerry Crosson (SF), Jack Goheen (C) Kenneth Young, Clarence Artiaga, Thomas Reardon | |
| 13:41 | Penn | Ralph Coppock makes the free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:20 | Boston U. | John Perry misses short on an open shot near the basket | 11-12 |
| 13:18 | Boston U. | Sonny Shoemaker grabs the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 13:10 | Boston U. | John Perry misses the 3 from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 13:08 | Boston U. | Ronald Escobedo tips it home | 13-12 |
| 12:51 | Penn | Ralph Coppock is fouled on the floor by Jason Weber - foul #2 on Jason Weber, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Jude Bowers (SG) Jason Weber | |
| Subs | Penn | Kevin Klopfenstein (PG), Kenneth Young (SG) Ralph Coppock, Larry Kellogg | |
| 12:32 | Penn | Jack Goheen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 12:31 | Boston U. | Gerald Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:27 | Boston U. | John Perry makes the wide open shot from the left wing set up by Jude Bowers | 15-12 |
| 12:10 | Penn | Jack Goheen lays it up and in | 15-14 |
| 11:54 | Boston U. | Ronald Escobedo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Roger Holm (C) Gerald Hale | |
| Subs | Penn | Clarence Artiaga (SF), Larry Kellogg (PF), Thomas Reardon (C) Carl Reed, Jack Goheen, Jerry Crosson | |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - Sonny Shoemaker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jude Bowers (fairly fresh) SF - John Perry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Escobedo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Holm (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Kevin Klopfenstein (fresh) SG - Kenneth Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Artiaga (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Kellogg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Reardon (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Penn | Kevin Klopfenstein's pass is intercepted by Roger Holm | 15-14 |
| 11:37 | Boston U. | Sonny Shoemaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-14 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Gary Elliott (C) Roger Holm | |
| Subs | Penn | James Wright (PG) Kevin Klopfenstein | |
| 11:21 | Penn | James Wright clanks a 3 from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 11:19 | Penn | Larry Kellogg hits the follow up shot | 15-16 |
| 10:57 | Boston U. | Ronald Escobedo misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Larry Kellogg - foul #2 on Larry Kellogg, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Clarence Meikle (PG), William Jones (SG), Oscar Smith (SF), Gerald Hale (C) Sonny Shoemaker, Jude Bowers, John Perry, Gary Elliott | |
| Subs | Penn | Carl Reed (SG), Jack Goheen (PF) Kenneth Young, Larry Kellogg | |
| 10:57 | Boston U. | Ronald Escobedo makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:57 | Boston U. | Ronald Escobedo misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:57 | Penn | Jack Goheen grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 10:44 | Penn | Clarence Artiaga scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-18 |
| 10:31 | Boston U. | Gerald Hale blows the layup | 16-18 |
| 10:30 | Penn | The rebound goes to Carl Reed | 16-18 |
| 10:12 | Penn | Carl Reed misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 10:11 | Boston U. | Oscar Smith gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:54 | Boston U. | Clarence Meikle is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing | 19-18 |
| 09:42 | Penn | Clarence Meikle steps in front of the James Wright pass | 19-18 |
| 09:38 | Boston U. | Clarence Meikle is fouled in the backcourt by James Wright - foul #1 on James Wright, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Sonny Shoemaker (PG), Jude Bowers (SG), John Perry (SF), Michael Gilkes (PF), Gary Elliott (C) Clarence Meikle, William Jones, Oscar Smith, Ronald Escobedo, Gerald Hale | |
| Subs | Penn | Kevin Klopfenstein (PG), Kenneth Young (SG), Jerry Crosson (PF) James Wright, Carl Reed, Jack Goheen | |
| 09:31 | Boston U. | Michael Gilkes is hacked by Jerry Crosson - foul #2 on Jerry Crosson, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Boston U. | | |
| Subs | Penn | Jack Goheen (PF) Jerry Crosson | |
| 09:17 | Boston U. | Michael Gilkes scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Elliott | 21-18 |
| 08:57 | Penn | Kenneth Young connects on the shot from close range set up by Thomas Reardon | 21-20 |
| 08:34 | Boston U. | Sonny Shoemaker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 08:33 | Boston U. | Jude Bowers snags the offensive board | 21-20 |
| 08:04 | Boston U. | Sonny Shoemaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Clarence Meikle (PG), William Jones (SG), Roger Holm (PF), Gerald Hale (C) Sonny Shoemaker, Jude Bowers, Michael Gilkes, Gary Elliott | |
| Subs | Penn | Ralph Coppock (PG), Carl Reed (SF) Kevin Klopfenstein, Clarence Artiaga | |
| 07:45 | Penn | Carl Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Oscar Smith (SF), Ronald Escobedo (PF) John Perry, Roger Holm | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - Clarence Meikle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oscar Smith (fresh) PF - Ronald Escobedo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Ralph Coppock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Young (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Carl Reed (fresh) PF - Jack Goheen (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Reardon (tiring) | |
| 07:27 | Boston U. | Gerald Hale misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Carl Reed - foul #1 on Carl Reed, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| 07:27 | Boston U. | Gerald Hale makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:27 | Boston U. | Gerald Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:03 | Penn | Jack Goheen loses the ball out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Sonny Shoemaker (PG) Clarence Meikle | |
| Subs | Penn | Clarence Artiaga (SF) Jack Goheen | |
| 06:39 | Boston U. | William Jones buries a runner from the right block and he's fouled by Kenneth Young - foul #1 on Kenneth Young, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Jude Bowers (SG), John Perry (SF), Michael Gilkes (C) Sonny Shoemaker, Oscar Smith, Gerald Hale | |
| Subs | Penn | James Wright (PG) Ralph Coppock | |
| 06:39 | Boston U. | William Jones makes the free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:17 | Penn | Ronald Escobedo takes the ball from Clarence Artiaga | 26-20 |
| 06:09 | Boston U. | John Perry scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Jude Bowers | 28-20 |
| 05:52 | Penn | Clarence Artiaga connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Jude Bowers - foul #1 on Jude Bowers, team foul #5 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Clarence Meikle (PG), Gary Elliott (C) William Jones, Ronald Escobedo | |
| Subs | Penn | Kevin Klopfenstein (PG), Jack Goheen (PF) James Wright, Kenneth Young | |
| 05:52 | Penn | Clarence Artiaga makes the free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:26 | Boston U. | Thomas Reardon takes the ball from Michael Gilkes | 28-23 |
| 05:23 | Penn | Kevin Klopfenstein is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Klopfenstein, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Sonny Shoemaker (PG), Roger Holm (PF), Gerald Hale (C) Jude Bowers, Michael Gilkes, Gary Elliott | |
| Subs | Penn | Ralph Coppock (PG) Kevin Klopfenstein | |
| 05:09 | Boston U. | Gerald Hale makes the driving attempt from the right block | 30-23 |
| 04:53 | Penn | Gerald Hale swats the short shot by Thomas Reardon | 30-23 |
| 04:52 | Boston U. | Gerald Hale gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 04:50 | Boston U. | Carl Reed steals it from Gerald Hale in the backcourt | 30-23 |
| 04:30 | Penn | Gerald Hale is called for the reach on Thomas Reardon - foul #1 on Gerald Hale, team foul #6 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Jude Bowers (SG), Oscar Smith (SF), Ronald Escobedo (PF) Clarence Meikle, John Perry, Roger Holm | |
| Subs | Penn | Kenneth Young (SG) Thomas Reardon | |
| 04:20 | Penn | Clarence Artiaga misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 04:18 | Penn | Carl Reed gets the offensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 04:09 | Penn | Kenneth Young travels with the ball | 30-23 |
| Subs | Boston U. | William Jones (SF), Gary Elliott (C) Oscar Smith, Gerald Hale | |
| Subs | Penn | Kevin Klopfenstein (PG) Ralph Coppock | |
| 03:55 | Boston U. | Sonny Shoemaker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-23 |
| 03:54 | Penn | Kevin Klopfenstein grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 03:45 | Penn | Kenneth Young comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Jude Bowers - foul #2 on Jude Bowers, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Jason Weber (SG), Michael Gilkes (C) Sonny Shoemaker, Gary Elliott | |
| Subs | Penn | Larry Kellogg (PF), Jerry Crosson (C) Jack Goheen, Carl Reed | |
| 03:45 | Penn | Kenneth Young makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:45 | Penn | Kenneth Young makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - Jude Bowers (fresh) SG - Jason Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Escobedo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Gilkes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Kevin Klopfenstein (fresh) SG - Kenneth Young (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Clarence Artiaga (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Larry Kellogg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Crosson (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Boston U. | Jude Bowers misses the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 30-25 |
| 03:29 | Boston U. | Michael Gilkes tips it but misses | 30-25 |
| 03:27 | Boston U. | Michael Gilkes grabs the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 03:07 | Boston U. | Jude Bowers misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 03:06 | Boston U. | William Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 02:53 | Boston U. | Ronald Escobedo can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-25 |
| 02:51 | Boston U. | William Jones misses the tip | 30-25 |
| 02:50 | Penn | Larry Kellogg gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 02:42 | Penn | Larry Kellogg makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Klopfenstein | 30-28 |
| 02:19 | Boston U. | Ronald Escobedo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Clarence Meikle (PG), John Perry (SF), Roger Holm (PF), Gerald Hale (C) Jude Bowers, William Jones, Ronald Escobedo, Michael Gilkes | |
| Subs | Penn | Ralph Coppock (PG), Carl Reed (SF) Kevin Klopfenstein, Clarence Artiaga | |
| 02:11 | Penn | Carl Reed is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Carl Reed, team foul #9 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Sonny Shoemaker (PG) Clarence Meikle | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 02:07 | Boston U. | Sonny Shoemaker is hacked by Kenneth Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Young, team foul #10 | 30-28 |
| 02:07 | Boston U. | Sonny Shoemaker makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:07 | Boston U. | Sonny Shoemaker makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:45 | Penn | Larry Kellogg misses the shot from the left block | 32-28 |
| 01:44 | Boston U. | Gerald Hale snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 01:29 | Boston U. | Jason Weber banks in the wide open layup set up by Sonny Shoemaker | 34-28 |
| 01:11 | Penn | Kenneth Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Roger Holm - foul #1 on Roger Holm, team foul #8 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Clarence Meikle (SG), Ronald Escobedo (PF) Jason Weber, Roger Holm | |
| Subs | Penn | Clarence Artiaga (SF), Jack Goheen (C) Carl Reed, Jerry Crosson | |
| 01:11 | Penn | Kenneth Young makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:11 | Penn | Kenneth Young misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:11 | Boston U. | Ronald Escobedo grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 01:08 | Boston U. | Kenneth Young is called for the reach on Clarence Meikle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Young, team foul #11 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Jason Weber (SG) Sonny Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Penn | Carl Reed (SG) Kenneth Young | |
| 01:08 | Boston U. | Clarence Meikle makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:08 | Boston U. | Clarence Meikle makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 00:52 | Penn | Jason Weber picks off the pass by Larry Kellogg | 36-29 |
| 00:49 | Boston U. | John Perry lays it in on a nice dish by Jason Weber | 38-29 |
| 00:20 | Penn | Jack Goheen misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Gerald Hale - foul #2 on Gerald Hale, team foul #9 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Jude Bowers (SG), Michael Gilkes (C) Jason Weber, Gerald Hale | |
| Subs | Penn | Kevin Klopfenstein (PG) Ralph Coppock | |
| 00:20 | Penn | Jack Goheen misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 00:20 | Penn | Jack Goheen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 00:02 | Boston U. | Ronald Escobedo can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 38-30 |
| 00:00 | Penn | Larry Kellogg gets the rebound | 38-30 |