| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) PF - Thomas Reeve (fresh) C - Norman Gagnon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) SG - Marcos Martin (fresh) SF - Dennis Noonan (fresh) PF - Raymond Honore (fresh) C - Bruce Cole (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn | Dennis Noonan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Penn | Raymond Honore misses short on a shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Florida State | Eric Lowery snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Penn | Raymond Honore gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Penn | Marcos Martin misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Penn | Bruce Cole grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:07 | Penn | Bruce Cole dunks the ball on a great pass from Raymond Honore | 0-2 |
| 17:53 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 17:51 | Penn | Bruce Cole pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | Penn | Dennis Noonan makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Marcos Martin | 0-4 |
| 17:20 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve clanks a floater from the left block | 0-4 |
| 17:19 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Lowery | 0-4 |
| 17:14 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Honore - foul #1 on Raymond Honore, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (PG), Stevan Winkowski (SG), Earl James (PF), Mike Newlin (C) John Gilkey, Marcos Martin, Raymond Honore, Bruce Cole | |
| 17:14 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:14 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve misses the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:14 | Penn | Mike Newlin gets the rebound | 1-4 |
| 16:54 | Penn | Stevan Winkowski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Paul Younkin - foul #1 on Paul Younkin, team foul #1 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (SG) Dennis Noonan | |
| 16:54 | Penn | Stevan Winkowski makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 16:54 | Penn | Stevan Winkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 1-6 |
| 16:42 | Florida State | Eric Lowery misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 1-6 |
| 16:41 | Florida State | Paul Younkin hits the follow up shot | 3-6 |
| 16:33 | Penn | Gary Kelly is hacked by Norman Gagnon - foul #1 on Norman Gagnon, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG) Marcos Martin | |
| 16:22 | Penn | Norman Gagnon denies the turnaround by Earl James | 3-6 |
| 16:20 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Aldi | 3-6 |
| 16:16 | Florida State | Paul Younkin's pass is intercepted by Earl James | 3-6 |
| 16:00 | Penn | John Gilkey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Reeve (fresh) 1 pts. C - Norman Gagnon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stevan Winkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Kelly (fresh) PF - Earl James (fresh) C - Mike Newlin (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Florida State | Eric Lowery is called for a charge - foul #1 on Eric Lowery, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Raymond Honore (SF), Bruce Cole (C) John Gilkey, Mike Newlin | |
| 15:25 | Penn | Bruce Cole hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Kelly | 3-10 |
| 15:15 | Florida State | Earl James denies the turnaround by Dikembe Aldi | 3-10 |
| 15:13 | Penn | Raymond Honore grabs the board | 3-10 |
| 14:54 | Penn | Thomas Reeve takes the ball from Bruce Cole | 3-10 |
| 14:34 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-10 |
| 14:24 | Penn | Raymond Honore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-10 |
| 14:23 | Penn | Gary Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:14 | Penn | Bruce Cole misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Reeve - foul #1 on Thomas Reeve, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Marcos Martin (SG), Dennis Noonan (SF) Gary Kelly, Stevan Winkowski, Raymond Honore | |
| 14:14 | Penn | Bruce Cole makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:14 | Penn | Bruce Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:14 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 13:45 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi scores on a floater from the right side set up by Norman Gagnon | 7-11 |
| 13:38 | Penn | Bruce Cole can't finish the layup but the foul's on Paul Younkin - foul #2 on Paul Younkin, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG) Paul Younkin | |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (PG), Raymond Honore (PF) John Gilkey, Earl James | |
| 13:38 | Penn | Bruce Cole makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:38 | Penn | Bruce Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:20 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bruce Cole - foul #1 on Bruce Cole, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Earl James (C) Gary Kelly, Bruce Cole | |
| 13:20 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon misses the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:20 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:55 | Penn | Earl James hits the finger roll set up by Marcos Martin | 8-15 |
| 12:39 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve connects on the shot in the lane | 10-15 |
| 12:18 | Penn | Raymond Honore is whistled for traveling | 10-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Alonzo Garza (C) Norman Gagnon | |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (PG), Mike Newlin (PF), Bruce Cole (C) John Gilkey, Raymond Honore, Earl James | |
| 11:57 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi double dribbles | 10-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG) Dikembe Aldi | |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Raymond Honore (PF) Marcos Martin, Mike Newlin | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fresh) SG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fresh) SF - Eric Lowery (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Reeve (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Alonzo Garza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Noonan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Honore (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Penn | Bruce Cole clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 10-15 |
| 11:39 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 11:24 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Raymond Honore - foul #2 on Raymond Honore, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Herzog (SF) Eric Lowery | |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (SG), Earl James (PF), Mike Newlin (C) Dennis Noonan, Raymond Honore, Bruce Cole | |
| 11:24 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:24 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:24 | Penn | Mike Newlin grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 11:10 | Penn | Marcos Martin makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gary Kelly | 11-18 |
| 10:46 | Florida State | William Draeger connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Herzog | 14-18 |
| 10:30 | Penn | Marcos Martin misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 10:29 | Penn | Gary Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 10:18 | Penn | Marcos Martin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Kelly | 14-21 |
| 09:49 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Marcos Martin - foul #1 on Marcos Martin, team foul #4 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi (SG), Eric Lowery (SF), Norman Gagnon (C) Benny Fitzpatrick, James Herzog, Thomas Reeve | |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (SG), Dennis Noonan (SF), Bruce Cole (C) John Gilkey, Marcos Martin, Earl James | |
| 09:49 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza misses the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 09:49 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza misses the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 09:49 | Penn | Bruce Cole snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| 09:35 | Penn | Bruce Cole dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gary Kelly | 14-23 |
| 09:19 | Florida State | Eric Lowery can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dennis Noonan - foul #1 on Dennis Noonan, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (SG) Stevan Winkowski | |
| 09:19 | Florida State | Eric Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 09:19 | Florida State | Eric Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 09:01 | Penn | Dennis Noonan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-23 |
| 09:00 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 08:56 | Florida State | Eric Lowery misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-23 |
| 08:54 | Penn | The rebound goes to Gary Kelly | 16-23 |
| 08:52 | Penn | Gary Kelly is fouled in the backcourt by William Draeger - foul #1 on William Draeger, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| 08:44 | Penn | Bruce Cole can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-23 |
| 08:42 | Penn | Bruce Cole can't tip it in | 16-23 |
| 08:41 | Penn | Marcos Martin tips it in | 16-25 |
| 08:27 | Florida State | Eric Lowery makes the jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Marcos Martin - foul #2 on Marcos Martin, team foul #6 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Earl James (PF) Marcos Martin, Mike Newlin | |
| 08:27 | Florida State | Eric Lowery misses the free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:27 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 08:10 | Florida State | Eric Lowery connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by William Draeger | 20-25 |
| 07:50 | Penn | Eric Lowery takes the ball from Dennis Noonan | 20-25 |
| 07:45 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi misses the easy layup | 20-25 |
| 07:43 | Penn | Bruce Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Lowery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alonzo Garza (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Norman Gagnon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Kelly (tiring) 4 ast. SF - Dennis Noonan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Penn | Bruce Cole is hacked by Eric Lowery - foul #2 on Eric Lowery, team foul #7 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Herzog (SF), Thomas Reeve (PF) Eric Lowery, Alonzo Garza | |
| Subs | Penn | Mike Newlin (PF) Earl James | |
| 07:31 | Penn | Bruce Cole makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 07:31 | Penn | Bruce Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 07:12 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon scores on a jump hook in the paint | 22-27 |
| 07:01 | Penn | Thomas Reeve is called for the reach on John Gilkey - foul #2 on Thomas Reeve, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (PG), Alonzo Garza (PF), Carson Lively (C) William Draeger, Thomas Reeve, Norman Gagnon | |
| Subs | Penn | Earl James (PF) Mike Newlin | |
| 07:01 | Penn | John Gilkey makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 07:01 | Penn | John Gilkey misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 07:01 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 06:37 | Florida State | Carson Lively can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 22-28 |
| 06:36 | Penn | Gary Kelly grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 06:17 | Penn | Gary Kelly is hacked by James Herzog - foul #1 on James Herzog, team foul #9 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (PG), Marcos Martin (SG), Raymond Honore (PF), Mike Newlin (C) John Gilkey, Dennis Noonan, Earl James, Bruce Cole | |
| 06:17 | Penn | Gary Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:17 | Penn | Gary Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:55 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi is fouled on the floor by Gary Kelly - foul #1 on Gary Kelly, team foul #7 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Norman Gagnon (C) Benny Fitzpatrick, Carson Lively | |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Dennis Noonan (SF), Bruce Cole (C) Stevan Winkowski, Gary Kelly, Mike Newlin | |
| 05:55 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:55 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 05:38 | Penn | James Herzog is called for the reach on Raymond Honore - foul #2 on James Herzog, team foul #10 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), Carson Lively (PF) Dikembe Aldi, James Herzog | |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (PG) John Gilkey | |
| 05:38 | Penn | Raymond Honore makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:38 | Penn | Raymond Honore misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:38 | Florida State | Carson Lively snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 05:21 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 24-31 |
| 05:19 | Penn | Stevan Winkowski pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 04:57 | Penn | Bruce Cole clanks a shot from the right block | 24-31 |
| 04:55 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 04:31 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza's pass is intercepted by Raymond Honore | 24-31 |
| 04:10 | Penn | Marcos Martin misses the floater from the free throw line | 24-31 |
| 04:08 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 03:48 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bruce Cole - foul #2 on Bruce Cole, team foul #8 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SG), Eric Lowery (SF), Thomas Reeve (PF) William Draeger, Benny Fitzpatrick, Alonzo Garza, Carson Lively | |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Gary Kelly (SF), Earl James (C) Stevan Winkowski, Dennis Noonan, Bruce Cole | |
| 03:48 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:48 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 03:23 | Penn | Marcos Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 03:22 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Reeve (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Gagnon (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marcos Martin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Kelly (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Raymond Honore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:00 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi loses the dribble to Gary Kelly | 25-31 |
| 02:45 | Penn | Raymond Honore misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Reeve - foul #3 on Thomas Reeve, team foul #11 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | Carson Lively (PF), John Wix (C) Thomas Reeve, Norman Gagnon | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 02:45 | Penn | Raymond Honore makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:45 | Penn | Raymond Honore makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:26 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi drills a jump hook from the left block | 27-33 |
| 02:06 | Penn | Carson Lively picks off the pass by Earl James | 27-33 |
| 01:50 | Florida State | Raymond Honore is called for the reach on Paul Younkin - foul #3 on Raymond Honore, team foul #9 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), Alonzo Garza (PF) Dikembe Aldi, John Wix | |
| Subs | Penn | Dennis Noonan (SF), Mike Newlin (PF), Bruce Cole (C) Marcos Martin, Raymond Honore, Earl James | |
| 01:50 | Florida State | Paul Younkin makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 01:50 | Florida State | Paul Younkin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:28 | Penn | John Gilkey misses long on a floater from the left side | 29-33 |
| 01:26 | Penn | Bruce Cole grabs the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 01:12 | Penn | Bruce Cole comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 01:11 | Penn | Dennis Noonan misses the tip | 29-33 |
| 01:09 | Florida State | Eric Lowery grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 00:56 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Dennis Noonan - foul #2 on Dennis Noonan, team foul #10 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (SG), Earl James (PF) Gary Kelly, Mike Newlin | |
| 00:56 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:56 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:31 | Penn | Marcos Martin makes the jumpshot from the left side | 31-35 |
| 00:16 | Florida State | Marcos Martin steals it from Benny Fitzpatrick | 31-35 |
| 00:03 | Penn | John Gilkey clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Carson Lively | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Carson Lively misses the fullcourt shot | 31-35 |