| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcos Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Noonan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Honore (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Eddie Leff (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rod Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Bowlin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Alexei Zabinski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | James Bowlin inbounds the ball | 39-27 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski misses badly on a floater in the paint | 39-27 |
| 19:39 | Washington State | James Bowlin tips it in | 39-29 |
| 19:25 | Penn | John Gilkey comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 19:24 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Rod Ewing | 39-29 |
| 19:10 | Washington State | Bruce Cole swats the layup by James Bowlin | 39-29 |
| 19:09 | Washington State | James Bowlin gets the offensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 18:54 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski hits a jump hook from the right block | 39-31 |
| 18:39 | Penn | Dennis Noonan is whistled for traveling | 39-31 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (PG), Earl James (C) John Gilkey, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 18:24 | Washington State | Michael Williams loses the dribble to Marcos Martin | 39-31 |
| 18:17 | Penn | Raymond Honore comes up short on the runner in the lane | 39-31 |
| 18:16 | Washington State | Eddie Leff snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 18:01 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Kelly - foul #2 on Gary Kelly, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Bruce Cole (C) Gary Kelly, Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 18:01 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:01 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:01 | Penn | Bruce Cole pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:37 | Penn | John Gilkey misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 17:36 | Penn | Raymond Honore tips it but misses | 39-31 |
| 17:34 | Penn | Earl James tips it home | 41-31 |
| 17:26 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Bruce Cole - foul #3 on Bruce Cole, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (SG), Dennis Noonan (SF) Marcos Martin, Raymond Honore | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (PG), Dikembe Africa (SF), Thomas Krumm (PF) Eddie Leff, James Bowlin, Michael Williams | |
| 17:26 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 17:26 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:08 | Penn | Gary Kelly knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Gilkey | 43-33 |
| 17:04 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-33 |
| 17:02 | Penn | Earl James snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 16:40 | Penn | Dikembe Africa is called for the reach on Earl James - foul #1 on Dikembe Africa, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (SG), Raymond Honore (PF) John Gilkey, Earl James | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Ellison (SG), Maximo Rossi (C) Rod Ewing, Alexei Zabinski | |
| 16:34 | Penn | Raymond Honore misses the fadeaway in the lane | 43-33 |
| 16:32 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 16:22 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa misses the easy layup | 43-33 |
| 16:20 | Penn | Bruce Cole snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 16:05 | Penn | Bruce Cole buries a runner from the baseline | 45-33 |
| 15:46 | Washington State | Raymond Honore steps in front of the Thomas Krumm pass | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Gary Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marcos Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Noonan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Honore (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Harvey Grady (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harvey Ellison (fresh) SF - Dikembe Africa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Krumm (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Maximo Rossi (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Penn | Marcos Martin's pass is intercepted by Harvey Ellison | 45-33 |
| 15:36 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison hits the finger roll | 45-35 |
| 15:24 | Penn | Dennis Noonan is hacked by Maximo Rossi - foul #3 on Maximo Rossi, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Earl James (PF), Mike Newlin (C) Gary Kelly, Dennis Noonan, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Leff (PG), Rod Ewing (SG), James Bowlin (SF), Michael Williams (PF) Harvey Grady, Harvey Ellison, Dikembe Africa, Thomas Krumm | |
| 15:07 | Penn | Mike Newlin clanks a jumper from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 15:06 | Penn | Earl James tips it in | 47-35 |
| 14:50 | Washington State | Eddie Leff evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-35 |
| 14:48 | Penn | The rebound goes to Mike Newlin | 47-35 |
| 14:45 | Penn | John Gilkey is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Leff - foul #1 on Eddie Leff, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Penn | Dennis Noonan (SF), Bruce Cole (C) Raymond Honore, Mike Newlin | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 14:29 | Penn | Dennis Noonan comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 14:28 | Washington State | Eddie Leff grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 14:14 | Washington State | James Bowlin drills a fadeaway in the lane | 47-37 |
| 14:07 | Penn | Michael Williams blocks the short jumper by Bruce Cole | 47-37 |
| 14:06 | Penn | Earl James tips it but misses | 47-37 |
| 14:05 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Cole | 47-37 |
| 13:56 | Penn | Marcos Martin buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 13:46 | Washington State | Earl James blocks the short jumper by James Bowlin | 49-37 |
| 13:45 | Penn | John Gilkey gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 13:33 | Penn | Marcos Martin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 13:32 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Maximo Rossi | 49-37 |
| 13:25 | Washington State | Eddie Leff misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 13:24 | Washington State | Rod Ewing grabs the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 13:19 | Washington State | Eddie Leff shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Maximo Rossi | 49-40 |
| 13:09 | Penn | John Gilkey makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 13:00 | Washington State | Eddie Leff evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 12:59 | Penn | Bruce Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 12:43 | Penn | John Gilkey is hacked by Eddie Leff - foul #2 on Eddie Leff, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (SG), Raymond Honore (PF), Mike Newlin (C) Marcos Martin, Earl James, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (PG), Harvey Ellison (SG), Dikembe Africa (SF), Thomas Krumm (PF), Alexei Zabinski (C) Eddie Leff, Rod Ewing, James Bowlin, Michael Williams, Maximo Rossi | |
| 12:20 | Penn | Harvey Grady steals the ball from Mike Newlin | 52-40 |
| 12:07 | Washington State | Harvey Grady comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 12:05 | Penn | Mike Newlin gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 11:49 | Penn | Dennis Noonan misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 52-40 |
| 11:48 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Noonan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Honore (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Newlin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Harvey Grady (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harvey Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Africa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Krumm (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexei Zabinski (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa lays it up and in | 52-42 |
| 11:29 | Penn | John Gilkey comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 52-42 |
| 11:27 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 11:08 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 52-42 |
| 11:06 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm gets the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 11:01 | Washington State | Dennis Noonan swats the short shot by Alexei Zabinski | 52-42 |
| 10:59 | Penn | Dennis Noonan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 10:42 | Penn | Dennis Noonan misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Dikembe Africa - foul #2 on Dikembe Africa, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (SG), Bruce Cole (C) John Gilkey, Mike Newlin | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Leff (PG), Rod Ewing (SG), James Bowlin (SF), Michael Williams (PF) Harvey Grady, Harvey Ellison, Dikembe Africa, Thomas Krumm | |
| 10:42 | Penn | Dennis Noonan makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:42 | Penn | Dennis Noonan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 10:34 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski lays it in uncontested set up by Eddie Leff | 54-44 |
| 10:09 | Penn | Marcos Martin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 10:08 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Alexei Zabinski | 54-44 |
| 09:56 | Washington State | Michael Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-44 |
| 09:55 | Washington State | Michael Williams tips it but misses | 54-44 |
| 09:54 | Penn | Raymond Honore grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 09:39 | Penn | Gary Kelly is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Gary Kelly, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Earl James (PF) Gary Kelly, Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Washington State | Maximo Rossi (C) Alexei Zabinski | |
| 09:25 | Washington State | James Bowlin slams it home | 54-46 |
| 09:07 | Penn | Raymond Honore scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bruce Cole | 56-46 |
| 08:47 | Washington State | Eddie Leff buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 08:31 | Penn | Earl James's pass is intercepted by James Bowlin | 56-49 |
| 08:08 | Washington State | James Bowlin hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rod Ewing | 56-51 |
| 08:06 | Penn | John Gilkey is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-51 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (PG), Dennis Noonan (SF) John Gilkey, Raymond Honore | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (PG), Harvey Ellison (SG), Dikembe Africa (SF), Thomas Krumm (PF) Eddie Leff, Rod Ewing, James Bowlin, Michael Williams | |
| 07:56 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa is denied on a layup by Bruce Cole | 56-51 |
| 07:54 | Penn | Marcos Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 07:37 | Penn | Dennis Noonan hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Bruce Cole | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Gary Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Marcos Martin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Noonan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl James (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Bruce Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Harvey Grady (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harvey Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Africa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Krumm (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Maximo Rossi (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi's floater is tipped away by Earl James | 58-51 |
| 07:29 | Penn | Dennis Noonan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 07:19 | Penn | Marcos Martin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 07:17 | Penn | Earl James tips it back up and in | 60-51 |
| 07:00 | Washington State | Bruce Cole picks off the pass by Harvey Grady | 60-51 |
| 06:39 | Penn | Earl James double dribbles | 60-51 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Raymond Honore (SF), Mike Newlin (PF) Marcos Martin, Dennis Noonan, Earl James | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Leff (PG), Rod Ewing (SG), Michael Williams (PF), Alexei Zabinski (C) Harvey Grady, Harvey Ellison, Thomas Krumm, Maximo Rossi | |
| 06:18 | Washington State | Michael Williams comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Mike Newlin - foul #1 on Mike Newlin, team foul #4 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (SG), Dennis Noonan (SF) Gary Kelly, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 06:18 | Washington State | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:18 | Washington State | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:55 | Penn | Mike Newlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 05:54 | Penn | Raymond Honore tips it home | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:42 | Washington State | Rod Ewing misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-53 |
| 05:40 | Penn | Dennis Noonan gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:18 | Penn | John Gilkey connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Mike Newlin | 65-53 |
| 05:11 | Washington State | Michael Williams throws it down and he's hacked by Raymond Honore - foul #1 on Raymond Honore, team foul #5 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (SG), Earl James (PF), Bruce Cole (C) Marcos Martin, Dennis Noonan, Mike Newlin | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Bowlin (SF) Dikembe Africa | |
| 05:11 | Washington State | Michael Williams makes the free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:52 | Penn | Raymond Honore comes up short on the shot in the paint | 65-56 |
| 04:50 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 04:46 | Washington State | James Bowlin is hacked by Bruce Cole - foul #4 on Bruce Cole, team foul #6 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (PG), Thomas Krumm (PF) Eddie Leff, Michael Williams | |
| 04:25 | Washington State | Earl James steals it from Alexei Zabinski | 65-56 |
| 04:06 | Penn | Gary Kelly scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Earl James | 67-56 |
| 03:45 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski's dunk attempt is rejected by Earl James | 67-56 |
| 03:43 | Washington State | Rod Ewing snags the offensive board | 67-56 |
| 03:31 | Washington State | Gary Kelly takes the ball from James Bowlin | 67-56 |
| 03:28 | Penn | Gary Kelly lays it in | 69-56 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Kelly (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Honore (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Earl James (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. C - Bruce Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Harvey Grady (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rod Ewing (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Bowlin (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Krumm (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexei Zabinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Washington State | A charge is called on Alexei Zabinski - foul #3 on Alexei Zabinski, team foul #6 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (PG), Marcos Martin (SG), Dennis Noonan (SF), Mike Newlin (C) John Gilkey, Gary Kelly, Earl James, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Leff (PG), Harvey Ellison (SG), Dikembe Africa (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Maximo Rossi (C) Harvey Grady, Rod Ewing, James Bowlin, Thomas Krumm, Alexei Zabinski | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:43 | Penn | Dennis Noonan jams it and the foul's on Dikembe Africa - foul #3 on Dikembe Africa, team foul #7 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Penn | Bruce Cole (C) Raymond Honore | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (PG), Thomas Krumm (PF) Eddie Leff, Michael Williams | |
| 02:43 | Penn | Dennis Noonan makes the free throw | 72-56 |
| 02:39 | Washington State | Harvey Grady is hacked by Stevan Winkowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stevan Winkowski, team foul #7 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG) Stevan Winkowski | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 02:39 | Washington State | Harvey Grady makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 02:39 | Washington State | Harvey Grady makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 02:37 | Penn | John Gilkey is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 72-58 |
| 02:23 | Washington State | Mike Newlin picks off the pass by Dikembe Africa | 72-58 |
| 02:05 | Penn | Dennis Noonan knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Bruce Cole | 74-58 |
| 01:47 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dennis Noonan - foul #2 on Dennis Noonan, team foul #8 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Penn | Raymond Honore (PF) Mike Newlin | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 01:47 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 01:47 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa misses the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 01:47 | Penn | Raymond Honore grabs the defensive rebound | 74-59 |
| 01:42 | Penn | Marcos Martin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-59 |
| 01:21 | Washington State | Bruce Cole picks off the pass by Thomas Krumm | 74-59 |
| 00:57 | Penn | Raymond Honore misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-59 |
| 00:55 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Cole | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:35 | Penn | Dennis Noonan misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 74-59 |
| 00:34 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi pulls down the rebound | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:29 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bruce Cole - foul #5 on Bruce Cole, team foul #9 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Penn | Earl James (C) Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:29 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:29 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:29 | Penn | The rebound goes to Marcos Martin | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | Penn | John Gilkey runs out the clock | 74-60 |