| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcos Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Noonan (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Honore (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Charles Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Wilcoxon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenny Whitfield (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Flick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Evans (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn | Dennis Noonan inbounds the ball | 24-21 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Penn | Kenny Whitfield takes the ball from Marcos Martin | 24-21 |
| 19:18 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon is fouled on the floor by Bruce Cole - foul #1 on Bruce Cole, team foul #1 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (PG), Earl James (PF) John Gilkey, Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 18:52 | Arizona State | Kevin Evans hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 24-23 |
| 18:29 | Penn | Gary Kelly lays it in | 26-23 |
| 18:05 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield can't connect on a floater from the right side | 26-23 |
| 18:04 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 17:44 | Arizona State | Kevin Evans can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 26-23 |
| 17:42 | Arizona State | David Flick pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 17:17 | Arizona State | The pull-up jumper by David Flick is blocked by Raymond Honore | 26-23 |
| 17:16 | Penn | Raymond Honore pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 17:03 | Penn | Gary Kelly lays it up and in on a nice dish by Raymond Honore | 28-23 |
| 16:36 | Arizona State | David Flick hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-25 |
| 16:21 | Penn | Kevin Evans steals it from Raymond Honore | 28-25 |
| 15:57 | Arizona State | David Flick misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-25 |
| 15:56 | Penn | Marcos Martin gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Gary Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcos Martin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Honore (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - Earl James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Charles Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Wilcoxon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenny Whitfield (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Flick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Penn | Marcos Martin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-25 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Stevan Winkowski (SG), Dennis Noonan (SF), Mike Newlin (C) Gary Kelly, Marcos Martin, Earl James, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edward Reeder (PG), Craig Lewis (SF), Robert White (PF), Martin Whatley (C) Charles Nelson, Kenny Whitfield, David Flick, Kevin Evans | |
| 15:37 | Arizona State | Robert White misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Honore - foul #3 on Raymond Honore, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (SG) Stevan Winkowski | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 15:37 | Arizona State | Robert White misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 15:37 | Arizona State | Robert White makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 15:17 | Penn | Dennis Noonan buries a runner from the right block and the foul's on Martin Whatley - foul #2 on Martin Whatley, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (SG), Bruce Cole (C) Gary Kelly, Mike Newlin | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 15:17 | Penn | Dennis Noonan makes the free throw | 31-26 |
| 14:56 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 14:55 | Penn | The rebound goes to Bruce Cole | 31-26 |
| 14:38 | Penn | Dennis Noonan misses the easy layup | 31-26 |
| 14:37 | Arizona State | Martin Whatley pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 14:25 | Arizona State | Robert White knocks in the floater from the left side | 31-28 |
| 14:14 | Penn | John Gilkey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 13:50 | Arizona State | Raymond Honore is called for the reach on Robert White - foul #4 on Raymond Honore, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (SG), Mike Newlin (PF), Earl James (C) Marcos Martin, Raymond Honore, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Charles Nelson (PG), Kenny Whitfield (SF), David Flick (PF), Kevin Evans (C) Kevin Wilcoxon, Craig Lewis, Robert White, Martin Whatley | |
| 13:29 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield loses the dribble to John Gilkey | 33-28 |
| 13:25 | Penn | John Gilkey misses the easy layup | 33-28 |
| 13:23 | Arizona State | Kevin Evans pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 13:02 | Arizona State | David Flick connects on the open turnaround from the left block set up by Charles Nelson | 33-30 |
| 12:35 | Penn | Mike Newlin drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Gilkey | 35-30 |
| 12:30 | Arizona State | Charles Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-30 |
| 12:29 | Penn | Mike Newlin pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 12:05 | Penn | Earl James is fouled on the floor by Charles Nelson - foul #2 on Charles Nelson, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (SG), Raymond Honore (PF), Bruce Cole (C) Gary Kelly, Mike Newlin, Earl James | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon (SG), Robert White (PF) Edward Reeder, David Flick | |
| 11:54 | Penn | Raymond Honore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 11:52 | Penn | Bruce Cole tips it in | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marcos Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Noonan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Honore (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Charles Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Wilcoxon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenny Whitfield (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Arizona State | Charles Nelson scores on a 3 from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 11:18 | Penn | John Gilkey can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 11:17 | Penn | Bruce Cole misses the tip | 37-33 |
| 11:16 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 10:58 | Arizona State | Raymond Honore steals the ball from Kevin Evans | 37-33 |
| 10:44 | Penn | Bruce Cole can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Nelson - foul #3 on Charles Nelson, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (SG) Marcos Martin | |
| Subs | Arizona State | David Flick (PF) Robert White | |
| 10:44 | Penn | Bruce Cole makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 10:44 | Penn | Bruce Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 10:44 | Arizona State | Kevin Evans gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 10:19 | Arizona State | David Flick misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Stevan Winkowski - foul #2 on Stevan Winkowski, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (SG) Stevan Winkowski | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edward Reeder (PG) Charles Nelson | |
| 10:19 | Arizona State | David Flick makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 10:19 | Arizona State | David Flick misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 10:19 | Penn | Raymond Honore snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 10:13 | Penn | Dennis Noonan banks in the layup on a great pass from Raymond Honore | 40-34 |
| 09:45 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Edward Reeder | 40-37 |
| 09:39 | Penn | Raymond Honore misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on David Flick - foul #1 on David Flick, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (SG), Earl James (C) Gary Kelly, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Craig Lewis (SF), Robert White (C) Kenny Whitfield, Kevin Evans | |
| 09:39 | Penn | Raymond Honore makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 09:39 | Penn | Raymond Honore misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 09:39 | Arizona State | Robert White snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 09:18 | Arizona State | Raymond Honore steals it from Edward Reeder | 41-37 |
| 09:05 | Penn | Dennis Noonan misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Craig Lewis - foul #1 on Craig Lewis, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Penn | Bruce Cole (C) Earl James | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Charles Nelson (PG), Martin Whatley (C) Edward Reeder, David Flick | |
| 09:05 | Penn | Dennis Noonan makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 09:05 | Penn | Dennis Noonan misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 09:05 | Arizona State | Martin Whatley grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 08:46 | Arizona State | Robert White drills a runner from the baseline | 42-39 |
| 08:17 | Penn | Marcos Martin is called for a backcourt violation | 42-39 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (PG), Earl James (PF) John Gilkey, Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edward Reeder (SG), Kenny Whitfield (SF), Kevin Evans (C) Kevin Wilcoxon, Craig Lewis, Martin Whatley | |
| 07:53 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 07:51 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield can't tip it in | 42-39 |
| 07:49 | Penn | Earl James gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Gary Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcos Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Honore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Earl James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Cole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Charles Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Reeder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenny Whitfield (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Robert White (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Penn | Earl James makes the driving attempt from the right block | 44-39 |
| 07:31 | Arizona State | Gary Kelly steps in front of the Charles Nelson pass in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| 07:30 | Penn | Marcos Martin misses the dunk attempt | 44-39 |
| 07:29 | Penn | Earl James pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 07:21 | Penn | Earl James misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Robert White - foul #1 on Robert White, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Dennis Noonan (SF) Marcos Martin, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon (SG), David Flick (PF) Edward Reeder, Robert White | |
| 07:21 | Penn | Earl James makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 07:21 | Penn | Earl James misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 07:21 | Arizona State | David Flick grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 06:56 | Arizona State | David Flick is whistled for traveling | 45-39 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (SG), Bruce Cole (C) Gary Kelly, Earl James | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 06:40 | Penn | Raymond Honore misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-39 |
| 06:38 | Arizona State | Kevin Evans grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 06:21 | Arizona State | Stevan Winkowski blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Charles Nelson | 45-39 |
| 06:20 | Penn | Raymond Honore gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 06:12 | Penn | Dennis Noonan is whistled for a carry | 45-39 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (PG), Marcos Martin (SG), Earl James (C) John Gilkey, Stevan Winkowski, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edward Reeder (PG) Charles Nelson | |
| 05:50 | Arizona State | Dennis Noonan denies the turnaround by David Flick | 45-39 |
| 05:48 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon tips it but misses | 45-39 |
| 05:47 | Arizona State | Kevin Evans tips it home | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:18 | Penn | Earl James loses the ball out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Mike Newlin (PF), Bruce Cole (C) Gary Kelly, Raymond Honore, Earl James | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Craig Lewis (SF), Robert White (C) Kenny Whitfield, Kevin Evans | |
| 04:54 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 04:52 | Penn | Marcos Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 04:24 | Penn | Marcos Martin hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 04:05 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder is whistled for traveling | 48-41 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (SG), Raymond Honore (SF), Earl James (PF) Marcos Martin, Dennis Noonan, Mike Newlin | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Charles Nelson (PG), Kenny Whitfield (SF), Kevin Evans (C) Kevin Wilcoxon, Craig Lewis, David Flick | |
| 03:44 | Penn | John Gilkey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 03:42 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Honore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Earl James (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Cole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Charles Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Reeder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenny Whitfield (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Robert White (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Arizona State | Kevin Evans can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Bruce Cole - foul #2 on Bruce Cole, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| 03:35 | Arizona State | Kevin Evans makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 03:35 | Arizona State | Kevin Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 03:19 | Penn | John Gilkey hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Reeder - foul #3 on Edward Reeder, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (SG), Dennis Noonan (SF) Gary Kelly, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon (SG) Edward Reeder | |
| 03:19 | Penn | John Gilkey misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 03:19 | Penn | John Gilkey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 03:04 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon scores on a runner near the basket | 49-45 |
| 02:35 | Penn | Kevin Wilcoxon steps in front of the Earl James pass | 49-45 |
| 02:12 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 02:11 | Arizona State | Robert White pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 01:51 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 01:50 | Penn | Dennis Noonan gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 01:21 | Penn | Marcos Martin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:02 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Nelson | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:34 | Penn | Raymond Honore connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Gilkey | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Nelson | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | Penn | Marcos Martin is hacked by Kevin Wilcoxon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Wilcoxon, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (SF), Bruce Cole (C) Dennis Noonan, Earl James | |
| Subs | Arizona State | David Flick (PF) Robert White | |
| 00:28 | Penn | Marcos Martin makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:28 | Penn | Marcos Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:28 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Kevin Evans | 55-50 |
| 00:20 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 00:19 | Penn | The rebound goes to Raymond Honore | 55-50 |
| 00:17 | Penn | Raymond Honore is hacked by Charles Nelson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Nelson, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| 00:17 | Penn | Raymond Honore misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:17 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to David Flick | 55-50 |
| 00:12 | Arizona State | Charles Nelson misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 00:10 | Arizona State | David Flick gets the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 00:08 | Arizona State | Charles Nelson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Wilcoxon | 55-53 |
| 00:06 | Penn | Gary Kelly is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Nelson - foul #5 on Charles Nelson, team foul #10 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Penn | Dennis Noonan (SF) John Gilkey | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edward Reeder (PG) Charles Nelson | |
| 00:06 | Penn | Gary Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:06 | Penn | Gary Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-53 |