| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Crowder (fresh) SG - Bernard Andrews (fresh) SF - Thomas Spooner (fresh) PF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) C - Tom Weiner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Richard Cochran (fresh) SG - Floyd Billie (fresh) SF - Nathaniel Land (fresh) PF - Roy Karcher (fresh) C - Kenneth Poe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Tom Weiner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins drills a 3 from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Penn | Bernard Andrews steps in front of the Roy Karcher pass | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | American U. | Bernard Crowder comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Penn | The rebound goes to Richard Cochran | 3-0 |
| 18:36 | Penn | Kenneth Poe can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thomas Spooner - foul #1 on Thomas Spooner, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:36 | Penn | Kenneth Poe makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:36 | Penn | Kenneth Poe misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:36 | American U. | Thomas Spooner snags the defensive board | 3-1 |
| 18:23 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-1 |
| 18:22 | Penn | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Land | 3-1 |
| 18:06 | Penn | Richard Cochran misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 3-1 |
| 18:05 | American U. | Tom Weiner pulls down the rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:00 | American U. | Roy Karcher is called for the reach on Bernard Crowder in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Karcher, team foul #1 | 3-1 |
| 17:49 | American U. | Bernard Crowder knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-1 |
| 17:27 | Penn | Kenneth Poe is fouled on the floor by Tom Weiner - foul #1 on Tom Weiner, team foul #2 | 6-1 |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (PG), Carlos Owens (SG), Floyd Stringer (SF), Woodrow Clayborn (PF), Henry Desmond (C) Bernard Crowder, Bernard Andrews, Thomas Spooner, Douglas Hopkins, Tom Weiner | |
| Subs | Penn | Thomas Caulfield (C) Kenneth Poe | |
| 17:22 | Penn | Roy Karcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-1 |
| 17:20 | American U. | Duane Horne gets the rebound | 6-1 |
| 17:12 | American U. | Floyd Stringer misses the easy layup | 6-1 |
| 17:10 | American U. | Duane Horne hits the follow up shot | 8-1 |
| 16:47 | Penn | Richard Cochran misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-1 |
| 16:46 | Penn | Floyd Billie tips it home | 8-3 |
| 16:40 | American U. | Roy Karcher picks off the pass by Duane Horne | 8-3 |
| 16:18 | Penn | Floyd Billie hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-3 |
| 16:17 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:57 | American U. | Carlos Owens can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Cochran - foul #1 on Richard Cochran, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG), Joe Reeves (SF), Douglas Hopkins (PF) Duane Horne, Floyd Stringer, Henry Desmond | |
| Subs | Penn | Brian Rafalski (PG), James Jones (SG), Jason Banks (SF), Kenneth Poe (C) Richard Cochran, Floyd Billie, Nathaniel Land, Roy Karcher | |
| 15:57 | American U. | Carlos Owens misses the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:57 | American U. | Carlos Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:57 | Penn | The rebound goes to James Jones | 8-3 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Crowder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carlos Owens (fresh) SF - Joe Reeves (fresh) PF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Woodrow Clayborn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Brian Rafalski (fresh) SG - James Jones (fresh) SF - Jason Banks (fresh) PF - Thomas Caulfield (fresh) C - Kenneth Poe (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Penn | Brian Rafalski misses the easy layup | 8-3 |
| 15:48 | Penn | Thomas Caulfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:31 | Penn | James Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Rafalski | 8-6 |
| 15:24 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Andrews (SG), Tom Weiner (C) Carlos Owens, Woodrow Clayborn | |
| Subs | Penn | Abraham Whitchurch (PF) Thomas Caulfield | |
| 15:02 | Penn | Jason Banks makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Rafalski | 8-8 |
| 14:59 | American U. | Joe Reeves's pass is intercepted by Jason Banks in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 14:52 | Penn | James Jones drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Abraham Whitchurch | 8-10 |
| 14:43 | American U. | Tom Weiner travels with the ball | 8-10 |
| Subs | American U. | Thomas Spooner (SF), Floyd Stringer (PF) Joe Reeves, Douglas Hopkins | |
| Subs | Penn | Roy Karcher (PF) Kenneth Poe | |
| 14:29 | Penn | Brian Rafalski is hacked by Floyd Stringer - foul #1 on Floyd Stringer, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (SG), Henry Desmond (C) Bernard Andrews, Tom Weiner | |
| Subs | Penn | Floyd Billie (SG) Brian Rafalski | |
| 14:09 | Penn | Jason Banks scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Abraham Whitchurch | 8-12 |
| 13:54 | American U. | Duane Horne misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Abraham Whitchurch - foul #1 on Abraham Whitchurch, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Owens (SG), Joe Reeves (SF), Woodrow Clayborn (PF) Bernard Crowder, Thomas Spooner, Floyd Stringer | |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Cochran (PG), Nathaniel Land (SF), Thomas Caulfield (PF), Kenneth Poe (C) James Jones, Jason Banks, Roy Karcher, Abraham Whitchurch | |
| 13:54 | American U. | Duane Horne makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:54 | American U. | Duane Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:37 | Penn | Thomas Caulfield clanks a jumper from the right side | 10-12 |
| 13:35 | American U. | Duane Horne gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:28 | American U. | Floyd Billie picks off the pass by Duane Horne in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| 13:27 | Penn | Richard Cochran blows the layup | 10-12 |
| 13:25 | American U. | The rebound goes to Henry Desmond | 10-12 |
| 13:16 | American U. | Duane Horne knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-12 |
| 12:59 | Penn | Kenneth Poe hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Henry Desmond - foul #1 on Henry Desmond, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Andrews (SG), Johnny Gardner (SF), Douglas Hopkins (PF), Tom Weiner (C) Duane Horne, Joe Reeves, Woodrow Clayborn, Henry Desmond | |
| Subs | Penn | Brian Rafalski (PG), Richard Coleman (SG), Roy Karcher (PF) Richard Cochran, Floyd Billie, Thomas Caulfield | |
| 12:59 | Penn | Kenneth Poe makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:59 | Penn | Kenneth Poe makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:57 | American U. | Johnny Gardner is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG) Carlos Owens | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 12:44 | Penn | Kenneth Poe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Penn | James Jones (SG), Jason Banks (PF) Richard Coleman, Roy Karcher | |
| 12:30 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 12:29 | Penn | Kenneth Poe gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:06 | Penn | James Jones's pass is intercepted by Johnny Gardner | 12-14 |
| 11:53 | American U. | Johnny Gardner buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Crowder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bernard Andrews (fairly fresh) SF - Johnny Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tom Weiner (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Brian Rafalski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathaniel Land (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Banks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Poe (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Penn | Nathaniel Land makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Jones | 14-17 |
| 11:17 | American U. | Kenneth Poe is called for the reach on Bernard Andrews - foul #1 on Kenneth Poe, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (PG), Carlos Owens (SG), Thomas Spooner (SF), Woodrow Clayborn (PF), Floyd Stringer (C) Bernard Crowder, Bernard Andrews, Johnny Gardner, Douglas Hopkins, Tom Weiner | |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Cochran (PG), Floyd Billie (SG), Herbert Cox (SF), Thomas Caulfield (PF), Abraham Whitchurch (C) Brian Rafalski, James Jones, Nathaniel Land, Jason Banks, Kenneth Poe | |
| 10:59 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn lays it in on a great pass from Duane Horne | 16-17 |
| 10:37 | Penn | Thomas Caulfield misses short on a floater from the right side | 16-17 |
| 10:35 | Penn | Thomas Caulfield tips it in | 16-19 |
| 10:17 | American U. | Floyd Stringer misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Abraham Whitchurch - foul #2 on Abraham Whitchurch, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Penn | Roy Karcher (PF) Abraham Whitchurch | |
| 10:17 | American U. | Floyd Stringer makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:17 | American U. | Floyd Stringer makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:56 | Penn | Richard Cochran misses badly on a shot from the left side | 18-19 |
| 09:54 | American U. | The rebound goes to Thomas Spooner | 18-19 |
| 09:35 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn banks in the layup | 20-19 |
| 09:17 | Penn | Thomas Caulfield can't connect on a floater from the right block | 20-19 |
| 09:15 | American U. | The rebound goes to Floyd Stringer | 20-19 |
| 09:04 | American U. | Duane Horne misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 09:02 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn tips it in | 22-19 |
| 08:36 | Penn | Richard Cochran hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Roy Karcher and he's fouled by Duane Horne - foul #1 on Duane Horne, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG), Bernard Andrews (SG), Joe Reeves (SF), Douglas Hopkins (PF), Tom Weiner (C) Duane Horne, Carlos Owens, Thomas Spooner, Floyd Stringer, Woodrow Clayborn | |
| Subs | Penn | James Jones (SG), Nathaniel Land (SF), Jason Banks (PF), Kenneth Poe (C) Floyd Billie, Herbert Cox, Roy Karcher, Thomas Caulfield | |
| 08:36 | Penn | Richard Cochran makes the free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:25 | American U. | Richard Cochran is called for the reach on Bernard Crowder - foul #2 on Richard Cochran, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Penn | Brian Rafalski (PG) Richard Cochran | |
| 08:15 | American U. | Tom Weiner clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Poe - foul #2 on Kenneth Poe, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Penn | Roy Karcher (PF) Kenneth Poe | |
| 08:15 | American U. | Tom Weiner makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 08:15 | American U. | Tom Weiner makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 08:10 | Penn | Bernard Andrews takes the ball from Brian Rafalski in the backcourt | 24-22 |
| 07:46 | American U. | Bernard Crowder misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 07:45 | Penn | Nathaniel Land snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Crowder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bernard Andrews (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Joe Reeves (fresh) PF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tom Weiner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Brian Rafalski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Land (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Karcher (fairly fresh) C - Jason Banks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Penn | James Jones is hacked by Bernard Andrews - foul #1 on Bernard Andrews, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | American U. | Johnny Gardner (SG), Henry Desmond (C) Bernard Andrews, Tom Weiner | |
| Subs | Penn | Thomas Caulfield (C) Nathaniel Land | |
| 07:27 | Penn | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:27 | Penn | James Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:27 | American U. | Joe Reeves pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 07:09 | American U. | Henry Desmond clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-23 |
| 07:07 | Penn | The rebound goes to James Jones | 24-23 |
| 06:47 | Penn | James Jones drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Roy Karcher | 24-26 |
| 06:29 | American U. | Johnny Gardner is called for a charge - foul #1 on Johnny Gardner, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Andrews (SG) Joe Reeves | |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Coleman (PG), Floyd Billie (SG), Nathaniel Land (SF) Brian Rafalski, James Jones, Jason Banks | |
| 06:00 | Penn | Thomas Caulfield misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Henry Desmond - foul #2 on Henry Desmond, team foul #9 | 24-26 |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Owens (PG), Tom Weiner (C) Bernard Crowder, Henry Desmond | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 06:00 | Penn | Thomas Caulfield makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:00 | Penn | Thomas Caulfield makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:47 | American U. | Bernard Andrews hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 05:46 | American U. | Tom Weiner grabs the offensive board | 24-28 |
| 05:27 | American U. | Tom Weiner hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot near the basket | 24-28 |
| 05:25 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Weiner | 24-28 |
| 05:11 | American U. | Johnny Gardner drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Carlos Owens | 26-28 |
| 04:57 | Penn | Roy Karcher misses the lay-in | 26-28 |
| 04:55 | American U. | Tom Weiner gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 04:44 | American U. | Johnny Gardner buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Bernard Andrews | 28-28 |
| 04:21 | Penn | Nathaniel Land's pass is intercepted by Douglas Hopkins | 28-28 |
| 04:02 | American U. | Carlos Owens comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 28-28 |
| 04:01 | American U. | Tom Weiner snags the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 03:44 | American U. | Bernard Andrews hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-28 |
| 03:42 | Penn | Nathaniel Land grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Carlos Owens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Andrews (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Gardner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Hopkins (tiring) 3 pts. C - Tom Weiner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Richard Coleman (fairly fresh) SG - Floyd Billie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathaniel Land (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Karcher (tired) C - Thomas Caulfield (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Penn | Tom Weiner blocks the short jumper by Thomas Caulfield | 28-28 |
| 03:23 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 03:11 | American U. | Tom Weiner hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Floyd Billie - foul #1 on Floyd Billie, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG), Duane Horne (SG), Thomas Spooner (SF), Woodrow Clayborn (PF) Carlos Owens, Bernard Andrews, Johnny Gardner, Douglas Hopkins | |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Cochran (PG), James Jones (SG), Jason Banks (SF), Abraham Whitchurch (PF), Kenneth Poe (C) Richard Coleman, Floyd Billie, Nathaniel Land, Roy Karcher, Thomas Caulfield | |
| 03:11 | American U. | Tom Weiner makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:54 | Penn | Abraham Whitchurch clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-28 |
| 02:52 | American U. | Tom Weiner snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 02:30 | American U. | Tom Weiner scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Woodrow Clayborn | 33-28 |
| 02:15 | Penn | Jason Banks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-28 |
| 02:13 | Penn | Abraham Whitchurch hits the follow up shot | 33-30 |
| 01:54 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Jason Banks - foul #1 on Jason Banks, team foul #9 | 33-30 |
| Subs | American U. | Floyd Stringer (SF), Henry Desmond (C) Thomas Spooner, Tom Weiner | |
| Subs | Penn | Herbert Cox (SF) Abraham Whitchurch | |
| 01:54 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:54 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:54 | Penn | Kenneth Poe snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 01:31 | Penn | Kenneth Poe misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 34-30 |
| 01:30 | American U. | Bernard Crowder snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 01:14 | American U. | Henry Desmond loses the dribble to James Jones | 34-30 |
| 00:52 | Penn | Richard Cochran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Andrews (SG), Joe Reeves (PF) Duane Horne, Woodrow Clayborn | |
| Subs | Penn | Brian Rafalski (PG), Floyd Billie (SG) Richard Cochran, James Jones | |
| 00:31 | American U. | Bernard Andrews misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 00:30 | American U. | Joe Reeves tips it home | 36-30 |
| 00:02 | Penn | Brian Rafalski is hacked by Bernard Crowder - foul #1 on Bernard Crowder, team foul #10 | 36-30 |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Owens (SG), Thomas Spooner (SF), Tom Weiner (C) Bernard Andrews, Floyd Stringer, Henry Desmond | |
| Subs | Penn | Nathaniel Land (SF), Abraham Whitchurch (PF) Herbert Cox, Jason Banks | |
| 00:02 | Penn | Brian Rafalski misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:02 | Penn | Brian Rafalski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Bernard Crowder misses the fullcourt shot | 36-31 |