| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Cephas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neil Yates (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Micheal Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) SF - Albert Wiggins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Erskine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas inbounds the ball | 22-17 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Columbia | Neil Yates can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Watkins - foul #3 on David Watkins, team foul #1 | 22-17 |
| 19:48 | Columbia | Neil Yates makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 19:48 | Columbia | Neil Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 19:23 | Penn | Maurice Cephas blocks the jumper by Albert Wiggins | 24-17 |
| 19:22 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Micheal Anderson | 24-17 |
| 18:56 | Columbia | Albert Wiggins picks off the pass by Manuel Santoyo | 24-17 |
| 18:52 | Penn | John Reeves lays it in on a nice dish by Albert Wiggins | 24-19 |
| 18:35 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-19 |
| 18:06 | Penn | Charles McKinney knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Reeves | 26-22 |
| 17:47 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Manuel Santoyo | 28-22 |
| 17:27 | Penn | Charles McKinney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-22 |
| 17:26 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Neil Yates | 28-22 |
| 17:08 | Columbia | David Watkins blocks the short jumper by Micheal Anderson | 28-22 |
| 17:06 | Penn | John Reeves pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 16:39 | Penn | Charles McKinney works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Albert Wiggins | 28-25 |
| 16:13 | Columbia | David Watkins is called for the reach on Neil Yates - foul #4 on David Watkins, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Ham (SF), Paul Winstead (PF) Maurice Cephas, Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Penn | Frank Douglas (SF), Homer Zwicker (C) Albert Wiggins, David Watkins | |
| 15:57 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 15:55 | Penn | Terry Erskine grabs the board | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Ham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Winstead (fresh) 3 pts. C - Micheal Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Douglas (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Terry Erskine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Homer Zwicker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Penn | Terry Erskine is open and scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Frank Douglas | 28-27 |
| 15:13 | Columbia | Paul Winstead buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-27 |
| 14:47 | Penn | Frank Douglas can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 14:45 | Penn | Homer Zwicker tips it in | 30-29 |
| 14:27 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 14:26 | Penn | Frank Douglas pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 14:09 | Penn | Terry Erskine is hacked by Daniel Braxton - foul #2 on Daniel Braxton, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Bacchus (PG), Eric Skillern (SG), Maurice Cephas (SF), Neil Yates (PF), William Cantwell (C) Daniel Braxton, Manuel Santoyo, James Ham, Paul Winstead, Micheal Anderson | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Albert Wiggins (SF), Arthur Strickland (PF) John Reeves, Charles McKinney, Terry Erskine | |
| 13:50 | Penn | William Cantwell swats the short shot by Albert Wiggins | 30-29 |
| 13:49 | Penn | Albert Wiggins tips it home | 30-31 |
| 13:20 | Columbia | Neil Yates hits the finger roll set up by Maurice Cephas and he's hacked by David Stapleton - foul #1 on David Stapleton, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Penn | David Watkins (PF) Arthur Strickland | |
| 13:20 | Columbia | Neil Yates misses the free throw | 32-31 |
| 13:20 | Penn | Albert Wiggins grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 13:03 | Penn | David Watkins drills a runner in the paint | 32-33 |
| 12:46 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas misses the lay-in | 32-33 |
| 12:45 | Penn | Albert Wiggins gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 12:23 | Penn | Homer Zwicker hits a jumper from the right block | 32-35 |
| 12:02 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Albert Wiggins - foul #1 on Albert Wiggins, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG), Manuel Santoyo (SG), Micheal Anderson (C) Dean Bacchus, Eric Skillern, William Cantwell | |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), Charles McKinney (SG), Terry Erskine (C) David Stapleton, Frank Douglas, Homer Zwicker | |
| 12:02 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 12:02 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 11:45 | Penn | Terry Erskine is fouled on the floor by Manuel Santoyo - foul #3 on Manuel Santoyo, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Cephas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Neil Yates (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Micheal Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Albert Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Terry Erskine (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Penn | Micheal Anderson swats the layup by Albert Wiggins | 34-35 |
| 11:19 | Columbia | Neil Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 10:52 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 10:50 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson can't tip it in | 34-35 |
| 10:49 | Penn | John Reeves pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 10:24 | Penn | Albert Wiggins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 34-35 |
| 10:22 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 10:06 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton is fouled on the floor by Terry Erskine - foul #4 on Terry Erskine, team foul #5 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Ham (SF), Paul Winstead (PF) Maurice Cephas, Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Penn | Frank Douglas (SF) Albert Wiggins | |
| 09:46 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 09:28 | Penn | Charles McKinney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Micheal Anderson - foul #2 on Micheal Anderson, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| 09:28 | Penn | Charles McKinney makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 09:28 | Penn | Charles McKinney makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 09:28 | Penn | Charles McKinney makes the 3rd free throw | 37-38 |
| 08:59 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-38 |
| 08:58 | Penn | David Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 08:36 | Penn | Frank Douglas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Skillern (SG), Neil Yates (PF) Manuel Santoyo, Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Penn | Albert Wiggins (SF), Homer Zwicker (C) Charles McKinney, David Watkins | |
| 08:08 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-38 |
| 08:06 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson tips it in | 39-38 |
| 07:45 | Penn | Albert Wiggins evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Reeves and he's fouled by James Ham - foul #3 on James Ham, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Bacchus (PG), Maurice Cephas (SF), William Cantwell (C) Daniel Braxton, James Ham, Micheal Anderson | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG) John Reeves | |
| 07:45 | Penn | Albert Wiggins makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dean Bacchus (fresh) SG - Eric Skillern (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Cephas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Neil Yates (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - William Cantwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Douglas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Albert Wiggins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Erskine (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Homer Zwicker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Columbia | Dean Bacchus hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Maurice Cephas | 41-41 |
| 07:01 | Penn | Neil Yates picks off the pass by Albert Wiggins | 41-41 |
| 06:36 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 43-41 |
| 06:07 | Penn | William Cantwell steals it from Terry Erskine | 43-41 |
| 05:40 | Columbia | Eric Skillern's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG), Manuel Santoyo (SG), Paul Winstead (PF), Micheal Anderson (C) Dean Bacchus, Eric Skillern, Neil Yates, William Cantwell | |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), Charles McKinney (SG), David Watkins (PF) Frank Douglas, Albert Wiggins, Homer Zwicker | |
| 05:14 | Penn | John Reeves misses the jumper near the basket | 43-41 |
| 05:12 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Micheal Anderson | 43-41 |
| 04:51 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Daniel Braxton | 46-41 |
| 04:32 | Penn | Terry Erskine comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 46-41 |
| 04:30 | Columbia | Paul Winstead gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 04:14 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-41 |
| 04:13 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson hits the follow up shot | 48-41 |
| 03:46 | Penn | David Watkins comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Winstead - foul #1 on Paul Winstead, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Ham (SF), Neil Yates (PF) Maurice Cephas, Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Penn | Albert Wiggins (SF), Homer Zwicker (C) David Stapleton, Terry Erskine | |
| 03:46 | Penn | David Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 03:46 | Penn | David Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Ham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Neil Yates (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Micheal Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Albert Wiggins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Homer Zwicker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Columbia | James Ham scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Penn | Charles McKinney splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 02:42 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo is hacked by Homer Zwicker - foul #3 on Homer Zwicker, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| 02:26 | Columbia | Neil Yates can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 02:24 | Penn | The rebound goes to David Watkins | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:00 | Penn | Albert Wiggins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 50-45 |
| 01:59 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 01:55 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 01:53 | Penn | Homer Zwicker pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 01:40 | Penn | David Watkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 01:38 | Penn | Homer Zwicker tips it back up and in | 50-47 |
| 01:13 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 01:12 | Penn | Homer Zwicker gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Penn | David Watkins is open and scores on a floater from the left wing | 50-49 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 00:10 | Penn | John Reeves misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 00:09 | Penn | David Watkins snags the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 00:07 | Penn | John Reeves double dribbles | 52-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | Maurice Cephas (SF) James Ham | |
| Subs | Penn | Terry Erskine (C) Homer Zwicker | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo is fouled in the backcourt by John Reeves - foul #1 on John Reeves, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:04 | Penn | David Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 00:04 | Penn | Penn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| 00:00 | Penn | Charles McKinney comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 52-49 |