| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Erskine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Maurice Cephas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Neil Yates (fresh) 2 blk. C - Micheal Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 23-23 |
| 19:38 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson snags the offensive board | 23-23 |
| 19:09 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-23 |
| 19:07 | Penn | Albert Wiggins gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 18:41 | Penn | Albert Wiggins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 18:39 | Penn | Terry Erskine tips it back up and in | 25-23 |
| 18:28 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on David Watkins - foul #2 on David Watkins, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| 18:28 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 18:28 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 18:11 | Penn | Terry Erskine misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 25-24 |
| 18:09 | Penn | Terry Erskine tips it but misses | 25-24 |
| 18:08 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 17:44 | Columbia | Neil Yates misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 25-24 |
| 17:43 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson tips it home | 25-26 |
| 17:18 | Penn | Micheal Anderson is called for the reach on Terry Erskine - foul #2 on Micheal Anderson, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| 16:58 | Penn | David Watkins misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Micheal Anderson - foul #3 on Micheal Anderson, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| 16:58 | Penn | David Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 16:58 | Penn | David Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 16:33 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Maurice Cephas | 27-29 |
| 16:16 | Penn | Terry Erskine lays it in on a nice dish by John Reeves | 29-29 |
| 15:56 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Wiggins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Erskine (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Santoyo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Maurice Cephas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Neil Yates (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Micheal Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Penn | Terry Erskine can't connect on an uncontested shot in the paint | 29-31 |
| 15:28 | Penn | Terry Erskine snags the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 15:04 | Penn | Maurice Cephas steals it from Terry Erskine | 29-31 |
| 14:44 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-31 |
| 14:42 | Penn | Albert Wiggins gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 14:14 | Penn | Terry Erskine is fouled on the floor by Neil Yates - foul #1 on Neil Yates, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Frank Douglas (SF), Arthur Strickland (PF), Homer Zwicker (C) John Reeves, Albert Wiggins, David Watkins, Terry Erskine | |
| Subs | Columbia | Clifford Ellerbe (PG), Eric Skillern (SG), James Ham (SF), Paul Winstead (PF), William Cantwell (C) Daniel Braxton, Manuel Santoyo, Maurice Cephas, Neil Yates, Micheal Anderson | |
| 13:52 | Penn | Frank Douglas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 13:50 | Columbia | The rebound goes to William Cantwell | 29-31 |
| 13:28 | Columbia | Paul Winstead misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Arthur Strickland - foul #1 on Arthur Strickland, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Penn | Albert Wiggins (SF) Charles McKinney | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 13:28 | Columbia | Paul Winstead makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 13:28 | Columbia | Paul Winstead makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 13:03 | Penn | Homer Zwicker double dribbles | 29-33 |
| Subs | Penn | David Watkins (PF), Terry Erskine (C) Arthur Strickland, Homer Zwicker | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 12:42 | Columbia | William Cantwell double dribbles | 29-33 |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG) Albert Wiggins | |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG), Micheal Anderson (C) Clifford Ellerbe, William Cantwell | |
| 12:16 | Penn | Frank Douglas scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Stapleton | 32-33 |
| 11:54 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson misses long on a turnaround from close range | 32-33 |
| 11:52 | Penn | David Stapleton gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Douglas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Stapleton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Erskine (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Skillern (fresh) SF - James Ham (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Winstead (fresh) 4 pts. C - Micheal Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Penn | Frank Douglas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 11:29 | Penn | John Reeves can't tip it in | 32-33 |
| 11:27 | Penn | Frank Douglas grabs the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 11:17 | Penn | John Reeves misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-33 |
| 11:15 | Columbia | Paul Winstead snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 10:54 | Columbia | Paul Winstead loses the ball out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Penn | Charles McKinney (SG), Albert Wiggins (SF) Frank Douglas, David Stapleton | |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (SG), Maurice Cephas (SF), Neil Yates (PF) Eric Skillern, James Ham, Paul Winstead | |
| 10:29 | Penn | Neil Yates steals the ball from Albert Wiggins | 32-33 |
| 10:08 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Manuel Santoyo | 32-35 |
| 09:44 | Penn | Terry Erskine is whistled for traveling | 32-35 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Arthur Strickland (PF), Homer Zwicker (C) John Reeves, David Watkins, Terry Erskine | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Skillern (SG), William Cantwell (C) Daniel Braxton, Micheal Anderson | |
| 09:16 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Arthur Strickland - foul #2 on Arthur Strickland, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| 09:16 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 09:16 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 09:16 | Penn | Arthur Strickland gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 08:47 | Penn | Charles McKinney clanks a shot from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 08:46 | Columbia | William Cantwell pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 08:26 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 08:25 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas grabs the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 08:00 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Eric Skillern | 32-38 |
| 07:37 | Penn | David Stapleton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 07:36 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Wiggins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Strickland (fresh) C - Homer Zwicker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Skillern (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Cephas (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Neil Yates (fresh) 2 blk. C - William Cantwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo makes the jumper from the right wing set up by William Cantwell | 32-40 |
| 06:41 | Penn | Albert Wiggins's pass is intercepted by Neil Yates | 32-40 |
| 06:12 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo is whistled for a carry | 32-40 |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), Frank Douglas (SF), David Watkins (PF), Terry Erskine (C) David Stapleton, Albert Wiggins, Arthur Strickland, Homer Zwicker | |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG), James Ham (SF), Paul Winstead (PF), Micheal Anderson (C) Manuel Santoyo, Maurice Cephas, Neil Yates, William Cantwell | |
| 05:54 | Penn | Charles McKinney makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Reeves | 35-40 |
| 05:28 | Columbia | James Ham is fouled on the floor by Terry Erskine - foul #4 on Terry Erskine, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Bacchus (SG) Eric Skillern | |
| 05:03 | Columbia | James Ham comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 05:02 | Penn | The rebound goes to Frank Douglas | 35-40 |
| 04:34 | Penn | John Reeves knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles McKinney | 38-40 |
| 04:23 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 04:22 | Penn | Terry Erskine snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 03:54 | Penn | David Watkins makes the jumper from the right wing set up by John Reeves and he's fouled by Paul Winstead - foul #1 on Paul Winstead, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Penn | Albert Wiggins (SF) Charles McKinney | |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (SG), Maurice Cephas (SF), Neil Yates (PF) Dean Bacchus, James Ham, Paul Winstead | |
| 03:54 | Penn | David Watkins misses the free throw | 40-40 |
| 03:54 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Micheal Anderson | 40-40 |
| 03:31 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas is hacked by Albert Wiggins - foul #1 on Albert Wiggins, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Douglas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Erskine (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Cephas (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Neil Yates (fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Micheal Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Columbia | Neil Yates drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Micheal Anderson | 40-42 |
| 02:52 | Penn | Albert Wiggins misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Braxton - foul #2 on Daniel Braxton, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| 02:52 | Penn | Albert Wiggins misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 02:52 | Penn | Albert Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 02:37 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson hits the finger roll set up by Neil Yates | 41-44 |
| 02:19 | Penn | Terry Erskine comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-44 |
| 02:18 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 01:57 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 01:55 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Neil Yates | 41-44 |
| 01:33 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Terry Erskine - foul #5 on Terry Erskine, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Penn | Charles McKinney (SG), Homer Zwicker (C) Frank Douglas, Terry Erskine | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 01:33 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 01:33 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 01:33 | Penn | Homer Zwicker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:08 | Penn | Charles McKinney is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 41-45 |
| 00:45 | Columbia | Albert Wiggins is called for the reach on Daniel Braxton - foul #2 on Albert Wiggins, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| 00:45 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 00:45 | Penn | Albert Wiggins gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Penn | Charles McKinney works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 00:39 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to David Watkins | 41-45 |
| 00:37 | Penn | Albert Wiggins hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Reeves | 43-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Columbia | John Reeves is called for the reach on Daniel Braxton in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Reeves, team foul #8 | 43-45 |
| 00:36 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 00:36 | Penn | David Watkins gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Penn | John Reeves is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 00:07 | Columbia | Columbia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 45-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson drills a shot from just outside the lane | 45-47 |