| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Erskine (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer inbounds the ball | 21-29 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Louis Taylor is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Louis Taylor, team foul #1 | 21-29 |
| 19:10 | Penn | Terry Erskine misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Jacob Beasley - foul #1 on Jacob Beasley, team foul #2 | 21-29 |
| 19:10 | Penn | Terry Erskine makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 19:10 | Penn | Terry Erskine misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 19:10 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Wiggins | 22-29 |
| 18:53 | Penn | John Reeves misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Scott Davis grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Scott Davis is called for traveling | 22-29 |
| 18:11 | Penn | Charles McKinney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-29 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Hardy | 22-31 |
| 17:34 | Penn | Charles McKinney drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Reeves | 25-31 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer banks in the layup | 25-33 |
| 16:55 | Penn | John Reeves drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Wiggins | 27-33 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Reeves - foul #1 on John Reeves, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Frank Douglas (SF), Arthur Strickland (PF), Homer Zwicker (C) John Reeves, Albert Wiggins, David Watkins, Terry Erskine | |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), James Hough (SG), Garland O'Keefe (PF) Scott Davis, Robert Hardy, Louis Taylor | |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 16:00 | Penn | Frank Douglas clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-35 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe grabs the board | 27-35 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Douglas (fresh) PF - Arthur Strickland (fresh) C - Homer Zwicker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hough (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Frank Douglas - foul #1 on Frank Douglas, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Penn | Albert Wiggins (SF) Charles McKinney | |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (C) Jacob Beasley | |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 15:11 | Penn | Arthur Strickland scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Frank Douglas | 29-37 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | James Hough misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 14:41 | Penn | Albert Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 14:38 | Penn | David Stapleton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-37 |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), David Watkins (PF), Terry Erskine (C) Albert Wiggins, Arthur Strickland, Homer Zwicker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG) Roscoe Salzer | |
| 14:25 | St. John's | James Hough misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro hits the follow up shot | 29-39 |
| 14:00 | Penn | David Stapleton's fadeaway is rejected by Martin Arsenault | 29-39 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro buries a floater from the left block set up by James Hough | 29-41 |
| 13:08 | Penn | Terry Erskine's pass is intercepted by Woodrow Shapiro | 29-41 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | James Hough clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 12:53 | Penn | Frank Douglas gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 12:34 | Penn | David Watkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 29-41 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | James Hough scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 11:55 | Penn | Terry Erskine comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 29-44 |
| 11:54 | Penn | David Watkins gets the offensive rebound | 29-44 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Douglas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Stapleton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Erskine (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hardy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Hough (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Penn | David Watkins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Reeves | 31-44 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro double dribbles | 31-44 |
| Subs | Penn | Charles McKinney (SG), Albert Wiggins (SF), Arthur Strickland (PF), Homer Zwicker (C) Frank Douglas, David Stapleton, David Watkins, Terry Erskine | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Louis Taylor (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Woodrow Shapiro, Robert Hardy, James Hough, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| 10:56 | Penn | Albert Wiggins misses long on an open fadeaway from the right side | 31-44 |
| 10:55 | Penn | John Reeves pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 10:44 | Penn | Charles McKinney is fouled on the floor by Billy Charland - foul #1 on Billy Charland, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| 10:38 | Penn | Scott Davis picks off the pass by Albert Wiggins | 31-44 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Louis Taylor slams it home | 31-46 |
| 09:55 | Penn | Charles McKinney misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 31-46 |
| 09:54 | Penn | Arthur Strickland tips it in | 33-46 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Albert Wiggins denies the turnaround by Louis Taylor | 33-46 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Scott Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Scott Davis scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Roscoe Salzer | 33-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:51 | Penn | The jump hook by Homer Zwicker is blocked by Jacob Beasley | 33-49 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Scott Davis snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Homer Zwicker is called for the reach on Billy Charland - foul #2 on Homer Zwicker, team foul #3 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), David Watkins (PF), Terry Erskine (C) John Reeves, Arthur Strickland, Homer Zwicker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Garland O'Keefe (PF), James Mitchell (C) Scott Davis, Billy Charland, Louis Taylor, Jacob Beasley | |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-49 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe grabs the offensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-51 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Albert Wiggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Erskine (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Penn | Robert Hardy is called for the reach on Charles McKinney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Hardy, team foul #4 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Penn | Frank Douglas (SF) Albert Wiggins | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SF) Roscoe Salzer | |
| 07:14 | Penn | David Stapleton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-51 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Hough | 33-51 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | James Mitchell is hacked by Frank Douglas - foul #2 on Frank Douglas, team foul #4 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Penn | Albert Wiggins (SF) Charles McKinney | |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Taylor (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Garland O'Keefe, James Mitchell | |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is hacked by David Watkins - foul #2 on David Watkins, team foul #5 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG) David Stapleton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Jacob Beasley (C) Woodrow Shapiro, James Hough, Martin Arsenault | |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Louis Taylor makes the jumper from the right side | 33-53 |
| 05:36 | Penn | David Watkins misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Louis Taylor - foul #3 on Louis Taylor, team foul #5 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Arthur Strickland (PF), Homer Zwicker (C) John Reeves, Albert Wiggins, Terry Erskine | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), Garland O'Keefe (PF) Robert Hardy, Louis Taylor | |
| 05:36 | Penn | David Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 05:36 | Penn | David Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 33-53 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe grabs the board | 33-53 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | James Hough hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-53 |
| 05:05 | Penn | Homer Zwicker grabs the board | 33-53 |
| 05:02 | Penn | David Stapleton travels in the backcourt | 33-53 |
| Subs | Penn | Charles McKinney (SG) David Watkins | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:42 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-53 |
| 04:41 | Penn | Homer Zwicker gets the rebound | 33-53 |
| 04:25 | Penn | Charles McKinney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-53 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley pulls down the rebound | 33-53 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | James Hough misses the jumper from the free throw line | 33-53 |
| 03:55 | Penn | David Stapleton grabs the board | 33-53 |
| 03:48 | Penn | Charles McKinney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-53 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe grabs the defensive rebound | 33-53 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe's pass is intercepted by David Stapleton | 33-53 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Douglas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Arthur Strickland (fresh) 4 pts. C - Homer Zwicker (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Hough (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Penn | Charles McKinney is hacked by James Hough in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hough, team foul #6 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Penn | Albert Wiggins (SF) Charles McKinney | |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Billy Charland (SF), Louis Taylor (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Scott Davis, James Hough, Roscoe Salzer, Garland O'Keefe, Jacob Beasley | |
| 03:06 | Penn | Albert Wiggins can't connect on a runner from close range | 33-53 |
| 03:05 | Penn | Albert Wiggins grabs the offensive rebound | 33-53 |
| 02:55 | Penn | Homer Zwicker can't finish the layup | 33-53 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Billy Charland pulls down the rebound | 33-53 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Robert Hardy blows the dunk but he's hacked by Homer Zwicker - foul #3 on Homer Zwicker, team foul #6 | 33-53 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 33-54 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:37 | Penn | David Stapleton loses the dribble to Billy Charland | 33-55 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Louis Taylor hits a shot near the basket set up by Billy Charland | 33-57 |
| 01:57 | Penn | Frank Douglas clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-57 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Martin Arsenault | 33-57 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Louis Taylor misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Arthur Strickland - foul #3 on Arthur Strickland, team foul #7 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Jacob Beasley (C) Woodrow Shapiro, Billy Charland, Martin Arsenault | |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Louis Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 33-58 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Louis Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 33-58 |
| 01:26 | Penn | Albert Wiggins grabs the board | 33-58 |
| 01:01 | Penn | David Stapleton misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-58 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer snags the defensive board | 33-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Scott Davis is fouled on the floor by Albert Wiggins - foul #3 on Albert Wiggins, team foul #8 | 33-58 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses the 1st free throw | 33-58 |
| 00:39 | Penn | Homer Zwicker grabs the board | 33-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Penn | David Stapleton drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Frank Douglas | 36-58 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Robert Hardy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-58 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer grabs the offensive rebound | 36-58 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Scott Davis runs out the clock | 36-58 |