| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) SG - Marcos Martin (fresh) SF - Jerry Brown (fresh) PF - Dennis Noonan (fresh) C - Bruce Cole (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Douglas Pinkham (fresh) SG - Thomas Pierson (fresh) SF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) PF - Tom Washington (fresh) C - Harry Isaacs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Virginia | Tom Washington banks in the layup on a great pass from Douglas Pinkham | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Penn | John Gilkey misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Penn | Dennis Noonan grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Penn | Dennis Noonan buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from John Gilkey | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Virginia | Tom Washington lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Thomas Pierson | 2-4 |
| 18:06 | Penn | Dennis Noonan misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:48 | Virginia | John Gilkey takes the ball from Vincent Meeker | 2-4 |
| 17:31 | Penn | Marcos Martin is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:29 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:05 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-4 |
| 17:03 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham tips it home | 2-6 |
| 16:40 | Penn | Bruce Cole can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 2-6 |
| 16:39 | Penn | Jerry Brown tips it back up and in | 4-6 |
| 16:18 | Virginia | Tom Washington misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Cole - foul #1 on Bruce Cole, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Penn | Tyrone Evans (PG), Stevan Winkowski (SG), Dingbang Xyong (SF), Earl James (PF), Habimana Ahmadi (C) John Gilkey, Marcos Martin, Jerry Brown, Dennis Noonan, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner (SG), Kosoko Abdallah (SF), Ralph Huard (C) Thomas Pierson, Vincent Meeker, Harry Isaacs | |
| 16:18 | Virginia | Tom Washington misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:18 | Virginia | Tom Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:02 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi's floater is tipped away by Kosoko Abdallah | 4-7 |
| 16:00 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Kosoko Abdallah | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Tyrone Evans (fresh) SG - Stevan Winkowski (fresh) SF - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) PF - Earl James (fresh) C - Habimana Ahmadi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Douglas Pinkham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Reasoner (fresh) SF - Kosoko Abdallah (fresh) PF - Tom Washington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Ralph Huard (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Virginia | Tom Washington comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 4-7 |
| 15:37 | Penn | The rebound goes to Habimana Ahmadi | 4-7 |
| 15:31 | Penn | Tyrone Evans clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 4-7 |
| 15:29 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi hits the follow up shot | 6-7 |
| 15:10 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham connects on the 3 from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 14:52 | Penn | Earl James is fouled on the floor by Tom Washington - foul #1 on Tom Washington, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (SF) Dingbang Xyong | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG), Thomas Pierson (SG), Vincent Meeker (SF), James Orr (PF) Douglas Pinkham, Hugh Reasoner, Kosoko Abdallah, Tom Washington | |
| 14:31 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Stevan Winkowski | 8-10 |
| 14:19 | Virginia | Earl James denies the turnaround by Ralph Huard | 8-10 |
| 14:18 | Penn | Earl James snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 14:05 | Penn | Jerry Brown misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Vincent Meeker - foul #1 on Vincent Meeker, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Marcos Martin (SG), Dennis Noonan (PF), Bruce Cole (C) Tyrone Evans, Stevan Winkowski, Earl James, Habimana Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Virginia | Harry Isaacs (C) Ralph Huard | |
| 14:05 | Penn | Jerry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:05 | Penn | Jerry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:46 | Virginia | John Gilkey steals it from Nathan Irvin | 10-10 |
| 13:42 | Penn | John Gilkey lays it in | 12-10 |
| 13:22 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Marcos Martin - foul #1 on Marcos Martin, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Penn | Earl James (PF) Jerry Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham (PG), Kosoko Abdallah (SF) Nathan Irvin, Vincent Meeker | |
| 13:22 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:22 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:04 | Penn | James Orr denies the turnaround by Earl James | 12-12 |
| 13:03 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Marcos Martin | 12-12 |
| 12:46 | Penn | Marcos Martin misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-12 |
| 12:44 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Thomas Pierson | 12-12 |
| 12:38 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-12 |
| 12:37 | Penn | Earl James grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 12:11 | Penn | John Gilkey splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-12 |
| 11:57 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs misses short on a runner from close range | 14-12 |
| 11:56 | Penn | Bruce Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marcos Martin (fresh) SF - Dennis Noonan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl James (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Douglas Pinkham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Pierson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kosoko Abdallah (fresh) PF - James Orr (fairly fresh) C - Harry Isaacs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Penn | Dennis Noonan lays it in set up by Marcos Martin | 16-12 |
| 11:29 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Isaacs | 16-15 |
| 11:09 | Penn | Kosoko Abdallah takes the ball from Dennis Noonan | 16-15 |
| 10:44 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Douglas Pinkham | 16-18 |
| 10:27 | Penn | Earl James throws it down set up by John Gilkey | 18-18 |
| 10:06 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 10:05 | Penn | Earl James grabs the board | 18-18 |
| 09:49 | Penn | Marcos Martin makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Gilkey and he's hacked by Thomas Pierson - foul #1 on Thomas Pierson, team foul #3 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Penn | Tyrone Evans (PG), Jerry Brown (SF), Habimana Ahmadi (C) John Gilkey, Dennis Noonan, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG), Hugh Reasoner (SG), Vincent Meeker (SF), Tom Washington (PF), Ralph Huard (C) Douglas Pinkham, Thomas Pierson, Kosoko Abdallah, James Orr, Harry Isaacs | |
| 09:49 | Penn | Marcos Martin makes the free throw | 21-18 |
| 09:33 | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Tom Washington | 21-21 |
| 09:15 | Penn | Marcos Martin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Tyrone Evans | 24-21 |
| 08:58 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nathan Irvin | 24-23 |
| 08:50 | Penn | Marcos Martin clanks a turnaround from the right block | 24-23 |
| 08:48 | Penn | Marcos Martin hits the follow up shot | 26-23 |
| 08:19 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker loses the ball out of bounds | 26-23 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Bruce Cole (C) Marcos Martin, Habimana Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham (PG) Nathan Irvin | |
| 08:08 | Penn | John Gilkey is fouled on the floor by Ralph Huard - foul #1 on Ralph Huard, team foul #4 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (SG), Dennis Noonan (PF) John Gilkey, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 07:57 | Penn | Dennis Noonan hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Tom Washington - foul #2 on Tom Washington, team foul #5 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG) Stevan Winkowski | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Orr (PF) Tom Washington | |
| 07:57 | Penn | Dennis Noonan makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 07:57 | Penn | Dennis Noonan misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 07:57 | Virginia | Ralph Huard grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyrone Evans (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Noonan (fresh) 5 pts. C - Earl James (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Douglas Pinkham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugh Reasoner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Orr (fresh) C - Ralph Huard (fresh) | |
| 07:43 | Virginia | The jump hook by Ralph Huard is blocked by Jerry Brown | 27-23 |
| 07:41 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham snags the offensive board | 27-23 |
| 07:22 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker is hacked by Tyrone Evans - foul #1 on Tyrone Evans, team foul #3 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (SG), Bruce Cole (C) John Gilkey, Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (SG), Kosoko Abdallah (SF), Harry Isaacs (C) Hugh Reasoner, Vincent Meeker, Ralph Huard | |
| 07:12 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-23 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG) Stevan Winkowski | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 06:54 | Penn | Bruce Cole makes the jumper near the basket | 29-23 |
| 06:39 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Bruce Cole - foul #2 on Bruce Cole, team foul #4 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (SG), Dennis Noonan (PF) John Gilkey, Earl James | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tom Washington (PF) James Orr | |
| 06:39 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:39 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:39 | Penn | Bruce Cole gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 06:19 | Penn | Tyrone Evans misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 06:18 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Harry Isaacs | 29-24 |
| 05:58 | Virginia | Tom Washington works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 29-24 |
| 05:57 | Penn | Dennis Noonan gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 05:39 | Penn | Bruce Cole drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Tyrone Evans and the foul's on Thomas Pierson - foul #2 on Thomas Pierson, team foul #6 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Marcos Martin (SG), Earl James (PF) Tyrone Evans, Stevan Winkowski, Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Virginia | Vincent Meeker (SF), Ralph Huard (C) Kosoko Abdallah, Harry Isaacs | |
| 05:39 | Penn | Bruce Cole makes the free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:36 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-24 |
| Subs | Penn | Dennis Noonan (PF) Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner (SG) Thomas Pierson | |
| 05:24 | Penn | Marcos Martin hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-24 |
| 05:16 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham misses the 3 from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 05:14 | Penn | Earl James pulls down the rebound | 35-24 |
| 04:45 | Penn | Jerry Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Vincent Meeker - foul #2 on Vincent Meeker, team foul #7 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Penn | Tyrone Evans (SG), Bruce Cole (C) Marcos Martin, Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG), Thomas Pierson (SG) Douglas Pinkham, Hugh Reasoner | |
| 04:45 | Penn | Jerry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 04:45 | Penn | Jerry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 04:26 | Virginia | Tom Washington hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Nathan Irvin and he's fouled by Earl James - foul #1 on Earl James, team foul #5 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (SG), Dingbang Xyong (SF) John Gilkey, Jerry Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 04:26 | Virginia | Tom Washington misses the free throw | 37-26 |
| 04:26 | Penn | Bruce Cole gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 04:19 | Penn | Bruce Cole misses the dunk attempt | 37-26 |
| 04:18 | Penn | Earl James hits the follow up shot | 39-26 |
| 03:58 | Virginia | Ralph Huard can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 39-26 |
| 03:56 | Penn | Bruce Cole pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Tyrone Evans (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marcos Martin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) PF - Earl James (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nathan Irvin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Pierson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tom Washington (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ralph Huard (fresh) | |
| 03:43 | Penn | Earl James hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Vincent Meeker - foul #3 on Vincent Meeker, team foul #8 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Jerry Brown (SF), Dennis Noonan (PF) Marcos Martin, Dingbang Xyong, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham (PG), Kosoko Abdallah (SF), James Orr (PF), Harry Isaacs (C) Nathan Irvin, Vincent Meeker, Tom Washington, Ralph Huard | |
| 03:43 | Penn | Earl James misses the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 03:43 | Penn | Earl James makes the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 03:26 | Virginia | Tyrone Evans is called for the reach on Douglas Pinkham - foul #2 on Tyrone Evans, team foul #6 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Penn | Bruce Cole (C) Earl James | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 03:14 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-26 |
| 03:13 | Penn | Bruce Cole pulls down the rebound | 40-26 |
| 03:02 | Penn | Dennis Noonan misses the runner from close range | 40-26 |
| 03:01 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Harry Isaacs | 40-26 |
| 02:48 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham can't connect on a 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by Tyrone Evans - foul #3 on Tyrone Evans, team foul #7 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (SG), Dingbang Xyong (SF), Earl James (C) Tyrone Evans, Jerry Brown, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner (SG) Thomas Pierson | |
| 02:48 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 02:48 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 02:48 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham makes the 3rd free throw | 40-29 |
| 02:34 | Penn | Earl James connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis Noonan | 42-29 |
| 02:27 | Virginia | James Orr misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Dennis Noonan - foul #1 on Dennis Noonan, team foul #8 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (SF), Bruce Cole (C) Dingbang Xyong, Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Huard (C) Harry Isaacs | |
| 02:27 | Virginia | James Orr makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 02:27 | Virginia | James Orr makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 02:04 | Penn | Bruce Cole slams it home on a great pass from Jerry Brown | 44-31 |
| 01:43 | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 01:42 | Virginia | Ralph Huard grabs the offensive board | 44-31 |
| 01:28 | Virginia | James Orr is called for traveling | 44-31 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (PG), Dingbang Xyong (SF), Dennis Noonan (PF) John Gilkey, Jerry Brown, Earl James | |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (SG), Tom Washington (PF) Hugh Reasoner, James Orr | |
| 01:08 | Penn | Marcos Martin misses the dunk | 44-31 |
| 01:07 | Penn | Dennis Noonan tips it in | 46-31 |
| 01:00 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-31 |
| 00:58 | Penn | Dennis Noonan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 00:45 | Penn | Dennis Noonan drills a jumper from the baseline | 48-31 |
| 00:30 | Virginia | Ralph Huard makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Douglas Pinkham and the foul's on Bruce Cole - foul #3 on Bruce Cole, team foul #9 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Jerry Brown (SF), Earl James (C) Marcos Martin, Dingbang Xyong, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG) Douglas Pinkham | |
| 00:30 | Virginia | Ralph Huard makes the free throw | 48-34 |
| 00:03 | Penn | John Gilkey works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jerry Brown | 51-34 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 51-34 |