| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) SG - Marcos Martin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Brown (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Noonan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Harold Quill (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Wyatt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hardnett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Trent Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance Carpenter (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 31-24 |
| 19:28 | Penn | Marcos Martin is fouled on the floor by Robert Wyatt - foul #1 on Robert Wyatt, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Penn | Tyrone Evans (SG), Earl James (C) Marcos Martin, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 19:17 | Penn | Jerry Brown clanks a shot from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 19:16 | Penn | Dennis Noonan gets the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 18:57 | Penn | John Gilkey knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Jerry Brown | 34-24 |
| 18:40 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-24 |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (SG), Bruce Cole (C) John Gilkey, Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 18:30 | Penn | Bruce Cole knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Marcos Martin | 36-24 |
| 18:13 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Quill | 36-27 |
| 18:07 | Penn | Earl James buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Tyrone Evans | 38-27 |
| 17:51 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-27 |
| 17:50 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Lance Carpenter | 38-27 |
| 17:33 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-27 |
| 17:32 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett can't tip it in | 38-27 |
| 17:30 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter tips it but misses | 38-27 |
| 17:29 | Murray State | Trent Harrison grabs the offensive board | 38-27 |
| 17:05 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 17:03 | Penn | Earl James pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 16:53 | Penn | Earl James misses the jumper from the right block | 38-27 |
| 16:51 | Penn | Earl James grabs the offensive board | 38-27 |
| 16:38 | Penn | Tyrone Evans's pass is intercepted by Robert Wyatt | 38-27 |
| 16:22 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Harold Quill and the foul's on Jerry Brown - foul #3 on Jerry Brown, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Dennis Noonan (PF), Habimana Ahmadi (C) Marcos Martin, Earl James, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Murray State | Sean Snoddy (PG), Andrew Digirolamo (SG), Ed Sharp (SF), Ralph Sparks (C) Harold Quill, Robert Wyatt, Trent Harrison, Lance Carpenter | |
| 16:22 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett makes the free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:08 | Penn | Sean Snoddy is called for the reach on John Gilkey - foul #1 on Sean Snoddy, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| 15:56 | Penn | Dennis Noonan can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Ralph Sparks - foul #3 on Ralph Sparks, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Trent Harrison (PF) Michael Hardnett | |
| 15:56 | Penn | Dennis Noonan misses the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 15:56 | Penn | Dennis Noonan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tyrone Evans (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Noonan (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Habimana Ahmadi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Sean Snoddy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Digirolamo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ed Sharp (fresh) PF - Trent Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Sparks (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:32 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 15:30 | Penn | Dennis Noonan gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:10 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi is hacked by Ed Sharp - foul #1 on Ed Sharp, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (SG), Dingbang Xyong (SF), Bruce Cole (C) Tyrone Evans, Jerry Brown, Habimana Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Murray State | Harold Quill (PG), Robert Wyatt (SG), Michael Hardnett (SF), Lance Carpenter (C) Sean Snoddy, Andrew Digirolamo, Ed Sharp, Trent Harrison | |
| 14:59 | Penn | Marcos Martin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 14:58 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Lance Carpenter | 39-30 |
| 14:54 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett hits a turnaround in the paint | 39-32 |
| 14:47 | Penn | Marcos Martin is called for a charge - foul #1 on Marcos Martin, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (SF) Dingbang Xyong | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 14:22 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Wyatt | 39-34 |
| 14:17 | Penn | Marcos Martin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 14:15 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 13:55 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt double dribbles | 39-34 |
| Subs | Penn | Tyrone Evans (SG), Dingbang Xyong (SF), Earl James (C) Marcos Martin, Jerry Brown, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Murray State | Trent Harrison (PF) Ralph Sparks | |
| 13:31 | Penn | John Gilkey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 13:30 | Penn | Dennis Noonan misses the tip | 39-34 |
| 13:28 | Murray State | Trent Harrison pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 13:02 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett's layup is rejected by Earl James | 39-34 |
| 13:00 | Penn | Dennis Noonan snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 12:43 | Penn | Earl James misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-34 |
| 12:41 | Penn | Tyrone Evans grabs the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 12:32 | Penn | John Gilkey connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 12:07 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Earl James - foul #1 on Earl James, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (PG), Marcos Martin (SG), Jerry Brown (SF), Bruce Cole (C) John Gilkey, Tyrone Evans, Dingbang Xyong, Earl James | |
| Subs | Murray State | Sean Snoddy (PG), Andrew Digirolamo (SG), Ed Sharp (SF) Harold Quill, Robert Wyatt, Michael Hardnett | |
| 12:07 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 12:07 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 11:47 | Penn | Marcos Martin loses the dribble to Ed Sharp | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Stevan Winkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marcos Martin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Noonan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Sean Snoddy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Digirolamo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ed Sharp (fresh) PF - Trent Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lance Carpenter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Murray State | Ed Sharp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Noonan - foul #1 on Dennis Noonan, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Earl James (PF) Stevan Winkowski, Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Murray State | Ralph Sparks (C) Lance Carpenter | |
| 11:22 | Murray State | Ed Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:22 | Murray State | Ed Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 11:05 | Penn | Ralph Sparks picks off the pass by Bruce Cole | 41-38 |
| 10:40 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 41-38 |
| 10:38 | Penn | Earl James grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 10:13 | Penn | John Gilkey is hacked by Sean Snoddy - foul #2 on Sean Snoddy, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (PG), Dennis Noonan (PF) John Gilkey, Earl James | |
| Subs | Murray State | Harold Quill (PG), Robert Wyatt (SG), Michael Hardnett (PF) Sean Snoddy, Andrew Digirolamo, Trent Harrison | |
| 09:57 | Penn | Marcos Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 09:56 | Penn | Dennis Noonan hits the follow up shot | 43-38 |
| 09:33 | Murray State | Ed Sharp is hacked by Stevan Winkowski - foul #1 on Stevan Winkowski, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Tyrone Evans (SG) Stevan Winkowski, Marcos Martin | |
| Subs | Murray State | Lance Carpenter (C) Ed Sharp | |
| 09:24 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 43-38 |
| 09:22 | Penn | Tyrone Evans snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 09:04 | Penn | Jerry Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Tyrone Evans | 46-38 |
| 08:44 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Tyrone Evans - foul #1 on Tyrone Evans, team foul #6 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (PG), Marcos Martin (SG), Earl James (C) John Gilkey, Tyrone Evans, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 08:44 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 08:44 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 08:30 | Penn | Earl James is whistled for a carry | 46-39 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Bruce Cole (C) Stevan Winkowski, Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Murray State | Trent Harrison (PF) Ralph Sparks | |
| 08:14 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Lance Carpenter | 46-42 |
| 07:59 | Penn | Jerry Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (PG), Dingbang Xyong (SF), Dennis Noonan (PF) John Gilkey, Jerry Brown, Earl James | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 07:39 | Murray State | Trent Harrison knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Robert Wyatt | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Stevan Winkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marcos Martin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) PF - Dennis Noonan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Bruce Cole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Harold Quill (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Wyatt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hardnett (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Trent Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Lance Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Penn | Marcos Martin drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Noonan | 48-44 |
| 07:01 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Tyrone Evans (SG), Jerry Brown (SF), Earl James (C) Stevan Winkowski, Marcos Martin, Dingbang Xyong, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Murray State | Sean Snoddy (PG) Harold Quill | |
| 06:35 | Penn | Dennis Noonan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 48-44 |
| 06:33 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 06:10 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 06:09 | Penn | Tyrone Evans grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 05:55 | Penn | Earl James misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Trent Harrison - foul #3 on Trent Harrison, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (SG), Bruce Cole (C) Tyrone Evans, Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Murray State | Harold Quill (PG), Ed Sharp (SF), Ralph Sparks (C) Robert Wyatt, Michael Hardnett, Lance Carpenter | |
| 05:55 | Penn | Earl James misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:55 | Penn | Earl James makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 05:38 | Murray State | Bruce Cole steps in front of the Harold Quill pass | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:15 | Penn | Harold Quill steals it from Earl James | 49-44 |
| 05:11 | Murray State | Sean Snoddy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harold Quill | 49-46 |
| 04:53 | Penn | Earl James misses badly on a shot in the lane | 49-46 |
| 04:52 | Murray State | Harold Quill snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 04:46 | Murray State | Harold Quill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jerry Brown - foul #4 on Jerry Brown, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (PG), Dingbang Xyong (SF), Dennis Noonan (PF) John Gilkey, Jerry Brown, Earl James | |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Wyatt (SG), Michael Hardnett (SF), Lance Carpenter (C) Sean Snoddy, Ed Sharp, Trent Harrison | |
| 04:46 | Murray State | Harold Quill makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 04:46 | Murray State | Harold Quill misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 04:46 | Penn | Dennis Noonan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 04:19 | Penn | Dennis Noonan misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Ralph Sparks - foul #4 on Ralph Sparks, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Jerry Brown (SF) Stevan Winkowski, Dingbang Xyong | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 04:19 | Penn | Dennis Noonan misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 04:19 | Penn | Dennis Noonan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 03:57 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Hardnett | 50-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Penn | Marcos Martin drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dennis Noonan | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marcos Martin (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Dennis Noonan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. C - Bruce Cole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Harold Quill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Wyatt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hardnett (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Sparks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Lance Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:04 | Murray State | Ralph Sparks is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Ralph Sparks, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (PG), Tyrone Evans (SG), Dingbang Xyong (SF), Earl James (C) John Gilkey, Marcos Martin, Jerry Brown, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Murray State | Sean Snoddy (PG), Ed Sharp (SF) Harold Quill, Ralph Sparks | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:35 | Penn | Earl James's pass is intercepted by Ed Sharp | 53-50 |
| 02:35 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (SF), Bruce Cole (C) Dingbang Xyong, Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Murray State | Harold Quill (PG), Trent Harrison (PF) Sean Snoddy, Ed Sharp | |
| 02:15 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Robert Wyatt out of a doubleteam | 53-52 |
| 01:46 | Penn | Bruce Cole buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Stevan Winkowski | 56-52 |
| 01:30 | Murray State | Harold Quill makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Wyatt | 56-55 |
| 01:30 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Marcos Martin (SG), Dennis Noonan (PF) Stevan Winkowski, Tyrone Evans, Earl James | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 01:08 | Penn | Marcos Martin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 01:06 | Murray State | Trent Harrison snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 00:44 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 00:42 | Penn | Bruce Cole grabs the board | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Penn | Marcos Martin throws it down set up by Bruce Cole | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-55 |
| 00:06 | Murray State | Trent Harrison grabs the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 00:01 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-55 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett grabs the offensive board | 58-55 |