| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) SG - Marcos Martin (fresh) SF - Jerry Brown (fresh) PF - Dennis Noonan (fresh) C - Bruce Cole (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Friedenthal (fresh) SG - Emmitt Holt (fresh) SF - Trevor Mercer (fresh) PF - Gerald Moss (fresh) C - Gerald Woodie (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Penn | Jerry Brown misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Penn | Dennis Noonan can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Gerald Woodie | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marcos Martin - foul #1 on Marcos Martin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Penn | Bruce Cole can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gerald Woodie - foul #1 on Gerald Woodie, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Penn | Bruce Cole makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:59 | Penn | Bruce Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:59 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Cole | 1-2 |
| 18:51 | Penn | Bruce Cole misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 1-2 |
| 18:49 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the right block | 1-4 |
| 18:01 | Penn | Marcos Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 1-4 |
| 18:00 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer snags the defensive board | 1-4 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie is fouled on the floor by Bruce Cole - foul #1 on Bruce Cole, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (PG), Tyrone Evans (SG), Dingbang Xyong (SF), Earl James (PF), Habimana Ahmadi (C) John Gilkey, Marcos Martin, Jerry Brown, Dennis Noonan, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 1-4 |
| 17:13 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt snags the offensive board | 1-4 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss lays it in uncontested set up by Trevor Mercer | 1-6 |
| 16:49 | Penn | Earl James's layup is rejected by Gerald Woodie | 1-6 |
| 16:48 | Penn | Earl James grabs the offensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 16:30 | Penn | Robert Friedenthal is called for the reach on Stevan Winkowski - foul #1 on Robert Friedenthal, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Marcos Martin (SG), Jerry Brown (SF), Dennis Noonan (PF), Bruce Cole (C) Stevan Winkowski, Tyrone Evans, Dingbang Xyong, Earl James, Habimana Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:15 | Penn | John Gilkey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 1-6 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer gets the rebound | 1-6 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss misses the driving attempt from the right block | 1-6 |
| 15:53 | Penn | Dennis Noonan grabs the board | 1-6 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) SG - Marcos Martin (fresh) SF - Jerry Brown (fresh) PF - Dennis Noonan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Friedenthal (fairly fresh) SG - Emmitt Holt (fresh) SF - Trevor Mercer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Moss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Penn | John Gilkey knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Marcos Martin | 4-6 |
| 15:10 | Northwestern | Marcos Martin steals it from Gerald Moss | 4-6 |
| 14:55 | Penn | Jerry Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Gilkey | 7-6 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Gerald Moss is blocked by Dennis Noonan | 7-6 |
| 14:33 | Penn | Dennis Noonan pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:27 | Penn | Gerald Woodie picks off the pass by Bruce Cole | 7-6 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Bruce Cole - foul #2 on Bruce Cole, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (PG), Tyrone Evans (SG), Dingbang Xyong (SF), Earl James (PF), Habimana Ahmadi (C) John Gilkey, Marcos Martin, Jerry Brown, Dennis Noonan, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 13:48 | Penn | Earl James hits a jumper from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | Habimana Ahmadi denies the turnaround by Gerald Woodie | 9-7 |
| 13:23 | Penn | Earl James grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:19 | Penn | Stevan Winkowski drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-7 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gerald Woodie | 11-9 |
| 12:46 | Penn | Earl James misses the lay-in | 11-9 |
| 12:45 | Penn | Stevan Winkowski grabs the offensive board | 11-9 |
| 12:33 | Penn | Earl James is fouled on the floor by Gerald Moss - foul #1 on Gerald Moss, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Marcos Martin (SG), Jerry Brown (SF), Dennis Noonan (PF) Stevan Winkowski, Tyrone Evans, Dingbang Xyong, Habimana Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:16 | Penn | John Gilkey hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Brown | 14-9 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 11:53 | Penn | Dennis Noonan grabs the board | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcos Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Noonan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Earl James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Friedenthal (fairly fresh) SG - Emmitt Holt (fairly fresh) SF - Trevor Mercer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Moss (tiring) 5 pts. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Penn | Dennis Noonan loses the dribble to Gerald Moss | 14-9 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Robert Friedenthal | 14-11 |
| 10:52 | Penn | John Gilkey is fouled on the floor by Emmitt Holt - foul #1 on Emmitt Holt, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Penn | Tyrone Evans (SG) Marcos Martin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Frankie Bock (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Robert Friedenthal, Gerald Moss, Gerald Woodie | |
| 10:40 | Penn | Earl James is open and buries a runner from the right block set up by John Gilkey | 16-11 |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock banks in the layup on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Trevor Mercer | 16-13 |
| 09:59 | Penn | John Gilkey works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-13 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Emmitt Holt | 16-16 |
| 09:10 | Penn | Dennis Noonan buries a floater from the right block | 18-16 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Tyrone Evans is called for the reach on Emmitt Holt - foul #1 on Tyrone Evans, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (SG), Dingbang Xyong (SF), Habimana Ahmadi (C) Tyrone Evans, Jerry Brown, Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (PG), Raymond Hill (SF), Gerald Moss (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Emmitt Holt, Trevor Mercer, Frankie Bock, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Habimana Ahmadi is called for the reach on Gerald Woodie - foul #1 on Habimana Ahmadi, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert Friedenthal and the foul's on Dingbang Xyong - foul #1 on Dingbang Xyong, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Penn | Dennis Noonan (PF) Earl James | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:56 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 07:55 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi grabs the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 07:30 | Penn | Dennis Noonan hits a jumper near the basket set up by Marcos Martin out of the doubleteam and the foul's on Robert Friedenthal - foul #2 on Robert Friedenthal, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (SF), Earl James (C) Dingbang Xyong, Habimana Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (SG) Robert Friedenthal | |
| 07:30 | Penn | Dennis Noonan makes the free throw | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcos Martin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Noonan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl James (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (fairly fresh) SG - Emmitt Holt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Hill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Moss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 21-19 |
| 07:00 | Penn | John Gilkey pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:49 | Penn | Marcos Martin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Gilkey | 24-19 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss misses the shot from the left block | 24-19 |
| 06:29 | Penn | Dennis Noonan grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 06:25 | Penn | Marcos Martin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Earl James - foul #1 on Earl James, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (PG), Dingbang Xyong (SF), Habimana Ahmadi (PF), Bruce Cole (C) John Gilkey, Jerry Brown, Dennis Noonan, Earl James | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer (SF) Raymond Hill | |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:56 | Penn | Bruce Cole misses the floater from close range | 24-20 |
| 05:55 | Penn | Bruce Cole gets the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 05:35 | Penn | Bruce Cole misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Woodie - foul #2 on Gerald Woodie, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Tyrone Evans (SG), Jerry Brown (SF), Earl James (PF) Stevan Winkowski, Marcos Martin, Dingbang Xyong, Habimana Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frankie Bock (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Gerald Moss, Gerald Woodie | |
| 05:35 | Penn | Bruce Cole makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:35 | Penn | Bruce Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right block | 25-20 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock gets the offensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jerry Brown - foul #1 on Jerry Brown, team foul #8 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (SG), Dennis Noonan (PF) Tyrone Evans, Earl James | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:33 | Penn | Jerry Brown makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Marcos Martin and he's fouled by Trevor Mercer - foul #1 on Trevor Mercer, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Hamlin (SG) Emmitt Holt | |
| 04:33 | Penn | Jerry Brown makes the free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 28-22 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (PG), Dingbang Xyong (SF), Habimana Ahmadi (PF) John Gilkey, Jerry Brown, Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:56 | Penn | Marcos Martin evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Habimana Ahmadi - foul #2 on Habimana Ahmadi, team foul #9 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Tyrone Evans (SG), Jerry Brown (SF), Dennis Noonan (PF) Stevan Winkowski, Marcos Martin, Dingbang Xyong, Habimana Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (PG), Emmitt Holt (SG), Gerald Moss (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Tim Kraker, Oscar Hamlin, Frankie Bock, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 03:32 | Penn | Bruce Cole gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 03:25 | Penn | John Gilkey is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-23 |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (SG) Tyrone Evans | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Gilkey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marcos Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Noonan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Friedenthal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Emmitt Holt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Trevor Mercer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Moss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 31-23 |
| 03:02 | Penn | Dennis Noonan snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 03:00 | Penn | John Gilkey is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-23 |
| Subs | Penn | Tyrone Evans (SG), Earl James (PF) Marcos Martin, Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-25 |
| 02:29 | Penn | Earl James hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gerald Moss - foul #2 on Gerald Moss, team foul #8 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (SG), Dennis Noonan (SF) Tyrone Evans, Jerry Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:29 | Penn | Earl James misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:29 | Penn | Earl James misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:29 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 31-25 |
| 02:01 | Penn | The rebound goes to Bruce Cole | 31-25 |
| 01:49 | Penn | Dennis Noonan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gerald Woodie - foul #3 on Gerald Woodie, team foul #9 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (SF) Earl James | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Hill (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Trevor Mercer, Gerald Moss, Gerald Woodie | |
| 01:49 | Penn | Dennis Noonan misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 01:49 | Penn | Dennis Noonan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill throws it down and the foul's on Jerry Brown - foul #2 on Jerry Brown, team foul #10 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Penn | Tyrone Evans (SG) Marcos Martin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:13 | Penn | John Gilkey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock scores on a runner near the basket set up by Raymond Hill and the foul's on John Gilkey - foul #1 on John Gilkey, team foul #11 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (PG), Marcos Martin (SG), Dingbang Xyong (SF), Earl James (PF) John Gilkey, Tyrone Evans, Jerry Brown, Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (SG), Trevor Mercer (SF) Emmitt Holt, Raymond Hill | |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock misses the free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer gets the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer's pass is intercepted by Dingbang Xyong | 32-30 |
| 00:16 | Penn | Bruce Cole scores on a shot from close range | 34-30 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker is called for traveling | 34-30 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (PG), Jerry Brown (SF), Dennis Noonan (PF) Stevan Winkowski, Dingbang Xyong, Earl James | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Moss (PF) Frankie Bock | |
| 00:00 | Penn | Jerry Brown misses the halfcourt shot | 34-30 |