| Lineup | Penn | PG - Richard Cochran (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jason Banks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Caulfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Poe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn | Jason Banks inbounds the ball | 20-28 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Penn | Jason Banks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 20-28 |
| 19:30 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska pulls down the rebound | 20-28 |
| 19:28 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell is hacked by Richard Cochran in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Cochran, team foul #1 | 20-28 |
| 19:12 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Caulfield - foul #2 on Thomas Caulfield, team foul #2 | 20-28 |
| 19:12 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 19:12 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 19:00 | Penn | Richard Coleman connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 18:34 | North Carolina | James Moore is hacked by Thomas Caulfield - foul #3 on Thomas Caulfield, team foul #3 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Penn | James Jones (SG), Abraham Whitchurch (PF) Richard Coleman, Thomas Caulfield | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:20 | North Carolina | Michael Musso is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Poe - foul #3 on Kenneth Poe, team foul #4 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Penn | Jimmy Cotto (C) Kenneth Poe | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | James Moore is open but comes up short on the floater from close range | 23-30 |
| 18:01 | Penn | Jimmy Cotto pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 17:46 | Penn | James Moore steps in front of the Richard Cochran pass | 23-30 |
| 17:44 | North Carolina | Michael Musso is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Banks - foul #3 on Jason Banks, team foul #5 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Penn | Brian Rafalski (PG), Herbert Cox (SF) Richard Cochran, Jason Banks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Adam Simmons (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Robert Hruska, Michael Musso, Brandon Cantrell, John Cormier, James Moore | |
| 17:29 | North Carolina | Jimmy Cotto picks off the pass by Adam Simmons | 23-30 |
| 17:12 | Penn | Abraham Whitchurch misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-30 |
| 17:11 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 16:42 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 23-30 |
| 16:41 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson gets the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 16:21 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-33 |
| 15:58 | Penn | Abraham Whitchurch misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Clifford Dawson - foul #1 on Clifford Dawson, team foul #1 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Cochran (PG), Richard Coleman (SG), Thomas Caulfield (PF), Kenneth Poe (C) Brian Rafalski, James Jones, Herbert Cox, Jimmy Cotto | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Michael Musso (SG), Brandon Cantrell (SF), John Cormier (PF), James Moore (C) Mathew Hoy, Adam Simmons, Robert Tyler, Clifford Dawson, Stanley Peterson | |
| 15:58 | Penn | Abraham Whitchurch makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 15:58 | Penn | Abraham Whitchurch makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Richard Cochran (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Abraham Whitchurch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Caulfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Poe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell is hacked by Abraham Whitchurch - foul #1 on Abraham Whitchurch, team foul #6 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Penn | Nathaniel Land (SF) Abraham Whitchurch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | John Cormier drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Robert Hruska | 25-35 |
| 14:59 | Penn | Richard Cochran scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-35 |
| 14:32 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-35 |
| 14:31 | Penn | The rebound goes to Thomas Caulfield | 27-35 |
| 14:17 | Penn | The jumper by Richard Cochran is denied by James Moore | 27-35 |
| 14:16 | Penn | Kenneth Poe grabs the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 14:01 | Penn | Richard Cochran clanks a 3 from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | James Moore snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Musso | 27-37 |
| 13:24 | Penn | Thomas Caulfield knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Coleman | 30-37 |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Michael Musso is hacked by Richard Coleman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Coleman, team foul #7 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Penn | Brian Rafalski (PG), James Jones (SG), Jason Banks (PF), Jimmy Cotto (C) Richard Cochran, Richard Coleman, Thomas Caulfield, Kenneth Poe | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Robert Tyler (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Robert Hruska, Brandon Cantrell, John Cormier, James Moore | |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Michael Musso makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Michael Musso makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 13:00 | Penn | Jason Banks is fouled on the floor by Clifford Dawson - foul #2 on Clifford Dawson, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Penn | Herbert Cox (SF) Nathaniel Land | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Simmons (SG) Michael Musso | |
| 12:45 | Penn | Jason Banks hits a turnaround from the baseline | 32-39 |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy is hacked by Jason Banks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Banks, team foul #8 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Penn | Thomas Caulfield (PF) Jason Banks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 12:43 | Penn | Jimmy Cotto pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| 12:22 | Penn | Stanley Peterson picks off the pass by Herbert Cox | 32-39 |
| 11:56 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Adam Simmons | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Brian Rafalski (fresh) 2 stl. SG - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herbert Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Caulfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Cotto (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Simmons (fresh) SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) PF - Clifford Dawson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Penn | Stanley Peterson takes the ball from Jimmy Cotto | 32-41 |
| 11:15 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Tyler | 32-44 |
| 11:01 | Penn | James Jones is fouled on the floor by Adam Simmons - foul #1 on Adam Simmons, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Cochran (PG), Stephen Mackowski (SG), Nathaniel Land (SF), Abraham Whitchurch (PF), Kenneth Poe (C) Brian Rafalski, James Jones, Herbert Cox, Thomas Caulfield, Jimmy Cotto | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Steven Carr (SG), Brandon Cantrell (SF), John Cormier (PF), James Moore (C) Mathew Hoy, Adam Simmons, Robert Tyler, Clifford Dawson, Stanley Peterson | |
| 10:53 | Penn | Stephen Mackowski misses short on a 3 from straight away | 32-44 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Moore | 32-44 |
| 10:32 | North Carolina | James Moore is fouled on the floor by Abraham Whitchurch - foul #2 on Abraham Whitchurch, team foul #9 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Coleman (SG) Stephen Mackowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:32 | North Carolina | James Moore misses the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 10:32 | Penn | Kenneth Poe grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 10:16 | Penn | Kenneth Poe clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Robert Hruska - foul #2 on Robert Hruska, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG) Steven Carr | |
| 10:16 | Penn | Kenneth Poe makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 10:16 | Penn | Kenneth Poe misses the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 10:16 | North Carolina | John Cormier grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 09:58 | North Carolina | James Moore blows the wide open layup | 33-44 |
| 09:57 | Penn | Nathaniel Land pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 09:53 | Penn | Richard Cochran misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-44 |
| 09:51 | North Carolina | James Moore pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | John Cormier hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-44 |
| 09:31 | Penn | The rebound goes to Abraham Whitchurch | 33-44 |
| 09:18 | Penn | Nathaniel Land hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 09:17 | North Carolina | James Moore pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 08:54 | North Carolina | Michael Musso throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-44 |
| Subs | Penn | Brian Rafalski (PG), James Jones (SG), Thomas Caulfield (PF) Richard Cochran, Richard Coleman, Abraham Whitchurch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Adam Simmons (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Stanley Peterson (C) Robert Hruska, Michael Musso, Brandon Cantrell, James Moore | |
| 08:45 | Penn | Brian Rafalski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 08:43 | Penn | Nathaniel Land grabs the offensive board | 33-44 |
| 08:28 | Penn | James Jones connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 08:01 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 07:59 | Penn | Nathaniel Land snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 07:42 | Penn | Nathaniel Land makes the fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Mathew Hoy - foul #1 on Mathew Hoy, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Penn | Jason Banks (PF), Jimmy Cotto (C) Thomas Caulfield, Kenneth Poe | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Clifford Dawson (PF), Steven Carr (C) Mathew Hoy, John Cormier, Stanley Peterson | |
| 07:42 | Penn | Nathaniel Land makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Brian Rafalski (fresh) 2 stl. SG - James Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathaniel Land (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Jimmy Cotto (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Simmons (fresh) SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) PF - Clifford Dawson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steven Carr (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler misses the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 39-44 |
| 07:19 | North Carolina | Steven Carr pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 07:01 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska double dribbles | 39-44 |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Cochran (PG), Herbert Cox (SF) Brian Rafalski, Nathaniel Land | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), Brandon Cantrell (SF), James Moore (C) Adam Simmons, Robert Tyler, Steven Carr | |
| 06:34 | Penn | Jason Banks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 06:33 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Banks | 39-44 |
| 06:19 | Penn | Jason Banks is fouled on the floor by Brandon Cantrell - foul #1 on Brandon Cantrell, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Coleman (SG), Abraham Whitchurch (C) James Jones, Jimmy Cotto | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG) Robert Hruska | |
| 06:01 | Penn | Jason Banks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 05:59 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 05:57 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell's pass is intercepted by Richard Cochran in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| 05:41 | Penn | Richard Coleman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 05:39 | North Carolina | James Moore gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 05:13 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell is hacked by Herbert Cox - foul #2 on Herbert Cox, team foul #10 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Penn | Brian Rafalski (PG), Stephen Mackowski (SG), Nathaniel Land (SF), Thomas Caulfield (PF) Richard Cochran, Richard Coleman, Herbert Cox, Jason Banks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Adam Simmons (SG), John Cormier (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Mathew Hoy, Michael Musso, Clifford Dawson, James Moore | |
| 05:13 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 05:13 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 04:58 | Penn | Nathaniel Land makes the shot from the right side | 41-46 |
| 04:36 | North Carolina | Stephen Mackowski is called for the reach on John Cormier - foul #1 on Stephen Mackowski, team foul #11 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Penn | James Jones (SG), Kenneth Poe (C) Stephen Mackowski, Abraham Whitchurch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Tyler (SF) Brandon Cantrell | |
| 04:36 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 04:36 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 04:22 | Penn | Kenneth Poe misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 04:20 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 04:18 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Land steps in front of the Adam Simmons pass in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| 04:02 | Penn | John Cormier takes the ball from Nathaniel Land | 41-48 |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | James Jones steps in front of the Robert Tyler pass in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| 03:49 | Penn | James Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 03:47 | Penn | Kenneth Poe tips it home | 43-48 |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | John Cormier clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 03:27 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Brian Rafalski (fresh) 2 stl. SG - James Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nathaniel Land (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Caulfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Poe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Simmons (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | John Cormier hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Hruska | 43-51 |
| 02:58 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-51 |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Cochran (PG), Richard Coleman (SG), Jimmy Cotto (C) Brian Rafalski, James Jones, Kenneth Poe | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), Brandon Cantrell (SF), James Moore (C) Adam Simmons, Robert Tyler, Stanley Peterson | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:41 | Penn | Brandon Cantrell is called for the reach on Thomas Caulfield - foul #2 on Brandon Cantrell, team foul #7 | 43-51 |
| 02:41 | Penn | Thomas Caulfield makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 02:41 | Penn | Thomas Caulfield makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Michael Musso is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Coleman - foul #2 on Richard Coleman, team foul #12 | 45-51 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Michael Musso makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Michael Musso misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 02:38 | Penn | Thomas Caulfield gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Penn | Thomas Caulfield misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by James Moore - foul #3 on James Moore, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| 02:22 | Penn | Thomas Caulfield misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 02:22 | Penn | Thomas Caulfield makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 02:02 | North Carolina | James Moore scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Hruska | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:42 | Penn | Richard Cochran comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-54 |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Cormier | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Robert Hruska | 46-56 |
| 01:08 | Penn | Richard Coleman clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Musso - foul #1 on Michael Musso, team foul #9 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Penn | James Jones (PG), Jason Banks (SF), Abraham Whitchurch (PF) Richard Cochran, Nathaniel Land, Thomas Caulfield | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:08 | Penn | Richard Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:08 | Penn | Richard Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Michael Musso knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Penn | A charge is called on Abraham Whitchurch - foul #3 on Abraham Whitchurch, team foul #13 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Penn | Brian Rafalski (PG) Richard Coleman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | John Cormier's pass is intercepted by Abraham Whitchurch | 47-59 |
| 00:19 | Penn | Jimmy Cotto is hacked by James Moore - foul #4 on James Moore, team foul #10 | 47-59 |
| 00:19 | Penn | Jimmy Cotto misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 00:19 | Penn | Jimmy Cotto makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska runs out the clock | 48-59 |