| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Charles Verner (fresh) SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) SF - Roger Burns (fresh) PF - Yong Zhou (fresh) C - Brian Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - James Grahm (fresh) SG - John Jackson (fresh) SF - Micheal Johnson (fresh) PF - Vernon Clayton (fresh) C - Richard Umstead (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn | Richard Umstead wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:34 | Penn | Micheal Johnson makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Umstead | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Columbia | Roger Burns misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Columbia | Roger Burns makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:16 | Columbia | Roger Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:16 | Penn | Richard Umstead snags the defensive board | 1-3 |
| 19:03 | Penn | Charles Verner steps in front of the Richard Umstead pass | 1-3 |
| 18:59 | Columbia | Charles Verner hits the finger roll | 3-3 |
| 18:44 | Penn | James Grahm knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 18:26 | Columbia | Yong Zhou hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Alexander | 5-5 |
| 18:14 | Penn | Richard Umstead throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| 17:51 | Columbia | Richard Mallon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 17:49 | Penn | Micheal Johnson snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:43 | Penn | Vernon Clayton scores on a jumper from the right block set up by James Grahm | 5-7 |
| 17:34 | Columbia | Yong Zhou lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Mallon | 7-7 |
| 17:21 | Penn | Vernon Clayton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Roger Burns - foul #1 on Roger Burns, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carroll Harris (SF), Ty Zellous (PF), Bill Corbett (C) Roger Burns, Yong Zhou, Brian Alexander | |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Tesch (PG), Jonathan Law (SG), John Nothstein (SF), John Moore (C) James Grahm, John Jackson, Micheal Johnson, Richard Umstead | |
| 17:21 | Penn | Vernon Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 17:21 | Penn | Vernon Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 17:21 | Penn | Vernon Clayton makes the 3rd free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:57 | Columbia | Vernon Clayton picks off the pass by Ty Zellous | 7-10 |
| 16:40 | Penn | John Moore is fouled on the floor by Bill Corbett - foul #1 on Bill Corbett, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Terry Trout (SG) Charles Verner, Richard Mallon | |
| Subs | Penn | Jeffrey Brown (SG) Vernon Clayton | |
| 16:28 | Penn | Jeffrey Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Nothstein | 7-13 |
| 16:25 | Columbia | Carroll Harris is hacked by John Nothstein in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Nothstein, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Columbia | Yong Zhou (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Ty Zellous, Bill Corbett | |
| Subs | Penn | Carl Williams (C) Robert Tesch | |
| 16:09 | Columbia | Carl Williams picks off the pass by Yong Zhou | 7-13 |
| 15:54 | Penn | Jeffrey Brown buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Law | 7-16 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fresh) SG - Terry Trout (fresh) SF - Carroll Harris (fresh) PF - Yong Zhou (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jonathan Law (fairly fresh) SF - John Nothstein (fresh) PF - John Moore (fairly fresh) C - Carl Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Columbia | Yong Zhou's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-16 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roger Burns (SF) Carroll Harris | |
| Subs | Penn | Leon Ruelas (PG), Micheal Johnson (SF), Richard Umstead (C) Jonathan Law, John Nothstein, John Moore | |
| 15:21 | Penn | Carl Williams is fouled on the floor by Yong Zhou - foul #1 on Yong Zhou, team foul #3 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ty Zellous (PF), Bill Corbett (C) Yong Zhou, Brian Alexander | |
| Subs | Penn | John Jackson (SG) Jeffrey Brown | |
| 15:10 | Penn | Richard Umstead connects on the jumper from the baseline | 7-18 |
| 14:52 | Columbia | Terry Trout can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-18 |
| 14:51 | Columbia | Roger Burns grabs the offensive board | 7-18 |
| 14:44 | Columbia | Howard Cole misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-18 |
| 14:43 | Penn | Richard Umstead gets the rebound | 7-18 |
| 14:28 | Penn | Micheal Johnson can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 7-18 |
| 14:26 | Columbia | Bill Corbett snags the defensive board | 7-18 |
| 14:12 | Columbia | Ty Zellous misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-18 |
| 14:11 | Penn | Micheal Johnson gets the rebound | 7-18 |
| 13:52 | Penn | Richard Umstead makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-20 |
| 13:25 | Columbia | Terry Trout comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-20 |
| 13:23 | Columbia | Bill Corbett grabs the offensive rebound | 7-20 |
| 13:04 | Columbia | Ty Zellous misses badly on a shot near the basket | 7-20 |
| 13:02 | Penn | The rebound goes to Richard Umstead | 7-20 |
| 12:58 | Penn | Leon Ruelas misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-20 |
| 12:56 | Penn | Carl Williams grabs the offensive board | 7-20 |
| 12:47 | Penn | Micheal Johnson's floater is tipped away by Roger Burns | 7-20 |
| 12:45 | Columbia | Bill Corbett pulls down the rebound | 7-20 |
| 12:42 | Columbia | Ty Zellous's pass is intercepted by John Jackson in the backcourt | 7-20 |
| 12:40 | Penn | John Jackson lays it up and in | 7-22 |
| 12:37 | Columbia | Leon Ruelas steps in front of the Roger Burns pass in the backcourt | 7-22 |
| 12:25 | Penn | Micheal Johnson double dribbles | 7-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Verner (PG), Richard Mallon (SG), Carroll Harris (SF), Yong Zhou (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Howard Cole, Terry Trout, Roger Burns, Ty Zellous, Bill Corbett | |
| Subs | Penn | James Grahm (PG), Jeffrey Brown (SG), John Nothstein (SF), Jonathan Law (PF), John Moore (C) Leon Ruelas, John Jackson, Micheal Johnson, Carl Williams, Richard Umstead | |
| 12:13 | Columbia | Yong Zhou is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Yong Zhou, team foul #4 | 7-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ty Zellous (PF) Yong Zhou | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 11:48 | Penn | Jonathan Law misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Verner - foul #1 on Charles Verner, team foul #5 | 7-22 |
| 11:48 | Penn | Jonathan Law misses the 1st free throw | 7-22 |
| 11:48 | Penn | Jonathan Law makes the 2nd free throw | 7-23 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Charles Verner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carroll Harris (fresh) PF - Ty Zellous (fairly fresh) C - Brian Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - James Grahm (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Nothstein (fresh) PF - Jonathan Law (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Moore (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Columbia | Charles Verner knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Mallon | 10-23 |
| 11:16 | Penn | Charles Verner is called for the reach on Jeffrey Brown - foul #2 on Charles Verner, team foul #6 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Matthew Washington (PG), Roger Burns (SF) Charles Verner, Ty Zellous | |
| Subs | Penn | Vernon Clayton (PF) Jeffrey Brown | |
| 11:02 | Penn | Vernon Clayton is fouled on the floor by Brian Alexander - foul #1 on Brian Alexander, team foul #7 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Tesch (PG) James Grahm | |
| 11:02 | Penn | Vernon Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 10-24 |
| 11:02 | Penn | Vernon Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 10-25 |
| 10:57 | Columbia | Richard Mallon is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Law - foul #1 on Jonathan Law, team foul #3 | 10-25 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Penn | John Jackson (SG), Richard Umstead (C) Jonathan Law, John Moore | |
| 10:38 | Columbia | Brian Alexander double dribbles | 10-25 |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Carr (SG) Richard Mallon | |
| Subs | Penn | Jonathan Law (SF) John Nothstein | |
| 10:25 | Penn | John Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-25 |
| 10:24 | Penn | Vernon Clayton pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-25 |
| 10:04 | Penn | Richard Umstead scores on a floater from the right side set up by Jonathan Law | 10-27 |
| 09:47 | Columbia | Roger Burns misses short on a floater from the right side | 10-27 |
| 09:45 | Columbia | Brian Alexander grabs the offensive board | 10-27 |
| 09:30 | Columbia | Brian Alexander misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Jackson - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #4 | 10-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Richard Mallon (SG), Terry Trout (PF) Matthew Washington, Michael Carr, Carroll Harris | |
| Subs | Penn | James Grahm (PG), Jeffrey Brown (SG), John Nothstein (SF), John Moore (C) Robert Tesch, John Jackson, Jonathan Law, Richard Umstead | |
| 09:30 | Columbia | Brian Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 11-27 |
| 09:30 | Columbia | Brian Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 12-27 |
| 09:22 | Penn | James Grahm makes the shot from the right side set up by John Nothstein | 12-29 |
| 09:18 | Columbia | Jeffrey Brown is called for the reach on Richard Mallon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #5 | 12-29 |
| 09:02 | Columbia | Jeffrey Brown is called for the reach on Howard Cole - foul #2 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #6 | 12-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ty Zellous (PF) Roger Burns | |
| Subs | Penn | Jonathan Law (SG) Jeffrey Brown | |
| 08:52 | Columbia | Richard Mallon misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-29 |
| 08:50 | Columbia | Brian Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 12-29 |
| 08:30 | Columbia | Vernon Clayton is called for the reach on Ty Zellous - foul #1 on Vernon Clayton, team foul #7 | 12-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bill Corbett (C) Brian Alexander | |
| Subs | Penn | Carl Williams (C) John Moore | |
| 08:30 | Columbia | Ty Zellous misses the 1st free throw | 12-29 |
| 08:30 | Penn | Jonathan Law grabs the defensive rebound | 12-29 |
| 08:13 | Penn | James Grahm can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Howard Cole - foul #1 on Howard Cole, team foul #8 | 12-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Matthew Washington (PG), Carroll Harris (SF) Howard Cole, Terry Trout | |
| Subs | Penn | Micheal Johnson (SF) John Nothstein | |
| 08:13 | Penn | James Grahm makes the 1st free throw | 12-30 |
| 08:13 | Penn | James Grahm makes the 2nd free throw | 12-31 |
| 07:56 | Columbia | Ty Zellous buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Mallon | 14-31 |
| 07:42 | Penn | Jonathan Law knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Grahm | 14-34 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) SG - Richard Mallon (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Carroll Harris (fairly fresh) PF - Ty Zellous (tiring) 2 pts. C - Bill Corbett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - James Grahm (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Law (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Micheal Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Clayton (tiring) 7 pts. C - Carl Williams (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Columbia | Richard Mallon connects on the open 3 from the left wing | 17-34 |
| 07:02 | Penn | Jonathan Law is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jonathan Law, team foul #8 | 17-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Michael Carr (SG), Roger Burns (SF), Terry Trout (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Matthew Washington, Richard Mallon, Carroll Harris, Ty Zellous, Bill Corbett | |
| Subs | Penn | Leon Ruelas (PG), Robert Tesch (SG), John Nothstein (SF), John Moore (PF), Richard Umstead (C) James Grahm, Jonathan Law, Micheal Johnson, Vernon Clayton, Carl Williams | |
| 06:40 | Columbia | John Moore swats the shot by Howard Cole | 17-34 |
| 06:39 | Penn | Richard Umstead grabs the defensive rebound | 17-34 |
| 06:28 | Penn | John Nothstein clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-34 |
| 06:26 | Columbia | Michael Carr snags the defensive board | 17-34 |
| 06:04 | Columbia | Terry Trout misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 17-34 |
| 06:03 | Penn | The rebound goes to John Moore | 17-34 |
| 05:48 | Penn | Robert Tesch can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-34 |
| 05:47 | Columbia | Terry Trout gets the rebound | 17-34 |
| 05:44 | Columbia | Michael Carr is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 17-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Matthew Washington (PG), Carroll Harris (SF) Howard Cole, Roger Burns | |
| Subs | Penn | James Grahm (PG), Micheal Johnson (SF), Vernon Clayton (PF) Leon Ruelas, John Nothstein, John Moore | |
| 05:29 | Penn | James Grahm is whistled for a carry | 17-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Mallon (SG) Michael Carr | |
| Subs | Penn | Carl Williams (C) Richard Umstead | |
| 05:10 | Columbia | Terry Trout is alone and drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Mallon | 19-34 |
| 04:55 | Penn | Micheal Johnson connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Robert Tesch and he's hacked by Carroll Harris - foul #1 on Carroll Harris, team foul #9 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ty Zellous (PF), Bill Corbett (C) Terry Trout, Brian Alexander | |
| Subs | Penn | John Moore (C) Vernon Clayton | |
| 04:55 | Penn | Micheal Johnson makes the free throw | 19-37 |
| 04:38 | Columbia | Carroll Harris scores on a runner near the basket set up by Matthew Washington and he's hacked by Carl Williams - foul #1 on Carl Williams, team foul #9 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG) Matthew Washington | |
| Subs | Penn | John Nothstein (SF) Micheal Johnson | |
| 04:38 | Columbia | Carroll Harris misses the free throw | 21-37 |
| 04:38 | Penn | Carl Williams grabs the board | 21-37 |
| 04:22 | Penn | Howard Cole is called for the reach on Carl Williams - foul #2 on Howard Cole, team foul #10 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Matthew Washington (PG), Michael Carr (SG), Roger Burns (SF) Howard Cole, Richard Mallon, Carroll Harris | |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Umstead (C) John Moore | |
| 04:22 | Penn | Carl Williams makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 04:22 | Penn | Carl Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 04:22 | Columbia | Ty Zellous gets the rebound | 21-38 |
| 03:56 | Columbia | Ty Zellous throws it down | 23-38 |
| 03:33 | Penn | Richard Umstead is called for traveling | 23-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Verner (PG), Terry Trout (SG), Yong Zhou (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Matthew Washington, Michael Carr, Ty Zellous, Bill Corbett | |
| Subs | Penn | Jeffrey Brown (PG), John Jackson (SG), Jonathan Law (PF) James Grahm, Robert Tesch, Carl Williams | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Charles Verner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terry Trout (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Burns (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Yong Zhou (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Nothstein (fresh) PF - Jonathan Law (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Umstead (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Columbia | John Nothstein knocks away the 3 by Charles Verner | 23-38 |
| 03:18 | Penn | Jeffrey Brown pulls down the rebound | 23-38 |
| 03:02 | Penn | Richard Umstead comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-38 |
| 03:01 | Penn | Richard Umstead tips it in | 23-40 |
| 02:42 | Columbia | Brian Alexander blows the wide open layup | 23-40 |
| 02:40 | Columbia | Roger Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 23-40 |
| 02:18 | Columbia | Yong Zhou misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Nothstein - foul #2 on John Nothstein, team foul #10 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Mallon (SG), Carroll Harris (SF) Terry Trout, Roger Burns | |
| Subs | Penn | Micheal Johnson (SF), John Moore (C) John Nothstein, Richard Umstead | |
| 02:18 | Columbia | Yong Zhou misses the 1st free throw | 23-40 |
| 02:18 | Columbia | Yong Zhou makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 01:58 | Penn | Micheal Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Brown | 24-42 |
| 01:36 | Columbia | Carroll Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-42 |
| 01:35 | Penn | The rebound goes to John Jackson | 24-42 |
| 01:31 | Penn | John Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Bill Corbett (C) Charles Verner, Brian Alexander | |
| Subs | Penn | Leon Ruelas (PG), Carl Williams (C) Jeffrey Brown, Jonathan Law | |
| 01:02 | Columbia | Carroll Harris clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-42 |
| 01:01 | Penn | John Jackson snags the defensive board | 24-42 |
| 00:56 | Penn | Micheal Johnson misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Howard Cole - foul #3 on Howard Cole, team foul #11 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Matthew Washington (PG), Terry Trout (SF) Howard Cole, Carroll Harris | |
| Subs | Penn | Vernon Clayton (PF) John Moore | |
| 00:56 | Penn | Micheal Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 00:56 | Penn | Micheal Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-44 |
| 00:54 | Columbia | Richard Mallon is hacked by John Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #11 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Penn | Jonathan Law (SG) John Jackson | |
| 00:54 | Columbia | Richard Mallon makes the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 00:54 | Columbia | Richard Mallon misses the 2nd free throw | 25-44 |
| 00:54 | Penn | The rebound goes to Carl Williams | 25-44 |
| 00:41 | Penn | Micheal Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 25-44 |
| 00:39 | Penn | Micheal Johnson can't tip it in | 25-44 |
| 00:38 | Columbia | Yong Zhou grabs the defensive rebound | 25-44 |
| 00:28 | Columbia | Micheal Johnson is called for the reach on Terry Trout - foul #1 on Micheal Johnson, team foul #12 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Verner (PG) Matthew Washington | |
| Subs | Penn | John Nothstein (SF), John Moore (C) Micheal Johnson, Carl Williams | |
| 00:28 | Columbia | Terry Trout makes the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 00:28 | Columbia | Terry Trout makes the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 00:01 | Penn | John Nothstein hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 27-44 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Yong Zhou | 27-44 |