| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Spiegel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Friedenthal (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Seth Weiss (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Friedenthal | 35-38 |
| 19:18 | Penn | Eric Spiegel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 19:17 | Penn | Eric Spiegel misses the tip | 35-38 |
| 19:16 | Penn | Eric Spiegel tips it home | 37-38 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Friedenthal | 37-40 |
| 18:48 | Penn | Jerry Brown misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 37-40 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | Dingbang Xyong takes the ball from Robert Friedenthal | 37-40 |
| 18:16 | Penn | Anthony Dunkelberger takes the ball from Dingbang Xyong | 37-40 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Norris Thomas - foul #1 on Norris Thomas, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Penn | Dennis Harris (SF), Habimana Ahmadi (PF), Jose Suarez (C) Norris Thomas, Eric Spiegel, James Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Ray Anaya (SG), Mark Jones (PF), Frankie Bock (C) Robert Friedenthal, Jeffrey Johnson, Raymond Hill, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:50 | Penn | The rebound goes to Dennis Harris | 37-41 |
| 17:21 | Penn | Jerry Brown is hacked by Emmitt Holt - foul #3 on Emmitt Holt, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Penn | Norris Thomas (SF) Dennis Harris | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (PG), Roy Benninger (SF) Emmitt Holt, Seth Weiss | |
| 17:03 | Penn | Jose Suarez misses the wide open jumper near the basket | 37-41 |
| 17:01 | Penn | Jerry Brown misses the tip | 37-41 |
| 16:59 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong grabs the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 16:39 | Penn | Roy Benninger takes the ball from Jose Suarez | 37-41 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya lays it up and in set up by Roy Benninger | 37-43 |
| 16:13 | Penn | Norris Thomas scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 40-43 |
| 16:05 | Penn | Jerry Brown pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:02 | Penn | Norris Thomas double dribbles in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| Subs | Penn | Dennis Harris (SF), Eric Spiegel (PF) Norris Thomas, Habimana Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Raymond Hill (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Ray Anaya, Mark Jones, Frankie Bock | |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Penn | Michael Swartz (SG) Dingbang Xyong | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Seth Weiss (SF) Robert Friedenthal, Roy Benninger | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Swartz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Harris (fresh) PF - Eric Spiegel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jose Suarez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Emmitt Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Seth Weiss (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:26 | Penn | Jose Suarez connects on the open turnaround from the right block set up by Jerry Brown | 42-43 |
| 15:18 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 15:16 | Penn | Michael Swartz grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 15:14 | Penn | Jerry Brown is hacked by Emmitt Holt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Emmitt Holt, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (PG), Norris Thomas (SF) Jerry Brown, Dennis Harris | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (PG) Emmitt Holt | |
| 14:57 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Raymond Hill | 42-43 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 14:33 | Penn | Eric Spiegel pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:26 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Seth Weiss | 42-43 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 14:04 | Penn | Eric Spiegel pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:44 | Penn | Eric Spiegel makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Swartz and he's fouled by Raymond Hill - foul #1 on Raymond Hill, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (PG), Rickey Braggs (SF), James Brown (C) Dingbang Xyong, Norris Thomas, Jose Suarez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Mark Jones (PF), Frankie Bock (C) Jeffrey Johnson, Seth Weiss, Raymond Hill, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 13:44 | Penn | Eric Spiegel makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Michael Swartz - foul #4 on Michael Swartz, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (SG), Dennis Harris (SF), Habimana Ahmadi (PF) Michael Swartz, Rickey Braggs, Eric Spiegel | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:29 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 13:08 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Penn | Rickey Braggs (SF), Eric Spiegel (PF) Dennis Harris, Habimana Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | James Brown is called for the reach on Frankie Bock - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Penn | Norris Thomas (SF) Rickey Braggs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya misses the fadeaway from the right side | 45-44 |
| 12:36 | Penn | Jerry Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:11 | Penn | Norris Thomas misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-44 |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | Mark Jones grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | Mark Jones is fouled on the floor by Eric Spiegel - foul #2 on Eric Spiegel, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Penn | Dennis Harris (SF), Habimana Ahmadi (PF) Norris Thomas, Eric Spiegel | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Seth Weiss (SF), Raymond Hill (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Ray Anaya, Roy Benninger, Mark Jones, Frankie Bock | |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Dingbang Xyong steals the ball from Seth Weiss | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dingbang Xyong (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dennis Harris (fresh) PF - Habimana Ahmadi (fresh) C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Friedenthal (tired) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Seth Weiss (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:17 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi's fadeaway is rejected by Seth Weiss | 45-44 |
| 11:16 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong tips it in | 47-44 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal clanks a jumper from the left side | 47-44 |
| 10:58 | Penn | The rebound goes to James Brown | 47-44 |
| 10:56 | Penn | Jerry Brown is hacked by Robert Friedenthal in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Friedenthal, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Penn | Norris Thomas (SG), Rickey Braggs (SF), Eric Spiegel (PF), Jose Suarez (C) Dingbang Xyong, Dennis Harris, Habimana Ahmadi, James Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (SG), Frankie Bock (C) Jeffrey Johnson, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 10:41 | Penn | Jose Suarez's pass is intercepted by Raymond Hill | 47-44 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss loses the dribble to Jerry Brown | 47-44 |
| 10:08 | Penn | Eric Spiegel misses long on a floater from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 09:45 | Penn | Jose Suarez grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:16 | Penn | Norris Thomas connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Brown | 50-44 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill is hacked by Jose Suarez - foul #1 on Jose Suarez, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (SG), Habimana Ahmadi (PF), James Brown (C) Rickey Braggs, Eric Spiegel, Jose Suarez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Mark Jones (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Ray Anaya, Seth Weiss, Raymond Hill, Frankie Bock | |
| 08:59 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger hits a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Penn | Eric Spiegel (PF) Habimana Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:59 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:41 | Penn | Jerry Brown drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Brown | 52-47 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-47 |
| 08:23 | Penn | James Brown gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 08:09 | Penn | Roy Benninger swats the shot by Norris Thomas | 52-47 |
| 08:08 | Penn | Jerry Brown tips it in | 54-47 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger is whistled for traveling | 54-47 |
| Subs | Penn | Michael Swartz (SG), Dennis Harris (SF), Habimana Ahmadi (PF), Jose Suarez (C) Jerry Brown, Norris Thomas, Eric Spiegel, James Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Frankie Bock (C) Robert Friedenthal, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 07:32 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi is open and buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Michael Swartz | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Dingbang Xyong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Swartz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dennis Harris (fresh) PF - Habimana Ahmadi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jose Suarez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Emmitt Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Benninger (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frankie Bock (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Northwestern | Dingbang Xyong is called for the reach on Emmitt Holt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dingbang Xyong, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (PG), James Brown (C) Dennis Harris, Jose Suarez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (SG), Seth Weiss (SF) Jeffrey Johnson, Roy Benninger | |
| 07:29 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:29 | Penn | The rebound goes to James Brown | 56-47 |
| 07:05 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Jones - foul #2 on Mark Jones, team foul #5 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Penn | Norris Thomas (SF), Jose Suarez (C) Jerry Brown, James Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:05 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:05 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Mark Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 57-47 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses the tip | 57-47 |
| 06:48 | Penn | Michael Swartz grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 06:25 | Penn | Frankie Bock is called for the reach on Dingbang Xyong - foul #1 on Frankie Bock, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (PG), Dennis Harris (SF), Eric Spiegel (PF), James Brown (C) Dingbang Xyong, Norris Thomas, Habimana Ahmadi, Jose Suarez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Hill (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Mark Jones, Frankie Bock | |
| 06:00 | Penn | James Brown misses the fadeaway from the right side | 57-47 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | Jerry Brown steps in front of the Emmitt Holt pass | 57-47 |
| 05:50 | Penn | Michael Swartz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerry Brown | 59-47 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-47 |
| 05:30 | Penn | Dennis Harris gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 05:09 | Penn | Jerry Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-47 |
| 04:54 | Penn | Jerry Brown grabs the board | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:28 | Penn | Michael Swartz is hacked by Seth Weiss - foul #2 on Seth Weiss, team foul #7 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (PG), Norris Thomas (SF), Habimana Ahmadi (PF), Jose Suarez (C) Jerry Brown, Dennis Harris, Eric Spiegel, James Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Mark Jones (PF), Frankie Bock (C) Ray Anaya, Seth Weiss, Raymond Hill, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 04:28 | Penn | Michael Swartz makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 04:28 | Penn | Michael Swartz misses the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Mark Jones travels with the ball | 63-47 |
| 04:18 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-47 |
| Subs | Penn | Eric Spiegel (PF) Habimana Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses badly on the uncontested floater near the basket | 63-47 |
| 03:54 | Penn | The rebound goes to Michael Swartz | 63-47 |
| 03:52 | Penn | Eric Spiegel is hacked by Mark Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Jones, team foul #8 | 63-47 |
| 03:52 | Penn | Eric Spiegel misses the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Mark Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-47 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock snags the offensive board | 63-47 |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Jones and he's hacked by Dingbang Xyong - foul #4 on Dingbang Xyong, team foul #8 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi (PF) Eric Spiegel | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses the free throw | 63-49 |
| 03:37 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| 03:13 | Penn | Michael Swartz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-49 |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Emmitt Holt | 63-49 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Dingbang Xyong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Michael Swartz (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Norris Thomas (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Habimana Ahmadi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jose Suarez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Emmitt Holt (tiring) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Benninger (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frankie Bock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 02:51 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi gets the rebound | 63-49 |
| 02:25 | Penn | Norris Thomas misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-49 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Emmitt Holt | 63-51 |
| 01:57 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 65-51 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 65-51 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Mark Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 01:41 | Penn | Jose Suarez pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| 01:24 | Penn | Michael Swartz misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger is called for traveling | 65-51 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (PG), Eric Spiegel (PF), James Brown (C) Dingbang Xyong, Habimana Ahmadi, Jose Suarez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (PG), Seth Weiss (SF), Raymond Hill (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Emmitt Holt, Roy Benninger, Mark Jones, Frankie Bock | |
| 00:54 | Penn | Jerry Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 65-51 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill tips it but misses | 65-51 |
| 00:43 | Penn | Jerry Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:22 | Penn | Seth Weiss denies the turnaround by Eric Spiegel | 65-51 |
| 00:21 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to James Brown | 65-51 |
| 00:00 | Penn | Jerry Brown runs out the clock | 65-51 |