| Lineup | Penn | PG - Mohammad Shields (fresh) SG - Kenneth Strang (fresh) SF - John Hildebrand (fresh) PF - James Grisby (fresh) C - Donald Lord (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Roy Nelson (fresh) SG - Daniel Servantes (fresh) SF - Steven Mattson (fresh) PF - Floyd Harned (fresh) C - Ryan Lindsay (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:52 | UCLA | Steven Mattson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Penn | James Grisby grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Penn | Roy Nelson takes the ball from James Grisby | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | UCLA | Roy Nelson banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Penn | James Grisby hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane set up by Kenneth Strang | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | UCLA | Steven Mattson's pass is intercepted by Mohammad Shields | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Penn | Donald Lord misses long on a jump hook from close range | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Penn | James Grisby gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Penn | James Grisby is hacked by Ryan Lindsay - foul #1 on Ryan Lindsay, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Penn | Donald Lord clanks a 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Penn | James Grisby tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Steven Mattson | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | UCLA | Steven Mattson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | Penn | James Grisby gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:24 | Penn | John Hildebrand hits a jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 17:20 | UCLA | Steven Mattson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | Penn | Nathan Hardy (PG), Charlie Grubbs (SF), Javier Mendoza (PF), Clinton Rice (C) Kenneth Strang, John Hildebrand, James Grisby, Donald Lord | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra (PG), Orlando Eusebio (SG), Scott Mason (SF), Horace Ancheta (PF), Adolph Strickland (C) Roy Nelson, Daniel Servantes, Steven Mattson, Floyd Harned, Ryan Lindsay | |
| 17:17 | Penn | Nathan Hardy is hacked by Jackie Saavedra in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jackie Saavedra, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 16:54 | Penn | Mohammad Shields hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 16:53 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Scott Mason | 4-2 |
| 16:46 | UCLA | Scott Mason connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jackie Saavedra | 4-5 |
| 16:17 | Penn | Clinton Rice connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Mohammad Shields | 6-5 |
| 16:09 | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra is fouled on the floor by Nathan Hardy - foul #1 on Nathan Hardy, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Penn | James Grisby (SG) Mohammad Shields | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 16:00 | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 15:59 | UCLA | Adolph Strickland pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Nathan Hardy (fresh) SG - James Grisby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Charlie Grubbs (fresh) PF - Javier Mendoza (fresh) C - Clinton Rice (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jackie Saavedra (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Orlando Eusebio (fresh) SF - Scott Mason (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Horace Ancheta (fresh) C - Adolph Strickland (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | UCLA | Scott Mason misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 15:37 | Penn | The rebound goes to James Grisby | 6-5 |
| 15:15 | Penn | Charlie Grubbs dunks the ball on a great pass from Nathan Hardy | 8-5 |
| 15:07 | UCLA | Orlando Eusebio misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 15:06 | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra hits the follow up shot | 8-7 |
| 14:53 | Penn | Javier Mendoza misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Horace Ancheta - foul #1 on Horace Ancheta, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Penn | Kenneth Strang (SG), John Hildebrand (SF), Donald Lord (C) James Grisby, Charlie Grubbs, Clinton Rice | |
| Subs | UCLA | Roy Nelson (PG), Scott Berggren (SG), Steven Mattson (SF), Floyd Harned (PF), George Browner (C) Jackie Saavedra, Orlando Eusebio, Scott Mason, Horace Ancheta, Adolph Strickland | |
| 14:53 | Penn | Javier Mendoza makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:53 | Penn | Javier Mendoza makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:44 | UCLA | Floyd Harned makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roy Nelson | 10-9 |
| 14:34 | Penn | Nathan Hardy is called for 10 seconds | 10-9 |
| 14:16 | UCLA | Floyd Harned's layup is rejected by Javier Mendoza | 10-9 |
| 14:15 | Penn | Kenneth Strang grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 13:54 | Penn | Kenneth Strang connects on the open 3 from the left corner set up by John Hildebrand | 13-9 |
| 13:50 | UCLA | Scott Berggren clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 13:48 | Penn | Donald Lord grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 13:41 | Penn | Kenneth Strang knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-9 |
| 13:24 | UCLA | Steven Mattson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Roy Nelson | 16-11 |
| 13:03 | Penn | Javier Mendoza misses the jump hook from the baseline | 16-11 |
| 13:01 | UCLA | Floyd Harned snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 12:55 | UCLA | Floyd Harned is called for traveling | 16-11 |
| Subs | Penn | Mohammad Shields (SG), Charlie Grubbs (SF), James Grisby (PF), Clinton Rice (C) Nathan Hardy, Kenneth Strang, Javier Mendoza, Donald Lord | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra (PG), Daniel Servantes (SG), Scott Mason (SF), Ryan Lindsay (C) Roy Nelson, Scott Berggren, Steven Mattson, George Browner | |
| 12:53 | Penn | Charlie Grubbs throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-11 |
| 12:41 | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 12:40 | Penn | Clinton Rice grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 12:38 | Penn | Jackie Saavedra steals it from John Hildebrand in the backcourt | 16-11 |
| 12:32 | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra is fouled on the floor by John Hildebrand - foul #1 on John Hildebrand, team foul #2 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Horace Ancheta (PF) Floyd Harned | |
| 12:24 | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Charlie Grubbs - foul #1 on Charlie Grubbs, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| 12:24 | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:24 | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:19 | Penn | Mohammad Shields is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Servantes - foul #1 on Daniel Servantes, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Penn | Kenneth Strang (SG) John Hildebrand | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 12:03 | Penn | Mohammad Shields can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 12:01 | Penn | Charlie Grubbs grabs the offensive board | 16-13 |
| 11:42 | Penn | James Grisby hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Horace Ancheta - foul #2 on Horace Ancheta, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Penn | Nathan Hardy (SG), John Hildebrand (SF), Javier Mendoza (C) Kenneth Strang, Charlie Grubbs, Clinton Rice | |
| Subs | UCLA | Orlando Eusebio (SG), George Browner (PF), Adolph Strickland (C) Daniel Servantes, Horace Ancheta, Ryan Lindsay | |
| 11:42 | Penn | James Grisby makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:42 | Penn | James Grisby makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Mohammad Shields (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathan Hardy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Hildebrand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Grisby (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Javier Mendoza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jackie Saavedra (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orlando Eusebio (fresh) SF - Scott Mason (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Browner (fresh) C - Adolph Strickland (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | UCLA | Orlando Eusebio misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 11:30 | Penn | Mohammad Shields pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 11:25 | Penn | Javier Mendoza makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Nathan Hardy | 20-13 |
| 11:18 | UCLA | Javier Mendoza takes the ball from Adolph Strickland | 20-13 |
| 10:49 | Penn | Mohammad Shields hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-13 |
| 10:34 | UCLA | A charge is called on Jackie Saavedra - foul #2 on Jackie Saavedra, team foul #6 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Penn | Kenneth Strang (SG), Charlie Grubbs (SF), Donald Lord (C) Nathan Hardy, John Hildebrand, Javier Mendoza | |
| Subs | UCLA | Roy Nelson (PG), Steven Mattson (SF), Floyd Harned (PF), Ryan Lindsay (C) Jackie Saavedra, Scott Mason, George Browner, Adolph Strickland | |
| 10:13 | Penn | Donald Lord misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Steven Mattson - foul #1 on Steven Mattson, team foul #7 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Penn | John Hildebrand (SF) Charlie Grubbs | |
| Subs | UCLA | Daniel Servantes (SG) Orlando Eusebio | |
| 10:13 | Penn | Donald Lord makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 10:13 | Penn | Donald Lord misses the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 10:13 | UCLA | Floyd Harned snags the defensive board | 23-13 |
| 10:00 | UCLA | Steven Mattson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Hildebrand - foul #2 on John Hildebrand, team foul #4 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Penn | Charlie Grubbs (SF) John Hildebrand | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 10:00 | UCLA | Steven Mattson misses the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 10:00 | UCLA | Steven Mattson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 09:37 | Penn | Mohammad Shields is fouled on the floor by Floyd Harned - foul #1 on Floyd Harned, team foul #8 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Penn | Nathan Hardy (SG), Javier Mendoza (PF) Kenneth Strang, James Grisby | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 09:37 | Penn | Mohammad Shields makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 09:37 | Penn | Mohammad Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| 09:28 | UCLA | Floyd Harned blows the layup but he's hacked by Nathan Hardy - foul #2 on Nathan Hardy, team foul #5 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Penn | Kenneth Strang (SG) Nathan Hardy | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 09:28 | UCLA | Floyd Harned makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 09:28 | UCLA | Floyd Harned makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 09:25 | Penn | Mohammad Shields is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 25-16 |
| Subs | Penn | James Grisby (PF) Javier Mendoza | |
| Subs | UCLA | Scott Berggren (SG) Daniel Servantes | |
| 09:20 | UCLA | Steven Mattson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 09:18 | Penn | Mohammad Shields is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Mattson - foul #2 on Steven Mattson, team foul #9 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Penn | Javier Mendoza (PF) James Grisby | |
| Subs | UCLA | Scott Mason (SF), George Browner (C) Steven Mattson, Ryan Lindsay | |
| 09:18 | Penn | Mohammad Shields makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 09:18 | Penn | Mohammad Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 08:56 | UCLA | George Browner knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 27-21 |
| 08:30 | Penn | Charlie Grubbs is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Charlie Grubbs, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Penn | Clinton Rice (SF), James Grisby (PF), Wesley Puckett (C) Charlie Grubbs, Javier Mendoza, Donald Lord | |
| Subs | UCLA | Orlando Eusebio (SF), Adolph Strickland (C) Scott Mason, George Browner | |
| 08:27 | UCLA | Roy Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Mohammad Shields - foul #1 on Mohammad Shields, team foul #7 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Daniel Servantes (SG) Scott Berggren | |
| 08:27 | UCLA | Roy Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 08:27 | UCLA | Roy Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 08:01 | Penn | Mohammad Shields is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Mohammad Shields, team foul #8 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Penn | Javier Mendoza (PF), Donald Lord (C) Mohammad Shields, Wesley Puckett | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 07:46 | UCLA | Floyd Harned scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Orlando Eusebio | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Kenneth Strang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Grisby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Clinton Rice (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Javier Mendoza (tiring) 4 pts. C - Donald Lord (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Roy Nelson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Servantes (fairly fresh) SF - Orlando Eusebio (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Floyd Harned (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Adolph Strickland (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Penn | Donald Lord misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-25 |
| 07:26 | Penn | James Grisby hits the follow up shot | 29-25 |
| 07:04 | UCLA | Floyd Harned is fouled on the floor by Javier Mendoza - foul #1 on Javier Mendoza, team foul #9 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Penn | Wesley Puckett (C) Donald Lord | |
| Subs | UCLA | Scott Berggren (SG), Scott Mason (SF), George Browner (C) Daniel Servantes, Orlando Eusebio, Adolph Strickland | |
| 07:04 | UCLA | Floyd Harned misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 07:04 | Penn | James Grisby snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 06:40 | Penn | Javier Mendoza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | Penn | John Hildebrand (PG), Mohammad Shields (SG), Charlie Grubbs (SF) Kenneth Strang, Javier Mendoza, Wesley Puckett | |
| Subs | UCLA | Steven Mattson (PG), Horace Ancheta (PF) Roy Nelson, Floyd Harned | |
| 06:32 | UCLA | George Browner knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Steven Mattson | 29-27 |
| 06:15 | Penn | Mohammad Shields is fouled on the floor by Horace Ancheta - foul #3 on Horace Ancheta, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Penn | Donald Lord (C) Clinton Rice | |
| Subs | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay (C) Horace Ancheta | |
| 06:15 | Penn | Mohammad Shields makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 06:15 | Penn | Mohammad Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 05:59 | UCLA | Scott Mason makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Steven Mattson | 31-29 |
| 05:42 | Penn | Charlie Grubbs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-29 |
| 05:41 | UCLA | Scott Mason snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 05:37 | UCLA | Scott Berggren buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Lindsay | 31-31 |
| 05:13 | Penn | Mohammad Shields misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-31 |
| 05:11 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 05:05 | UCLA | Scott Mason misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 05:04 | Penn | James Grisby gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 04:37 | Penn | Mohammad Shields makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Hildebrand | 34-31 |
| 04:28 | UCLA | Steven Mattson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 04:27 | Penn | Donald Lord snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 04:10 | Penn | Charlie Grubbs buries a driving attempt near the basket | 36-31 |
| 03:57 | UCLA | Scott Mason drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Berggren | 36-34 |
| 03:32 | Penn | Donald Lord's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Lindsay | 36-34 |
| 03:30 | Penn | Donald Lord tips it in | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Hildebrand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mohammad Shields (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Grubbs (tired) 4 pts. PF - James Grisby (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Donald Lord (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Steven Mattson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Berggren (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Mason (tiring) 8 pts. PF - George Browner (tiring) 4 pts. C - Ryan Lindsay (tired) | |
| 03:26 | UCLA | George Browner travels with the ball | 38-34 |
| Subs | Penn | Nathan Hardy (PG), Kenneth Strang (SG), Javier Mendoza (PF), Clinton Rice (C) Mohammad Shields, Charlie Grubbs, James Grisby, Donald Lord | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra (PG), Daniel Servantes (SG), Orlando Eusebio (SF), Floyd Harned (PF), Adolph Strickland (C) Steven Mattson, Scott Berggren, Scott Mason, George Browner, Ryan Lindsay | |
| 03:10 | Penn | Adolph Strickland swats the layup by Javier Mendoza | 38-34 |
| 03:08 | Penn | Javier Mendoza snags the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 02:48 | Penn | Javier Mendoza is whistled for a carry | 38-34 |
| 02:39 | UCLA | Adolph Strickland misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 38-34 |
| 02:38 | Penn | Clinton Rice gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 02:36 | Penn | Orlando Eusebio is called for the reach on John Hildebrand in the backcourt - foul #1 on Orlando Eusebio, team foul #11 | 38-34 |
| 02:36 | Penn | John Hildebrand misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 02:36 | Penn | John Hildebrand misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 02:36 | UCLA | Daniel Servantes snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 02:31 | UCLA | Floyd Harned double dribbles | 38-34 |
| 02:05 | Penn | Clinton Rice makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Hildebrand | 40-34 |
| 01:52 | UCLA | Adolph Strickland can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Nathan Hardy - foul #3 on Nathan Hardy, team foul #10 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Penn | Mohammad Shields (PG), Charlie Grubbs (PF) Nathan Hardy, Clinton Rice | |
| Subs | UCLA | Roy Nelson (PG), Steven Mattson (SF) Jackie Saavedra, Orlando Eusebio | |
| 01:52 | UCLA | Adolph Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 01:52 | UCLA | Adolph Strickland misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 01:52 | Penn | Charlie Grubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 01:27 | Penn | Javier Mendoza scores on a floater from the right block set up by Kenneth Strang | 42-35 |
| 01:13 | UCLA | Steven Mattson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 01:11 | UCLA | Floyd Harned tips it in | 42-37 |
| 00:44 | Penn | Mohammad Shields misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 00:42 | UCLA | Floyd Harned pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 00:38 | UCLA | Roy Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Penn | James Grisby (PF), Donald Lord (C) Kenneth Strang, Javier Mendoza | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra (PG), Orlando Eusebio (SG), Ryan Lindsay (C) Roy Nelson, Daniel Servantes, Adolph Strickland | |
| 00:19 | Penn | James Grisby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Scott Mason (SF) Steven Mattson | |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Scott Mason clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-37 |