| Lineup | Penn | PG - Roger Faison (fresh) SG - William Hale (fresh) SF - Frank Allen (fresh) PF - Richard Carrick (fresh) C - John Dunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Paul Baker (fresh) SG - Doyle Delvalle (fresh) SF - Frederick Erving (fresh) PF - Joseph Todd (fresh) C - Edward Fields (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Edward Fields wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Columbia | Edward Fields is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Penn | Joseph Todd is called for the reach on John Dunn - foul #1 on Joseph Todd, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Penn | Richard Carrick lays it in on a great pass from Roger Faison | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Columbia | Doyle Delvalle makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Paul Baker | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Penn | Frank Allen clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Todd - foul #2 on Joseph Todd, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Bradley Nichols (PF) Joseph Todd | |
| 18:42 | Penn | Frank Allen makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:42 | Penn | Frank Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:42 | Columbia | Bradley Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:39 | Columbia | Doyle Delvalle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 18:28 | Penn | William Hale clanks a floater from the free throw line | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | Columbia | Bradley Nichols gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:06 | Columbia | Edward Fields is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Edward Fields, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| 17:47 | Penn | Roger Faison misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:46 | Columbia | Edward Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:41 | Columbia | William Hale is called for the reach on Bradley Nichols in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Hale, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Shepherd (PF) Richard Carrick | |
| Subs | Columbia | Johnnie Chase (PG), Joseph Litchfield (SG), Brandon Rutledge (PF), Richard Willingham (C) Paul Baker, Doyle Delvalle, Frederick Erving, Edward Fields | |
| 17:31 | Columbia | Johnnie Chase's pass is intercepted by Roger Faison | 3-3 |
| 17:28 | Penn | Frank Allen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roger Faison | 5-3 |
| 17:10 | Columbia | Brandon Rutledge loses the dribble to Frank Allen | 5-3 |
| 16:46 | Penn | Roger Faison is hacked by Bradley Nichols - foul #1 on Bradley Nichols, team foul #4 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Penn | Justin Jaffe (PG), Royce Ray (SG), Jeff Quinn (PF), Alan Fluellen (C) Roger Faison, William Hale, Frank Allen, John Dunn | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kevin Mier (SF) Bradley Nichols | |
| 16:36 | Penn | Alan Fluellen is hacked by Richard Willingham - foul #1 on Richard Willingham, team foul #5 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Carrick (PF) Alan Fluellen | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 16:24 | Penn | Jerry Shepherd is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jerry Shepherd, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frederick Erving (SF), Edward Fields (C) Kevin Mier, Richard Willingham | |
| 16:08 | Columbia | Edward Fields comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 16:07 | Penn | Jerry Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 15:46 | Penn | Jeff Quinn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 15:44 | Columbia | Brandon Rutledge grabs the board | 5-3 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Justin Jaffe (fresh) SG - Royce Ray (fresh) SF - Jerry Shepherd (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Carrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Quinn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Johnnie Chase (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Litchfield (fairly fresh) SF - Frederick Erving (fresh) PF - Brandon Rutledge (fairly fresh) C - Edward Fields (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Columbia | Joseph Litchfield knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Fields and he's hacked by Justin Jaffe - foul #1 on Justin Jaffe, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Penn | Frank Allen (SF), Alan Fluellen (C) Jerry Shepherd, Richard Carrick | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Baker (PG), Bradley Nichols (PF) Johnnie Chase, Brandon Rutledge | |
| 15:39 | Columbia | Joseph Litchfield misses the free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:39 | Columbia | Edward Fields pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:30 | Columbia | Edward Fields is fouled on the floor by Frank Allen - foul #1 on Frank Allen, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Doyle Delvalle (SG) Joseph Litchfield | |
| 15:07 | Columbia | Paul Baker is hacked by Justin Jaffe - foul #2 on Justin Jaffe, team foul #5 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Penn | Joseph Petties (PG), William Hale (SG) Justin Jaffe, Royce Ray | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kevin Mier (SF), Richard Willingham (C) Frederick Erving, Edward Fields | |
| 14:56 | Columbia | Kevin Mier banks in the layup on a nice dish by Doyle Delvalle | 5-7 |
| 14:37 | Penn | Alan Fluellen makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 7-7 |
| 14:35 | Columbia | Paul Baker is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Baker, team foul #6 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Penn | Roger Faison (PG), Claud Lozowski (PF), John Dunn (C) Joseph Petties, Jeff Quinn, Alan Fluellen | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 14:20 | Penn | John Dunn knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by William Hale | 9-7 |
| 14:18 | Columbia | Doyle Delvalle is hacked by Claud Lozowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Claud Lozowski, team foul #6 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Carrick (PF) Frank Allen | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Fields (C) Bradley Nichols | |
| 13:59 | Columbia | Edward Fields connects on the open jump hook from the right block set up by Kevin Mier | 9-9 |
| 13:42 | Penn | William Hale hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Fields - foul #2 on Edward Fields, team foul #7 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Shepherd (SF) Claud Lozowski | |
| Subs | Columbia | Johnnie Chase (PG), Joseph Litchfield (SG), Frederick Erving (SF), Brandon Rutledge (PF), Bradley Nichols (C) Paul Baker, Doyle Delvalle, Kevin Mier, Richard Willingham, Edward Fields | |
| 13:42 | Penn | William Hale makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:42 | Penn | William Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:32 | Columbia | Joseph Litchfield hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 11-9 |
| 13:31 | Penn | Richard Carrick gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:16 | Penn | Joseph Litchfield steps in front of the John Dunn pass | 11-9 |
| 13:11 | Columbia | Johnnie Chase misses the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 11-9 |
| 13:10 | Penn | Jerry Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:50 | Penn | Johnnie Chase takes the ball from William Hale | 11-9 |
| 12:22 | Columbia | Joseph Litchfield buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Johnnie Chase | 11-12 |
| 12:13 | Penn | Jerry Shepherd buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Roger Faison | 13-12 |
| 11:52 | Columbia | Brandon Rutledge makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Johnnie Chase | 13-14 |
| 11:37 | Penn | Bradley Nichols swats the layup by William Hale | 13-14 |
| 11:35 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Joseph Litchfield | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Roger Faison (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Hale (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Shepherd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Carrick (tiring) 2 pts. C - John Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Johnnie Chase (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Litchfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frederick Erving (fairly fresh) PF - Brandon Rutledge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Columbia | Brandon Rutledge misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 11:10 | Penn | William Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 11:06 | Penn | The jump hook by Jerry Shepherd is blocked by Bradley Nichols | 13-14 |
| 11:05 | Penn | John Dunn snags the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 10:48 | Penn | Roger Faison can't connect on a shot from the right side | 13-14 |
| 10:47 | Penn | Jerry Shepherd tips it back up and in | 15-14 |
| 10:41 | Columbia | Roger Faison is called for the reach on Johnnie Chase in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Faison, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Penn | Royce Ray (PG), Alan Fluellen (SG), Frank Allen (SF), Claud Lozowski (PF), Jeff Quinn (C) Roger Faison, William Hale, Jerry Shepherd, Richard Carrick, John Dunn | |
| Subs | Columbia | Doyle Delvalle (SG), Kevin Mier (SF), Richard Willingham (PF) Joseph Litchfield, Frederick Erving, Brandon Rutledge | |
| 10:41 | Columbia | Johnnie Chase misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:41 | Penn | The rebound goes to Jeff Quinn | 15-14 |
| 10:19 | Penn | Frank Allen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Willingham - foul #2 on Richard Willingham, team foul #8 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Baker (PG), Brandon Rutledge (C) Johnnie Chase, Richard Willingham | |
| 10:19 | Penn | Frank Allen makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:19 | Penn | Frank Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:19 | Columbia | Brandon Rutledge snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 10:07 | Columbia | Kevin Mier is called for 5 seconds | 16-14 |
| 09:50 | Penn | Claud Lozowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 09:48 | Penn | Claud Lozowski grabs the offensive board | 16-14 |
| 09:37 | Penn | Frank Allen banks in the layup | 18-14 |
| 09:33 | Columbia | Alan Fluellen is called for the reach on Doyle Delvalle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alan Fluellen, team foul #8 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Penn | Joseph Petties (PG) Alan Fluellen | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 09:33 | Columbia | Doyle Delvalle makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:33 | Columbia | Doyle Delvalle makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:17 | Penn | Royce Ray makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jeff Quinn | 21-16 |
| 08:55 | Columbia | Kevin Mier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-16 |
| 08:53 | Columbia | Doyle Delvalle grabs the offensive board | 21-16 |
| 08:33 | Columbia | Brandon Rutledge is fouled on the floor by Joseph Petties - foul #1 on Joseph Petties, team foul #9 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Penn | William Hale (SG), Richard Carrick (PF), John Dunn (C) Royce Ray, Claud Lozowski, Jeff Quinn | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jason Burke (SG), Frederick Erving (SF) Doyle Delvalle, Kevin Mier | |
| 08:33 | Columbia | Brandon Rutledge makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:33 | Columbia | Brandon Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:08 | Penn | John Dunn connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by William Hale and the foul's on Bradley Nichols - foul #2 on Bradley Nichols, team foul #9 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Penn | Roger Faison (PG), Alan Fluellen (SG) Joseph Petties, William Hale | |
| Subs | Columbia | Johnnie Chase (PG), Edward Fields (C) Paul Baker, Bradley Nichols | |
| 08:08 | Penn | John Dunn makes the free throw | 24-18 |
| 07:46 | Columbia | Edward Fields clanks a runner near the basket | 24-18 |
| 07:45 | Penn | Richard Carrick pulls down the rebound | 24-18 |
| 07:33 | Penn | Alan Fluellen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-18 |
| 07:31 | Columbia | Edward Fields snags the defensive board | 24-18 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Roger Faison (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alan Fluellen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Carrick (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Dunn (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Johnnie Chase (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Burke (fresh) SF - Frederick Erving (fairly fresh) PF - Brandon Rutledge (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Columbia | Roger Faison is called for the reach on Johnnie Chase in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Faison, team foul #10 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Penn | Royce Ray (PG), William Hale (SG), Jerry Shepherd (PF) Roger Faison, Alan Fluellen, Richard Carrick | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Litchfield (SG) Edward Fields | |
| 07:29 | Columbia | Johnnie Chase makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:29 | Columbia | Johnnie Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:12 | Penn | Jerry Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Brandon Rutledge - foul #1 on Brandon Rutledge, team foul #10 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Penn | Jeff Quinn (C) John Dunn | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kevin Mier (SF), Edward Fields (C) Jason Burke, Frederick Erving | |
| 07:12 | Penn | Jerry Shepherd misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:12 | Penn | Jerry Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:57 | Columbia | Joseph Litchfield comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-20 |
| 06:55 | Columbia | Edward Fields tips it back up and in | 25-22 |
| 06:41 | Penn | Royce Ray is fouled on the floor by Edward Fields - foul #3 on Edward Fields, team foul #11 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Penn | Joseph Petties (PG) William Hale | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Baker (PG), Doyle Delvalle (SG), Joseph Todd (PF) Johnnie Chase, Kevin Mier, Edward Fields | |
| 06:41 | Penn | Royce Ray misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:41 | Penn | Royce Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:41 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Joseph Litchfield | 25-22 |
| 06:39 | Columbia | Jeff Quinn takes the ball from Doyle Delvalle in the backcourt | 25-22 |
| 06:21 | Penn | Frank Allen loses the dribble to Joseph Todd | 25-22 |
| 06:05 | Columbia | Joseph Litchfield makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Doyle Delvalle | 25-24 |
| 05:53 | Penn | Jerry Shepherd lays it up and in | 27-24 |
| 05:38 | Columbia | Joseph Todd scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Baker | 27-26 |
| 05:23 | Penn | Joseph Litchfield steals it from Frank Allen | 27-26 |
| 05:19 | Columbia | Joseph Litchfield hits the finger roll | 27-28 |
| 05:03 | Penn | Jerry Shepherd makes the shot in the lane set up by Royce Ray | 29-28 |
| 04:44 | Columbia | Paul Baker travels with the ball | 29-28 |
| Subs | Penn | William Hale (SG), Claud Lozowski (SF), Richard Carrick (PF), Alan Fluellen (C) Joseph Petties, Frank Allen, Jeff Quinn, Jerry Shepherd | |
| Subs | Columbia | Johnnie Chase (PG), Jason Burke (SG), Frederick Erving (SF), Edward Fields (C) Paul Baker, Doyle Delvalle, Joseph Litchfield, Joseph Todd | |
| 04:27 | Penn | Alan Fluellen misses short on a 3 from straight away | 29-28 |
| 04:26 | Penn | Claud Lozowski grabs the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 04:21 | Penn | Alan Fluellen clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-28 |
| 04:20 | Penn | William Hale gets the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 04:01 | Penn | William Hale drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Royce Ray | 31-28 |
| 03:48 | Columbia | Frederick Erving steps out of bounds on the baseline | 31-28 |
| Subs | Penn | Roger Faison (PG), Justin Jaffe (SG) Royce Ray, William Hale | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Todd (PF), Richard Willingham (C) Brandon Rutledge, Edward Fields | |
| 03:30 | Penn | Richard Carrick steps out of bounds on the sideline | 31-28 |
| Subs | Penn | Frank Allen (SF), John Dunn (C) Claud Lozowski, Alan Fluellen | |
| Subs | Columbia | Bradley Nichols (C) Richard Willingham | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Roger Faison (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Justin Jaffe (fresh) SF - Frank Allen (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Richard Carrick (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Johnnie Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Burke (fresh) SF - Frederick Erving (fresh) PF - Joseph Todd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Nichols (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Columbia | Frank Allen steals the ball from Jason Burke in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| 03:06 | Penn | John Dunn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 03:04 | Penn | Roger Faison misses the tip | 31-28 |
| 03:02 | Columbia | Frederick Erving pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 02:50 | Columbia | Frederick Erving misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-28 |
| 02:48 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Johnnie Chase | 31-28 |
| 02:36 | Columbia | Johnnie Chase clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-28 |
| 02:34 | Penn | John Dunn snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 02:21 | Penn | Richard Carrick's layup is rejected by Joseph Todd | 31-28 |
| 02:19 | Columbia | Frederick Erving grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 02:01 | Columbia | Bradley Nichols can't finish the uncontested layup | 31-28 |
| 01:59 | Penn | The rebound goes to Roger Faison | 31-28 |
| 01:48 | Penn | The pull-up jumper by John Dunn is blocked by Frederick Erving | 31-28 |
| 01:46 | Penn | Richard Carrick tips it in | 33-28 |
| 01:32 | Columbia | Joseph Todd hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Johnnie Chase | 33-30 |
| 01:16 | Penn | Justin Jaffe travels with the ball | 33-30 |
| Subs | Penn | Joseph Petties (PG), William Hale (SG), Jerry Shepherd (SF), Jeff Quinn (PF), Alan Fluellen (C) Roger Faison, Justin Jaffe, Frank Allen, Richard Carrick, John Dunn | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Baker (PG), Doyle Delvalle (SG), Joseph Litchfield (SF), Richard Willingham (C) Johnnie Chase, Jason Burke, Frederick Erving, Bradley Nichols | |
| 01:05 | Columbia | Paul Baker is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 01:04 | Columbia | Richard Willingham grabs the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 00:43 | Columbia | Richard Willingham misses the fadeaway from the left block | 33-30 |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Joseph Todd tips it home | 33-32 |
| 00:19 | Penn | William Hale misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-32 |
| 00:17 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Richard Willingham | 33-32 |
| 00:01 | Columbia | Doyle Delvalle knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 00:00 | Penn | Jerry Shepherd misses the fullcourt shot | 33-34 |