| Lineup | Penn | PG - Judson McDonald (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Tinsley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Scott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Blake (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Alphonso Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Kurt Oakes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Zabik (fresh) SF - Daniel Depp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Begin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn | Timothy Scott inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Penn | Alan Blake hits a runner in the lane set up by Timothy Scott | 30-28 |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | William Zabik buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-31 |
| 19:19 | Penn | Kevin Begin is called for the reach on Timothy Scott - foul #3 on Kevin Begin, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris (PF) Kevin Begin | |
| 19:00 | Penn | Judson McDonald connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Tinsley | 33-31 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp hits a 3 from straight away | 33-34 |
| 18:25 | Penn | Timothy Scott banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Tinsley | 35-34 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jeffery Harris, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| 18:03 | Penn | Timothy Scott is fouled on the floor by Kurt Oakes - foul #2 on Kurt Oakes, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| 17:48 | Penn | Charles Tinsley scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Alphonso Esposito | 38-34 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 38-34 |
| 17:33 | Penn | Alan Blake pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:28 | Penn | Charles Tinsley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Penn | Saul Davila (SG) Charles Tinsley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor (SG) William Zabik | |
| 17:17 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| 17:05 | Penn | Timothy Scott scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Saul Davila | 41-34 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-34 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris gets the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Penn | Kosoko Real (PG), Charles Tinsley (SG), Gerald Soucie (SF), Armando Lopez (PF), Terry Alexander (C) Judson McDonald, Saul Davila, Timothy Scott, Alan Blake, Alphonso Esposito | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Grantham (PG), Kenneth Roberts (SF), James Frese (C) Kurt Oakes, Daniel Depp, Bobby Brooks | |
| 16:09 | Penn | Kosoko Real misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 16:07 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts grabs the board | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Kosoko Real (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Tinsley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gerald Soucie (fresh) PF - Armando Lopez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Alexander (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Richard Grantham (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jamie Proctor (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffery Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Frese (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Richard Grantham and he's fouled by Charles Tinsley - foul #2 on Charles Tinsley, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Zabik (SG), Kevin Begin (PF) Richard Grantham, Jeffery Harris | |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:10 | Penn | Charles Tinsley scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kosoko Real | 44-37 |
| 14:52 | Tennessee | James Frese hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jamie Proctor | 44-39 |
| 14:37 | Penn | Terry Alexander blows the layup | 44-39 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | James Frese pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 14:22 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor connects on the 3 from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 14:07 | Penn | Charles Tinsley misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Tinsley - foul #3 on Charles Tinsley, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Penn | Judson McDonald (PG), Saul Davila (SG), Timothy Scott (SF), Alan Blake (PF), Alphonso Esposito (C) Kosoko Real, Charles Tinsley, Gerald Soucie, Armando Lopez, Terry Alexander | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes (PG), Daniel Depp (SF), Bobby Brooks (C) William Zabik, Kenneth Roberts, James Frese | |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:42 | Penn | Alphonso Esposito is called for traveling | 44-44 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lawrence Green (SG) Jamie Proctor | |
| 13:19 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes misses long on a floater from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 13:17 | Penn | Timothy Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:10 | Penn | Judson McDonald misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kurt Oakes - foul #3 on Kurt Oakes, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| 13:10 | Penn | Judson McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:10 | Penn | Judson McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Alan Blake - foul #2 on Alan Blake, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts (SG) Lawrence Green | |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:39 | Penn | Judson McDonald misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Zabik (SG), Jeffery Harris (PF) Kenneth Roberts, Kevin Begin | |
| 12:08 | Penn | Judson McDonald scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Scott | 49-46 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Depp | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Judson McDonald (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Saul Davila (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Scott (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alan Blake (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Alphonso Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Kurt Oakes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Zabik (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Depp (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Penn | Judson McDonald's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Harris | 49-49 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Timothy Scott - foul #2 on Timothy Scott, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Penn | Charles Tinsley (SG) Saul Davila | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor (SG), Kenneth Roberts (SF) William Zabik, Daniel Depp | |
| 11:07 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 10:47 | Penn | Judson McDonald connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Charles Tinsley | 52-51 |
| 10:32 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts is called for traveling | 52-51 |
| Subs | Penn | Kosoko Real (PG), Gerald Soucie (SF), Armando Lopez (PF), Terry Alexander (C) Judson McDonald, Timothy Scott, Alan Blake, Alphonso Esposito | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Grantham (PG), Kevin Begin (PF) Kurt Oakes, Bobby Brooks | |
| 10:11 | Penn | Terry Alexander can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffery Harris - foul #3 on Jeffery Harris, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Depp (SF) Richard Grantham | |
| 10:11 | Penn | Terry Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:11 | Penn | Terry Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:47 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-51 |
| 09:46 | Penn | Terry Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:19 | Penn | Armando Lopez banks in the layup | 56-51 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | Armando Lopez swats the short shot by Jamie Proctor | 56-51 |
| 09:02 | Penn | Gerald Soucie pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 08:57 | Penn | Kosoko Real's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Harris | 56-51 |
| 08:37 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin hits the follow up shot | 56-53 |
| 08:29 | Penn | Gerald Soucie misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 56-53 |
| 08:28 | Penn | Terry Alexander tips it home | 58-53 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-56 |
| 07:43 | Penn | Kevin Begin is called for the reach on Kosoko Real - foul #4 on Kevin Begin, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Penn | Judson McDonald (PG), Saul Davila (SG), Timothy Scott (SF), Alan Blake (PF), Alphonso Esposito (C) Kosoko Real, Charles Tinsley, Gerald Soucie, Armando Lopez, Terry Alexander | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes (PG), William Zabik (SG), Lawrence Green (SF), Bobby Brooks (C) Jamie Proctor, Kenneth Roberts, Daniel Depp, Jeffery Harris | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Judson McDonald (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Saul Davila (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Scott (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alan Blake (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Alphonso Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Kurt Oakes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Zabik (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Green (fresh) PF - Kevin Begin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Bobby Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Penn | Alan Blake misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Zabik - foul #2 on William Zabik, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| 07:22 | Penn | Alan Blake misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 07:22 | Penn | Alan Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 07:06 | Penn | The rebound goes to Saul Davila | 59-56 |
| 06:52 | Penn | Judson McDonald misses the jumper from the left side | 59-56 |
| 06:51 | Penn | Judson McDonald gets the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 06:39 | Penn | Alphonso Esposito is fouled on the floor by Kevin Begin - foul #5 on Kevin Begin, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Depp (SF) Kevin Begin | |
| 06:39 | Penn | Alphonso Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 06:39 | Penn | Alphonso Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee | Lawrence Green pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Saul Davila is called for the reach on Kurt Oakes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Saul Davila, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes travels with the ball | 60-56 |
| 05:57 | Penn | Judson McDonald comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| 05:56 | Penn | Alphonso Esposito tips it in | 62-56 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | Lawrence Green blows the layup | 62-56 |
| 05:35 | Penn | The rebound goes to Timothy Scott | 62-56 |
| 05:14 | Penn | Timothy Scott is hacked by Daniel Depp - foul #2 on Daniel Depp, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Penn | Charles Tinsley (SG) Saul Davila | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor (SG), Kenneth Roberts (SF), Jeffery Harris (PF) William Zabik, Daniel Depp, Lawrence Green | |
| 05:14 | Penn | Timothy Scott makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:14 | Penn | Timothy Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:14 | Penn | Alan Blake snags the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 05:02 | Penn | Alphonso Esposito misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Jamie Proctor - foul #1 on Jamie Proctor, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| 05:02 | Penn | Alphonso Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:02 | Penn | Alphonso Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Bobby Brooks | 63-56 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks misses the easy layup | 63-56 |
| 04:52 | Penn | Alphonso Esposito pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 04:47 | Penn | Timothy Scott double dribbles | 63-56 |
| Subs | Penn | Kosoko Real (PG), Gerald Soucie (SF), Terry Alexander (C) Judson McDonald, Timothy Scott, Alphonso Esposito | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Grantham (PG), James Frese (C) Kurt Oakes, Bobby Brooks | |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-56 |
| 04:23 | Penn | The rebound goes to Alan Blake | 63-56 |
| 04:02 | Penn | Jamie Proctor swats the short shot by Terry Alexander | 63-56 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Richard Grantham | 63-56 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 63-56 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee | Richard Grantham tips it back up and in | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Kosoko Real (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Tinsley (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Soucie (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alan Blake (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Richard Grantham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jamie Proctor (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Frese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Penn | Terry Alexander buries a floater from the right block | 65-58 |
| 03:04 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-58 |
| 03:03 | Penn | The rebound goes to Alan Blake | 65-58 |
| 03:01 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | Penn | Judson McDonald (PG), Timothy Scott (SF), Alphonso Esposito (C) Kosoko Real, Gerald Soucie, Terry Alexander | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes (PG), William Zabik (SG), Daniel Depp (SF), Bobby Brooks (C) Richard Grantham, Jamie Proctor, Kenneth Roberts, James Frese | |
| 02:49 | Penn | Bobby Brooks is called for the reach on Alphonso Esposito - foul #1 on Bobby Brooks, team foul #11 | 65-58 |
| 02:49 | Penn | Alphonso Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 02:49 | Penn | Alphonso Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | William Zabik hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Brooks | 67-58 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp misses short on a shot from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 02:05 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris can't tip it in | 67-58 |
| 02:04 | Penn | Alan Blake grabs the board | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:59 | Penn | Timothy Scott blows the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Depp - foul #3 on Daniel Depp, team foul #12 | 67-58 |
| 01:59 | Penn | Timothy Scott makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:59 | Penn | Timothy Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Bobby Brooks, team foul #13 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Penn | Kosoko Real (PG), Saul Davila (SG), Gerald Soucie (SF), Armando Lopez (PF), Terry Alexander (C) Judson McDonald, Charles Tinsley, Timothy Scott, Alan Blake, Alphonso Esposito | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Grantham (PG), Jamie Proctor (SG), Kenneth Roberts (SF), James Frese (C) Kurt Oakes, William Zabik, Daniel Depp, Bobby Brooks | |
| 01:28 | Penn | Armando Lopez misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| 01:03 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-61 |
| 01:03 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Penn | Judson McDonald (PG), Charles Tinsley (SG), Timothy Scott (SF), Alan Blake (PF), Alphonso Esposito (C) Kosoko Real, Saul Davila, Gerald Soucie, Armando Lopez, Terry Alexander | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes (PG), William Zabik (SG), Daniel Depp (SF), Bobby Brooks (C) Richard Grantham, Jamie Proctor, Kenneth Roberts, James Frese | |
| 00:40 | Penn | Alan Blake's layup is rejected by Bobby Brooks | 69-61 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jeffery Harris | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-61 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to William Zabik | 69-61 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | William Zabik hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 69-61 |
| 00:27 | Penn | Alphonso Esposito pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Penn | Alphonso Esposito is hacked by Kurt Oakes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kurt Oakes, team foul #14 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Penn | Kosoko Real (PG), Saul Davila (SG), Armando Lopez (SF) Judson McDonald, Charles Tinsley, Timothy Scott | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:26 | Penn | Alphonso Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:26 | Penn | Alphonso Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris's floater is tipped away by Alan Blake | 71-61 |
| 00:20 | Penn | Saul Davila snags the defensive board | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn | Kosoko Real runs out the clock | 71-61 |