| Lineup | Penn | PG - Kevin Herrmann (fresh) SG - James Croley (fresh) SF - James Turner (fresh) PF - David Fulk (fresh) C - Christopher Strouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) SG - Danny Boatman (fresh) SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) PF - Goran Ziebart (fresh) C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett misses short on a shot in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Penn | The rebound goes to David Fulk | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Penn | James Croley misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Goran Ziebart | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Penn | David Fulk travels with the ball | 0-3 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett misses the turnaround from the right block | 0-3 |
| 18:23 | Penn | James Croley grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:07 | Penn | James Turner can't connect on a runner from the left block | 0-3 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Raymond Spencer | 0-3 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | David Fulk is called for the reach on Goran Ziebart - foul #1 on David Fulk, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Christopher Strouse - foul #1 on Christopher Strouse, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:35 | Penn | The rebound goes to Christopher Strouse | 0-4 |
| 17:26 | Penn | James Croley makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Fulk out of a doubleteam | 3-4 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-4 |
| 17:04 | Penn | James Croley grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:59 | Penn | James Croley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 16:58 | Penn | David Fulk tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Herrmann - foul #1 on Kevin Herrmann, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman loses the ball out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 16:37 | Penn | David Fulk splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:36 | Penn | Christopher Strouse snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:23 | Penn | Kevin Herrmann is denied on a layup by Raymond Spencer | 5-4 |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:06 | Rutgers | Kevin Herrmann steals it from Frederick Tippett | 5-4 |
| 15:45 | Penn | James Croley is fouled on the floor by Raymond Spencer - foul #1 on Raymond Spencer, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Penn | Julio Montoya (SG), Thomas Draughn (SF), Melvin Inge (PF) James Croley, James Turner, David Fulk | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tracy White (PG), Luis York (SG), David Davenport (SF), Samuel Eichner (PF), Elden Kelley (C) Paul Johnson, Danny Boatman, Frederick Tippett, Goran Ziebart, Raymond Spencer | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Kevin Herrmann (fresh) SG - Julio Montoya (fresh) SF - Thomas Draughn (fresh) PF - Melvin Inge (fresh) C - Christopher Strouse (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Tracy White (fresh) SG - Luis York (fresh) SF - David Davenport (fresh) PF - Samuel Eichner (fresh) C - Elden Kelley (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Penn | Elden Kelley denies the turnaround by Kevin Herrmann | 5-4 |
| 15:34 | Rutgers | Elden Kelley gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Tracy White misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Herrmann - foul #2 on Kevin Herrmann, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Penn | Christian Gant (PG) Kevin Herrmann | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Tracy White misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Tracy White misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:15 | Penn | Melvin Inge gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:52 | Penn | Julio Montoya's pass is intercepted by Luis York | 5-4 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | Tracy White misses long on a floater from the left block | 5-4 |
| 14:45 | Penn | Christopher Strouse grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 14:22 | Penn | Julio Montoya can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 5-4 |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | David Davenport snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 14:06 | Rutgers | Elden Kelley can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 5-4 |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | Luis York tips it back up and in | 5-6 |
| 13:42 | Penn | Thomas Draughn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-6 |
| 13:41 | Rutgers | Luis York pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Luis York drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Tracy White | 5-9 |
| 13:18 | Penn | Christopher Strouse clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 5-9 |
| 13:16 | Penn | Christopher Strouse tips it back up and in | 7-9 |
| 12:58 | Rutgers | Thomas Draughn is called for the reach on David Davenport - foul #1 on Thomas Draughn, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Penn | James Croley (SG), James Turner (SF), David Fulk (C) Julio Montoya, Thomas Draughn, Christopher Strouse | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Johnson (PG), Danny Boatman (SG), Frederick Tippett (SF), Goran Ziebart (PF), Raymond Spencer (C) Tracy White, Luis York, David Davenport, Samuel Eichner, Elden Kelley | |
| 12:46 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart makes the shot from the left side | 7-11 |
| 12:20 | Penn | Christian Gant clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 7-11 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart misses the tip | 7-11 |
| 11:57 | Penn | David Fulk snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 11:31 | Penn | Christian Gant clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Spencer - foul #2 on Raymond Spencer, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Penn | Thomas Draughn (SF) Melvin Inge | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Elden Kelley (C) Raymond Spencer | |
| 11:31 | Penn | Christian Gant makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 11:31 | Penn | Christian Gant misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Elden Kelley pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Christian Gant (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Croley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Draughn (fresh) PF - David Fulk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Turner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Danny Boatman (fresh) SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) PF - Goran Ziebart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elden Kelley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-11 |
| 11:14 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett tips it home | 8-13 |
| 10:51 | Penn | Danny Boatman picks off the pass by Christian Gant | 8-13 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Draughn - foul #2 on Thomas Draughn, team foul #6 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Penn | Julio Montoya (PG), Christopher Strouse (C) Christian Gant, Thomas Draughn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Paul Johnson | 8-15 |
| 10:07 | Penn | David Fulk works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 8-15 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Elden Kelley | 8-15 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart misses the lay-in | 8-15 |
| 09:44 | Penn | David Fulk grabs the defensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 09:31 | Penn | Julio Montoya misses the easy layup | 8-15 |
| 09:29 | Penn | David Fulk tips it in | 10-15 |
| 09:18 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 10-15 |
| 09:16 | Penn | James Croley pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 08:57 | Penn | Elden Kelley is called for the reach on David Fulk - foul #1 on Elden Kelley, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Penn | Melvin Inge (SG) James Croley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tracy White (PG), Luis York (SG), David Davenport (SF), Samuel Eichner (PF) Paul Johnson, Danny Boatman, Frederick Tippett, Goran Ziebart | |
| 08:40 | Penn | Julio Montoya throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | Penn | Christian Gant (PG) David Fulk | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | David Davenport hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Tracy White and he's hacked by Melvin Inge - foul #1 on Melvin Inge, team foul #7 | 10-17 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | David Davenport makes the free throw | 10-18 |
| 08:07 | Penn | Christopher Strouse misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Elden Kelley - foul #2 on Elden Kelley, team foul #4 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer (C) Elden Kelley | |
| 08:07 | Penn | Christopher Strouse misses the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 08:07 | Penn | Christopher Strouse makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Christian Gant takes the ball from Tracy White in the backcourt | 11-18 |
| 07:45 | Penn | Julio Montoya misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Tracy White - foul #1 on Tracy White, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Penn | David Fulk (PF) James Turner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:45 | Penn | Julio Montoya makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 07:45 | Penn | Julio Montoya makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 07:34 | Rutgers | Tracy White can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 13-18 |
| 07:33 | Penn | Julio Montoya snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Christian Gant (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Julio Montoya (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Inge (fresh) PF - David Fulk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Strouse (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Tracy White (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Luis York (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Davenport (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Eichner (fresh) C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Penn | Julio Montoya makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christian Gant | 15-18 |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | Tracy White misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 15-18 |
| 07:11 | Penn | Melvin Inge pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 07:07 | Penn | Melvin Inge is whistled for a carry | 15-18 |
| Subs | Penn | James Turner (SF) Julio Montoya | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Johnson (PG), Danny Boatman (SG), Frederick Tippett (SF), Goran Ziebart (PF) Tracy White, Luis York, David Davenport, Samuel Eichner | |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Johnson and the foul's on James Turner - foul #1 on James Turner, team foul #8 | 15-20 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett makes the free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:42 | Penn | Melvin Inge can't finish the layup | 15-21 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 06:28 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by David Fulk - foul #2 on David Fulk, team foul #9 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Penn | Thomas Draughn (SF) James Turner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:28 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:28 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart misses the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:28 | Penn | Christopher Strouse grabs the board | 15-21 |
| 06:05 | Penn | Melvin Inge loses the dribble to Paul Johnson | 15-21 |
| 06:01 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Johnson | 15-23 |
| 05:37 | Penn | Christopher Strouse is whistled for a carry | 15-23 |
| Subs | Penn | James Croley (SG) Melvin Inge | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis York (PG) Paul Johnson | |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Christian Gant - foul #1 on Christian Gant, team foul #10 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Penn | Julio Montoya (PG) Christian Gant | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Davenport (SF), Samuel Eichner (PF) Frederick Tippett, Goran Ziebart | |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 04:58 | Penn | David Fulk lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Thomas Draughn and he's hacked by Samuel Eichner - foul #1 on Samuel Eichner, team foul #6 | 17-25 |
| 04:58 | Penn | David Fulk makes the free throw | 18-25 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | David Davenport's layup is rejected by Christopher Strouse | 18-25 |
| 04:37 | Penn | Christopher Strouse pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| 04:33 | Penn | James Croley drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by David Fulk | 20-25 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Luis York buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Spencer | 20-28 |
| 03:54 | Penn | Christopher Strouse misses the easy layup | 20-28 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer snags the defensive board | 20-28 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | David Davenport can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Strouse - foul #2 on Christopher Strouse, team foul #11 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Penn | Kevin Herrmann (PG), Melvin Inge (SG), James Turner (PF) Julio Montoya, James Croley, David Fulk | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Johnson (PG), Goran Ziebart (PF) Danny Boatman, Samuel Eichner | |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | David Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | David Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:35 | Penn | Thomas Draughn is fouled on the floor by David Davenport - foul #1 on David Davenport, team foul #7 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett (SF) David Davenport | |
| 03:35 | Penn | Thomas Draughn makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 03:35 | Penn | Thomas Draughn makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Luis York misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart gets the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Kevin Herrmann (fresh) SG - Melvin Inge (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Thomas Draughn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Turner (fresh) C - Christopher Strouse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis York (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Goran Ziebart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Spencer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson's pass is intercepted by James Turner | 22-29 |
| 02:55 | Penn | Christopher Strouse drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Thomas Draughn | 24-29 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Luis York | 24-31 |
| 02:18 | Penn | Kevin Herrmann scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Luis York - foul #1 on Luis York, team foul #8 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Penn | Julio Montoya (SG) Thomas Draughn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Boatman (SG) Luis York | |
| 02:18 | Penn | Kevin Herrmann misses the free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart tips it back up and in | 26-33 |
| 01:50 | Penn | Melvin Inge misses the shot from the left block | 26-33 |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | Melvin Inge denies the turnaround by Raymond Spencer | 26-33 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson snags the offensive board | 26-33 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 26-33 |
| 01:26 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Goran Ziebart | 26-33 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-33 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Davenport (SF), Samuel Eichner (PF) Frederick Tippett, Goran Ziebart | |
| 01:08 | Penn | Kevin Herrmann is hacked by David Davenport - foul #2 on David Davenport, team foul #9 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tracy White (PG) Paul Johnson | |
| 01:08 | Penn | Kevin Herrmann makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:08 | Penn | Kevin Herrmann misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | David Davenport pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman is hacked by Julio Montoya - foul #1 on Julio Montoya, team foul #12 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Penn | Christian Gant (PG), Thomas Draughn (SF), David Fulk (PF) Kevin Herrmann, James Turner, Melvin Inge | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis York (PG) Tracy White | |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Danny Boatman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 00:29 | Penn | Christopher Strouse misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 00:28 | Penn | Thomas Draughn snags the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 00:03 | Penn | Christian Gant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | Penn | James Croley (SG) Julio Montoya | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Johnson (PG), Frederick Tippett (SF), Goran Ziebart (PF) Danny Boatman, David Davenport, Samuel Eichner | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett clanks a halfcourt shot | 27-34 |