| Lineup | Penn | PG - Myron Elsner (fresh) SG - James Wolters (fresh) SF - Louis Schlegel (fresh) PF - Larry Noble (fresh) C - Don Leff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jacob Parks (fresh) SG - Willie Davis (fresh) SF - Sidney Veitch (fresh) PF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) C - Randy Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn | Don Leff wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Penn | Don Leff is fouled on the floor by Jacob Parks - foul #1 on Jacob Parks, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Penn | Louis Schlegel makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Yale | Timothy Cooper misses the easy layup | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Yale | Timothy Cooper hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 19:13 | Penn | Larry Noble loses the dribble to Jacob Parks | 3-2 |
| 19:08 | Yale | Jacob Parks blows the layup | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | Penn | Larry Noble gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Penn | James Wolters makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Myron Elsner | 5-2 |
| 18:38 | Yale | Timothy Cooper misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on James Wolters - foul #1 on James Wolters, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:38 | Yale | Timothy Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:38 | Yale | Timothy Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:25 | Penn | Louis Schlegel misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 18:24 | Yale | Timothy Cooper snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 18:05 | Yale | Willie Davis can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-3 |
| 18:04 | Penn | Don Leff grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:35 | Penn | Louis Schlegel misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 5-3 |
| 17:34 | Penn | Louis Schlegel gets the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:09 | Penn | Myron Elsner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:08 | Penn | Louis Schlegel snags the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 16:59 | Penn | Larry Noble buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by James Wolters | 7-3 |
| 16:40 | Yale | Willie Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-3 |
| 16:38 | Penn | The rebound goes to Don Leff | 7-3 |
| 16:28 | Penn | Larry Noble connects on the shot from the left wing | 9-3 |
| 16:26 | Yale | James Wolters picks off the pass by Willie Davis in the backcourt | 9-3 |
| 16:25 | Penn | James Wolters hits the finger roll | 11-3 |
| 16:20 | Yale | Sidney Veitch is open but comes up short on the runner in the paint | 11-3 |
| 16:19 | Yale | Sidney Veitch tips it in | 11-5 |
| 15:54 | Penn | Don Leff clanks a shot from the left side | 11-5 |
| 15:53 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Myron Elsner | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Myron Elsner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Wolters (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Schlegel (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Noble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Don Leff (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jacob Parks (fairly fresh) SG - Willie Davis (fairly fresh) SF - Sidney Veitch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Anderson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Penn | Larry Noble loses the dribble to Sidney Veitch | 11-5 |
| 15:21 | Yale | Sidney Veitch banks in the layup | 11-7 |
| 15:09 | Penn | Louis Schlegel is hacked by Jacob Parks - foul #2 on Jacob Parks, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Penn | Raymond Cox (PG), Milton Orr (SG), Brian Means (SF), Donald Moore (PF), Robert Burge (C) Myron Elsner, James Wolters, Louis Schlegel, Larry Noble, Don Leff | |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Zimmermann (PG), Keith Ennis (SG), Sterling Palmer (SF), Matt Harris (PF), Terrence Preston (C) Jacob Parks, Willie Davis, Sidney Veitch, Timothy Cooper, Randy Anderson | |
| 15:00 | Penn | Sterling Palmer is called for the reach on Milton Orr - foul #1 on Sterling Palmer, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| 14:53 | Penn | Terrence Preston is called for the reach on Robert Burge - foul #1 on Terrence Preston, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| 14:42 | Penn | Brian Means connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Raymond Cox | 13-7 |
| 14:35 | Yale | Matt Harris comes up short on the runner from the right block | 13-7 |
| 14:33 | Penn | Milton Orr snags the defensive board | 13-7 |
| 14:17 | Penn | Robert Burge misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-7 |
| 14:15 | Yale | Sterling Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 14:05 | Yale | Richard Zimmermann misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-7 |
| 14:03 | Yale | Terrence Preston can't tip it in | 13-7 |
| 14:01 | Yale | Richard Zimmermann snags the offensive board | 13-7 |
| 13:41 | Yale | Matt Harris hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Keith Ennis | 13-9 |
| 13:22 | Penn | Brian Means misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 13:21 | Yale | The rebound goes to Matt Harris | 13-9 |
| 13:04 | Yale | Matt Harris blows the layup but the foul's on Milton Orr - foul #1 on Milton Orr, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Penn | Myron Elsner (PG), James Wolters (SG), Lewis Voyles (SF), Larry Noble (PF), James Silvester (C) Raymond Cox, Milton Orr, Brian Means, Donald Moore, Robert Burge | |
| Subs | Yale | Willie Davis (SG), Sidney Veitch (SF), Robert Grove (C) Richard Zimmermann, Sterling Palmer, Terrence Preston | |
| 13:04 | Yale | Matt Harris makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:04 | Yale | Matt Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:44 | Penn | Larry Noble is fouled on the floor by Matt Harris - foul #1 on Matt Harris, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Yale | Timothy Cooper (PF) Matt Harris | |
| 12:25 | Penn | Robert Grove is called for the reach on Lewis Voyles - foul #1 on Robert Grove, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| 12:07 | Penn | James Wolters is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Wolters, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Penn | Raymond Cox (SG), Don Leff (C) James Wolters, Larry Noble | |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Zimmermann (PG) Keith Ennis | |
| 11:42 | Yale | Sidney Veitch blows the layup but he's hacked by Lewis Voyles - foul #1 on Lewis Voyles, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Penn | Milton Orr (SG) Raymond Cox | |
| Subs | Yale | Sterling Palmer (PF) Timothy Cooper | |
| 11:42 | Yale | Sidney Veitch makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:42 | Yale | Sidney Veitch makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Myron Elsner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Milton Orr (fresh) SF - Lewis Voyles (fresh) PF - James Silvester (fresh) C - Don Leff (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Richard Zimmermann (fresh) SG - Willie Davis (fresh) SF - Sidney Veitch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sterling Palmer (fresh) C - Robert Grove (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Penn | James Silvester hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-13 |
| 11:31 | Yale | Robert Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:29 | Yale | Lewis Voyles is called for the reach on Willie Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lewis Voyles, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Penn | Louis Schlegel (SF), Donald Moore (PF) Lewis Voyles, Don Leff | |
| Subs | Yale | Terrence Preston (C) Robert Grove | |
| 11:19 | Yale | Willie Davis comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Donald Moore - foul #1 on Donald Moore, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Penn | Brian Means (SF) Louis Schlegel | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 11:19 | Yale | Willie Davis makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:19 | Yale | Willie Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:04 | Penn | Myron Elsner can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Sterling Palmer - foul #2 on Sterling Palmer, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Burge (C) James Silvester | |
| Subs | Yale | Randy Anderson (C) Sterling Palmer | |
| 11:04 | Penn | Myron Elsner makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:04 | Penn | Myron Elsner makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:02 | Yale | Sidney Veitch is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Means - foul #1 on Brian Means, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| 11:02 | Yale | Sidney Veitch makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:02 | Yale | Sidney Veitch misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:02 | Penn | Donald Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:45 | Penn | Brian Means knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Burge | 17-16 |
| 10:37 | Yale | Randy Anderson scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Willie Davis | 17-18 |
| 10:22 | Penn | Terrence Preston is called for the reach on Brian Means - foul #2 on Terrence Preston, team foul #8 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Penn | Raymond Cox (SG), Louis Schlegel (SF), Larry Noble (PF) Myron Elsner, Milton Orr, Donald Moore | |
| Subs | Yale | Keith Ennis (PG), Matt Harris (PF) Richard Zimmermann, Terrence Preston | |
| 10:22 | Penn | Brian Means makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:22 | Penn | Brian Means makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:53 | Yale | Keith Ennis loses the ball out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Penn | Myron Elsner (PG), James Silvester (C) Brian Means, Robert Burge | |
| Subs | Yale | Timothy Cooper (PF), Robert Grove (C) Sidney Veitch, Randy Anderson | |
| 09:38 | Penn | Louis Schlegel misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 19-18 |
| 09:37 | Yale | Willie Davis gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 09:31 | Yale | Robert Grove throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Penn | Don Leff (C) Larry Noble | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 09:09 | Penn | Don Leff can't throw it down | 19-18 |
| 09:07 | Yale | Robert Grove snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 08:55 | Yale | Keith Ennis is fouled on the floor by Myron Elsner - foul #1 on Myron Elsner, team foul #8 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Penn | Milton Orr (PG), Donald Moore (SF), Larry Noble (PF) Myron Elsner, Louis Schlegel, James Silvester | |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Zimmermann (PG) Matt Harris | |
| 08:55 | Yale | Keith Ennis makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:55 | Yale | Keith Ennis makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:53 | Penn | Milton Orr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| 08:37 | Yale | Timothy Cooper misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-20 |
| 08:35 | Yale | Willie Davis tips it home | 19-22 |
| 08:25 | Penn | Don Leff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-22 |
| 08:24 | Yale | Keith Ennis grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 08:22 | Yale | Richard Zimmermann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-22 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Yale | Randy Anderson (C) Robert Grove | |
| 08:07 | Penn | Milton Orr's floater is knocked away by Timothy Cooper | 19-22 |
| 08:06 | Yale | Randy Anderson gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 07:48 | Yale | Willie Davis knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-25 |
| 07:39 | Penn | Don Leff is called for traveling | 19-25 |
| Subs | Penn | Myron Elsner (PG), Brian Means (SG), Louis Schlegel (SF), Robert Burge (PF), James Silvester (C) Milton Orr, Raymond Cox, Donald Moore, Larry Noble, Don Leff | |
| Subs | Yale | Sidney Veitch (SF), Matt Harris (PF) Keith Ennis, Timothy Cooper | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Myron Elsner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Means (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Louis Schlegel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Burge (fresh) C - James Silvester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Richard Zimmermann (fresh) SG - Willie Davis (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Veitch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matt Harris (fresh) 4 pts. C - Randy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Yale | Richard Zimmermann is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Zimmermann, team foul #9 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Yale | Keith Ennis (PG) Richard Zimmermann | |
| 07:21 | Penn | Keith Ennis steps in front of the James Silvester pass | 19-25 |
| 07:17 | Yale | James Silvester is called for the reach on Keith Ennis in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Silvester, team foul #9 | 19-25 |
| 07:17 | Yale | Keith Ennis misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 07:17 | Penn | Robert Burge grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 07:05 | Penn | Myron Elsner scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Burge | 21-25 |
| 06:48 | Yale | Keith Ennis connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Willie Davis | 21-28 |
| 06:29 | Penn | Myron Elsner comes up short on the floater in the paint | 21-28 |
| 06:28 | Penn | Robert Burge tips it back up and in | 23-28 |
| 06:11 | Yale | Sidney Veitch misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Louis Schlegel - foul #1 on Louis Schlegel, team foul #10 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Penn | Milton Orr (PG), Raymond Cox (SG), Donald Moore (SF), Larry Noble (PF), Don Leff (C) Myron Elsner, Brian Means, Louis Schlegel, Robert Burge, James Silvester | |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Zimmermann (PG), Timothy Cooper (PF), Robert Grove (C) Keith Ennis, Matt Harris, Randy Anderson | |
| 06:11 | Yale | Sidney Veitch makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 06:11 | Yale | Sidney Veitch makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:54 | Penn | Sidney Veitch denies the turnaround by Donald Moore | 23-30 |
| 05:52 | Penn | Donald Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 05:34 | Penn | Donald Moore comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Timothy Cooper - foul #1 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #10 | 23-30 |
| 05:34 | Penn | Donald Moore makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 05:34 | Penn | Donald Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 05:34 | Yale | Robert Grove gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 05:32 | Yale | Richard Zimmermann is hacked by Milton Orr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Milton Orr, team foul #11 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Penn | Myron Elsner (PG) Milton Orr | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 05:32 | Yale | Richard Zimmermann makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:32 | Yale | Richard Zimmermann misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:32 | Yale | Robert Grove grabs the offensive board | 24-31 |
| 05:16 | Yale | Richard Zimmermann travels with the ball | 24-31 |
| 04:51 | Penn | The jump hook by Larry Noble is blocked by Sidney Veitch | 24-31 |
| 04:49 | Yale | The rebound goes to Robert Grove | 24-31 |
| 04:31 | Yale | Willie Davis hits a jumper from the left side | 24-33 |
| 04:14 | Penn | Raymond Cox misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 04:13 | Penn | Don Leff grabs the offensive board | 24-33 |
| 03:59 | Penn | Myron Elsner buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Raymond Cox | 26-33 |
| 03:44 | Yale | Willie Davis misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 03:42 | Penn | Don Leff gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 03:36 | Penn | Raymond Cox can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 03:35 | Yale | Robert Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Myron Elsner (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Cox (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Donald Moore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Noble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Don Leff (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Richard Zimmermann (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Willie Davis (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Veitch (tired) 9 pts. 2 blk. PF - Timothy Cooper (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Grove (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Yale | Richard Zimmermann clanks a floater from the right side | 26-33 |
| 03:22 | Penn | Larry Noble grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 03:10 | Penn | Richard Zimmermann is called for the reach on Myron Elsner - foul #2 on Richard Zimmermann, team foul #11 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Penn | James Wolters (SG), Louis Schlegel (SF), Robert Burge (PF), James Silvester (C) Raymond Cox, Donald Moore, Larry Noble, Don Leff | |
| Subs | Yale | Jacob Parks (PG), Sterling Palmer (SG), Matt Harris (SF), Terrence Preston (PF), Randy Anderson (C) Richard Zimmermann, Willie Davis, Sidney Veitch, Timothy Cooper, Robert Grove | |
| 03:10 | Penn | Myron Elsner makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:10 | Penn | Myron Elsner makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 02:57 | Yale | Sterling Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | Penn | Milton Orr (PG) Myron Elsner | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 02:43 | Penn | James Wolters misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 02:41 | Yale | Matt Harris pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 02:14 | Yale | Sterling Palmer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 02:13 | Penn | Robert Burge snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 01:55 | Penn | James Wolters can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-33 |
| 01:53 | Penn | James Silvester pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 01:38 | Penn | James Wolters drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Milton Orr | 30-33 |
| 01:36 | Yale | Matt Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| Subs | Penn | Brian Means (SF), Larry Noble (PF), Don Leff (C) Louis Schlegel, Robert Burge, James Silvester | |
| Subs | Yale | Willie Davis (SG), Keith Ennis (SF) Matt Harris, Terrence Preston | |
| 01:20 | Penn | Brian Means can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 01:18 | Penn | Milton Orr pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 01:03 | Penn | Randy Anderson denies the turnaround by Brian Means | 30-33 |
| 01:02 | Penn | Milton Orr hits the follow up shot | 32-33 |
| 00:49 | Yale | Jacob Parks is fouled on the floor by Milton Orr - foul #3 on Milton Orr, team foul #12 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Penn | Lewis Voyles (SF) Milton Orr | |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Zimmermann (SG) Willie Davis | |
| 00:49 | Yale | Jacob Parks makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:49 | Yale | Jacob Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:31 | Penn | Lewis Voyles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 00:29 | Yale | Richard Zimmermann grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 00:01 | Yale | Keith Ennis comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 00:00 | Yale | The clock runs out | 32-35 |