| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fresh) SG - Tracey Robichaud (fresh) SF - Jake McKamey (fresh) PF - Kevin Graves (fresh) C - Peter Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - William Arnone (fresh) SG - Ronald Jones (fresh) SF - Eric Metzler (fresh) PF - Kelly Gaudette (fresh) C - Terry Thyberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn | Terry Thyberg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Penn | William Arnone clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Penn | Eric Metzler tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Penn | Terry Thyberg snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Graves | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by William Arnone - foul #1 on William Arnone, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:05 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Penn | Ronald Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves banks in the layup | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Penn | Eric Metzler hits a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Jake McKamey - foul #1 on Jake McKamey, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:21 | Penn | Eric Metzler makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:57 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio makes the wide open floater in the lane set up by Jake McKamey | 6-5 |
| 17:52 | Penn | William Arnone clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 17:51 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:49 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Jones - foul #1 on Ronald Jones, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Penn | John Smoot (PG), Kenneth Pieper (SG), William Woods (SF), Gregg Olson (PF), Robert Briley (C) William Arnone, Ronald Jones, Eric Metzler, Kelly Gaudette, Terry Thyberg | |
| 17:34 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey travels with the ball | 6-5 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (SG), Craig Jones (PF), Matthew Conner (C) Tracey Robichaud, Kevin Graves, Peter Perry | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 17:21 | Penn | Kenneth Pieper misses long on a jump hook from close range | 6-5 |
| 17:20 | Penn | Gregg Olson tips it in | 6-7 |
| 17:09 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 16:52 | Penn | Kenneth Pieper connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 16:38 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Robert Briley - foul #1 on Robert Briley, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda (SG), Delbert Hutton (SF) Chase Dalessio, Jake McKamey | |
| Subs | Penn | Ronald Jones (SG), Kelly Gaudette (PF), Terry Thyberg (C) Kenneth Pieper, William Woods, Robert Briley | |
| 16:38 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 16:38 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 16:38 | Penn | The rebound goes to Kelly Gaudette | 10-9 |
| 16:19 | Penn | John Smoot hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 16:17 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 16:12 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Rance Banda | 12-9 |
| 15:52 | Penn | John Smoot connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Shilin Chu (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rance Banda (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Delbert Hutton (fresh) PF - Matthew Conner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Craig Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Smoot (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Jones (fresh) SF - Gregg Olson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kelly Gaudette (fairly fresh) C - Terry Thyberg (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud (SG), Kevin Graves (PF), Peter Perry (C) Shilin Chu, Matthew Conner, Craig Jones | |
| Subs | Penn | William Arnone (PG), Eric Metzler (SF) John Smoot, Gregg Olson | |
| 15:38 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 12-12 |
| 15:36 | Penn | Terry Thyberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 15:26 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-15 |
| 15:07 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton is hacked by William Arnone - foul #2 on William Arnone, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Wright (SF) Delbert Hutton | |
| Subs | Penn | Kenneth Pieper (PG), Robert Briley (C) William Arnone, Terry Thyberg | |
| 14:50 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry is open but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 14:48 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves tips it in | 14-15 |
| 14:26 | Penn | Kenneth Pieper hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Eric Metzler | 14-18 |
| 14:08 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud misses the jumper from the right side | 14-18 |
| 14:06 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry can't tip it in | 14-18 |
| 14:05 | Penn | Robert Briley grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 13:46 | Penn | Peter Perry is called for the reach on Kelly Gaudette - foul #1 on Peter Perry, team foul #2 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG), Shilin Chu (SG), Jake McKamey (SF), Craig Jones (PF), Matthew Conner (C) Rance Banda, Tracey Robichaud, Michael Wright, Kevin Graves, Peter Perry | |
| Subs | Penn | John Smoot (PG), William Woods (SF), Gregg Olson (PF), Terry Thyberg (C) Kenneth Pieper, Eric Metzler, Kelly Gaudette, Robert Briley | |
| 13:34 | Penn | John Smoot's pass is intercepted by Craig Jones | 14-18 |
| 13:29 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-18 |
| 13:20 | Penn | John Smoot throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-18 |
| 13:06 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 12:56 | Penn | Ronald Jones drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Woods | 16-21 |
| 12:40 | Northern Illinois University | Terry Thyberg denies the turnaround by Matthew Conner | 16-21 |
| 12:38 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 12:14 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio makes the floater from the right wing | 18-21 |
| 11:57 | Penn | Gregg Olson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud (SG), Delbert Hutton (SF), Noah Blackwell (PF), Peter Perry (C) Chase Dalessio, Jake McKamey, Craig Jones, Matthew Conner | |
| Subs | Penn | Eric Metzler (SF), Kelly Gaudette (PF) William Woods, Terry Thyberg | |
| 11:34 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Tracey Robichaud | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Shilin Chu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tracey Robichaud (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Delbert Hutton (fresh) PF - Noah Blackwell (fresh) C - Peter Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Smoot (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Jones (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Eric Metzler (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Kelly Gaudette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Gregg Olson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Penn | Ronald Jones connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 20-23 |
| 11:14 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud is whistled for traveling | 20-23 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda (PG), Kevin Graves (PF) Shilin Chu, Peter Perry | |
| Subs | Penn | Kenneth Pieper (PG), Robert Briley (C) Ronald Jones, Gregg Olson | |
| 10:59 | Penn | Tracey Robichaud steals the ball from Robert Briley | 20-23 |
| 10:33 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kevin Graves | 23-23 |
| 10:13 | Penn | Eric Metzler banks in the layup | 23-25 |
| 10:09 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Graves | 26-25 |
| 09:46 | Penn | Eric Metzler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-25 |
| 09:45 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette grabs the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 09:18 | Penn | Eric Metzler connects on the jumper from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 08:58 | Northern Illinois University | Noah Blackwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG), Shilin Chu (SG), Jake McKamey (SF), Craig Jones (PF), Peter Perry (C) Rance Banda, Tracey Robichaud, Delbert Hutton, Kevin Graves, Noah Blackwell | |
| Subs | Penn | William Woods (PG), Ronald Jones (SG), Gregg Olson (SF), Terry Thyberg (C) Kenneth Pieper, John Smoot, Eric Metzler, Robert Briley | |
| 08:41 | Penn | Ronald Jones misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 08:40 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 08:34 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Shilin Chu | 29-27 |
| 08:28 | Penn | Ronald Jones is hacked by Shilin Chu - foul #1 on Shilin Chu, team foul #3 | 29-27 |
| 08:15 | Penn | Gregg Olson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-27 |
| 08:13 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 08:07 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-27 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Penn | John Smoot (PG) Kelly Gaudette | |
| 07:43 | Penn | Terry Thyberg banks in the layup | 29-29 |
| 07:39 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio's pass is intercepted by John Smoot in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| 07:25 | Penn | William Woods connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Smoot | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Shilin Chu (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jake McKamey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Craig Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Smoot (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Jones (tiring) 5 pts. SF - William Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregg Olson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Thyberg (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey is called for traveling | 29-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner (C) Peter Perry | |
| Subs | Penn | Kelly Gaudette (PF) William Woods | |
| 07:06 | Penn | Gregg Olson hits a 3 from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 07:03 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Peter Perry (C) Shilin Chu, Jake McKamey, Craig Jones | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 06:50 | Penn | Gregg Olson is hacked by Michael Wright - foul #1 on Michael Wright, team foul #4 | 29-34 |
| 06:27 | Penn | Peter Perry steals it from Ronald Jones | 29-34 |
| 06:23 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 06:21 | Penn | Terry Thyberg grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 06:01 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Chase Dalessio - foul #1 on Chase Dalessio, team foul #5 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (PG), Jake McKamey (SF), Kevin Graves (PF), Craig Jones (C) Chase Dalessio, Michael Wright, Matthew Conner, Peter Perry | |
| Subs | Penn | William Woods (PG), Eric Metzler (SF) John Smoot, Terry Thyberg | |
| 06:01 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 06:01 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 05:49 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves lays it in uncontested set up by Shilin Chu | 31-36 |
| 05:40 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette banks in the layup | 31-38 |
| 05:35 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jones is called for the reach on Rance Banda in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Jones, team foul #5 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Penn | John Smoot (SG), Robert Briley (C) Ronald Jones, Kelly Gaudette | |
| 05:23 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Gregg Olson - foul #1 on Gregg Olson, team foul #6 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud (SG) Rance Banda | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 05:23 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 05:23 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 05:23 | Penn | Gregg Olson gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 05:09 | Penn | John Smoot drills a fadeaway from the left side | 31-40 |
| 04:52 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey makes the turnaround from close range | 33-40 |
| 04:35 | Penn | Robert Briley misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 04:33 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Jones pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 04:29 | Northern Illinois University | William Woods is called for the reach on Tracey Robichaud in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Woods, team foul #7 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda (PG), Delbert Hutton (SF), Matthew Conner (PF), Noah Blackwell (C) Shilin Chu, Jake McKamey, Kevin Graves, Craig Jones | |
| Subs | Penn | Kenneth Pieper (PG), Terry Thyberg (C) William Woods, Eric Metzler | |
| 04:29 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 04:29 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 04:12 | Penn | Gregg Olson is whistled for traveling | 35-40 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Wright (PG) Tracey Robichaud | |
| Subs | Penn | Kelly Gaudette (PF) Robert Briley | |
| 04:10 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Pieper steals the ball from Rance Banda in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 04:02 | Penn | Gregg Olson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 04:00 | Northern Illinois University | Noah Blackwell gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 03:54 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton is hacked by Terry Thyberg - foul #1 on Terry Thyberg, team foul #8 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG), Peter Perry (C) Michael Wright, Noah Blackwell | |
| Subs | Penn | William Arnone (PG) John Smoot | |
| 03:54 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 03:54 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 03:34 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 03:32 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 03:29 | Northern Illinois University | William Arnone steps in front of the Delbert Hutton pass in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 03:12 | Penn | Kenneth Pieper is hacked by Peter Perry - foul #2 on Peter Perry, team foul #6 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (SG), Kevin Graves (PF) Rance Banda, Matthew Conner | |
| Subs | Penn | Ronald Jones (SG), Eric Metzler (SF), Robert Briley (PF) Kenneth Pieper, Gregg Olson, Kelly Gaudette | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Shilin Chu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Delbert Hutton (fresh) PF - Kevin Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - William Arnone (fresh) SG - Ronald Jones (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Eric Metzler (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Robert Briley (fairly fresh) C - Terry Thyberg (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Penn | Kevin Graves steals it from Eric Metzler | 35-40 |
| 02:54 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves is fouled on the floor by Robert Briley - foul #2 on Robert Briley, team foul #9 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Wright (PG), Jake McKamey (SF), Craig Jones (C) Chase Dalessio, Delbert Hutton, Peter Perry | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 02:54 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 02:54 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 02:42 | Penn | Robert Briley clanks a 3 from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 02:41 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Jones pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 02:37 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Michael Wright | 39-40 |
| 02:13 | Penn | Jake McKamey steps in front of the Eric Metzler pass | 39-40 |
| 02:09 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey is hacked by Terry Thyberg - foul #2 on Terry Thyberg, team foul #10 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda (PG), Tracey Robichaud (SG), Matthew Conner (C) Michael Wright, Shilin Chu, Kevin Graves | |
| Subs | Penn | William Woods (SF), Kelly Gaudette (PF), Gregg Olson (C) Eric Metzler, Robert Briley, Terry Thyberg | |
| 02:09 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 02:09 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 01:47 | Penn | Ronald Jones drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Woods | 40-43 |
| 01:19 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 01:08 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette hits the finger roll | 43-45 |
| 00:43 | Northern Illinois University | The pull-up jumper by Tracey Robichaud is blocked by Gregg Olson | 43-45 |
| 00:41 | Penn | William Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 00:18 | Penn | William Arnone makes the 3 from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | William Arnone is called for the reach on Rance Banda in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Arnone, team foul #11 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG), Delbert Hutton (SF), Noah Blackwell (PF), Peter Perry (C) Tracey Robichaud, Jake McKamey, Craig Jones, Matthew Conner | |
| Subs | Penn | Kenneth Pieper (PG), John Smoot (SG), Eric Metzler (SF), Robert Briley (PF), Terry Thyberg (C) William Arnone, Ronald Jones, William Woods, Kelly Gaudette, Gregg Olson | |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 00:00 | Penn | Kenneth Pieper misses the floater from the free throw line | 44-48 |