| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Buswell (fresh) SG - Percy Bryant (fresh) SF - Samuel Husky (fresh) PF - David Roberson (fresh) C - Stuart Griggs (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 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Cleveland State | David Roberson is hacked by Eric Metzler - foul #1 on Eric Metzler, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Penn | Terry Thyberg misses the jump hook from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Percy Bryant | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Cleveland State | Samuel Husky is hacked by Terry Thyberg - foul #1 on Terry Thyberg, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Cleveland State | Samuel Husky makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Buswell | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | Penn | John Buswell is called for the reach on William Arnone - foul #1 on John Buswell, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette misses long on a shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:12 | Penn | Ronald Jones tips it in | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | Cleveland State | Samuel Husky misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:46 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:38 | Penn | Eric Metzler hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Arnone | 3-5 |
| 17:36 | Cleveland State | Samuel Husky is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 17:11 | Penn | Eric Metzler drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Arnone | 3-7 |
| 16:50 | Cleveland State | John Buswell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-7 |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | David Roberson tips it home | 5-7 |
| 16:27 | Penn | Eric Metzler drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Jones | 5-9 |
| 16:14 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 15:59 | Penn | Eric Metzler is fouled on the floor by Samuel Husky - foul #1 on Samuel Husky, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett (PG), Robert Joyce (SG), James Towell (SF), Jeffrey Hurdle (PF), George Williams (C) John Buswell, Percy Bryant, Samuel Husky, David Roberson, Stuart Griggs | |
| 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 | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Michael Burnett (fresh) SG - Robert Joyce (fresh) SF - James Towell (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hurdle (fresh) C - George Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Smoot (fresh) SG - Kenneth Pieper (fresh) SF - William Woods (fresh) PF - Gregg Olson (fresh) C - Robert Briley (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Penn | Gregg Olson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Woods | 8-11 |
| 15:33 | Cleveland State | William Woods is called for the reach on James Towell in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Woods, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| 15:28 | Cleveland State | George Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 15:26 | Penn | Gregg Olson snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 15:16 | Penn | Kenneth Pieper misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Joyce - foul #1 on Robert Joyce, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| 15:16 | Penn | Kenneth Pieper makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:16 | Penn | Kenneth Pieper misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:16 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Hurdle grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 15:05 | Cleveland State | George Williams scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Robert Joyce | 10-12 |
| 14:47 | Penn | George Williams steals the ball from Kenneth Pieper | 10-12 |
| 14:31 | Cleveland State | George Williams misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Briley - foul #1 on Robert Briley, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Buswell (PG), Percy Bryant (SG), Samuel Husky (SF), David Roberson (PF) Michael Burnett, Robert Joyce, James Towell, Jeffrey Hurdle | |
| Subs | Penn | Ronald Jones (SG), Kelly Gaudette (PF), Terry Thyberg (C) Kenneth Pieper, William Woods, Robert Briley | |
| 14:31 | Cleveland State | George Williams misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:31 | Cleveland State | George Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:08 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Jones | 11-14 |
| 13:49 | Cleveland State | David Roberson's floater is tipped away by Terry Thyberg | 11-14 |
| 13:48 | Cleveland State | Samuel Husky can't tip it in | 11-14 |
| 13:46 | Penn | Terry Thyberg grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:33 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Buswell - foul #2 on John Buswell, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett (PG), Robert Joyce (SF), John Perry (PF), James Towell (C) John Buswell, Samuel Husky, David Roberson, George Williams | |
| Subs | Penn | William Arnone (PG), Eric Metzler (SF) John Smoot, Gregg Olson | |
| 13:33 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 13:33 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 13:33 | Penn | Terry Thyberg grabs the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 13:24 | Penn | William Arnone hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 11-15 |
| 13:22 | Cleveland State | James Towell grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 13:20 | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett is hacked by William Arnone in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Arnone, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Hurdle (PF), Stuart Griggs (C) Robert Joyce, John Perry | |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Briley (C) Terry Thyberg | |
| 13:09 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 13:07 | Penn | The rebound goes to William Arnone | 11-15 |
| 12:48 | Penn | Percy Bryant takes the ball from Ronald Jones | 11-15 |
| 12:45 | Cleveland State | James Towell blows the layup | 11-15 |
| 12:44 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Hurdle hits the follow up shot | 13-15 |
| 12:26 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette is called for traveling | 13-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Joyce (SG), Samuel Husky (SF), David Roberson (PF) Percy Bryant, James Towell, Jeffrey Hurdle | |
| Subs | Penn | John Smoot (PG), Kenneth Pieper (SG), William Woods (SF), Gregg Olson (PF), Terry Thyberg (C) William Arnone, Ronald Jones, Eric Metzler, Kelly Gaudette, Robert Briley | |
| 12:18 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs loses the ball out of bounds | 13-15 |
| 11:57 | Penn | Kenneth Pieper misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-15 |
| 11:56 | Penn | Terry Thyberg gets the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Michael Burnett (fresh) SG - Robert Joyce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Husky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Roberson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stuart Griggs (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Smoot (fresh) SG - Kenneth Pieper (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Woods (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gregg Olson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Thyberg (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Penn | John Smoot's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Dale (PG), George Williams (C) Michael Burnett, Stuart Griggs | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 11:38 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pieper is called for the reach on Robert Joyce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Pieper, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Kelly Gaudette (PF) Terry Thyberg | |
| 11:27 | Cleveland State | Samuel Husky lays it up and in and he's hacked by William Woods - foul #2 on William Woods, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Eric Metzler (SF) William Woods | |
| 11:27 | Cleveland State | Samuel Husky makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:19 | Penn | David Roberson is called for the reach on Kelly Gaudette - foul #1 on David Roberson, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant (SG), James Towell (C) George Dale, George Williams | |
| Subs | Penn | Ronald Jones (SG), Terry Thyberg (C) Kenneth Pieper, Gregg Olson | |
| 10:57 | Penn | Eric Metzler misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Samuel Husky - foul #2 on Samuel Husky, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Hurdle (PF), George Williams (C) Samuel Husky, David Roberson | |
| Subs | Penn | William Arnone (PG), Robert Briley (PF) Kelly Gaudette, Terry Thyberg | |
| 10:57 | Penn | Eric Metzler misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:57 | Penn | Eric Metzler makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:31 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 10:29 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Hurdle gets the offensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 10:12 | Cleveland State | Robert Joyce misses badly on a shot from the right side | 16-16 |
| 10:10 | Penn | Eric Metzler grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 09:57 | Penn | Ronald Jones loses the dribble to George Williams | 16-16 |
| 09:43 | Cleveland State | James Towell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 09:42 | Penn | The rebound goes to Robert Briley | 16-16 |
| 09:31 | Penn | John Smoot misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Robert Joyce - foul #2 on Robert Joyce, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Dale (PG), Michael Burnett (SG), John Perry (SF), David Roberson (PF), Stuart Griggs (C) Robert Joyce, Percy Bryant, James Towell, Jeffrey Hurdle, George Williams | |
| Subs | Penn | Kenneth Pieper (SG), Gregg Olson (SF), Kelly Gaudette (PF), Terry Thyberg (C) William Arnone, Ronald Jones, Eric Metzler, Robert Briley | |
| 09:31 | Penn | John Smoot makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:31 | Penn | John Smoot misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:31 | Cleveland State | David Roberson grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 09:06 | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Dale and he's hacked by Kenneth Pieper - foul #2 on Kenneth Pieper, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Penn | William Arnone (PG), Ronald Jones (SG) John Smoot, Kenneth Pieper | |
| 09:06 | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett misses the free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:06 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 08:49 | Penn | Stuart Griggs denies the turnaround by Kelly Gaudette | 18-17 |
| 08:48 | Cleveland State | David Roberson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:33 | Cleveland State | John Perry is fouled on the floor by Gregg Olson - foul #1 on Gregg Olson, team foul #9 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Williams (C) Stuart Griggs | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 08:33 | Cleveland State | John Perry misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:33 | Penn | Terry Thyberg pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:15 | Penn | Gregg Olson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Gregg Olson, team foul #10 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant (SG) George Dale | |
| Subs | Penn | Eric Metzler (SF) Gregg Olson | |
| 08:02 | Cleveland State | William Arnone takes the ball from Michael Burnett | 18-17 |
| 07:43 | Penn | Eric Metzler knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by William Arnone | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Michael Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Percy Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Perry (fairly fresh) PF - David Roberson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - William Arnone (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Metzler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kelly Gaudette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Thyberg (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Cleveland State | William Arnone steals it from Michael Burnett in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| 07:20 | Penn | Terry Thyberg hits a jump hook in the lane | 18-21 |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Jones - foul #1 on Ronald Jones, team foul #11 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Dale (PG), James Towell (SF), Jeffrey Hurdle (PF), Stuart Griggs (C) Michael Burnett, John Perry, David Roberson, George Williams | |
| Subs | Penn | John Smoot (PG), Robert Briley (C) William Arnone, Terry Thyberg | |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:38 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-21 |
| 06:36 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | James Towell is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Metzler - foul #2 on Eric Metzler, team foul #12 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Gregg Olson (SF) Eric Metzler | |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | James Towell makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | James Towell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:15 | Penn | Ronald Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 06:13 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:07 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 22-21 |
| 06:06 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Hurdle | 22-21 |
| 05:58 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-21 |
| 05:57 | Penn | Gregg Olson snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 05:50 | Penn | Ronald Jones misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-21 |
| 05:49 | Penn | Gregg Olson tips it in | 22-23 |
| 05:33 | Cleveland State | James Towell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 05:31 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs can't tip it in | 22-23 |
| 05:29 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Hurdle tips it but misses | 22-23 |
| 05:28 | Penn | John Smoot pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:09 | Penn | Robert Briley is denied on a layup by Jeffrey Hurdle | 22-23 |
| 05:07 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Hurdle grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 04:55 | Cleveland State | Robert Briley blocks the jumper by George Dale | 22-23 |
| 04:54 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Percy Bryant | 22-23 |
| 04:36 | Cleveland State | James Towell is hacked by Robert Briley - foul #2 on Robert Briley, team foul #13 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett (PG), George Williams (SG), David Roberson (PF) George Dale, Percy Bryant, Jeffrey Hurdle | |
| Subs | Penn | William Arnone (PG), William Woods (SF), Terry Thyberg (C) Ronald Jones, Gregg Olson, Robert Briley | |
| 04:36 | Cleveland State | James Towell makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:36 | Cleveland State | James Towell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:09 | Penn | Terry Thyberg comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 04:07 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Thyberg | 24-23 |
| 03:52 | Penn | David Roberson takes the ball from Terry Thyberg | 24-23 |
| 03:31 | Cleveland State | David Roberson hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from James Towell | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Michael Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Towell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Roberson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stuart Griggs (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - William Arnone (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Smoot (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Woods (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kelly Gaudette (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Thyberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Penn | William Arnone misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 03:04 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 02:44 | Cleveland State | David Roberson drills a floater from the right block set up by Michael Burnett and the foul's on Kelly Gaudette - foul #1 on Kelly Gaudette, team foul #14 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Buswell (PG), Robert Joyce (SG), Samuel Husky (SF) Michael Burnett, George Williams, James Towell | |
| Subs | Penn | Kenneth Pieper (PG), Ronald Jones (SG), Eric Metzler (SF), Gregg Olson (PF) William Arnone, John Smoot, William Woods, Kelly Gaudette | |
| 02:44 | Cleveland State | David Roberson makes the free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:23 | Penn | David Roberson steals the ball from Kenneth Pieper | 29-23 |
| 02:01 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs is whistled for traveling | 29-23 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant (SG), John Perry (PF) Robert Joyce, David Roberson | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 01:36 | Penn | Terry Thyberg is called for a charge - foul #2 on Terry Thyberg, team foul #15 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Hurdle (PF), George Williams (C) John Perry, Stuart Griggs | |
| Subs | Penn | William Arnone (PG) Ronald Jones | |
| 01:34 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 29-23 |
| 01:20 | Penn | Terry Thyberg hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 29-23 |
| 01:18 | Penn | Terry Thyberg tips it in | 29-25 |
| 01:06 | Cleveland State | John Buswell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 01:05 | Penn | The rebound goes to Terry Thyberg | 29-25 |
| 00:59 | Penn | William Arnone is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on William Arnone, team foul #16 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Penn | John Smoot (SG), Robert Briley (C) Kenneth Pieper, Terry Thyberg | |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | George Williams knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Percy Bryant | 31-25 |
| 00:34 | Penn | The jump hook by Gregg Olson is blocked by Jeffrey Hurdle | 31-25 |
| 00:32 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Samuel Husky | 31-25 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 00:13 | Penn | William Arnone grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 00:01 | Penn | Jeffrey Hurdle swats the short shot by Robert Briley | 31-25 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |