| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gary Griffith (fresh) SG - Herbert Woods (fresh) SF - Alejandro Martinez (fresh) PF - Kenny Karns (fresh) C - Karl Manson (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 | Columbia | Kenny Karns wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Columbia | Alejandro Martinez lays it up and in on a nice dish by Herbert Woods | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Penn | Terry Thyberg misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Columbia | Karl Manson pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Columbia | Alejandro Martinez is hacked by Eric Metzler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Metzler, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Columbia | Kelly Gaudette steals it from Kenny Karns | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Penn | Ronald Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Penn | Terry Thyberg tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Columbia | Karl Manson pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Columbia | Karl Manson hits a shot from the right side set up by Alejandro Martinez | 4-0 |
| 18:12 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:11 | Columbia | Karl Manson gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:47 | Columbia | Alejandro Martinez makes the shot from the baseline set up by Herbert Woods | 6-0 |
| 17:31 | Penn | Terry Thyberg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-0 |
| 17:30 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:10 | Penn | William Arnone hits a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Karl Manson - foul #1 on Karl Manson, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Mann (PG), Clement Puckett (SG), Jason Pinnix (SF), James Johns (PF), Frederick Zaloudek (C) Gary Griffith, Herbert Woods, Alejandro Martinez, Kenny Karns, Karl Manson | |
| Subs | Penn | William Woods (SF), Gregg Olson (PF), Robert Briley (C) Eric Metzler, Kelly Gaudette, Terry Thyberg | |
| 17:10 | Penn | William Arnone makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:45 | Columbia | Jason Pinnix hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Mann and the foul's on William Woods - foul #1 on William Woods, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Penn | John Smoot (PG), Kenneth Pieper (SG) William Arnone, Ronald Jones | |
| 16:45 | Columbia | Jason Pinnix makes the free throw | 9-3 |
| 16:26 | Penn | John Smoot knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Gregg Olson | 9-5 |
| 16:21 | Columbia | Daniel Mann misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-5 |
| 16:19 | Penn | Kenneth Pieper pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:54 | Penn | Kenneth Pieper is hacked by Clement Puckett - foul #1 on Clement Puckett, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gary Griffith (PG) Clement Puckett | |
| Subs | Penn | Kelly Gaudette (PF) Kenneth Pieper | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gary Griffith (fresh) SG - Daniel Mann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Pinnix (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Johns (fresh) C - Frederick Zaloudek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Smoot (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Woods (fresh) SF - Gregg Olson (fresh) PF - Kelly Gaudette (fresh) C - Robert Briley (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Penn | John Smoot's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-5 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Penn | Ronald Jones (SG) William Woods | |
| 15:40 | Columbia | Daniel Mann throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenny Karns (PF) Frederick Zaloudek | |
| Subs | Penn | Terry Thyberg (C) Robert Briley | |
| 15:30 | Penn | Gregg Olson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 15:29 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette misses the tip | 9-5 |
| 15:27 | Columbia | Gary Griffith gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:10 | Columbia | Gary Griffith misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 15:08 | Columbia | Kenny Karns can't tip it in | 9-5 |
| 15:06 | Penn | John Smoot grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:59 | Penn | Jason Pinnix steals it from John Smoot | 9-5 |
| 14:57 | Columbia | Jason Pinnix is hacked by Gregg Olson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregg Olson, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Columbia | Clarence Pitre (PG), Herbert Woods (SG), Alejandro Martinez (SF), Karl Manson (C) Gary Griffith, Daniel Mann, Jason Pinnix, James Johns | |
| Subs | Penn | Eric Metzler (SF) Gregg Olson | |
| 14:47 | Columbia | Clarence Pitre misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 14:46 | Penn | Eric Metzler grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 14:26 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-5 |
| 14:24 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette grabs the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:09 | Penn | Terry Thyberg can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 9-5 |
| 14:07 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette tips it back up and in | 9-7 |
| 13:55 | Columbia | Herbert Woods comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 9-7 |
| 13:54 | Columbia | Herbert Woods tips it home | 11-7 |
| 13:40 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 13:39 | Columbia | Herbert Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:12 | Columbia | Alejandro Martinez is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 13:11 | Penn | Eric Metzler gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:51 | Penn | Terry Thyberg misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Karl Manson - foul #2 on Karl Manson, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gary Griffith (PG), Daniel Mann (SG), Jason Pinnix (SF), James Johns (PF), Frederick Zaloudek (C) Clarence Pitre, Herbert Woods, Alejandro Martinez, Kenny Karns, Karl Manson | |
| Subs | Penn | William Arnone (PG), William Woods (SG), Gregg Olson (SF), Robert Briley (PF) John Smoot, Ronald Jones, Eric Metzler, Kelly Gaudette | |
| 12:51 | Penn | Terry Thyberg makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:51 | Penn | Terry Thyberg misses the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:51 | Columbia | Frederick Zaloudek gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:26 | Columbia | Frederick Zaloudek is denied on a layup by Terry Thyberg | 11-8 |
| 12:24 | Penn | Robert Briley snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 12:01 | Penn | William Arnone clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 12:00 | Columbia | Jason Pinnix pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 11:35 | Columbia | Daniel Mann connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Frederick Zaloudek | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gary Griffith (fresh) SG - Daniel Mann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Pinnix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Johns (fresh) C - Frederick Zaloudek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - William Arnone (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Woods (fresh) SF - Gregg Olson (fresh) PF - Robert Briley (fresh) C - Terry Thyberg (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Penn | Gregg Olson misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Daniel Mann - foul #1 on Daniel Mann, team foul #4 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Columbia | Alejandro Martinez (SF), Kenny Karns (PF) Jason Pinnix, Frederick Zaloudek | |
| Subs | Penn | Kenneth Pieper (SG), Eric Metzler (SF), Kelly Gaudette (PF) William Woods, Robert Briley, Terry Thyberg | |
| 11:19 | Penn | Gregg Olson makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 11:19 | Penn | Gregg Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:59 | Columbia | Kenny Karns can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 14-10 |
| 10:57 | Columbia | Gary Griffith tips it home | 16-10 |
| 10:49 | Penn | Gregg Olson hits a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by James Johns - foul #1 on James Johns, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Columbia | Clarence Pitre (PG), Clement Puckett (SG) Gary Griffith, Daniel Mann | |
| Subs | Penn | John Smoot (PG) William Arnone | |
| 10:49 | Penn | Gregg Olson makes the free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:34 | Columbia | Clarence Pitre connects on the fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Eric Metzler - foul #2 on Eric Metzler, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Columbia | Herbert Woods (SG) Clement Puckett | |
| Subs | Penn | Terry Thyberg (C) Eric Metzler | |
| 10:34 | Columbia | Clarence Pitre makes the free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:23 | Penn | Gregg Olson is called for a backcourt violation | 19-13 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Penn | Ronald Jones (SG) Kenneth Pieper | |
| 10:21 | Columbia | Alejandro Martinez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-13 |
| 10:16 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Herbert Woods - foul #1 on Herbert Woods, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| 10:16 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:16 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:53 | Columbia | Clarence Pitre is hacked by John Smoot - foul #1 on John Smoot, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gary Griffith (PG), Jason Pinnix (PF), Frederick Zaloudek (C) Clarence Pitre, Kenny Karns, James Johns | |
| Subs | Penn | William Woods (SF), Robert Briley (C) Gregg Olson, Terry Thyberg | |
| 09:37 | Columbia | Frederick Zaloudek hits a wide open shot from the baseline | 21-15 |
| 09:18 | Penn | Ronald Jones makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Smoot | 21-18 |
| 09:09 | Columbia | Herbert Woods misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 21-18 |
| 09:07 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 08:49 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette loses the ball out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Mann (PG), Clement Puckett (SG), Kenny Karns (PF), James Johns (C) Gary Griffith, Herbert Woods, Jason Pinnix, Frederick Zaloudek | |
| Subs | Penn | William Arnone (PG), Kenneth Pieper (SG), Gregg Olson (SF), Terry Thyberg (C) John Smoot, Ronald Jones, William Woods, Robert Briley | |
| 08:34 | Columbia | Clement Puckett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 08:32 | Penn | Terry Thyberg pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 08:15 | Penn | Kenneth Pieper misses long on a 3 from straight away | 21-18 |
| 08:13 | Columbia | Kenny Karns grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 08:11 | Columbia | Clement Puckett is hacked by Kenneth Pieper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Pieper, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jason Pinnix (SF) Alejandro Martinez | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 08:02 | Columbia | Kenny Karns misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Kelly Gaudette - foul #1 on Kelly Gaudette, team foul #7 | 21-18 |
| 08:02 | Columbia | Kenny Karns makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:02 | Columbia | Kenny Karns makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:45 | Penn | William Arnone hits a runner near the basket | 23-20 |
| 07:41 | Columbia | James Johns travels in the backcourt | 23-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gary Griffith (PG) Clement Puckett | |
| Subs | Penn | Ronald Jones (SG), John Smoot (C) William Arnone, Terry Thyberg | |
| 07:20 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gary Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Mann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Pinnix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenny Karns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Johns (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Kenneth Pieper (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregg Olson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kelly Gaudette (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Smoot (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 06:52 | Columbia | Gary Griffith comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Kenneth Pieper - foul #2 on Kenneth Pieper, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | Clement Puckett (SG), Alejandro Martinez (SF), Frederick Zaloudek (C) Daniel Mann, Jason Pinnix, James Johns | |
| Subs | Penn | William Woods (SF), Robert Briley (PF) Kenneth Pieper, Kelly Gaudette | |
| 06:52 | Columbia | Gary Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:52 | Columbia | Gary Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:34 | Penn | Ronald Jones drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Smoot | 24-24 |
| 06:30 | Columbia | John Smoot picks off the pass by Gary Griffith in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| 06:12 | Penn | William Woods scores on a jumper from the baseline | 24-26 |
| 05:55 | Columbia | Alejandro Martinez misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-26 |
| 05:53 | Penn | Robert Briley pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 05:46 | Penn | William Woods can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 05:44 | Columbia | Gary Griffith snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 05:32 | Columbia | Kenny Karns buries a runner in the lane set up by Clement Puckett | 26-26 |
| 05:11 | Penn | Ronald Jones misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Clement Puckett - foul #2 on Clement Puckett, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Mann (PG), Herbert Woods (SG), Jason Pinnix (PF), James Johns (C) Gary Griffith, Clement Puckett, Kenny Karns, Frederick Zaloudek | |
| Subs | Penn | William Arnone (PG), Kelly Gaudette (PF), Terry Thyberg (C) John Smoot, William Woods, Robert Briley | |
| 05:11 | Penn | Ronald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:11 | Penn | Ronald Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:11 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Herbert Woods | 26-27 |
| 05:03 | Columbia | Alejandro Martinez clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Gregg Olson - foul #2 on Gregg Olson, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Penn | William Woods (SF) Gregg Olson | |
| 05:03 | Columbia | Alejandro Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:03 | Columbia | Alejandro Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:42 | Penn | William Arnone misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 04:41 | Columbia | Alejandro Martinez gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 04:27 | Columbia | Herbert Woods hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Mann and the foul's on Ronald Jones - foul #1 on Ronald Jones, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenny Karns (PF) Alejandro Martinez | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 04:27 | Columbia | Herbert Woods makes the free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:04 | Penn | Ronald Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 04:03 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette tips it in | 31-29 |
| 03:56 | Columbia | Herbert Woods is open and buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Jason Pinnix | 33-29 |
| 03:34 | Penn | William Arnone misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 03:32 | Columbia | Herbert Woods gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 03:24 | Columbia | William Woods steps in front of the Jason Pinnix pass | 33-29 |
| 03:05 | Penn | Terry Thyberg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 03:03 | Penn | William Arnone pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Mann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Woods (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Pinnix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenny Karns (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Johns (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - William Arnone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Jones (tiring) 6 pts. SF - William Woods (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Kelly Gaudette (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Thyberg (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Penn | William Woods misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 02:48 | Columbia | Herbert Woods pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 02:46 | Columbia | Daniel Mann is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Mann, team foul #8 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gary Griffith (PG), Clement Puckett (SG), Alejandro Martinez (SF), Frederick Zaloudek (PF), Karl Manson (C) Daniel Mann, Herbert Woods, Jason Pinnix, Kenny Karns, James Johns | |
| Subs | Penn | John Smoot (PG), Kenneth Pieper (SG), Eric Metzler (SF), Gregg Olson (PF), Robert Briley (C) William Arnone, Ronald Jones, William Woods, Kelly Gaudette, Terry Thyberg | |
| 02:32 | Penn | Robert Briley hits the finger roll set up by John Smoot | 33-31 |
| 02:08 | Columbia | Clement Puckett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 02:07 | Columbia | Frederick Zaloudek snags the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 01:50 | Columbia | Alejandro Martinez misses the runner in the paint | 33-31 |
| 01:48 | Columbia | Clement Puckett grabs the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 01:26 | Columbia | Gary Griffith is fouled on the floor by Gregg Olson - foul #3 on Gregg Olson, team foul #11 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Mann (SG), Jason Pinnix (PF) Clement Puckett, Frederick Zaloudek | |
| Subs | Penn | William Arnone (PG), Kelly Gaudette (PF), Terry Thyberg (C) Kenneth Pieper, Gregg Olson, Robert Briley | |
| 01:26 | Columbia | Gary Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:26 | Columbia | Gary Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:06 | Penn | William Arnone misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 01:05 | Penn | Kelly Gaudette tips it back up and in | 34-33 |
| 00:49 | Columbia | Alejandro Martinez is fouled on the floor by John Smoot - foul #2 on John Smoot, team foul #12 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | Clarence Pitre (PG), Kenny Karns (PF) Gary Griffith, Jason Pinnix | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 00:49 | Columbia | Alejandro Martinez misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:49 | Columbia | Alejandro Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:27 | Penn | William Arnone is denied on a layup by Kenny Karns | 35-33 |
| 00:26 | Penn | John Smoot hits the follow up shot | 35-35 |
| 00:21 | Columbia | Eric Metzler blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Daniel Mann | 35-35 |
| 00:20 | Penn | Terry Thyberg grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 00:00 | Penn | John Smoot misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-35 |