| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Frampton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doug Desrochers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rickie Danforth (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Dikembe Abdi (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Brinkerhoff (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gordon Sterner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Talley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | Doug Desrochers makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Benjamin Boyd | 31-34 |
| 19:32 | Penn | Gordon Sterner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 19:31 | Penn | Paul Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:09 | Penn | Gordon Sterner is whistled for traveling | 31-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Robinson (PG), James Daniels (SG), Vernon Welch (PF), Rob Hood (C) John Frampton, Doug Desrochers, Rickie Danforth, Curtis Lee | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | James Daniels is called for 10 seconds | 31-34 |
| 18:40 | Penn | James Brinkerhoff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Frampton (PG), Jonathan Wilder (SF) John Robinson, Benjamin Boyd | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 18:20 | Central Michigan | Vernon Welch jams the wide open dunk set up by John Frampton | 33-34 |
| 18:01 | Penn | Dikembe Abdi clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 17:59 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:54 | Central Michigan | James Brinkerhoff steps in front of the James Daniels pass in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| 17:44 | Penn | Gordon Sterner knocks in the floater from close range | 33-36 |
| 17:24 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Wilder misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 17:22 | Penn | The rebound goes to Paul Jackson | 33-36 |
| 16:57 | Penn | James Brinkerhoff is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Brinkerhoff, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Robinson (PG), Doug Desrochers (SG), Benjamin Boyd (SF) John Frampton, James Daniels, Jonathan Wilder | |
| Subs | Penn | John Camargo (PG), Reginald Russell (SG), Perry Mellberg (SF), Ian Devlin (PF), Jerry Burns (C) Dikembe Abdi, James Brinkerhoff, Paul Jackson, Gordon Sterner, Jason Talley | |
| 16:41 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 16:39 | Penn | Perry Mellberg grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:21 | Penn | Reginald Russell misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Vernon Welch - foul #2 on Vernon Welch, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Curtis Lee (C) Rob Hood | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 16:21 | Penn | Reginald Russell makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:21 | Penn | Reginald Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 15:59 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd scores on a 3 from the right corner | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Doug Desrochers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vernon Welch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Camargo (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Reginald Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Perry Mellberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ian Devlin (fresh) C - Jerry Burns (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Penn | Perry Mellberg loses the ball out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Daniels (PG), Rickie Danforth (PF) John Robinson, Curtis Lee | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd is hacked by Perry Mellberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Perry Mellberg, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn | Gordon Sterner (PF) Ian Devlin | |
| 15:22 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burns swats the short shot by Vernon Welch | 36-37 |
| 15:21 | Penn | The rebound goes to Reginald Russell | 36-37 |
| 15:07 | Penn | Gordon Sterner misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Doug Desrochers - foul #2 on Doug Desrochers, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Robinson (PG), Curtis Lee (C) Doug Desrochers, Rickie Danforth | |
| Subs | Penn | Dikembe Abdi (PG), Ian Devlin (SG), Paul Jackson (SF), Todd McConville (C) John Camargo, Reginald Russell, Perry Mellberg, Jerry Burns | |
| 15:07 | Penn | Gordon Sterner makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:07 | Penn | Gordon Sterner misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:07 | Central Michigan | Vernon Welch snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 15:05 | Central Michigan | John Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Jackson - foul #3 on Paul Jackson, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Frampton (PG) John Robinson | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 14:39 | Central Michigan | Vernon Welch can't finish the layup | 36-38 |
| 14:37 | Penn | Paul Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 14:26 | Penn | Gordon Sterner is fouled on the floor by Vernon Welch - foul #3 on Vernon Welch, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Robinson (PG), Doug Desrochers (SG), Rickie Danforth (PF), Rob Hood (C) John Frampton, James Daniels, Benjamin Boyd, Curtis Lee | |
| Subs | Penn | James Brinkerhoff (SG) Gordon Sterner | |
| 14:08 | Penn | Dikembe Abdi travels with the ball | 36-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn | Jason Talley (C) Todd McConville | |
| 13:40 | Central Michigan | Doug Desrochers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Frampton (PG), James Daniels (SG), Benjamin Boyd (SF), Curtis Lee (C) John Robinson, Doug Desrochers, Vernon Welch, Rickie Danforth | |
| Subs | Penn | Richie Moore (PG), Perry Mellberg (SF), Gordon Sterner (PF) Dikembe Abdi, Paul Jackson, Ian Devlin | |
| 13:16 | Penn | Jason Talley connects on the jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Rob Hood - foul #1 on Rob Hood, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Doug Desrochers (SG), Vernon Welch (PF) James Daniels, Curtis Lee | |
| Subs | Penn | John Camargo (PG), Reginald Russell (SG) Richie Moore, James Brinkerhoff | |
| 13:16 | Penn | Jason Talley misses the free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:16 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 12:54 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Frampton | 39-40 |
| 12:41 | Penn | Perry Mellberg loses the dribble to Benjamin Boyd | 39-40 |
| 12:37 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd banks in the layup | 41-40 |
| 12:22 | Penn | John Camargo misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 12:21 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd knocks in the shot from the left side | 43-40 |
| 12:00 | Penn | Perry Mellberg blows the layup | 43-40 |
| 11:59 | Penn | Jason Talley gets the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Frampton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Doug Desrochers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Boyd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vernon Welch (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Rob Hood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Camargo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Reginald Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Perry Mellberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gordon Sterner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Talley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Penn | John Camargo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 11:42 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 11:27 | Central Michigan | Jason Talley swats the layup by Doug Desrochers | 43-40 |
| 11:25 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd grabs the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 11:08 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Vernon Welch | 46-40 |
| 10:48 | Penn | Perry Mellberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Robinson (PG), James Daniels (SG), Jonathan Wilder (SF), Rickie Danforth (PF), Curtis Lee (C) John Frampton, Doug Desrochers, Benjamin Boyd, Vernon Welch, Rob Hood | |
| Subs | Penn | Dikembe Abdi (PG), James Brinkerhoff (SG), Paul Jackson (SF), Ian Devlin (PF), Jerry Burns (C) John Camargo, Reginald Russell, Perry Mellberg, Gordon Sterner, Jason Talley | |
| 10:31 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Curtis Lee | 48-40 |
| 10:15 | Penn | Paul Jackson misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Jonathan Wilder - foul #1 on Jonathan Wilder, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| 10:15 | Penn | Paul Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 10:15 | Penn | Paul Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | John Robinson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 09:44 | Penn | Ian Devlin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 09:29 | Penn | James Brinkerhoff clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 48-41 |
| 09:27 | Central Michigan | Curtis Lee pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 08:59 | Central Michigan | John Robinson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 08:58 | Penn | Paul Jackson grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 08:39 | Penn | James Brinkerhoff misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 08:38 | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 08:35 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Wilder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Frampton (PG), Doug Desrochers (SG), Benjamin Boyd (SF), Vernon Welch (PF), Rob Hood (C) John Robinson, James Daniels, Jonathan Wilder, Rickie Danforth, Curtis Lee | |
| Subs | Penn | Richie Moore (PG), Reginald Russell (SG), Gordon Sterner (PF), Todd McConville (C) Dikembe Abdi, James Brinkerhoff, Ian Devlin, Jerry Burns | |
| 08:15 | Penn | Gordon Sterner connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Reginald Russell | 48-43 |
| 07:55 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Frampton | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Frampton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Doug Desrochers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Boyd (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Vernon Welch (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Rob Hood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Richie Moore (fresh) SG - Reginald Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gordon Sterner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd McConville (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Penn | Paul Jackson banks in the layup on a great pass from Richie Moore | 50-45 |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 07:10 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Rob Hood | 50-45 |
| 06:44 | Central Michigan | Doug Desrochers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Frampton | 52-45 |
| 06:28 | Penn | Gordon Sterner makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Paul Jackson | 52-47 |
| 06:05 | Central Michigan | Vernon Welch buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Benjamin Boyd | 54-47 |
| 06:00 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Robinson (PG), James Daniels (SG), Rickie Danforth (PF), Curtis Lee (C) John Frampton, Doug Desrochers, Benjamin Boyd, Rob Hood | |
| Subs | Penn | Dikembe Abdi (PG), James Brinkerhoff (SG), Perry Mellberg (SF), Jason Talley (C) Richie Moore, Reginald Russell, Paul Jackson, Todd McConville | |
| 05:46 | Penn | Gordon Sterner drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 05:39 | Central Michigan | John Robinson is hacked by James Brinkerhoff in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Brinkerhoff, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Wilder (SF) Vernon Welch | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | James Daniels is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on James Daniels, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vernon Welch (SF) Jonathan Wilder | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 04:52 | Penn | James Brinkerhoff lays it in and he's hacked by John Robinson - foul #1 on John Robinson, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| 04:52 | Penn | James Brinkerhoff makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:23 | Central Michigan | Vernon Welch blows the layup | 54-53 |
| 04:21 | Penn | Jason Talley grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 03:59 | Penn | Gordon Sterner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 03:57 | Central Michigan | Curtis Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vernon Welch (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rickie Danforth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Dikembe Abdi (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Brinkerhoff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Perry Mellberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gordon Sterner (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Talley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Central Michigan | Vernon Welch can't connect on a floater from the left side | 54-53 |
| 03:30 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to James Daniels | 54-53 |
| 03:13 | Central Michigan | Vernon Welch is whistled for a carry | 54-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Frampton (PG), Doug Desrochers (SG), Benjamin Boyd (SF), Rob Hood (PF) John Robinson, James Daniels, Rickie Danforth, Curtis Lee | |
| Subs | Penn | John Camargo (PG), Reginald Russell (SG), Paul Jackson (SF), Ian Devlin (PF), Jerry Burns (C) Dikembe Abdi, James Brinkerhoff, Perry Mellberg, Gordon Sterner, Jason Talley | |
| 02:51 | Penn | Jerry Burns drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Jackson | 54-55 |
| 02:30 | Central Michigan | Doug Desrochers connects on the jumper from the left side | 56-55 |
| 02:30 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth (PF) Vernon Welch | |
| Subs | Penn | Dikembe Abdi (PG), James Brinkerhoff (SG), Gordon Sterner (PF) Reginald Russell, Paul Jackson, Ian Devlin | |
| 02:15 | Penn | Gordon Sterner can't finish the layup | 56-55 |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 01:51 | Central Michigan | Rob Hood misses the shot from the left side | 56-55 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Doug Desrochers snags the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 01:37 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by James Brinkerhoff - foul #4 on James Brinkerhoff, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Curtis Lee (C) Rob Hood | |
| Subs | Penn | Paul Jackson (SF), Jason Talley (C) John Camargo, Jerry Burns | |
| 01:37 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:37 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 01:19 | Penn | The short jumper by Paul Jackson is denied by Curtis Lee | 58-55 |
| 01:18 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Doug Desrochers | 58-55 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Penn | Dikembe Abdi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Curtis Lee gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | Curtis Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdi - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdi, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Robinson (PG), Jonathan Wilder (C) John Frampton, Curtis Lee | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Paul Jackson is called for the reach on Doug Desrochers - foul #4 on Paul Jackson, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Curtis Lee (C) Rickie Danforth | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Doug Desrochers makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Doug Desrochers makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Penn | Dikembe Abdi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rickie Danforth (PF) Curtis Lee | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdi is called for the reach on John Robinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdi, team foul #8 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Curtis Lee (C) Rickie Danforth | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | John Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | John Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:34 | Penn | The rebound goes to Gordon Sterner | 64-55 |
| 00:28 | Penn | Gordon Sterner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 00:27 | Penn | Paul Jackson grabs the offensive board | 64-55 |
| 00:23 | Penn | James Brinkerhoff misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-55 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdi - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdi, team foul #9 | 64-55 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:18 | Penn | Jason Talley grabs the board | 65-55 |
| 00:11 | Penn | Jonathan Wilder steps in front of the Paul Jackson pass | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | John Robinson runs out the clock | 65-55 |