| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) SG - Mark Giles (fresh) SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) PF - John Lawrence (fresh) C - John Haney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jay Buster (fresh) SG - Christopher Polk (fresh) SF - Jamaal Winchell (fresh) PF - Rick Dosch (fresh) C - Vincente Marino (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | John Lawrence 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 motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca hits a turnaround from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Penn | Christopher Polk loses the dribble to Paul Apodaca | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Columbia | John Lawrence hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Haney | 5-0 |
| 19:02 | Penn | Rick Dosch can't finish the layup | 5-0 |
| 19:00 | Penn | Christopher Polk hits the follow up shot | 5-2 |
| 18:45 | Columbia | The jump hook by John Lawrence is blocked by Vincente Marino | 5-2 |
| 18:43 | Penn | Vincente Marino grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 18:31 | Penn | Jay Buster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-2 |
| 18:30 | Columbia | John Haney grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 18:17 | Columbia | John Haney is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Haney, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:58 | Penn | Vincente Marino makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Polk | 5-4 |
| 17:39 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca is fouled on the floor by Jamaal Winchell - foul #1 on Jamaal Winchell, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (PG), Albert Clark (SG), Charles Furman (SF), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, Mark Giles, Paul Apodaca, John Haney | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 17:30 | Columbia | Rick Dosch steals the ball from Larry Stevenson | 5-4 |
| 17:21 | Penn | Rick Dosch misses badly on a runner near the basket | 5-4 |
| 17:19 | Columbia | John Lawrence gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:56 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley can't finish the layup | 5-4 |
| 16:54 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley hits the follow up shot | 7-4 |
| 16:28 | Penn | Christopher Polk hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 7-4 |
| 16:26 | Penn | Vincente Marino grabs the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 16:09 | Penn | John Lawrence steps in front of the Rick Dosch pass | 7-4 |
| 15:51 | Columbia | Charles Furman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:50 | Penn | Jay Buster snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) SG - Albert Clark (fresh) SF - Charles Furman (fresh) PF - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jay Buster (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Polk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamaal Winchell (fairly fresh) PF - Rick Dosch (fairly fresh) C - Vincente Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Penn | Christopher Polk knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jamaal Winchell | 7-7 |
| 15:06 | Columbia | Albert Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 15:04 | Penn | Vincente Marino snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:45 | Penn | Rick Dosch makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jay Buster | 7-9 |
| 14:43 | Columbia | Jay Buster is called for the reach on Larry Stevenson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jay Buster, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Mark Giles (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF), Chad Heflin (PF), John Haney (C) Larry Stevenson, Albert Clark, Charles Furman, John Lawrence, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Penn | David Fizer (PG), Rocco Lombardi (SG), Timothy Bush (SF), Christopher Eager (PF), Theodore Tucker (C) Jay Buster, Christopher Polk, Jamaal Winchell, Rick Dosch, Vincente Marino | |
| 14:31 | Columbia | Mark Giles misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 14:29 | Columbia | Chad Heflin grabs the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:06 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Giles | 9-9 |
| 13:57 | Penn | Rocco Lombardi drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by David Fizer | 9-11 |
| 13:46 | Columbia | Derek Gayton is hacked by Christopher Eager - foul #1 on Christopher Eager, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| 13:36 | Columbia | Mark Giles lays it up and in on a great pass from Derek Gayton | 11-11 |
| 13:19 | Penn | Timothy Bush is fouled on the floor by Paul Apodaca - foul #1 on Paul Apodaca, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Furman (PF) Chad Heflin | |
| Subs | Penn | Jay Buster (PG) David Fizer | |
| 13:03 | Penn | Jay Buster misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Derek Gayton - foul #1 on Derek Gayton, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| 13:03 | Penn | Jay Buster makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:03 | Penn | Jay Buster misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:03 | Penn | Theodore Tucker snags the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 12:54 | Penn | Theodore Tucker is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Theodore Tucker, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Penn | Vincente Marino (C) Theodore Tucker | |
| 12:34 | Columbia | Timothy Bush blocks the short jumper by Mark Giles | 11-12 |
| 12:33 | Columbia | Mark Giles tips it in | 13-12 |
| 12:14 | Penn | Rocco Lombardi is fouled on the floor by Mark Giles - foul #1 on Mark Giles, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lawrence (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Charles Furman, John Haney | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 11:58 | Penn | Rocco Lombardi connects on the 3 from straight away | 13-15 |
| 11:42 | Columbia | Vincente Marino blocks the jumper by Mark Giles | 13-15 |
| 11:41 | Penn | Christopher Eager pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Giles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Apodaca (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jay Buster (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rocco Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Bush (fresh) PF - Christopher Eager (fresh) C - Vincente Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:14 | Penn | John Lawrence steps in front of the Christopher Eager pass | 13-15 |
| 11:00 | Columbia | Timothy Bush takes the ball from Paul Apodaca | 13-15 |
| 10:56 | Penn | Rocco Lombardi jams it on a nice dish by Timothy Bush | 13-17 |
| 10:41 | Columbia | Derek Gayton travels with the ball | 13-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (PG), Albert Clark (SG), Charles Furman (SF), John Haney (C) Derek Gayton, Mark Giles, Paul Apodaca, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Penn | David Fizer (PG), Christopher Polk (SG), Jamaal Winchell (SF), Rick Dosch (PF), Theodore Tucker (C) Jay Buster, Rocco Lombardi, Timothy Bush, Christopher Eager, Vincente Marino | |
| 10:25 | Penn | Albert Clark is called for the reach on Christopher Polk - foul #1 on Albert Clark, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| 10:02 | Penn | Christopher Polk hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by David Fizer and he's hacked by Larry Stevenson - foul #1 on Larry Stevenson, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| 10:02 | Penn | Christopher Polk makes the free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:50 | Columbia | John Haney is open and scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Furman | 15-20 |
| 09:34 | Penn | Rick Dosch connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jamaal Winchell and he's hacked by John Lawrence - foul #1 on John Lawrence, team foul #7 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Penn | Jay Buster (PG), Vincente Marino (C) David Fizer, Theodore Tucker | |
| 09:34 | Penn | Rick Dosch makes the free throw | 15-23 |
| 09:21 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson is fouled on the floor by Jay Buster - foul #2 on Jay Buster, team foul #5 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stephen Dudley (PF) John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Penn | David Fizer (PG) Jay Buster | |
| 09:13 | Columbia | Charles Furman makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Albert Clark | 18-23 |
| 08:56 | Penn | Vincente Marino is called for traveling | 18-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG) Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 08:42 | Columbia | Charles Furman misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Vincente Marino - foul #1 on Vincente Marino, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Apodaca (SF), Stephen Dudley (C) Albert Clark, John Haney | |
| Subs | Penn | Christopher Eager (PF) Rick Dosch | |
| 08:42 | Columbia | Charles Furman makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:42 | Columbia | Charles Furman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:22 | Penn | Derek Gayton is called for the reach on Vincente Marino - foul #2 on Derek Gayton, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Giles (SG), John Lawrence (PF) Derek Gayton, Charles Furman | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 08:22 | Penn | Vincente Marino misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:22 | Penn | Christopher Eager gets the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 08:10 | Penn | Jamaal Winchell comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-23 |
| 08:08 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Paul Apodaca | 20-23 |
| 08:03 | Columbia | Mark Giles misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Christopher Eager - foul #2 on Christopher Eager, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Penn | Timothy Bush (SF), Armando Torres (PF) Jamaal Winchell, Christopher Eager | |
| 08:03 | Columbia | Mark Giles misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:03 | Columbia | Mark Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:53 | Penn | Christopher Polk misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 07:52 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Stephen Dudley | 21-23 |
| 07:33 | Columbia | Mark Giles comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-23 |
| 07:31 | Penn | Vincente Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) SG - Mark Giles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Fizer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Polk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Bush (fresh) PF - Armando Torres (fresh) C - Vincente Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Penn | Vincente Marino hits the finger roll set up by David Fizer | 21-25 |
| 07:00 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley's floater is tipped away by Vincente Marino | 21-25 |
| 06:58 | Penn | David Fizer pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 06:43 | Penn | Vincente Marino is hacked by John Lawrence - foul #2 on John Lawrence, team foul #9 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (PG), Carl Chrisman (SG), Charles Furman (SF), John Haney (C) Larry Stevenson, Mark Giles, Paul Apodaca, John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Penn | Jamaal Winchell (PG), Rocco Lombardi (SG), Rick Dosch (PF) David Fizer, Christopher Polk, Armando Torres | |
| 06:43 | Penn | Vincente Marino misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:43 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 06:24 | Columbia | Charles Furman is hacked by Timothy Bush - foul #1 on Timothy Bush, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Penn | Theodore Tucker (C) Vincente Marino | |
| 06:24 | Columbia | Charles Furman makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:24 | Columbia | Charles Furman misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:24 | Penn | Theodore Tucker snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 06:10 | Penn | Jamaal Winchell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 06:08 | Columbia | Charles Furman snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 05:43 | Columbia | Timothy Bush picks off the pass by Stephen Dudley | 22-25 |
| 05:26 | Penn | Rocco Lombardi hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jamaal Winchell | 22-27 |
| 05:24 | Columbia | Albert Clark loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (PG), Mark Giles (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF) Albert Clark, Carl Chrisman, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Penn | David Fizer (PG) Timothy Bush | |
| 05:04 | Penn | Rocco Lombardi is fouled on the floor by Mark Giles - foul #2 on Mark Giles, team foul #10 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (SG) Mark Giles | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 05:04 | Penn | Rocco Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:04 | Penn | Rocco Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 04:42 | Columbia | Charles Furman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-29 |
| 04:40 | Penn | Theodore Tucker snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 04:38 | Penn | David Fizer is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Fizer, team foul #9 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Penn | Christopher Polk (SG), Timothy Bush (SF), Vincente Marino (C) Rocco Lombardi, Jamaal Winchell, Theodore Tucker | |
| 04:32 | Columbia | John Haney clanks a driving attempt from close range | 22-29 |
| 04:31 | Penn | Vincente Marino snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 04:09 | Penn | Timothy Bush connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-32 |
| 03:50 | Columbia | Charles Furman throws it down | 24-32 |
| 03:39 | Penn | The pull-up jumper by Christopher Polk is blocked by John Haney | 24-32 |
| 03:37 | Penn | Rick Dosch pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 03:28 | Penn | David Fizer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Mark Giles (SG), John Lawrence (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Albert Clark, Paul Apodaca, Charles Furman, John Haney | |
| Subs | Penn | Jay Buster (PG), Jamaal Winchell (SF), Christopher Eager (PF) David Fizer, Timothy Bush, Rick Dosch | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Giles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Stevenson (fresh) PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jay Buster (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Polk (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamaal Winchell (fresh) PF - Christopher Eager (fresh) 2 reb. C - Vincente Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jamaal Winchell - foul #2 on Jamaal Winchell, team foul #10 | 24-32 |
| 03:16 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:16 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:55 | Penn | Christopher Eager misses long on a shot from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 02:53 | Penn | Vincente Marino grabs the offensive board | 26-32 |
| 02:42 | Penn | Jamaal Winchell is called for traveling | 26-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Chrisman (SF) Larry Stevenson | |
| Subs | Penn | Rocco Lombardi (SG), Theodore Tucker (C) Christopher Polk, Vincente Marino | |
| 02:34 | Columbia | Derek Gayton's pass is intercepted by Rocco Lombardi | 26-32 |
| 02:16 | Penn | Mark Giles takes the ball from Rocco Lombardi | 26-32 |
| 02:13 | Columbia | Derek Gayton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Giles | 28-32 |
| 01:51 | Penn | Rocco Lombardi is fouled on the floor by Mark Giles - foul #3 on Mark Giles, team foul #11 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF), Chad Heflin (C) Mark Giles, Carl Chrisman, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Penn | Timothy Bush (SF), Vincente Marino (C) Jamaal Winchell, Theodore Tucker | |
| 01:51 | Penn | Rocco Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:51 | Penn | Rocco Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 01:43 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-33 |
| 01:42 | Penn | Vincente Marino grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 01:38 | Penn | Rocco Lombardi drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Vincente Marino | 28-36 |
| 01:16 | Columbia | Chad Heflin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 01:15 | Penn | Timothy Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 01:12 | Penn | Jay Buster's pass is intercepted by Derek Gayton in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| 00:55 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-36 |
| 00:53 | Penn | Vincente Marino grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 00:37 | Penn | Jay Buster buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Rocco Lombardi | 28-38 |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rocco Lombardi - foul #1 on Rocco Lombardi, team foul #11 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Furman (PF), John Haney (C) John Lawrence, Chad Heflin | |
| Subs | Penn | Christopher Polk (SG), Jamaal Winchell (SF), Rick Dosch (PF), Theodore Tucker (C) Rocco Lombardi, Timothy Bush, Christopher Eager, Vincente Marino | |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Derek Gayton makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:17 | Penn | The rebound goes to Theodore Tucker | 29-38 |
| 00:04 | Penn | Jay Buster makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Rick Dosch | 29-40 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Derek Gayton can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 29-40 |