| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) SG - David Stapleton (fresh) SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - Richard Ringer (fresh) C - William Parker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Mark George (fresh) SG - Patrick Pancoast (fresh) SF - Anthony Brown (fresh) PF - David Walker (fresh) C - Michael Hunter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn | Richard Ringer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Penn | Richard Ringer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Bucknell | Mark George hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Pancoast | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Penn | Mark George takes the ball from William Parker | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Bucknell | Mark George misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Penn | The rebound goes to John Jones | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Penn | David Stapleton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Bucknell | Patrick Pancoast grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Bucknell | Patrick Pancoast hits a floater from the baseline | 0-4 |
| 17:39 | Penn | John Reeves hits a turnaround from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 17:17 | Bucknell | David Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 16:56 | Penn | John Reeves hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 16:55 | Bucknell | Anthony Brown gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:32 | Bucknell | Michael Hunter comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Richard Ringer - foul #1 on Richard Ringer, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Penn | Charlie Dorfman (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (PF), Terry Erskine (C) David Stapleton, Richard Ringer, William Parker | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 16:32 | Bucknell | Michael Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:32 | Bucknell | Michael Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:14 | Penn | John Reeves hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 16:12 | Bucknell | Anthony Brown snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 15:48 | Bucknell | Michael Hunter is hacked by Antoine Wojtowicz - foul #1 on Antoine Wojtowicz, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (PG), David Watkins (PF) John Reeves, John Jones | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Charles Gholson (PF) David Walker | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Robert Nevins (fresh) SG - Charlie Dorfman (fresh) SF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) PF - David Watkins (fresh) C - Terry Erskine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Mark George (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Pancoast (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Gholson (fresh) C - Michael Hunter (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Bucknell | Patrick Pancoast comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-5 |
| 15:35 | Penn | Terry Erskine pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 15:13 | Penn | Robert Nevins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 15:12 | Penn | Terry Erskine pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 14:51 | Penn | Robert Nevins loses the ball out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (SG), Richard Ringer (PF), William Parker (C) Charlie Dorfman, David Watkins, Terry Erskine | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Daniel Bradfield (PG), Emanuel Sims (SF) Mark George, Anthony Brown | |
| 14:42 | Bucknell | Daniel Bradfield is hacked by David Stapleton - foul #1 on David Stapleton, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG) Robert Nevins | |
| Subs | Bucknell | David Walker (PF) Charles Gholson | |
| 14:19 | Bucknell | Emanuel Sims throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Penn | John Jones (SF) Antoine Wojtowicz | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 13:58 | Penn | John Reeves is called for traveling | 2-5 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mark George (PG) Patrick Pancoast | |
| 13:44 | Bucknell | William Parker picks off the pass by Michael Hunter | 2-5 |
| 13:38 | Penn | John Reeves scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by David Stapleton | 4-5 |
| 13:15 | Bucknell | David Walker is denied on a layup by Richard Ringer | 4-5 |
| 13:13 | Penn | Richard Ringer grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 12:58 | Penn | William Parker makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Jones and he's fouled by David Walker - foul #1 on David Walker, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Anthony Brown (SF), Stephen Donovan (C) Emanuel Sims, Michael Hunter | |
| 12:58 | Penn | William Parker misses the free throw | 6-5 |
| 12:58 | Bucknell | David Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 12:32 | Bucknell | Stephen Donovan can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 6-5 |
| 12:31 | Penn | The rebound goes to William Parker | 6-5 |
| 12:08 | Penn | Richard Ringer is hacked by Daniel Bradfield - foul #1 on Daniel Bradfield, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (PG) John Reeves | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Patrick Pancoast (SG), Charles Gholson (PF), Michael Hunter (C) Mark George, David Walker, Stephen Donovan | |
| 11:51 | Penn | Patrick Pancoast steals it from David Stapleton | 6-5 |
| 11:46 | Bucknell | Patrick Pancoast loses the ball out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Penn | Charlie Dorfman (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF), David Watkins (PF), Terry Erskine (C) David Stapleton, John Jones, Richard Ringer, William Parker | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Robert Nevins (fresh) SG - Charlie Dorfman (fresh) SF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) PF - David Watkins (fresh) C - Terry Erskine (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Daniel Bradfield (fresh) SG - Patrick Pancoast (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Gholson (fresh) C - Michael Hunter (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Penn | Terry Erskine misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 11:26 | Bucknell | Michael Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 11:05 | Bucknell | Anthony Brown's pass is intercepted by Robert Nevins | 6-5 |
| 11:01 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman lays it in set up by Robert Nevins | 8-5 |
| 10:40 | Bucknell | Patrick Pancoast drills a jump hook in the lane | 8-7 |
| 10:26 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 10:24 | Penn | David Watkins hits the follow up shot | 10-7 |
| 10:00 | Bucknell | Patrick Pancoast misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Antoine Wojtowicz - foul #2 on Antoine Wojtowicz, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), David Stapleton (SG), John Jones (SF), Richard Ringer (PF), William Parker (C) Robert Nevins, Charlie Dorfman, Antoine Wojtowicz, David Watkins, Terry Erskine | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mark George (PG), David Walker (PF) Daniel Bradfield, Charles Gholson | |
| 10:00 | Bucknell | Patrick Pancoast makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 10:00 | Bucknell | Patrick Pancoast makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 09:31 | Penn | Richard Ringer misses the lay-in | 10-9 |
| 09:29 | Bucknell | Mark George grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 09:25 | Bucknell | Patrick Pancoast hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Parker - foul #1 on William Parker, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| 09:25 | Bucknell | Patrick Pancoast misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 09:25 | Bucknell | Patrick Pancoast misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 09:25 | Penn | William Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 09:04 | Penn | David Stapleton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 09:02 | Penn | William Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 08:47 | Penn | William Parker's layup is rejected by Anthony Brown | 10-9 |
| 08:45 | Bucknell | David Walker pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 08:27 | Bucknell | Michael Hunter knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Mark George | 10-11 |
| 08:04 | Penn | William Parker's layup is rejected by David Walker | 10-11 |
| 08:03 | Bucknell | David Walker pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 07:46 | Bucknell | Anthony Brown drills a shot from the baseline | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Stapleton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - Richard Ringer (fresh) C - William Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Mark George (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Pancoast (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Walker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Hunter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Penn | John Reeves is hacked by Mark George - foul #1 on Mark George, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Penn | Charlie Dorfman (SG), David Watkins (PF), Terry Erskine (C) David Stapleton, Richard Ringer, William Parker | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Daniel Bradfield (SG), Emanuel Sims (SF), Stephen Donovan (C) Patrick Pancoast, Anthony Brown, Michael Hunter | |
| 06:55 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 06:53 | Bucknell | David Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 06:41 | Bucknell | Mark George comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-13 |
| 06:40 | Bucknell | Mark George hits the follow up shot | 10-15 |
| 06:13 | Penn | John Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 06:11 | Bucknell | Stephen Donovan grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 06:05 | Bucknell | David Walker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Watkins - foul #1 on David Watkins, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (PG), David Stapleton (SG), Richard Ringer (PF), William Parker (C) John Reeves, John Jones, David Watkins, Terry Erskine | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Hunter (C) Stephen Donovan | |
| 06:05 | Bucknell | David Walker misses the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 06:05 | Bucknell | David Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 06:05 | Penn | William Parker snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 05:51 | Penn | Robert Nevins connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by William Parker | 13-15 |
| 05:37 | Bucknell | David Walker scores on a shot from close range set up by Michael Hunter | 13-17 |
| 05:16 | Penn | David Walker is called for the reach on Richard Ringer - foul #2 on David Walker, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Patrick Pancoast (SG), Anthony Brown (SF), Charles Gholson (PF) Mark George, Emanuel Sims, David Walker | |
| 04:55 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman is hacked by Daniel Bradfield - foul #2 on Daniel Bradfield, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG) Robert Nevins | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Emanuel Sims (PG) Daniel Bradfield | |
| 04:34 | Penn | The pull-up jumper by Richard Ringer is blocked by Anthony Brown | 13-17 |
| 04:33 | Bucknell | Michael Hunter gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 04:16 | Bucknell | Anthony Brown makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 03:56 | Penn | John Reeves misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Emanuel Sims - foul #1 on Emanuel Sims, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Penn | John Jones (SF), Antoine Wojtowicz (PF), Terry Erskine (C) David Stapleton, Richard Ringer, William Parker | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Daniel Bradfield (PG) Emanuel Sims | |
| 03:56 | Penn | John Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 03:56 | Penn | John Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 03:35 | Bucknell | Anthony Brown can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Charlie Dorfman - foul #1 on Charlie Dorfman, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (SG) Charlie Dorfman | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mark George (PG) Daniel Bradfield | |
| 03:35 | Bucknell | Anthony Brown makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 03:35 | Bucknell | Anthony Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 03:35 | Penn | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Nevins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) C - Terry Erskine (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Mark George (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Pancoast (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Gholson (fresh) C - Michael Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Anthony Brown - foul #1 on Anthony Brown, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (SG) John Reeves | |
| Subs | Bucknell | David Walker (PF) Charles Gholson | |
| 03:06 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 03:06 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 02:50 | Bucknell | David Walker lays it up and in set up by Mark George | 17-22 |
| 02:27 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by Anthony Brown - foul #2 on Anthony Brown, team foul #8 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Ringer (PF), William Parker (C) John Jones, Terry Erskine | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 02:27 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 02:27 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 02:27 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz makes the 3rd free throw | 19-22 |
| 02:14 | Bucknell | David Walker makes the jump hook from the baseline | 19-24 |
| 01:48 | Penn | Richard Ringer misses the driving attempt in the lane | 19-24 |
| 01:46 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz grabs the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 01:30 | Penn | William Parker is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on William Parker, team foul #8 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), Charlie Dorfman (SG), John Jones (SF) Robert Nevins, David Stapleton, Antoine Wojtowicz | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Daniel Bradfield (SG), Emanuel Sims (SF), Stephen Donovan (C) Patrick Pancoast, Anthony Brown, Michael Hunter | |
| 01:12 | Bucknell | Richard Ringer swats the layup by David Walker | 19-24 |
| 01:10 | Bucknell | Daniel Bradfield tips it back up and in | 19-26 |
| 00:57 | Penn | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 00:56 | Penn | Richard Ringer grabs the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 00:30 | Penn | Richard Ringer scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by John Reeves and the foul's on David Walker - foul #3 on David Walker, team foul #9 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Patrick Pancoast (SG), Charles Gholson (PF), Michael Hunter (C) Mark George, David Walker, Stephen Donovan | |
| 00:30 | Penn | Richard Ringer makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 00:03 | Bucknell | Michael Hunter's dunk attempt is rejected by William Parker | 22-26 |
| 00:02 | Penn | Richard Ringer gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 00:00 | Penn | Richard Ringer clanks a fullcourt shot | 22-26 |