| Lineup | Penn | PG - Marcos Martin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Gilkey (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Noonan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Honore (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ben Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Justin Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Farley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Junior Larocca inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Belmont | Junior Larocca's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-23 |
| 19:35 | Penn | Marcos Martin is hacked by James Thiel in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Thiel, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| 19:17 | Penn | Dennis Noonan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 19:16 | Belmont | James Thiel gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 19:06 | Belmont | John Gilkey steals the ball from Junior Larocca | 23-23 |
| 18:44 | Penn | Dennis Noonan's floater is tipped away by Justin Davenport | 23-23 |
| 18:42 | Penn | Dennis Noonan pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 18:26 | Penn | Dennis Noonan hits a jump hook from the baseline | 25-23 |
| 18:05 | Belmont | Justin Davenport clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Raymond Honore - foul #3 on Raymond Honore, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Penn | Earl James (PF) Raymond Honore | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 18:05 | Belmont | Justin Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 18:05 | Belmont | Justin Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 17:45 | Penn | Dennis Noonan misses the 3 from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 17:44 | Penn | Bruce Cole tips it in | 27-25 |
| 17:40 | Belmont | Ben Brown scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-27 |
| 17:15 | Penn | Marcos Martin's pass is intercepted by Jason Farley | 27-27 |
| 17:07 | Belmont | Justin Davenport can't connect on a shot near the basket | 27-27 |
| 17:05 | Penn | Marcos Martin pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 16:41 | Penn | John Gilkey makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Dennis Noonan | 30-27 |
| 16:27 | Belmont | Jason Farley scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by James Thiel and the foul's on Bruce Cole - foul #1 on Bruce Cole, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (PG), Robert Thomason (SF), David Matthews (PF) James Thiel, Junior Larocca, Justin Davenport | |
| 16:27 | Belmont | Jason Farley makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 16:03 | Penn | Dennis Noonan is fouled on the floor by Robert Thomason - foul #2 on Robert Thomason, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Jones (SG), Tim Street (C) Ben Brown, Jason Farley | |
| 15:50 | Penn | Dennis Noonan slams it home on a nice dish by Marcos Martin and he's hacked by Robert Thomason - foul #3 on Robert Thomason, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Penn | Raymond Honore (PF) Earl James | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 15:50 | Penn | Dennis Noonan makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Marcos Martin (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Gilkey (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Noonan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Honore (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Pleas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Thomason (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tim Street (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Belmont | David Matthews slams it home | 33-32 |
| 15:05 | Penn | Dennis Noonan knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Bruce Cole | 35-32 |
| 14:54 | Belmont | Paul Pleas misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | David Matthews grabs the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 14:47 | Belmont | Paul Pleas comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 35-32 |
| 14:46 | Belmont | Tim Street tips it in | 35-34 |
| 14:34 | Penn | John Gilkey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 14:32 | Belmont | David Matthews grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 14:14 | Belmont | James Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 14:13 | Penn | Bruce Cole pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:51 | Penn | John Gilkey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), Ben Brown (SG), Junior Larocca (SF), Justin Davenport (PF), Jason Farley (C) Paul Pleas, James Jones, Robert Thomason, David Matthews, Tim Street | |
| 13:30 | Belmont | Jason Farley's floater is tipped away by Bruce Cole | 35-34 |
| 13:28 | Penn | Raymond Honore grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:04 | Penn | John Gilkey misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 13:03 | Penn | Raymond Honore tips it back up and in | 37-34 |
| 12:38 | Belmont | Justin Davenport is fouled on the floor by Bruce Cole - foul #2 on Bruce Cole, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| 12:28 | Belmont | Ben Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 12:26 | Penn | Bruce Cole pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 11:57 | Penn | Marcos Martin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 11:55 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Junior Larocca | 37-34 |
| 11:37 | Belmont | Jason Farley blows the dunk | 37-34 |
| 11:35 | Penn | Dennis Noonan gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Marcos Martin (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Gilkey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Noonan (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Honore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Cole (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ben Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Davenport (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Farley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Penn | John Gilkey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-34 |
| 11:17 | Penn | Marcos Martin pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 11:01 | Penn | Jason Farley swats the layup by Bruce Cole | 37-34 |
| 11:00 | Penn | Bruce Cole tips it home | 39-34 |
| 10:56 | Belmont | James Thiel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (PG), Gary Kelly (SF), Earl James (C) Marcos Martin, Dennis Noonan, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Matthews (C) Jason Farley | |
| 10:36 | Penn | Raymond Honore connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Gilkey | 41-34 |
| 10:16 | Belmont | Justin Davenport hits a jumper near the basket | 41-36 |
| 09:48 | Penn | John Gilkey misses the jumper from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 09:47 | Penn | John Gilkey misses the tip | 41-36 |
| 09:45 | Belmont | David Matthews gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 09:31 | Belmont | David Matthews misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Earl James - foul #1 on Earl James, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (PG), Bruce Cole (C) John Gilkey, Earl James | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (PG), James Jones (SG), Robert Thomason (SF), Jason Farley (C) James Thiel, Ben Brown, Junior Larocca, Justin Davenport | |
| 09:31 | Belmont | David Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 09:31 | Belmont | David Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 09:02 | Penn | 3 seconds is called on Raymond Honore | 41-37 |
| Subs | Penn | Dennis Noonan (SF) Stevan Winkowski | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:44 | Belmont | Dennis Noonan steals the ball from Paul Pleas | 41-37 |
| 08:41 | Penn | Marcos Martin hits the finger roll set up by Dennis Noonan | 43-37 |
| 08:20 | Belmont | David Matthews loses the ball out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (SG) Gary Kelly | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ben Brown (SG) James Jones | |
| 08:00 | Penn | Raymond Honore misses the lay-in | 43-37 |
| 07:58 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Cole | 43-37 |
| 07:43 | Penn | John Gilkey is fouled on the floor by Ben Brown - foul #1 on Ben Brown, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Penn | Earl James (C) Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Belmont | Junior Larocca (SF), Justin Davenport (PF) Robert Thomason, David Matthews | |
| 07:23 | Penn | Earl James misses the easy layup but the foul's on Paul Pleas - foul #1 on Paul Pleas, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Penn | Mike Newlin (C) Raymond Honore | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), David Matthews (C) Paul Pleas, Jason Farley | |
| 07:23 | Penn | Earl James misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 07:23 | Penn | Earl James makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Marcos Martin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Gilkey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Noonan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl James (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mike Newlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ben Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Larocca (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Davenport (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Belmont | Ben Brown misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on John Gilkey - foul #2 on John Gilkey, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (PG) Marcos Martin | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 07:03 | Belmont | Ben Brown misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 07:03 | Belmont | Ben Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 06:42 | Penn | Dennis Noonan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-38 |
| 06:40 | Belmont | David Matthews grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 06:19 | Belmont | Justin Davenport scores on a floater from the right side | 44-40 |
| 06:13 | Penn | Dennis Noonan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (PG), Raymond Honore (PF), Bruce Cole (C) Dennis Noonan, Earl James, Mike Newlin | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (SG), Jason Farley (C) Ben Brown, David Matthews | |
| 06:00 | Belmont | Paul Pleas hits a floater from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 05:33 | Penn | John Gilkey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Stevan Winkowski | 46-42 |
| 05:17 | Belmont | Jason Farley is hacked by Bruce Cole - foul #3 on Bruce Cole, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Penn | Marcos Martin (PG) John Gilkey | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ben Brown (SG) James Thiel | |
| 05:04 | Belmont | Ben Brown misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 05:02 | Belmont | Junior Larocca tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 04:48 | Penn | Raymond Honore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 04:47 | Belmont | Junior Larocca grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 04:24 | Belmont | Paul Pleas can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Kelly - foul #1 on Gary Kelly, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Penn | John Gilkey (SG), Dennis Noonan (SF) Stevan Winkowski, Gary Kelly | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Thomason (SF), David Matthews (PF), Tim Street (C) Junior Larocca, Justin Davenport, Jason Farley | |
| 04:24 | Belmont | Paul Pleas makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 04:24 | Belmont | Paul Pleas makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:00 | Penn | John Gilkey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Ben Brown - foul #2 on Ben Brown, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Penn | Earl James (PF) Raymond Honore | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG) Paul Pleas | |
| 04:00 | Penn | John Gilkey misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:00 | Penn | John Gilkey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 03:41 | Belmont | Tim Street comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-46 |
| 03:39 | Penn | Bruce Cole snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 03:15 | Penn | David Matthews denies the turnaround by Dennis Noonan | 47-46 |
| 03:14 | Belmont | Ben Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Marcos Martin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Gilkey (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Noonan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl James (fresh) 1 pts. C - Bruce Cole (tiring) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ben Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Thomason (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Tim Street (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Belmont | Ben Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 02:55 | Penn | Bruce Cole snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 02:26 | Penn | Bruce Cole blows the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Thomason - foul #4 on Robert Thomason, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Penn | Raymond Honore (PF) Earl James | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (SG), Junior Larocca (SF), Justin Davenport (PF), Jason Farley (C) Ben Brown, Robert Thomason, David Matthews, Tim Street | |
| 02:26 | Penn | Bruce Cole misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 02:26 | Penn | Bruce Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | Justin Davenport is called for traveling | 48-46 |
| Subs | Penn | Earl James (C) Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:55 | Penn | John Gilkey drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Marcos Martin | 51-46 |
| 01:37 | Belmont | James Thiel misses short on a shot from the left side | 51-46 |
| 01:35 | Belmont | Justin Davenport can't tip it in | 51-46 |
| 01:33 | Penn | Earl James gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 01:12 | Penn | Dennis Noonan comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Pleas - foul #2 on Paul Pleas, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Penn | Bruce Cole (C) Earl James | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ben Brown (SG) Paul Pleas | |
| 01:12 | Penn | Dennis Noonan makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 01:12 | Penn | Dennis Noonan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:54 | Belmont | Justin Davenport drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ben Brown | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Penn | Raymond Honore can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Justin Davenport - foul #2 on Justin Davenport, team foul #9 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (SF) Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:32 | Penn | Raymond Honore makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:32 | Penn | Raymond Honore makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Belmont | Justin Davenport's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Penn | Dennis Noonan (SF) Gary Kelly | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Penn | John Gilkey is fouled in the backcourt by Ben Brown - foul #3 on Ben Brown, team foul #10 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (SF) Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:23 | Penn | John Gilkey misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:23 | Penn | John Gilkey makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:17 | Belmont | Junior Larocca is hacked by Marcos Martin - foul #3 on Marcos Martin, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Penn | Dennis Noonan (SF) Gary Kelly | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:17 | Belmont | Junior Larocca makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:17 | Belmont | Junior Larocca makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:15 | Penn | Marcos Martin is fouled in the backcourt by James Thiel - foul #2 on James Thiel, team foul #11 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Kelly (SF) Dennis Noonan | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:15 | Penn | Marcos Martin makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:15 | Penn | Marcos Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:08 | Belmont | Ben Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-50 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | James Thiel pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Ben Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Thiel | 58-53 |
| 00:04 | Penn | Ben Brown is called for the reach on Raymond Honore in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ben Brown, team foul #12 | 58-53 |
| 00:04 | Penn | Raymond Honore makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:04 | Penn | Raymond Honore makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | James Thiel clanks a halfcourt shot | 60-53 |