| Lineup | Penn | PG - William Vicknair (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chester Parish (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Maurice Walser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Haines (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Deshi Sun inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 19:43 | Penn | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 31-26 |
| 19:20 | Penn | Matthew Coyne swats the short shot by James Haines | 31-26 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 18:58 | Penn | William Vicknair snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 18:45 | Penn | Chester Parish comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 18:43 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Deshi Sun scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Claudio Rizzo and he's hacked by Maurice Walser - foul #3 on Maurice Walser, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Penn | Fred Blanchard (SF) Maurice Walser | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:22 | Penn | Donald Smith drills a fadeaway from close range | 33-29 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski is open but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 18:17 | Penn | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 33-29 |
| 17:56 | Penn | Fred Blanchard drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Claudio Rizzo | 36-32 |
| 17:08 | Penn | Fred Blanchard lays it up and in set up by William Vicknair | 38-32 |
| 16:52 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong's layup is rejected by Donald Smith | 38-32 |
| 16:50 | Penn | Chester Parish pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:44 | Penn | Donald Smith blows the layup but the foul's on Matthew Coyne - foul #2 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Penn | Leroy Evans (PF) James Haines | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Matthew Coyne | |
| 16:44 | Penn | Donald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:44 | Penn | Donald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:44 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:42 | Kent State | Charles Morin's pass is intercepted by William Vicknair in the backcourt | 38-32 |
| 16:21 | Penn | William Vicknair scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-32 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Chester Parish - foul #2 on Chester Parish, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Frank (SG), William Williams (C) Chester Parish, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:03 | Penn | William Williams gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - William Vicknair (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Frank (fresh) SF - Fred Blanchard (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Leroy Evans (fresh) C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Penn | William Williams drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-33 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Morin | 42-35 |
| 14:56 | Penn | Deshi Sun is called for the reach on Fred Blanchard - foul #1 on Deshi Sun, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah (PG), Chester Parish (SG), Maurice Walser (SF), James Haines (PF), Donald Smith (C) William Vicknair, Robert Frank, Fred Blanchard, Leroy Evans, William Williams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Matthew Coyne (C) Charles Morin, Tony Branham, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 14:38 | Penn | Chester Parish misses the floater from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 14:36 | Penn | Donald Smith hits the follow up shot | 44-35 |
| 14:13 | Kent State | Chester Parish steps in front of the Pete Armstrong pass | 44-35 |
| 13:50 | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-35 |
| 13:49 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Matthew Coyne | 44-35 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Donald Smith takes the ball from Claudio Rizzo | 44-35 |
| 12:59 | Penn | Donald Smith is fouled on the floor by Matthew Coyne - foul #3 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Penn | William Vicknair (PG), Robert Frank (SG), Leroy Evans (PF), William Williams (C) Dikembe Abdallah, Chester Parish, James Haines, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| 12:39 | Penn | Tony Branham is called for the reach on Robert Frank - foul #1 on Tony Branham, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew (PF) Pete Armstrong | |
| 12:18 | Penn | William Vicknair misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 44-35 |
| 12:17 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Evans | 44-35 |
| 11:57 | Penn | Leroy Evans makes the fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Leland Pettigrew - foul #1 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #5 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Penn | Chester Parish (SG), Donald Smith (C) Robert Frank, William Williams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Anthony Price (SF) Claudio Rizzo, Deshi Sun | |
| 11:57 | Penn | Leroy Evans makes the free throw | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - William Vicknair (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chester Parish (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Maurice Walser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leroy Evans (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew Coyne and he's fouled by Donald Smith - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Penn | Fred Blanchard (SF) Maurice Walser | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG) Anthony Price | |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses the free throw | 47-37 |
| 11:43 | Penn | Donald Smith gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 11:14 | Penn | Chester Parish is fouled on the floor by Leland Pettigrew - foul #2 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #6 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Penn | James Haines (PF) Leroy Evans | |
| Subs | Kent State | Pete Armstrong (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Leland Pettigrew, Matthew Coyne | |
| 10:59 | Penn | Chester Parish is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Chester Parish, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 10:34 | Kent State | Tony Branham travels with the ball | 47-37 |
| Subs | Penn | Maurice Walser (SF) Fred Blanchard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Deshi Sun (SF) Charles Morin, Tony Branham | |
| 10:12 | Penn | James Haines hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Vicknair and the foul's on Augustus Zelmar - foul #1 on Augustus Zelmar, team foul #7 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Price (SG) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| 10:12 | Penn | James Haines misses the free throw | 49-37 |
| 10:12 | Kent State | Anthony Price pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 09:58 | Kent State | Deshi Sun comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 09:56 | Penn | The rebound goes to James Haines | 49-37 |
| 09:29 | Penn | William Vicknair misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Claudio Rizzo - foul #1 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #8 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Frank (SG), William Williams (C) Chester Parish, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Matthew Coyne (C) Anthony Price, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 09:29 | Penn | William Vicknair misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 09:29 | Penn | William Vicknair misses the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 09:29 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Claudio Rizzo and the foul's on William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Penn | Leroy Evans (PF) James Haines | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the free throw | 49-39 |
| 09:16 | Penn | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:50 | Penn | Robert Frank misses short on a floater from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 08:48 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Frank | 49-39 |
| 08:21 | Penn | William Williams clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Coyne - foul #4 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #9 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah (PG), Chester Parish (SG), Fred Blanchard (SF) William Vicknair, Robert Frank, Maurice Walser | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Pete Armstrong, Matthew Coyne | |
| 08:21 | Penn | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 08:21 | Penn | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Leroy Evans steals it from Augustus Zelmar | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chester Parish (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Fred Blanchard (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Leroy Evans (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 4 pts. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leroy Evans | 53-39 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Fred Blanchard - foul #1 on Fred Blanchard, team foul #6 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Penn | William Vicknair (PG), Maurice Walser (SF), James Haines (PF), Donald Smith (C) Dikembe Abdallah, Fred Blanchard, Leroy Evans, William Williams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Matthew Coyne (C) Charles Morin, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 07:08 | Penn | Donald Smith pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 06:44 | Penn | Chester Parish drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Vicknair | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Deshi Sun blows the layup | 56-39 |
| 06:31 | Penn | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 56-39 |
| 06:13 | Penn | Maurice Walser misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-39 |
| 06:12 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Matthew Coyne | 56-39 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo's pass is intercepted by William Vicknair | 56-39 |
| 05:39 | Penn | Chester Parish misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 56-39 |
| 05:37 | Penn | Donald Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 05:26 | Penn | Donald Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-39 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo clanks a floater from the free throw line | 56-39 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne tips it in | 56-41 |
| 04:45 | Penn | Vyacheslav Szychowski takes the ball from Maurice Walser | 56-41 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski slams it home | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:29 | Penn | James Haines comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Claudio Rizzo - foul #2 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #10 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Frank (SG), Fred Blanchard (SF) Chester Parish, Maurice Walser | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF) Claudio Rizzo, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 04:29 | Penn | James Haines makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 04:29 | Penn | James Haines makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:12 | Kent State | Tony Branham is fouled on the floor by James Haines - foul #3 on James Haines, team foul #7 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Penn | Leroy Evans (PF) James Haines | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:12 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 04:12 | Penn | Donald Smith grabs the board | 58-43 |
| 03:50 | Penn | Robert Frank's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-43 |
| Subs | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah (PG), William Williams (C) William Vicknair, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar (C) Matthew Coyne | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Frank (fresh) SF - Fred Blanchard (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Leroy Evans (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Kent State | Fred Blanchard steals it from Pete Armstrong | 58-43 |
| 03:11 | Penn | Fred Blanchard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 03:09 | Penn | Leroy Evans tips it home | 60-43 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 60-43 |
| 02:52 | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah grabs the defensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 02:32 | Penn | Fred Blanchard is whistled for a carry | 60-43 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Matthew Coyne (C) Charles Morin, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne is hacked by Leroy Evans - foul #1 on Leroy Evans, team foul #8 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG) Anthony Price | |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 01:50 | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-45 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (SF) Tony Branham | |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Deshi Sun clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong tips it home | 60-47 |
| 01:00 | Penn | Robert Frank drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdallah | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo is fouled on the floor by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #9 | 63-47 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 00:55 | Penn | Leroy Evans gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:31 | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah is hacked by Claudio Rizzo - foul #3 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #11 | 63-48 |
| 00:31 | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 00:31 | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-48 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Deshi Sun tips it in | 65-50 |
| 00:00 | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah runs out the clock | 65-50 |