| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Swartz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl James (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Richard Smith inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:44 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 27-24 |
| 19:20 | Penn | Bruce Cole clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Thomas - foul #3 on Mark Thomas, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Penn | James Brown (C) Earl James | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 19:20 | Penn | Bruce Cole makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 19:20 | Penn | Bruce Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | Tracy Williams shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jerry Brown - foul #2 on Jerry Brown, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Penn | Tyrone Evans (PG), Habimana Ahmadi (PF), Earl James (C) Jerry Brown, Bruce Cole, James Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:57 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:34 | Penn | Earl James connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Michael Swartz | 31-26 |
| 18:17 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 18:16 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 17:50 | Penn | The short jumper by Earl James is denied by Casey Streitenberge | 31-26 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Mark Thomas snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 17:28 | Xavier | Richard Smith is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Boettcher | 31-28 |
| 17:26 | Penn | Tyrone Evans loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (PG), Bruce Cole (SF), James Brown (C) Tyrone Evans, Dingbang Xyong, Earl James | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:11 | Xavier | Richard Smith comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 31-28 |
| 17:10 | Xavier | Mark Thomas snags the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 17:03 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 16:49 | Penn | Michael Swartz knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jerry Brown | 34-30 |
| 16:33 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Tracy Williams, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (SF), Earl James (C) Habimana Ahmadi, James Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Casey Streitenberge, Mark Thomas | |
| 16:09 | Penn | Jerry Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alberto Castro - foul #2 on Alberto Castro, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi (PF) Dingbang Xyong | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (SG) Richard Boettcher | |
| 16:09 | Penn | Jerry Brown misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:09 | Penn | Jerry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 15:49 | Xavier | Warren Ruck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (SF), James Brown (C) Habimana Ahmadi, Earl James | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Swartz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) SG - Francisco Santos (fresh) SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Penn | Michael Swartz connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dingbang Xyong | 38-30 |
| 15:04 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski hits a turnaround from the baseline | 38-32 |
| 14:40 | Penn | Jerry Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Brown | 41-32 |
| 14:28 | Xavier | Warren Ruck's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Cole | 41-32 |
| 14:27 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer gets the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 14:14 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Swartz - foul #3 on Michael Swartz, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Penn | Tyrone Evans (PG), Habimana Ahmadi (PF), Earl James (C) Jerry Brown, Dingbang Xyong, James Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Casey Streitenberge (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Alberto Castro, Francisco Santos, Vule Zimmer, Warren Ruck | |
| 14:14 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:14 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 13:54 | Penn | Michael Swartz clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 13:53 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 13:49 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Vyacheslav Buczynski | 41-37 |
| 13:27 | Penn | Michael Swartz buries a jumper from the baseline | 43-37 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski's dunk attempt is rejected by Habimana Ahmadi | 43-37 |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the tip | 43-37 |
| 13:03 | Penn | Bruce Cole gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:45 | Penn | Casey Streitenberge is called for the reach on Bruce Cole - foul #2 on Casey Streitenberge, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (PG), Dingbang Xyong (SF) Tyrone Evans, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SF) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 12:25 | Penn | Michael Swartz comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-37 |
| 12:23 | Xavier | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:21 | Xavier | Jerry Brown steals it from Tracy Williams in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 11:52 | Penn | Michael Swartz misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 43-37 |
| 11:50 | Penn | Michael Swartz tips it in | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Swartz (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Habimana Ahmadi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl James (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Xavier | Richard Smith comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Earl James - foul #2 on Earl James, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Penn | Bruce Cole (PF) Habimana Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Xavier | Warren Ruck (C) Mark Thomas | |
| 11:25 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 11:25 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 11:25 | Penn | Earl James snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 11:06 | Penn | The short jumper by Earl James is denied by Warren Ruck | 45-37 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Warren Ruck | 45-37 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Tracy Williams | 45-40 |
| 10:30 | Penn | Earl James misses long on a jumper in the paint | 45-40 |
| 10:28 | Penn | Earl James grabs the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 10:12 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 10:10 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 09:58 | Xavier | Richard Smith is open and scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Tracy Williams | 45-42 |
| 09:41 | Penn | Bruce Cole can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 45-42 |
| 09:39 | Penn | Michael Swartz misses the tip | 45-42 |
| 09:37 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 09:32 | Xavier | Bruce Cole steps in front of the Richard Smith pass | 45-42 |
| 09:12 | Penn | Casey Streitenberge steals it from Bruce Cole | 45-42 |
| 08:50 | Xavier | Tracy Williams hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Casey Streitenberge | 45-45 |
| 08:21 | Penn | Michael Swartz is fouled on the floor by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Penn | Tyrone Evans (PG), Habimana Ahmadi (PF), James Brown (C) Dingbang Xyong, Bruce Cole, Earl James | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Francisco Santos (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Boettcher, Richard Smith, Casey Streitenberge, Warren Ruck | |
| 08:07 | Penn | Tyrone Evans is whistled for traveling | 45-45 |
| 07:49 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 07:48 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Tyrone Evans (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Swartz (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Habimana Ahmadi (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) SG - Francisco Santos (fresh) SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Michael Swartz | 47-45 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | Francisco Santos is fouled on the floor by Michael Swartz - foul #4 on Michael Swartz, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (SF), Bruce Cole (PF) Jerry Brown, Habimana Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SF) Vule Zimmer | |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Alberto Castro can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 06:45 | Xavier | Richard Smith gets the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 06:25 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Dingbang Xyong - foul #1 on Dingbang Xyong, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (PG), Habimana Ahmadi (PF), Earl James (C) Tyrone Evans, Bruce Cole, James Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG) Francisco Santos | |
| 06:25 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 06:25 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 05:56 | Penn | Jerry Brown is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-47 |
| 05:55 | Xavier | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 05:42 | Xavier | Michael Swartz is called for the reach on Alberto Castro - foul #5 on Michael Swartz, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (SG), Bruce Cole (SF) Michael Swartz, Dingbang Xyong | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG) Alberto Castro | |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Richard Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Penn | James Brown (C) Earl James | |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Vyacheslav Buczynski, Mark Thomas | |
| 05:09 | Penn | Warren Ruck is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #1 on Warren Ruck, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (SF) Habimana Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:09 | Penn | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:09 | Penn | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:09 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Stevan Winkowski takes the ball from Casey Streitenberge | 48-47 |
| 04:44 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong hits the finger roll set up by Stevan Winkowski | 50-47 |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Warren Ruck scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 04:04 | Penn | Jerry Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Warren Ruck pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Jerry Brown is called for the reach on Tracy Williams - foul #3 on Jerry Brown, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Penn | Tyrone Evans (PG), Habimana Ahmadi (PF), Earl James (C) Jerry Brown, Bruce Cole, James Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (SF), Mark Thomas (C) Richard Smith, Casey Streitenberge | |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 03:52 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Ruck | 50-49 |
| 03:36 | Xavier | Warren Ruck hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Tracy Williams | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Tyrone Evans (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stevan Winkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Habimana Ahmadi (fresh) 4 pts. C - Earl James (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Warren Ruck (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Stevan Winkowski | 52-51 |
| 03:05 | Xavier | Mark Thomas misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 03:03 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 02:39 | Penn | Stevan Winkowski makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Richard Boettcher - foul #2 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (PG), Bruce Cole (SF) Tyrone Evans, Dingbang Xyong | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Francisco Santos (SG), Casey Streitenberge (PF) Tracy Williams, Richard Boettcher, Warren Ruck | |
| 02:39 | Penn | Stevan Winkowski makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Richard Smith (SF) Alberto Castro, Francisco Santos, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 02:20 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 55-51 |
| 02:19 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 01:58 | Penn | Stevan Winkowski comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 01:57 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Mark Thomas | 55-51 |
| 01:46 | Xavier | Tracy Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge can't tip it in | 55-51 |
| 01:43 | Penn | Bruce Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 01:17 | Penn | Jerry Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 01:15 | Xavier | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the lay-in | 55-51 |
| 00:57 | Penn | Stevan Winkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:28 | Penn | Jerry Brown works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bruce Cole | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Richard Smith is fouled on the floor by Bruce Cole - foul #1 on Bruce Cole, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (SF) Habimana Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:24 | Penn | The rebound goes to Bruce Cole | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:23 | Penn | Bruce Cole is hacked by Tracy Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tracy Williams, team foul #9 | 58-51 |
| 00:23 | Penn | Bruce Cole makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:23 | Penn | Bruce Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 00:16 | Penn | Bruce Cole grabs the board | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Penn | Bruce Cole is hacked by Richard Boettcher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #10 | 60-51 |
| 00:15 | Penn | Bruce Cole makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:15 | Penn | Bruce Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the shot from the left side | 62-51 |
| 00:07 | Penn | Bruce Cole gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn | Jerry Brown runs out the clock | 62-51 |