| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Swartz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eric Spiegel (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Janson (fresh) SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 6 reb. C - Michael Eberly (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Penn | Jerry Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Swartz | 28-26 |
| 19:18 | Samford | Michael Swartz steals it from Kevin Delossantos | 28-26 |
| 18:51 | Penn | Michael Swartz hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Brown | 31-26 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Keith Janson and he's fouled by Michael Swartz - foul #1 on Michael Swartz, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi (PF), Jose Suarez (C) Eric Spiegel, James Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:47 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos misses the free throw | 31-28 |
| 18:47 | Penn | Jose Suarez pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:32 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong is hacked by Kevin Delossantos - foul #1 on Kevin Delossantos, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 18:12 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 31-28 |
| 18:11 | Samford | The rebound goes to Keith Janson | 31-28 |
| 17:59 | Samford | Jose Suarez steps in front of the Paul Gary pass | 31-28 |
| 17:30 | Penn | Jerry Brown misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Walter Weeks - foul #2 on Walter Weeks, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Penn | Eric Spiegel (PF), James Brown (C) Habimana Ahmadi, Jose Suarez | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:30 | Penn | Jerry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:30 | Penn | Jerry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:30 | Samford | Michael Eberly grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 17:26 | Samford | Walter Weeks works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Delossantos | 32-31 |
| 17:06 | Penn | Michael Swartz banks in the layup | 34-31 |
| 16:45 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos's pass is intercepted by Dingbang Xyong | 34-31 |
| 16:22 | Penn | Michael Swartz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 16:21 | Penn | James Brown grabs the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 16:10 | Penn | Michael Swartz makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 16:06 | Samford | Walter Weeks is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Penn | Norris Thomas (PG), Jose Suarez (C) Jerry Brown, James Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), John Beyer (SG), David Catalan (SF), James Cook (PF), Joshua Patterson (C) Walter Weeks, Keith Janson, Kevin Delossantos, Paul Gary, Michael Eberly | |
| 15:47 | Samford | James Cook misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 15:46 | Samford | Joshua Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Norris Thomas (fresh) SG - Michael Swartz (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eric Spiegel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jose Suarez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Beyer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Catalan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Samford | Keith Pittman buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Beyer and the foul's on Eric Spiegel - foul #2 on Eric Spiegel, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (PG), Habimana Ahmadi (PF) Dingbang Xyong, Eric Spiegel | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 15:34 | Samford | Keith Pittman misses the free throw | 37-33 |
| 15:34 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 15:13 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jerry Brown | 39-33 |
| 14:44 | Samford | Keith Pittman is hacked by Habimana Ahmadi - foul #1 on Habimana Ahmadi, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (SG), Eric Spiegel (PF), James Brown (C) Michael Swartz, Habimana Ahmadi, Jose Suarez | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG), Keith Janson (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF) Keith Pittman, John Beyer, David Catalan | |
| 14:23 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 14:21 | Penn | James Brown snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 14:01 | Penn | Jerry Brown scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dingbang Xyong | 42-33 |
| 13:39 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos hits the finger roll on a great pass from Keith Janson | 42-35 |
| 13:28 | Penn | Jerry Brown lays it in set up by Dingbang Xyong and the foul's on Joshua Patterson - foul #1 on Joshua Patterson, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Penn | Michael Swartz (SG), Jose Suarez (C) Norris Thomas, James Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Gary (PF), Michael Eberly (C) James Cook, Joshua Patterson | |
| 13:28 | Penn | Jerry Brown makes the free throw | 45-35 |
| 13:16 | Samford | Michael Eberly misses the turnaround from the left block | 45-35 |
| 13:14 | Penn | The rebound goes to Michael Swartz | 45-35 |
| 13:01 | Penn | Michael Swartz scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 12:38 | Samford | Michael Eberly hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jose Suarez - foul #2 on Jose Suarez, team foul #5 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Penn | Norris Thomas (PG), Habimana Ahmadi (PF) Jerry Brown, Eric Spiegel | |
| Subs | Samford | John Beyer (SG) Keith Janson | |
| 12:38 | Samford | Michael Eberly makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 12:38 | Samford | Michael Eberly makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 12:09 | Penn | Jose Suarez is called for traveling | 48-37 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (PG), Eric Spiegel (PF), James Brown (C) Dingbang Xyong, Habimana Ahmadi, Jose Suarez | |
| Subs | Samford | David Catalan (SF) Kevin Delossantos | |
| 11:51 | Samford | David Catalan's pass is intercepted by Eric Spiegel | 48-37 |
| 11:22 | Penn | Michael Swartz hits a jumper from the right wing | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Swartz (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norris Thomas (fresh) PF - Eric Spiegel (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Beyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Catalan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 6 reb. C - Michael Eberly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Samford | Michael Eberly misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 11:13 | Penn | Michael Swartz grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 10:52 | Penn | Jerry Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 10:51 | Samford | David Catalan snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 10:40 | Samford | Walter Weeks shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Eberly | 50-40 |
| 10:25 | Penn | Jerry Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (PG), Habimana Ahmadi (PF), Jose Suarez (C) Jerry Brown, Eric Spiegel, James Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Janson (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), James Cook (PF), Joshua Patterson (C) Walter Weeks, David Catalan, Paul Gary, Michael Eberly | |
| 10:02 | Samford | Keith Janson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-40 |
| 09:45 | Penn | Norris Thomas misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Cook - foul #1 on James Cook, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Penn | Eric Spiegel (PF) Habimana Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:45 | Penn | Norris Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:45 | Penn | Norris Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:45 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Cook | 51-40 |
| 09:27 | Samford | Michael Swartz takes the ball from Joshua Patterson | 51-40 |
| 09:22 | Penn | Michael Swartz banks in the layup | 53-40 |
| 09:00 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Michael Swartz - foul #2 on Michael Swartz, team foul #6 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (PG), Habimana Ahmadi (PF), James Brown (C) Michael Swartz, Eric Spiegel, Jose Suarez | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG), Paul Gary (PF), Michael Eberly (C) John Beyer, James Cook, Joshua Patterson | |
| 09:00 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 09:00 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 08:31 | Penn | Jerry Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 08:29 | Samford | Michael Eberly grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 08:17 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos is denied on a layup by James Brown | 53-42 |
| 08:16 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos tips it home | 53-44 |
| 08:00 | Penn | Jerry Brown makes the jumper from the right side | 55-44 |
| 07:34 | Samford | Paul Gary misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Habimana Ahmadi - foul #2 on Habimana Ahmadi, team foul #7 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Penn | Michael Swartz (SG), Eric Spiegel (PF), Jose Suarez (C) Norris Thomas, Habimana Ahmadi, James Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | James Cook (C) Michael Eberly | |
| 07:34 | Samford | Paul Gary makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 07:34 | Samford | Paul Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:06 | Penn | Kevin Delossantos takes the ball from Eric Spiegel | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Swartz (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Eric Spiegel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jose Suarez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Keith Janson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:46 | Samford | Dingbang Xyong steals it from James Cook | 55-46 |
| 06:43 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong lays it in | 57-46 |
| 06:20 | Samford | Paul Gary misses the easy layup | 57-46 |
| 06:18 | Penn | Eric Spiegel grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 05:57 | Penn | Jose Suarez blows the layup but the foul's on Kevin Delossantos - foul #2 on Kevin Delossantos, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Beyer (SG), David Catalan (SF), Michael Eberly (C) Keith Janson, Kevin Delossantos, Paul Gary | |
| 05:57 | Penn | Jose Suarez makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 05:57 | Penn | Jose Suarez makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:46 | Samford | David Catalan connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Beyer | 59-48 |
| 05:24 | Penn | Eric Spiegel misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-48 |
| 05:22 | Penn | Jose Suarez can't tip it in | 59-48 |
| 05:20 | Samford | Michael Eberly pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:12 | Samford | Walter Weeks is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jose Suarez - foul #3 on Jose Suarez, team foul #8 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Penn | Norris Thomas (SF), Habimana Ahmadi (PF), James Brown (C) Jerry Brown, Eric Spiegel, Jose Suarez | |
| Subs | Samford | John Mars (PF) James Cook | |
| 05:12 | Samford | Walter Weeks misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 05:12 | Samford | Walter Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 04:48 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (PG), Eric Spiegel (PF) Dingbang Xyong, Habimana Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG) Walter Weeks | |
| 04:26 | Samford | Keith Pittman misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 04:24 | Samford | John Beyer grabs the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 04:07 | Samford | John Beyer is hacked by Norris Thomas - foul #2 on Norris Thomas, team foul #9 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (SF), Habimana Ahmadi (PF) Norris Thomas, Eric Spiegel | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Janson (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), Paul Gary (PF) Keith Pittman, David Catalan, John Mars | |
| 04:07 | Samford | John Beyer makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 04:07 | Samford | John Beyer misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 04:07 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 03:42 | Penn | Jerry Brown buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael Swartz | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Samford | Paul Gary makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Beyer out of a doubleteam | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Penn | Jerry Brown scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Brown | 64-52 |
| 03:00 | Samford | John Beyer's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-52 |
| Subs | Penn | Norris Thomas (SF), Eric Spiegel (PF), Jose Suarez (C) Jerry Brown, Habimana Ahmadi, James Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG), James Cook (C) John Beyer, Michael Eberly | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Dingbang Xyong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Swartz (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norris Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Eric Spiegel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jose Suarez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Keith Janson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:31 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 64-52 |
| 02:29 | Samford | Walter Weeks snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| 02:08 | Samford | Walter Weeks makes the contested jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Keith Janson | 64-54 |
| 01:45 | Penn | Norris Thomas loses the dribble to Walter Weeks | 64-54 |
| 01:40 | Samford | Walter Weeks banks in the layup | 64-56 |
| 01:29 | Penn | Jose Suarez scores on a floater from the right side set up by Dingbang Xyong | 66-56 |
| 01:11 | Samford | Walter Weeks is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 01:09 | Penn | The rebound goes to Eric Spiegel | 66-56 |
| 00:48 | Penn | Michael Swartz is hacked by Keith Janson - foul #2 on Keith Janson, team foul #6 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (PG), James Brown (C) Norris Thomas, Jose Suarez | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), John Beyer (SG), David Catalan (SF), Joshua Patterson (C) Walter Weeks, Keith Janson, Kevin Delossantos, Paul Gary | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Penn | David Catalan is called for the reach on Dingbang Xyong - foul #1 on David Catalan, team foul #7 | 66-56 |
| 00:45 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:45 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Samford | John Beyer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Dingbang Xyong - foul #2 on Dingbang Xyong, team foul #10 | 68-56 |
| 00:39 | Samford | John Beyer makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:39 | Samford | John Beyer misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:39 | Penn | The rebound goes to Eric Spiegel | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Penn | Michael Swartz makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Jerry Brown | 70-57 |
| 00:10 | Samford | James Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-57 |
| 00:09 | Penn | Michael Swartz snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| 00:00 | Penn | Jerry Brown runs out the clock | 70-57 |