| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Swartz (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Spiegel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fresh) PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:55 | Penn | Ruben Ferguson is called for the reach on Jerry Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ruben Ferguson, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Penn | Rickey Braggs (SF), Habimana Ahmadi (PF) Dingbang Xyong, Eric Spiegel | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:34 | Penn | Rickey Braggs clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bruce Bixby - foul #3 on Bruce Bixby, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (SG) Michael Swartz | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:34 | Penn | Rickey Braggs makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 19:34 | Penn | Rickey Braggs makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 19:09 | UMass | Wallace Racette evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the baseline | 30-25 |
| 19:08 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 19:06 | Penn | James Williams picks off the pass by Dingbang Xyong in the backcourt | 30-25 |
| 18:49 | UMass | Wallace Racette knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Richard Fox | 30-27 |
| 18:21 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi's pass is intercepted by Ruben Ferguson | 30-27 |
| 18:01 | UMass | Richard Fox comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 17:59 | UMass | Wallace Racette can't tip it in | 30-27 |
| 17:58 | UMass | Richard Fox tips it back up and in | 30-29 |
| 17:55 | Penn | Bruce Bixby steps in front of the Jerry Brown pass in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| 17:41 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses badly on a shot from close range | 30-29 |
| 17:39 | Penn | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 17:12 | Penn | Jerry Brown misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 17:10 | UMass | Bruce Bixby grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:53 | UMass | Wallace Racette lays it in | 30-31 |
| 16:51 | Penn | Ruben Ferguson is called for the reach on Jerry Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ruben Ferguson, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Penn | Michael Swartz (SG), Dennis Harris (SF), Eric Spiegel (PF), Jose Suarez (C) Dingbang Xyong, Rickey Braggs, Habimana Ahmadi, James Brown | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, James Williams, Ruben Ferguson, Wallace Racette | |
| 16:32 | Penn | Michael Swartz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 16:30 | UMass | The rebound goes to Bruce Bixby | 30-31 |
| 16:26 | UMass | Frank Beall misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-31 |
| 16:25 | Penn | Dennis Harris pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 15:56 | Penn | Michael Swartz is whistled for traveling | 30-31 |
| Subs | Penn | Norris Thomas (SF) Dennis Harris | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Swartz (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Eric Spiegel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jose Suarez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Beall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) PF - Bruce Bixby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | UMass | Jon McDonald evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 30-31 |
| 15:35 | Penn | Michael Swartz grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 15:18 | Penn | A charge is called on Eric Spiegel - foul #2 on Eric Spiegel, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (PG) Jerry Brown | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Charles Strong (PF) Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern, Bruce Bixby | |
| 15:01 | UMass | Richard Fox's layup is rejected by Eric Spiegel | 30-31 |
| 14:59 | UMass | Charles Strong hits the follow up shot | 30-33 |
| 14:38 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong clanks a floater from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 14:36 | Penn | Eric Spiegel hits the follow up shot | 32-33 |
| 14:20 | UMass | Richard Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 14:19 | Penn | Jose Suarez grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 13:58 | Penn | Michael Swartz is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Norris Thomas | 35-33 |
| 13:40 | UMass | Dingbang Xyong steps in front of the Jon McDonald pass | 35-33 |
| 13:36 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong blows the dunk | 35-33 |
| 13:35 | UMass | Charles Strong gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 13:31 | UMass | Richard Fox misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 13:29 | Penn | Jose Suarez snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 13:00 | Penn | Michael Swartz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 12:58 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 12:51 | UMass | John Knarr misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Swartz - foul #1 on Michael Swartz, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (PG), James Brown (C) Dingbang Xyong, Jose Suarez | |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, Ruben Ferguson, Charles Strong, Jon McDonald | |
| 12:51 | UMass | John Knarr makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 12:51 | UMass | John Knarr misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 12:51 | Penn | Michael Swartz gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 12:34 | Penn | Jerry Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 12:33 | UMass | Samuel Halpern grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 12:17 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses the jump hook in the lane | 35-34 |
| 12:16 | Penn | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 11:52 | Penn | Michael Swartz misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-34 |
| 11:50 | UMass | Bruce Bixby pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Swartz (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Eric Spiegel (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) PF - Bruce Bixby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | UMass | James Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Wallace Racette | 35-37 |
| 11:17 | Penn | Jerry Brown misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Wallace Racette - foul #2 on Wallace Racette, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (SF), Habimana Ahmadi (PF) Norris Thomas, Eric Spiegel | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Frank Beall (SG) John Knarr, James Williams | |
| 11:17 | Penn | Jerry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 11:17 | Penn | Jerry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 11:17 | UMass | Bruce Bixby grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 11:08 | UMass | Habimana Ahmadi is called for the reach on Richard Fox - foul #1 on Habimana Ahmadi, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| 10:50 | UMass | Bruce Bixby's layup is rejected by James Brown | 36-37 |
| 10:49 | Penn | James Brown grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 10:25 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jerry Brown and he's fouled by Wallace Racette - foul #3 on Wallace Racette, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Penn | Jose Suarez (C) James Brown | |
| Subs | UMass | Ruben Ferguson (SF), Jon McDonald (C) Samuel Halpern, Wallace Racette | |
| 10:25 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi misses the free throw | 38-37 |
| 10:25 | UMass | Bruce Bixby snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 10:06 | UMass | Michael Swartz is called for the reach on Richard Fox - foul #2 on Michael Swartz, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Penn | Eric Spiegel (PF) Habimana Ahmadi | |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Charles Strong (PF) Richard Fox, Bruce Bixby | |
| 09:52 | UMass | Frank Beall knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Williams | 38-39 |
| 09:25 | Penn | Jerry Brown is hacked by Frank Beall - foul #3 on Frank Beall, team foul #6 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Penn | Norris Thomas (SF), James Brown (C) Michael Swartz, Jose Suarez | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG) Frank Beall | |
| 08:59 | Penn | Jerry Brown can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-39 |
| 08:57 | Penn | Eric Spiegel pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 08:33 | Penn | Norris Thomas misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 08:31 | UMass | The rebound goes to Charles Strong | 38-39 |
| 08:12 | UMass | Jon McDonald is fouled on the floor by Dingbang Xyong - foul #1 on Dingbang Xyong, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Penn | Michael Swartz (SG), Habimana Ahmadi (PF), Jose Suarez (C) Norris Thomas, Eric Spiegel, James Brown | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, James Williams, Ruben Ferguson, Charles Strong, Jon McDonald | |
| 07:57 | UMass | Bruce Bixby banks in the layup on a great pass from Samuel Halpern and he's fouled by Habimana Ahmadi - foul #2 on Habimana Ahmadi, team foul #6 | 38-41 |
| 07:57 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 07:32 | Penn | Michael Swartz connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jose Suarez | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Swartz (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dingbang Xyong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Habimana Ahmadi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jose Suarez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Beall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bruce Bixby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | UMass | Habimana Ahmadi steals the ball from Wallace Racette | 41-42 |
| 07:12 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong's pass is intercepted by John Knarr in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 07:10 | UMass | John Knarr banks in the layup | 41-44 |
| 07:06 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| Subs | Penn | Norris Thomas (SF), Eric Spiegel (PF), James Brown (C) Dingbang Xyong, Habimana Ahmadi, Jose Suarez | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG) Frank Beall | |
| 06:47 | UMass | Richard Fox misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Swartz - foul #3 on Michael Swartz, team foul #7 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (SF) Norris Thomas | |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Jon McDonald (SF) John Knarr, Samuel Halpern | |
| 06:47 | UMass | Richard Fox misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 06:47 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 06:32 | Penn | James Williams takes the ball from Michael Swartz | 41-45 |
| 06:18 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses long on a floater from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 06:17 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 05:57 | Penn | Jon McDonald is called for the reach on Dingbang Xyong - foul #1 on Jon McDonald, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi (PF), Jose Suarez (C) Eric Spiegel, James Brown | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF) Richard Fox, James Williams, Wallace Racette | |
| 05:57 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 05:57 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 05:41 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Knarr | 43-47 |
| 05:23 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 05:21 | UMass | Jon McDonald grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 05:01 | UMass | Bruce Bixby dunks the ball on a nice dish by Frank Beall | 43-49 |
| 04:40 | Penn | Jerry Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 04:23 | UMass | Samuel Halpern is fouled on the floor by Dingbang Xyong - foul #2 on Dingbang Xyong, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Penn | Norris Thomas (SF), Eric Spiegel (PF), James Brown (C) Dingbang Xyong, Habimana Ahmadi, Jose Suarez | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG), Charles Strong (PF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, Frank Beall, Bruce Bixby, Jon McDonald | |
| 04:23 | UMass | Samuel Halpern misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 04:23 | Penn | The rebound goes to James Brown | 46-49 |
| 03:54 | Penn | Norris Thomas is hacked by Samuel Halpern - foul #1 on Samuel Halpern, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (SF) Jerry Brown | |
| Subs | UMass | Ruben Ferguson (SF) Samuel Halpern | |
| 03:54 | Penn | Norris Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 03:54 | Penn | Norris Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 03:44 | UMass | Wallace Racette is fouled on the floor by James Brown as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #9 | 48-49 |
| 03:44 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 03:44 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 03:44 | Penn | James Brown grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 03:20 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong loses the ball out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (PG) Norris Thomas | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (SG) James Williams | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Swartz (tired) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dingbang Xyong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Spiegel (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Knarr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | UMass | The short jumper by Wallace Racette is denied by James Brown | 48-50 |
| 03:07 | Penn | James Brown gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 02:47 | Penn | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Richard Fox - foul #1 on Richard Fox, team foul #9 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Penn | Norris Thomas (SF) Dingbang Xyong | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Bixby (PF) Charles Strong | |
| 02:47 | Penn | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 02:47 | Penn | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 02:32 | UMass | Wallace Racette is fouled on the floor by Michael Swartz - foul #4 on Michael Swartz, team foul #10 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (SG), Jose Suarez (C) Michael Swartz, James Brown | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Jon McDonald (SF) John Knarr, Ruben Ferguson | |
| 02:32 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 02:32 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 02:32 | Penn | Norris Thomas grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 02:30 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | UMass | Ruben Ferguson (SF) Wallace Racette | |
| 02:10 | UMass | Bruce Bixby comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 50-51 |
| 02:09 | UMass | Bruce Bixby tips it home | 50-53 |
| 02:07 | Penn | Jerry Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| Subs | Penn | Michael Swartz (SG), James Brown (C) Norris Thomas, Jose Suarez | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG) Richard Fox | |
| 01:43 | UMass | Jon McDonald works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #11 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG) John Knarr, Frank Beall | |
| 01:43 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 01:43 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 01:43 | Penn | Eric Spiegel grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 01:25 | Penn | Michael Swartz misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 01:23 | Penn | Eric Spiegel hits the follow up shot | 52-53 |
| 01:12 | UMass | Bruce Bixby is alone and drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Fox | 52-55 |
| 00:45 | Penn | Jerry Brown buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:23 | UMass | James Williams drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Fox | 54-57 |
| 00:23 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| 00:14 | Penn | Jerry Brown buries a 3 from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Richard Fox connects on the floater from the left wing | 57-59 |