| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Eric Gillam (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Jones (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ronald Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jesse Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Albee (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell inbounds the ball | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee is fouled on the floor by Ronald Ferguson - foul #1 on Ronald Ferguson, team foul #1 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Lax (PG), Simon Mahmood (C) Eric Gillam, Jesse Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | James Hardman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Simon Mahmood - foul #2 on Simon Mahmood, team foul #2 | 35-22 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | James Hardman makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | James Hardman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | Christopher Jones hits a jumper near the basket | 37-24 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-24 |
| 18:55 | Penn State | Christopher Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 37-24 |
| 18:40 | Penn State | Christopher Jones blows the dunk | 37-24 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts gets the rebound | 37-24 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Hardman | 37-27 |
| 18:05 | Penn State | Travis Lyons steals it from Christopher Jones | 37-27 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | James Hardman misses long on a floater from the baseline | 37-27 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Christopher Jones grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | Walter Lax is fouled on the floor by James Hardman - foul #1 on James Hardman, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eric Gillam (PG), Jesse Davis (C) Walter Lax, Simon Mahmood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal (C) Travis Lyons | |
| 17:12 | Penn State | Jesse Davis clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson snags the offensive board | 37-27 |
| 16:59 | Penn State | Jesse Davis can't throw it down | 37-27 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Oscar Leal | 37-27 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | Christopher Jones pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 16:24 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-27 |
| 16:22 | Penn State | Jesse Davis tips it in | 39-27 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-27 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell tips it but misses | 39-27 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Eric Gillam (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Davis (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Caldwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Albee (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Oscar Leal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Penn State | Jesse Davis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eric Gillam | 41-27 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-30 |
| 15:20 | Penn State | Jesse Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Smith (PG), James Stein (SG), Simon Mahmood (PF) Eric Gillam, Richard Lee, Ronald Ferguson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Lynn Branch (SG), Norberto Rizzo (SF), Calvin Pendarvis (PF), Travis Lyons (C) James Hardman, Jon Pitts, Edward Caldwell, Larry Albee, Oscar Leal | |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Norberto Rizzo and the foul's on Jesse Davis - foul #1 on Jesse Davis, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson (PF) Jesse Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Calvin Pendarvis steps in front of the Dustin Ferguson pass | 41-33 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | Simon Mahmood steps in front of the Travis Lyons pass | 41-33 |
| 14:07 | Penn State | James Stein connects on the jumper from the left side | 43-33 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Simon Mahmood steps in front of the Travis Lyons pass | 43-33 |
| 13:24 | Penn State | Simon Mahmood drills a jumper from the baseline | 45-33 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun misses the floater from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis tips it home | 45-35 |
| 12:53 | Penn State | Christopher Jones makes the floater from the left side and he's hacked by Lynn Branch - foul #1 on Lynn Branch, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eric Gillam (PG), Ronald Ferguson (PF), Jesse Davis (C) Robert Smith, Dustin Ferguson, Simon Mahmood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Jon Pitts (SG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Larry Albee (PF), Oscar Leal (C) Hu Sun, Lynn Branch, Norberto Rizzo, Calvin Pendarvis, Travis Lyons | |
| 12:53 | Penn State | Christopher Jones makes the free throw | 48-35 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal connects on the shot from close range | 48-37 |
| 12:25 | Penn State | James Stein hits a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Jon Pitts - foul #1 on Jon Pitts, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| 12:25 | Penn State | James Stein misses the free throw | 50-37 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Hardman | 50-40 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | James Stein clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jon Pitts - foul #2 on Jon Pitts, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Lax (PG) Eric Gillam | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:49 | Penn State | James Stein misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | James Stein makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Lax (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Stein (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Jones (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Davis (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Albee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Oscar Leal (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by James Hardman is blocked by James Stein | 51-40 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee gets the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-40 |
| 11:08 | Penn State | Jesse Davis pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 10:46 | Penn State | James Stein hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 51-40 |
| 10:44 | Penn State | Jesse Davis tips it but misses | 51-40 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal buries a shot from close range on a great pass from James Hardman and he's fouled by Walter Lax - foul #1 on Walter Lax, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eric Gillam (PG), Dustin Ferguson (PF) Walter Lax, Ronald Ferguson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (PG), Norberto Rizzo (SG), Calvin Pendarvis (PF) James Hardman, Jon Pitts, Larry Albee | |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses the free throw | 51-42 |
| 10:27 | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 10:13 | Penn State | Christopher Jones can't throw it down but he's fouled by Edward Caldwell - foul #1 on Edward Caldwell, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Smith (PG), Simon Mahmood (C) Eric Gillam, Dustin Ferguson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons (C) Oscar Leal | |
| 10:13 | Penn State | Christopher Jones misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 10:13 | Penn State | Christopher Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Calvin Pendarvis | 51-42 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | Simon Mahmood blocks the jumper by Calvin Pendarvis | 51-42 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Jesse Davis grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 09:28 | Penn State | James Stein clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 09:26 | Penn State | Simon Mahmood grabs the offensive board | 51-42 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Jesse Davis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Travis Lyons - foul #2 on Travis Lyons, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eric Gillam (PG), Dustin Ferguson (PF) Robert Smith, Simon Mahmood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Larry Albee (PF) Edward Caldwell, Calvin Pendarvis | |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Jesse Davis makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Jesse Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | James Stein steals the ball from Lynn Branch | 53-42 |
| 08:26 | Penn State | Eric Gillam misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 08:25 | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson tips it but misses | 53-42 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 53-42 |
| 08:00 | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 07:44 | Penn State | James Stein buries a shot from the left wing set up by Christopher Jones | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Eric Gillam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Stein (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Jones (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dustin Ferguson (fresh) 7 reb. C - Jesse Davis (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lynn Branch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norberto Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Albee (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Travis Lyons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lynn Branch | 55-45 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Jesse Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-45 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 55-45 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee snags the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee is fouled on the floor by Dustin Ferguson - foul #1 on Dustin Ferguson, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Smith (PG), Ronald Ferguson (PF), Simon Mahmood (C) Eric Gillam, Dustin Ferguson, Jesse Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Jon Pitts (SG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Calvin Pendarvis (PF), Oscar Leal (C) James Hardman, Lynn Branch, Norberto Rizzo, Larry Albee, Travis Lyons | |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | James Stein hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 55-45 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Robert Smith steals it from Oscar Leal | 55-45 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 57-45 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jon Pitts | 57-47 |
| 04:57 | Penn State | Calvin Pendarvis is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #3 on Calvin Pendarvis, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson (PF), Jesse Davis (C) Ronald Ferguson, Simon Mahmood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Larry Albee (PF) Hu Sun, Calvin Pendarvis | |
| 04:57 | Penn State | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 04:57 | Penn State | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 59-47 |
| 04:43 | Penn State | Jesse Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:39 | Penn State | James Stein misses short on a floater from the left side | 59-47 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | James Hardman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses long on a shot from the left block | 59-47 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee misses the tip | 59-47 |
| 04:20 | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | James Stein's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Albee | 59-47 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-47 |
| 04:06 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dustin Ferguson | 59-47 |
| 03:45 | Penn State | Robert Smith is hacked by Oscar Leal - foul #1 on Oscar Leal, team foul #8 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson (PF) Dustin Ferguson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (SG), Kenneth Torain (C) Jon Pitts, Oscar Leal | |
| 03:45 | Penn State | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 03:45 | Penn State | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Stein (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Jones (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ronald Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Davis (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lynn Branch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Albee (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Kenneth Torain (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-47 |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Jesse Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Penn State | Robert Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Stein | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from James Hardman | 63-49 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | The jump hook by Christopher Jones is blocked by Kenneth Torain | 63-49 |
| 02:22 | Penn State | Jesse Davis snags the offensive board | 63-49 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Robert Smith misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on James Hardman - foul #2 on James Hardman, team foul #9 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Lee (SG), Walter Lax (SF), Dustin Ferguson (PF), Simon Mahmood (C) James Stein, Christopher Jones, Ronald Ferguson, Jesse Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Norberto Rizzo (SF), Calvin Pendarvis (PF), Oscar Leal (C) James Hardman, Edward Caldwell, Larry Albee, Kenneth Torain | |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-49 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal tips it home | 65-51 |
| 01:33 | Penn State | Simon Mahmood is fouled on the floor by Lynn Branch - foul #2 on Lynn Branch, team foul #10 | 65-51 |
| 01:33 | Penn State | Simon Mahmood makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 01:33 | Penn State | Simon Mahmood makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal's layup is rejected by Simon Mahmood | 67-51 |
| 01:18 | Penn State | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 67-51 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Simon Mahmood knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Richard Lee | 69-51 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 69-51 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dustin Ferguson | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson hits the finger roll set up by Simon Mahmood | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 71-53 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Robert Smith runs out the clock | 71-53 |