| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Paxton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Edward Dennison (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry Victorino (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Marcellus (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Tipton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Patton (fresh) C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Larry Victorino inbounds the ball | 38-25 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Penn State | Edward Dennison can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 38-25 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | James Patton gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | James Patton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 19:27 | Penn State | Richard Paxton pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 19:06 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus clanks a runner in the lane | 38-25 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock grabs the board | 38-25 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | James Patton lays it in | 38-27 |
| 18:41 | Penn State | Edward Dennison is hacked by James Patton - foul #3 on James Patton, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (PG), Earl Malbrough (SG), Bryant Hicks (SF), Joshua Tolson (PF), Steven Deschamp (C) Richard Paxton, Edward Dennison, Larry Victorino, Albert Marcellus, Samuel Tipton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs (PF) James Patton | |
| 18:30 | Penn State | Robert Wilson denies the turnaround by Steven Deschamp | 38-27 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson travels with the ball | 38-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG) Earl Malbrough | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:53 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks is hacked by Thad Woolery - foul #2 on Thad Woolery, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (SG) Rodney Candelaria | |
| 17:39 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Thad Woolery - foul #3 on Thad Woolery, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (SG) Richard Paxton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis (SF) Thad Woolery | |
| 17:39 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 17:39 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Hubbs, team foul #4 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Albert Marcellus (PF) Earl Malbrough, Joshua Tolson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG) Cole Schoenrock | |
| 16:58 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Hubbs - foul #3 on Joseph Hubbs, team foul #5 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Dennison (SG), Larry Victorino (SF) Richard Paxton, Bryant Hicks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott (PF) Joseph Hubbs | |
| 16:58 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 16:58 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus makes the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Gilmore | 42-29 |
| 16:20 | Penn State | Edward Dennison knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gabriel Garten | 45-29 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott loses the dribble to Larry Victorino | 45-29 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Edward Dennison connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Deschamp | 48-29 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Garten (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Dennison (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry Victorino (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Marcellus (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Deschamp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steve Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Depew (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Kott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Victorino - foul #1 on Larry Victorino, team foul #1 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Earl Malbrough (SG), Bryant Hicks (SF), Joshua Tolson (PF), Richard Hubbard (C) Gabriel Garten, Edward Dennison, Larry Victorino, Albert Marcellus, Steven Deschamp | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Rodney Candelaria (SG), James Patton (PF), Joseph Hubbs (C) Steve Gilmore, William Depew, Thomas Kott, Robert Wilson | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis makes the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 48-30 |
| 15:43 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Richard Hubbard | 48-30 |
| 15:18 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Earl Malbrough | 50-30 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Marcellus (PF) Joshua Tolson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery (SF) Ernest Davis | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:44 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Bryant Hicks | 52-30 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery connects on the runner in the lane | 52-32 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Richard Paxton | 54-32 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses the shot from the left side | 54-32 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Richard Hubbard | 54-32 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (PG), Edward Dennison (SG), Larry Victorino (SF), Steven Deschamp (PF) Richard Paxton, Earl Malbrough, Bryant Hicks, Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Ernest Davis (SG), Robert Wilson (C) Cole Schoenrock, Rodney Candelaria, James Patton | |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | William Depew hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-34 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Thad Woolery takes the ball from Richard Hubbard | 54-34 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Tolson (PF) Steven Deschamp | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG), Thomas Kott (PF) Thad Woolery, Joseph Hubbs | |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-34 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-34 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-34 |
| 11:52 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 54-34 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Garten (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Dennison (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry Victorino (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Tolson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Hubbard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steve Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Depew (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Kott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Penn State | Larry Victorino hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Dennison | 56-34 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from William Depew and he's fouled by Richard Hubbard - foul #4 on Richard Hubbard, team foul #2 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Steven Deschamp (PF), Samuel Tipton (C) Gabriel Garten, Joshua Tolson, Richard Hubbard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Jonathan Pinkard (SF), James Patton (PF) Steve Gilmore, Ernest Davis, Thomas Kott | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson makes the free throw | 56-37 |
| 11:08 | Penn State | Larry Victorino hits a shot from the right wing set up by Edward Dennison | 58-37 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Richard Paxton steals the ball from Jonathan Pinkard | 58-37 |
| 10:40 | Penn State | William Depew is called for the reach on Larry Victorino - foul #2 on William Depew, team foul #6 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (PG), Bryant Hicks (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF) Richard Paxton, Larry Victorino, Steven Deschamp | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG), Thad Woolery (SF) William Depew, Jonathan Pinkard | |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Edward Dennison scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Albert Marcellus | 61-37 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria connects on the jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Gabriel Garten - foul #2 on Gabriel Garten, team foul #3 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Larry Victorino (SF), Steven Deschamp (C) Gabriel Garten, Bryant Hicks, Samuel Tipton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria makes the free throw | 61-40 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus travels with the ball | 61-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (PG), Bryant Hicks (SF), Joshua Tolson (PF), Samuel Tipton (C) Edward Dennison, Larry Victorino, Albert Marcellus, Steven Deschamp | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Joseph Hubbs (C) Cole Schoenrock, Robert Wilson | |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-40 |
| 09:29 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Bryant Hicks | 61-40 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | Samuel Tipton clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Thad Woolery - foul #4 on Thad Woolery, team foul #7 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Edward Dennison (SG), Larry Victorino (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF) Gabriel Garten, Earl Malbrough, Bryant Hicks, Joshua Tolson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis (SF), Thomas Kott (C) Thad Woolery, James Patton | |
| 09:05 | Penn State | Samuel Tipton makes the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | Samuel Tipton misses the 2nd free throw | 62-40 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joseph Hubbs | 62-40 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | William Depew is called for 3 seconds | 62-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Deschamp (C) Samuel Tipton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG) Rodney Candelaria | |
| 08:35 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp is hacked by Thomas Kott - foul #1 on Thomas Kott, team foul #8 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (PG) Richard Paxton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Robert Wilson (C) Steve Gilmore, Thomas Kott | |
| 08:35 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp makes the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 08:35 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp makes the 2nd free throw | 64-40 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | William Depew hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 64-40 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp grabs the board | 64-40 |
| 07:53 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Earl Malbrough (SG), Bryant Hicks (SF), Joshua Tolson (PF), Richard Hubbard (C) Gabriel Garten, Edward Dennison, Larry Victorino, Albert Marcellus, Steven Deschamp | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery (SF), James Patton (PF) Ernest Davis, Joseph Hubbs | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Paxton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Earl Malbrough (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryant Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Tolson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) SG - William Depew (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - James Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-40 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to James Patton | 64-40 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | William Depew is fouled on the floor by Earl Malbrough - foul #1 on Earl Malbrough, team foul #4 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Dennison (SG), Larry Victorino (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF) Earl Malbrough, Bryant Hicks, Joshua Tolson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria (SG) William Depew | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson misses the easy layup | 64-40 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery misses the tip | 64-40 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Richard Paxton gets the rebound | 64-40 |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Larry Victorino misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-40 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 64-40 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 64-40 |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard snags the defensive board | 64-40 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Larry Victorino is hacked by Thad Woolery - foul #5 on Thad Woolery, team foul #9 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Gabriel Garten (SG), Joshua Tolson (PF), Steven Deschamp (C) Richard Paxton, Edward Dennison, Albert Marcellus, Richard Hubbard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (PG), Ernest Davis (SG), Jonathan Pinkard (SF), Joseph Hubbs (PF), Thomas Kott (C) Cole Schoenrock, Rodney Candelaria, Thad Woolery, James Patton, Robert Wilson | |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Larry Victorino misses the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott pulls down the rebound | 64-40 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-43 |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Larry Victorino comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-43 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis gets the rebound | 64-43 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Davis | 64-46 |
| 05:13 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 64-46 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | Joshua Tolson tips it but misses | 64-46 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard grabs the board | 64-46 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-46 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs tips it but misses | 64-46 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten grabs the board | 64-46 |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Larry Victorino connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Earl Malbrough | 67-46 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Kott | 67-48 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Larry Victorino | 70-48 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Earl Malbrough (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gabriel Garten (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Victorino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua Tolson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Deschamp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steve Gilmore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jonathan Pinkard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Hubbs (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Kott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 70-50 |
| 03:26 | Penn State | Joshua Tolson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-50 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ernest Davis | 70-50 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore is fouled on the floor by Earl Malbrough - foul #2 on Earl Malbrough, team foul #5 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (SF), Samuel Tipton (C) Larry Victorino, Joshua Tolson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (SG), James Murphy (PF) Jonathan Pinkard, Thomas Kott | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore hits a turnaround in the paint | 70-52 |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-52 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ernest Davis | 70-52 |
| 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) | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-52 |
| 02:29 | Penn State | Samuel Tipton snags the defensive board | 70-52 |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-52 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs pulls down the rebound | 70-52 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-52 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | William Depew grabs the offensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | William Depew misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-52 |
| 01:39 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Samuel Tipton | 70-52 |
| 01:22 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-52 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp tips it back up and in | 72-52 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs misses long on a jumper from the left block | 72-52 |
| 01:13 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten gets the rebound | 72-52 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks's layup is rejected by James Murphy | 72-52 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs gets the rebound | 72-52 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-52 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Samuel Tipton grabs the defensive rebound | 72-52 |
| 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) | |
| 00:12 | Penn State | James Murphy steps in front of the Samuel Tipton pass | 72-52 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore clanks a 3 from straight away | 72-52 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks snags the defensive board | 72-52 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough runs out the clock | 72-52 |