| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Swartz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earl James (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | John Mason is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Mason, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| 19:18 | Penn | Michael Swartz scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | John Mason is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Petty | 25-30 |
| 18:50 | Penn | Jerry Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Earl James | 25-32 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 25-32 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-32 |
| 17:46 | Penn | Earl James knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 28-34 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | John Mason is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Fred Carmona | 31-34 |
| 16:56 | Penn | Earl James can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 16:54 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Cole | 31-34 |
| 16:31 | Penn | David Halls picks off the pass by Jerry Brown | 31-34 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty tips it in | 33-34 |
| 15:40 | Penn | Jerry Brown misses the easy layup | 33-34 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | David Halls pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Swartz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dingbang Xyong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earl James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona is hacked by Earl James - foul #1 on Earl James, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | Penn | Tyrone Evans (PG), Stevan Winkowski (SG), Habimana Ahmadi (PF), James Brown (C) Michael Swartz, Dingbang Xyong, Earl James, Bruce Cole | |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | James Brown denies the turnaround by Jeremy Taylor | 33-34 |
| 15:02 | Penn | The rebound goes to Habimana Ahmadi | 33-34 |
| 14:40 | Penn | Stevan Winkowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Tyrone Evans | 33-37 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor is whistled for traveling | 33-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (SF) Tyrone Evans | |
| 13:56 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi misses the dunk but he's hacked by Bradly Kelly - foul #2 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF), David Halls (C) Robert James, Bradly Kelly, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Penn | Tyrone Evans (PG), Michael Swartz (SF) Jerry Brown, Dingbang Xyong | |
| 13:56 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 13:56 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 13:44 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 13:39 | Penn | Michael Swartz misses the easy layup | 33-38 |
| 13:38 | Penn | James Brown tips it home | 33-40 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert travels with the ball | 33-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Fred Carmona (PF) Jeremy Taylor, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (PG), Dingbang Xyong (SF), Earl James (PF), Bruce Cole (C) Tyrone Evans, Michael Swartz, Habimana Ahmadi, James Brown | |
| 12:55 | Penn | Jerry Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-40 |
| 12:54 | Penn | Jerry Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 12:33 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong's pass is intercepted by Norman Jenkins | 33-40 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | David Halls is hacked by Bruce Cole - foul #1 on Bruce Cole, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Michael Swartz (SG) Stevan Winkowski | |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 11:39 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi (PF), James Brown (C) Earl James, Bruce Cole | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Swartz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Habimana Ahmadi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | James Brown is called for the reach on Bradly Kelly - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF) Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (SG), Earl James (PF), Bruce Cole (C) Michael Swartz, Habimana Ahmadi, James Brown | |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | John Mason hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly tips it back up and in | 37-40 |
| 10:46 | Penn | Bruce Cole hits the finger roll | 37-42 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 10:29 | Penn | Stevan Winkowski grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 10:22 | Penn | Earl James misses the dunk | 37-42 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Earl James - foul #2 on Earl James, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Norman Jenkins (SF), David Halls (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Penn | Tyrone Evans (PG), Michael Swartz (SF), Habimana Ahmadi (PF), James Brown (C) Jerry Brown, Dingbang Xyong, Earl James, Bruce Cole | |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 09:53 | Penn | Michael Swartz loses the dribble to Norman Jenkins | 38-42 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert James | 41-42 |
| 09:18 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Tyrone Evans | 41-44 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-44 |
| 08:53 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi hits a floater in the lane set up by James Brown | 44-46 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 08:28 | Penn | James Brown grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 08:07 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Hilbert - foul #2 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Fred Carmona (PF) Jeremy Taylor, Robert James, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (PG), Dingbang Xyong (SF), Bruce Cole (C) Tyrone Evans, Stevan Winkowski, James Brown | |
| 08:07 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:07 | Penn | Habimana Ahmadi makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-48 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona tips it but misses | 44-48 |
| 07:49 | Penn | Jerry Brown gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 07:24 | Penn | Jerry Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Norman Jenkins | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Swartz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Habimana Ahmadi (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Dingbang Xyong - foul #2 on Dingbang Xyong, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly (C) David Halls | |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (SG), Earl James (PF) Michael Swartz, Habimana Ahmadi | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 06:46 | Penn | Jerry Brown comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Bradly Kelly | 49-48 |
| 06:03 | Penn | Jerry Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Norman Jenkins, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF), David Halls (C) Norman Jenkins, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Penn | Michael Swartz (SG) Stevan Winkowski | |
| 05:17 | Penn | Earl James blows the layup but he's hacked by John Mason - foul #3 on John Mason, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 05:17 | Penn | Earl James makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:17 | Penn | Earl James makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | David Halls is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 49-50 |
| 04:56 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 04:52 | Penn | Earl James is called for traveling | 49-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) John Mason | |
| Subs | Penn | James Brown (C) Bruce Cole | |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Michael Swartz is called for the reach on Thomas Petty - foul #2 on Michael Swartz, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF) Robert James | |
| Subs | Penn | Bruce Cole (C) James Brown | |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Petty | 52-50 |
| 04:03 | Penn | Jerry Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Dingbang Xyong - foul #3 on Dingbang Xyong, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Robert James (SG), Fred Carmona (PF) Jeremy Taylor, Thomas Petty, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Penn | James Brown (C) Bruce Cole | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 03:21 | Penn | Jerry Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Swartz | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert James (fresh) SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Swartz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dingbang Xyong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Earl James (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Jerry Brown steals the ball from Fred Carmona | 53-53 |
| 03:01 | Penn | Earl James jams it on a great pass from Jerry Brown | 53-55 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to John Mason | 53-55 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Dingbang Xyong steals it from Norman Jenkins | 53-55 |
| 02:21 | Penn | Michael Swartz jams it set up by Dingbang Xyong | 53-57 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 02:02 | Penn | The rebound goes to James Brown | 53-57 |
| 01:35 | Penn | Robert James steals the ball from Jerry Brown | 53-57 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Robert James lays it in | 55-57 |
| 01:14 | Penn | Earl James comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 01:13 | Penn | Michael Swartz tips it back up and in | 55-59 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Michael Swartz is called for the reach on John Mason - foul #3 on Michael Swartz, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Robert James | |
| Subs | Penn | Bruce Cole (C) James Brown | |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Penn | Bruce Cole drills a jump hook from the right block | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the contested fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Earl James - foul #3 on Earl James, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the free throw | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong is hacked by John Mason in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Mason, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| 00:23 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong is hacked by Norman Jenkins - foul #3 on Norman Jenkins, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| 00:23 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:23 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins connects on the open 3 from the left corner set up by Thomas Petty | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Penn | Bruce Cole misses the floater near the basket | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Swartz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Earl James (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Penn | Earl James wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:41 | Penn | Michael Swartz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Tyrone Evans (PG), Stevan Winkowski (SG), Habimana Ahmadi (PF) Jerry Brown, Michael Swartz, Earl James | |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | John Mason hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Petty | 66-63 |
| 03:57 | Penn | Thomas Petty picks off the pass by Habimana Ahmadi | 66-63 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona blows the layup but he's hacked by Dingbang Xyong - foul #4 on Dingbang Xyong, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (PG) Tyrone Evans | |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:35 | Penn | Bruce Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 03:21 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Stevan Winkowski | 67-65 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | David Halls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | Penn | Michael Swartz (SF), Earl James (PF) Dingbang Xyong, Habimana Ahmadi | |
| 02:31 | Penn | Jerry Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-65 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Bradly Kelly | 67-65 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Michael Hilbert, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (SF) Michael Swartz | |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 02:21 | Penn | Jerry Brown snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 01:54 | Penn | Bruce Cole comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 01:52 | Penn | Bruce Cole grabs the offensive board | 67-65 |
| 01:33 | Penn | Fred Carmona is called for the reach on Earl James - foul #2 on Fred Carmona, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Michael Swartz (SG) Stevan Winkowski | |
| 01:33 | Penn | Earl James makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:33 | Penn | Earl James makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the shot from the right side | 67-67 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins grabs the offensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona lays it in on a nice dish by Norman Jenkins | 69-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Swartz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Earl James (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 00:42 | Penn | Earl James comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by David Halls - foul #2 on David Halls, team foul #9 | 69-67 |
| 00:42 | Penn | Earl James misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:42 | Penn | Earl James makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Bruce Cole takes the ball from Thomas Petty | 69-68 |
| 00:10 | Penn | Michael Swartz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Petty | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is hacked by Michael Swartz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Swartz, team foul #11 | 69-68 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:08 | Penn | Penn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| 00:04 | Penn | Jerry Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-68 |
| 00:02 | Penn | Earl James tips it home | 70-70 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Swartz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Earl James (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | David Halls wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-70 |
| 04:40 | Penn | Bruce Cole grabs the board | 70-70 |
| 04:23 | Penn | Earl James knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 70-72 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses long on a shot from the left block | 70-72 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | David Halls pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Norman Jenkins | 72-72 |
| 03:33 | Penn | Jerry Brown is hacked by John Mason in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Mason, team foul #10 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) John Mason | |
| Subs | Penn | Stevan Winkowski (SG), Habimana Ahmadi (PF), James Brown (C) Dingbang Xyong, Earl James, Bruce Cole | |
| 03:33 | Penn | Jerry Brown misses the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 03:33 | Penn | Jerry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Halls | 72-72 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | David Halls splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #12 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Tyrone Evans (PG), Dingbang Xyong (SF) Jerry Brown, Michael Swartz | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the free throw | 75-72 |
| 02:56 | Penn | Stevan Winkowski is hacked by David Halls - foul #3 on David Halls, team foul #11 | 75-72 |
| 02:56 | Penn | Stevan Winkowski makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:56 | Penn | Stevan Winkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona pulls down the rebound | 75-73 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Michael Swartz (SF) Dingbang Xyong | |
| 02:13 | Penn | Michael Swartz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-73 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Carmona | 75-73 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-73 |
| 01:52 | Penn | Stevan Winkowski gets the rebound | 75-73 |
| 01:24 | Penn | Tyrone Evans comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Jeremy Taylor - foul #1 on Jeremy Taylor, team foul #12 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (SF), Earl James (PF), Bruce Cole (C) Stevan Winkowski, Habimana Ahmadi, James Brown | |
| 01:24 | Penn | Tyrone Evans misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:24 | Penn | Tyrone Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 75-74 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the offensive rebound | 75-74 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Jerry Brown (PG) Tyrone Evans | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) SG - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Swartz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Earl James (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 00:35 | Penn | Bruce Cole's floater is tipped away by Fred Carmona | 75-74 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona snags the defensive board | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Brown - foul #1 on Jerry Brown, team foul #13 | 75-74 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Penn | Michael Swartz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 77-74 |
| 00:06 | Penn | Bruce Cole gets the offensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 00:04 | Penn | Michael Swartz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-74 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins gets the rebound | 77-74 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins runs out the clock | 77-74 |