| Lineup | Penn | PG - Terry Bonilla (fresh) SG - Richard Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zoran Burakowski (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Hathorn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Poulin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Pollock (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn | Mark Jackson inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Penn | Richard Moore scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-29 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi | Terry Bonilla steals the ball from John Aponte | 29-29 |
| 19:11 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Randy Poulin - foul #2 on Randy Poulin, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 19:11 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:11 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | John Aponte's fadeaway is rejected by Zoran Burakowski | 29-29 |
| 18:40 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 18:35 | Penn | John Aponte steals the ball from Zoran Burakowski | 29-29 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Joshua Hathorn denies the turnaround by Clifford Smith | 29-29 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice tips it back up and in | 29-31 |
| 18:00 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Richard Moore | 31-31 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Randy Poulin, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| 17:43 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski hits a jump hook near the basket | 33-31 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin is fouled on the floor by Richard Moore - foul #1 on Richard Moore, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG) Randy Poulin | |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Moore - foul #2 on Richard Moore, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:00 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:41 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on John Pollock - foul #2 on John Pollock, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| 16:41 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:41 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by John Pollock | 35-33 |
| 16:11 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell loses the ball out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Penn | Daniel Belz (PG) Terry Bonilla | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (SG), Gilbert Hunt (SF), Mark Bascom (PF), Michael Carlyle (C) Rodger Newell, John Pollock, Clifford Smith, Ronald Rice | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Daniel Belz (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zoran Burakowski (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Hathorn (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Randy Poulin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Bascom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Penn | Richard Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Penn | Peter Tully (SG) Richard Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (PG) John Aponte | |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 15:13 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 15:06 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 35-33 |
| 15:04 | Penn | Mark Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 14:52 | Penn | Randy Poulin takes the ball from Zoran Burakowski | 35-33 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin hits the finger roll | 35-35 |
| 14:34 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Bascom - foul #1 on Mark Bascom, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Moore (SG) Peter Tully | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (PG), John Pollock (SF), Ronald Rice (C) Rodger Newell, Gilbert Hunt, Michael Carlyle | |
| 14:34 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:34 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi | Zoran Burakowski is called for the reach on Randy Poulin - foul #2 on Zoran Burakowski, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG), Clifford Smith (PF) Randy Poulin, Mark Bascom | |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | John Pollock blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Moore - foul #3 on Richard Moore, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | John Pollock makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:57 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 13:49 | Penn | The short jumper by Zoran Burakowski is denied by Clifford Smith | 36-36 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | John Aponte snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Rodger Newell, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| 13:13 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-36 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Zoran Burakowski - foul #3 on Zoran Burakowski, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 12:34 | Penn | Daniel Belz clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | John Aponte pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Zoran Burakowski - foul #4 on Zoran Burakowski, team foul #6 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Penn | John Kaspar (PF) Zoran Burakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (SG), Gilbert Hunt (SF) Rodger Newell, John Pollock | |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 12:11 | Penn | Daniel Belz is called for traveling in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | John Aponte is called for traveling | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Daniel Belz (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Kaspar (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Hathorn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Randy Poulin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Penn | Richard Moore hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 10:45 | Penn | Richard Moore is called for traveling | 39-43 |
| Subs | Penn | Peter Tully (SG) Richard Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (PG), John Pollock (SF), Mark Bascom (PF), Michael Carlyle (C) John Aponte, Gilbert Hunt, Clifford Smith, Ronald Rice | |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin misses badly on a shot in the paint | 39-43 |
| 10:17 | Penn | Mark Jackson grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 10:05 | Penn | Mark Jackson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Pollock - foul #3 on John Pollock, team foul #6 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Penn | David Hunger (C) Joshua Hathorn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SF) Randy Poulin | |
| 10:05 | Penn | Mark Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:05 | Penn | Mark Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:05 | Penn | Mark Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 09:47 | Penn | Mark Jackson is called for traveling | 40-43 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | John Pollock knocks in the 3 from straight away | 40-46 |
| 09:01 | Penn | Daniel Belz buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Tully | 42-46 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Moore (SG), Michael Holguin (SF), Joshua Hathorn (C) Peter Tully, Mark Jackson, David Hunger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (PG), Clifford Smith (PF), Ronald Rice (C) Gilbert Hunt, Mark Bascom, Michael Carlyle | |
| 08:19 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 42-46 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to John Aponte | 42-46 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | John Aponte is hacked by Joshua Hathorn - foul #1 on Joshua Hathorn, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Penn | Zoran Burakowski (PF) John Kaspar | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (SG), Gilbert Hunt (SF) Rodger Newell, John Pollock | |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 07:43 | Penn | Richard Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 07:41 | Penn | Michael Holguin hits the follow up shot | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Daniel Belz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Holguin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zoran Burakowski (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Joshua Hathorn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Randy Poulin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | John Aponte connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Rice | 44-50 |
| 07:16 | Penn | Gilbert Hunt steps in front of the Daniel Belz pass | 44-50 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt loses the dribble to Zoran Burakowski | 44-50 |
| 06:33 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski is hacked by Clifford Smith - foul #1 on Clifford Smith, team foul #7 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Penn | Terry Bonilla (PG), Mark Jackson (SF) Daniel Belz, Michael Holguin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Pollock (SF) Gilbert Hunt | |
| 06:33 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 06:33 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin drills a floater from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 06:00 | Penn | John Aponte takes the ball from Mark Jackson | 45-52 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | John Pollock lays it up and in on a great pass from John Aponte | 45-54 |
| 05:43 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn is hacked by Clifford Smith - foul #2 on Clifford Smith, team foul #8 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG) Randy Poulin | |
| 05:43 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 05:43 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | John Pollock clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Moore - foul #4 on Richard Moore, team foul #8 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Penn | Daniel Belz (PG) Terry Bonilla | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | John Pollock makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 05:11 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Joshua Hathorn blocks the short jumper by Clifford Smith | 47-55 |
| 04:46 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 04:40 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Zoran Burakowski, team foul #9 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Penn | John Kaspar (PF), David Hunger (C) Zoran Burakowski, Joshua Hathorn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Bascom (PF), Michael Carlyle (C) Clifford Smith, Ronald Rice | |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | John Aponte clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Jackson - foul #3 on Mark Jackson, team foul #10 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Penn | Peter Tully (SG) Richard Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SF) John Pollock | |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 03:59 | Penn | Michael Carlyle is called for the reach on David Hunger - foul #3 on Michael Carlyle, team foul #9 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (SG) John Aponte | |
| 03:59 | Penn | David Hunger makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 03:59 | Penn | David Hunger makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Daniel Belz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Tully (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Kaspar (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Hunger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rodger Newell (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randy Poulin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Bascom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Penn | Rodger Newell steals the ball from Daniel Belz | 49-59 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell hits the finger roll | 49-61 |
| 03:00 | Penn | Daniel Belz misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-61 |
| 02:59 | Penn | John Kaspar snags the offensive board | 49-61 |
| 02:39 | Penn | David Hunger is fouled on the floor by Michael Carlyle - foul #4 on Michael Carlyle, team foul #10 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Penn | Terry Bonilla (PG), Richard Moore (SG) Daniel Belz, Peter Tully | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (PG), John Pollock (SF), Clifford Smith (PF), Ronald Rice (C) Randy Poulin, Gilbert Hunt, Mark Bascom, Michael Carlyle | |
| 02:39 | Penn | David Hunger makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 02:39 | Penn | David Hunger misses the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice grabs the board | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | John Aponte drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Rodger Newell | 50-63 |
| 02:09 | Penn | Clifford Smith denies the turnaround by Mark Jackson | 50-63 |
| 02:08 | Penn | Terry Bonilla gets the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 02:00 | Penn | Rodger Newell steps in front of the Terry Bonilla pass | 50-63 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell lays it up and in | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:36 | Penn | Richard Moore clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-65 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | John Aponte gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Pollock | 50-67 |
| 01:10 | Penn | Clifford Smith steals the ball from Mark Jackson | 50-67 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith travels with the ball | 50-67 |
| Subs | Penn | Daniel Belz (PG), Joshua Hathorn (C) Terry Bonilla, David Hunger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (SG) Rodger Newell | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Penn | John Kaspar buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Belz | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 52-67 |
| 00:12 | Penn | John Kaspar grabs the board | 52-67 |
| 00:08 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn misses the lay-in | 52-67 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice gets the rebound | 52-67 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | John Aponte runs out the clock | 52-67 |