| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Oppenheim (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jonathan Griffin | 32-37 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi | Ashley Peters is called for the reach on Jonathan Griffin - foul #2 on Ashley Peters, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim hits the finger roll | 32-39 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Garry Gearhart | 34-39 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | Louis Haley makes the shot from the baseline | 34-41 |
| 17:59 | Penn State | James Oppenheim blocks the short jumper by Radomil Chudzinski | 34-41 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Luther Baker is fouled on the floor by Ashley Peters - foul #3 on Ashley Peters, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SF) Ashley Peters | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Luther Baker is whistled for traveling | 34-41 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Luther Baker misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Radomil Chudzinski - foul #3 on Radomil Chudzinski, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF) Radomil Chudzinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Luther Baker misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Luther Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman grabs the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | Luther Baker knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Louis Haley | 34-43 |
| 16:06 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi | Louis Haley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 15:46 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Chiesa (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Oppenheim (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Luther Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco can't finish the layup | 37-43 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman lays it in on a great pass from Louis Haley | 37-45 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | James Chiesa is hacked by Anderson Zwagerman - foul #1 on Anderson Zwagerman, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG), Ashley Peters (C) James Chiesa, Garry Gearhart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG), James Reny (SG), William Hacker (SF), Jason Zidek (C) Louis Haley, Jonathan Griffin, Anderson Zwagerman, Luther Baker | |
| 14:14 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett buries a driving attempt from close range | 39-45 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim banks in the layup on a nice dish by Angel Lombardi | 39-47 |
| 13:31 | Penn State | Angel Lombardi steals it from Bruce Bennett out of a doubleteam | 39-47 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | William Hacker hits a runner from the left block set up by Angel Lombardi | 39-49 |
| 12:55 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-49 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Hacker | 39-49 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim double dribbles | 39-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Garry Gearhart (PF) Mwai Abdur | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG), Jonathan Griffin (SG), Anderson Zwagerman (PF) Angel Lombardi, William Hacker, James Oppenheim | |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Louis Haley - foul #1 on Louis Haley, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luther Baker (C) James Reny | |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Jason Zidek pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin misses the jumper from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 12:08 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Bruce Bennett | 40-49 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anderson Zwagerman - foul #2 on Anderson Zwagerman, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Luther Baker | 41-49 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman misses short on a shot in the paint | 41-49 |
| 11:32 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Zidek (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Luther Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Louis Haley gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin clanks a shot from the baseline | 41-49 |
| 10:49 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 10:24 | Penn State | Anderson Zwagerman swats the layup by Bruce Bennett | 41-49 |
| 10:22 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart tips it home | 43-49 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Louis Haley misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Luther Baker tips it back up and in | 43-51 |
| 09:58 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi | Gerald Ricco picks off the pass by Jonathan Griffin | 43-51 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett lays it in on a great pass from Ashley Peters | 45-51 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Anderson Zwagerman, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (PG), Mwai Abdur (SF) Gerald Ricco, Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (SG), James Reny (SF), James Oppenheim (PF) Jonathan Griffin, Anderson Zwagerman, Jason Zidek | |
| 08:50 | Penn State | Ashley Peters can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Louis Haley can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Mwai Abdur - foul #3 on Mwai Abdur, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin (SG) Angel Lombardi | |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Louis Haley makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Louis Haley misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:24 | Penn State | Ashley Peters gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 08:08 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Chiesa | 48-52 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Luther Baker | 48-54 |
| 07:19 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Chiesa (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Garry Gearhart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Reny (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Oppenheim (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Luther Baker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Luther Baker and he's fouled by Ashley Peters - foul #4 on Ashley Peters, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (PG), Bruce Bennett (PF) Radomil Chudzinski, Garry Gearhart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG), Anderson Zwagerman (SF) Louis Haley, James Reny | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin makes the free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:48 | Penn State | James Oppenheim blocks the short jumper by Bruce Bennett | 51-57 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Angel Lombardi | 51-59 |
| 06:05 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 06:03 | Penn State | Ashley Peters hits the follow up shot | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:47 | Mississippi | Luther Baker double dribbles | 53-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Garry Gearhart (PF) James Chiesa | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG), Jason Zidek (C) Jonathan Griffin, Luther Baker | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Jason Zidek gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman is whistled for a carry | 53-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG) Mwai Abdur | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Reny (SF) James Oppenheim | |
| 05:06 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Gerald Ricco | 55-59 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Bruce Bennett steals it from James Reny | 55-59 |
| 04:41 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi misses the jumper from the left side | 58-59 |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Ashley Peters loses the dribble to Angel Lombardi | 58-59 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Louis Haley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 03:39 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Bruce Bennett | 61-59 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SG), James Chiesa (SF) Radomil Chudzinski, Ashley Peters | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin (SG), James Oppenheim (PF) Angel Lombardi, James Reny | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Chiesa (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Oppenheim (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Zidek (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 02:49 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett is fouled on the floor by Jason Zidek - foul #1 on Jason Zidek, team foul #5 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luther Baker (C) Jason Zidek | |
| 02:33 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Luther Baker comes up short on the floater in the paint | 64-61 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Luther Baker grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Luther Baker tips it home | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart is hacked by Anderson Zwagerman - foul #4 on Anderson Zwagerman, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG), Ashley Peters (C) Mwai Abdur, James Chiesa | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Anderson Zwagerman | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Luther Baker misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Ashley Peters - foul #5 on Ashley Peters, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SF) Ashley Peters | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Luther Baker makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Luther Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:48 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim clanks a floater from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco clanks a jump hook near the basket | 64-65 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Ricco - foul #2 on Gerald Ricco, team foul #7 | 64-65 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | The short jumper by Garry Gearhart is denied by James Oppenheim | 64-65 |