| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) SG - William Parker (fresh) SF - Richard Knight (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fresh) C - Curtis Hines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fresh) SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fresh) C - Robert Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Robert Johnson banks in the layup set up by William Sawyer and he's hacked by Richard Knight - foul #1 on Richard Knight, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Robert Johnson makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | William Parker hits a 3 from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Sawyer | 3-5 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines clanks a floater from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:41 | Penn State | William Sawyer comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 3-5 |
| 18:39 | Penn State | Robert Johnson tips it back up and in | 3-7 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-7 |
| 17:59 | Penn State | Robert Johnson misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Curtis Hines - foul #1 on Curtis Hines, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SG), Dwight Jones (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Randy Quinlan (C) Bradley Dunning, William Parker, Richard Knight, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:59 | Penn State | Robert Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:59 | Penn State | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi | Randy Quinlan knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Dwight Jones | 5-8 |
| 17:28 | Penn State | William Sawyer hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerardo Ortega | 5-10 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gerardo Ortega - foul #1 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #1 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG) Randy Quinlan | |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (SG) Gerardo Ortega | |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:54 | Penn State | William Sawyer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-10 |
| 16:53 | Penn State | William Sawyer gets the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by William Parker - foul #1 on William Parker, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) William Parker, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-12 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 6-12 |
| 16:05 | Penn State | Robert Johnson is whistled for traveling | 6-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SG), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG) Luis Hernadez | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Knight (fresh) SF - Randall Murray (fresh) PF - Jason Williams (fresh) C - Dwight Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | The jumper by Richard Knight is denied by Robert Johnson | 6-12 |
| 15:40 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Richard Knight, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Paul Mathieu - foul #1 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #4 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Richard Knight (SF) Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:54 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 6-12 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-12 |
| 14:43 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-12 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Smith | 6-12 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | William Parker clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-12 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 6-12 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 6-12 |
| 13:53 | Penn State | Robert Johnson buries a jump hook from close range | 6-14 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi | William Parker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-14 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson snags the defensive board | 6-14 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Chad Smith - foul #1 on Chad Smith, team foul #5 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, Richard Knight, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Luis Hernadez (SG), Juan Rios (SF), Alex Horstman (C) William Sawyer, Gerardo Ortega, Lewis Pearson, Robert Johnson | |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 2nd free throw | 6-16 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | William Parker drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Alex Horstman - foul #1 on Alex Horstman, team foul #2 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Quinlan (PF) Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi (PF) Jeffrey Kidder | |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:25 | Penn State | Juan Rios is whistled for traveling | 9-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) William Parker, Randy Quinlan, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Curtis Hines, team foul #6 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Williams (PF), Randy Quinlan (C) Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Bradley Dunning steals it from Juan Rios | 9-16 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning lays it up and in | 11-16 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) PF - Jason Williams (fresh) C - Randy Quinlan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) SG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) SF - Juan Rios (fresh) PF - Kenneth Takahashi (fresh) C - Alex Horstman (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Oliphant | 11-19 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 11:12 | Penn State | Juan Rios grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:49 | Penn State | John Oliphant scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Takahashi | 11-21 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu is fouled on the floor by Luis Hernadez - foul #1 on Luis Hernadez, team foul #3 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Richard Knight (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Jason Williams, Randy Quinlan | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Gerardo Ortega (SG), Lewis Pearson (SF), Jeffrey Kidder (PF) John Oliphant, Luis Hernadez, Juan Rios, Kenneth Takahashi | |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Chad Smith knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from William Parker | 13-21 |
| 10:00 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-24 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Sawyer - foul #1 on William Sawyer, team foul #4 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF) William Parker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Johnson (C) Alex Horstman | |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Robert Johnson is hacked by Dwight Jones - foul #1 on Dwight Jones, team foul #7 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), William Parker (SG) Paul Mathieu, Richard Knight | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-26 |
| 09:12 | Penn State | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 15-26 |
| 09:06 | Penn State | William Sawyer makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 15-29 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Parker | 18-29 |
| 08:34 | Penn State | Robert Johnson can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 18-29 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Randall Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 18-29 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Randall Murray | 21-29 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-29 |
| 07:53 | Penn State | William Sawyer snags the offensive board | 21-29 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Dwight Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Johnson (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by William Parker - foul #2 on William Parker, team foul #8 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SG), Randy Quinlan (C) Bradley Dunning, William Parker, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (SG), Alex Horstman (C) Gerardo Ortega, Robert Johnson | |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 21-31 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi | Richard Knight grabs the offensive board | 21-31 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Lewis Pearson | 24-33 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Richard Knight's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Randy Quinlan | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Juan Rios (SF) William Sawyer, Jeffrey Kidder | |
| 06:20 | Penn State | John Oliphant banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lewis Pearson | 24-35 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Juan Rios grabs the board | 24-35 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | Alex Horstman misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Mathieu - foul #2 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #9 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Randy Quinlan (C) Paul Mathieu, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG), Kenneth Takahashi (PF) Luis Hernadez, Lewis Pearson | |
| 06:01 | Penn State | Alex Horstman misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | Alex Horstman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Randall Murray jams it | 26-36 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Alex Horstman drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-38 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits a fadeaway near the basket | 28-38 |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Bradley Dunning picks off the pass by Alex Horstman | 28-38 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning dunks the ball | 30-38 |
| 04:33 | Penn State | Alex Horstman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Chad Smith, Randy Quinlan | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Lewis Pearson (SF), Jeffrey Kidder (PF), Robert Johnson (C) John Oliphant, Juan Rios, Kenneth Takahashi, Alex Horstman | |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Jason Williams makes the fadeaway from the right side | 32-38 |
| 03:58 | Penn State | Dwight Jones steals the ball from William Sawyer | 32-38 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi | Richard Knight is hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #5 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), William Parker (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (SG) Gerardo Ortega | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Knight (fairly fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 03:18 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Luis Hernadez | 32-38 |
| 03:05 | Penn State | William Sawyer misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Curtis Hines | 34-38 |
| 02:40 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses the lay-in | 34-38 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | Chad Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF) Richard Knight | |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF) Lewis Pearson | |
| 02:06 | Penn State | Robert Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Robert Johnson tips it back up and in | 34-40 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi | Juan Rios steps in front of the Curtis Hines pass | 34-40 |
| 01:23 | Penn State | William Sawyer scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Juan Rios | 34-43 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the easy layup | 34-43 |
| 01:15 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Juan Rios | 34-43 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | Robert Johnson misses long on a floater from close range | 34-43 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi | William Parker grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Randall Murray | 37-43 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | William Sawyer is hacked by Paul Mathieu - foul #3 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #10 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Richard Knight (SF), Jason Williams (PF) Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG), Lewis Pearson (SF), Alex Horstman (C) Luis Hernadez, Juan Rios, Robert Johnson | |
| 00:32 | Penn State | William Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | William Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | William Parker comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-45 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | William Parker grabs the offensive board | 37-45 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses badly on a shot from the right side | 37-45 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Alex Horstman grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Alex Horstman misses long on a fullcourt shot | 37-45 |