| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fresh) SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Penn State | Darrin McWhinney is called for the reach on Reginald Reavis - foul #1 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | Paul Bennett scores on a shot from close range and the foul's on Dikembe Elijah - foul #1 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #2 | 35-25 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | Paul Bennett makes the free throw | 35-26 |
| 19:02 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Paul Bennett - foul #3 on Paul Bennett, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| 19:02 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 19:02 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | Paul Bennett is hacked by Dikembe Elijah - foul #2 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #3 | 37-26 |
| 18:23 | Penn State | Paul Bennett's floater is tipped away by Kevin Walker | 37-26 |
| 18:22 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg tips it home | 37-28 |
| 18:02 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Silberberg picks off the pass by Dingbang Kung | 37-28 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Paul Bennett is fouled on the floor by Darrin McWhinney - foul #2 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #4 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SG) Dingbang Kung | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:18 | Penn State | Paul Bennett drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Gabriel Romano out of a doubleteam | 37-30 |
| 16:58 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker blows the layup | 37-30 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Paul Bennett gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 16:41 | Penn State | James Belin steals the ball from Paul Bennett | 37-30 |
| 16:38 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth lays it in set up by James Belin | 39-30 |
| 16:20 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Belin - foul #3 on James Belin, team foul #5 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Noah Richie (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Darrin McWhinney, James Belin, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:20 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 16:20 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 16:20 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 16:01 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Stephen Boyle | 41-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Noah Richie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Paul Bennett is open and buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Gabriel Romano | 41-32 |
| 15:19 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 15:18 | Penn State | Robert Lenz gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 15:01 | Penn State | Robert Lenz's pass is intercepted by Dingbang Kung | 41-32 |
| 14:58 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung lays it up and in | 43-32 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Robert Lenz evades the doubleteam and hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Reginald Reavis and the foul's on Floyd Moore - foul #3 on Floyd Moore, team foul #6 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Gordon Helmuth, Noah Richie, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG) Dennis Silberberg | |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the free throw | 43-34 |
| 14:39 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 14:20 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Romano - foul #2 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG) Dingbang Kung | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:54 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses long on a floater from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Paul Bennett | 43-34 |
| 13:36 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis is whistled for traveling | 43-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Young Fang (C) Robert Lenz | |
| 13:15 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-34 |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Paul Bennett gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 12:47 | Penn State | Paul Bennett hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 43-34 |
| 12:46 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 12:31 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-34 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Young Fang grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 12:00 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman is fouled on the floor by Kevin Walker - foul #2 on Kevin Walker, team foul #7 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG), Floyd Moore (C) Stephen Boyle, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SG), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Robert Lenz (C) Gabriel Romano, Paul Bennett, Young Fang | |
| 12:00 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:00 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:00 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Belin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Darrin McWhinney | 46-35 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Robert Lenz is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot in the paint | 46-35 |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Robert Lenz hits the follow up shot | 46-37 |
| 11:05 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-37 |
| 11:03 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung hits the follow up shot | 48-37 |
| 10:40 | Penn State | Robert Lenz works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Floyd Moore - foul #4 on Floyd Moore, team foul #8 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth (SF), Noah Richie (PF), Daniel Clark (C) James Belin, Dikembe Elijah, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | Penn State | Claude Jones (SF) Reginald Reavis | |
| 10:40 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 10:40 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 10:27 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 10:26 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:55 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman is fouled on the floor by Darrin McWhinney - foul #3 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #9 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Kevin Walker (C) Darrin McWhinney, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Bennett (PF), Young Fang (C) Scott Hutchinson, Robert Lenz | |
| 09:55 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 09:55 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 09:42 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie is called for traveling | 50-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah (PF) Noah Richie | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG) Daniel Pittman | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:14 | Penn State | Stephen Boyle picks off the pass by Dennis Silberberg | 50-40 |
| 09:10 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-40 |
| 08:46 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 08:39 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Claude Jones - foul #1 on Claude Jones, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SG) Dingbang Kung | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Reginald Reavis (SF) Dennis Silberberg, Claude Jones | |
| 08:39 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 08:39 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:19 | Penn State | Kevin Walker blocks the short jumper by Young Fang | 52-40 |
| 08:18 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 08:05 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Lenz (C) Young Fang | |
| 07:47 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Belin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Bennett (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah loses the ball out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Noah Richie (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Stephen Boyle, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson (PF) Paul Bennett | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:13 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson's pass is intercepted by Gordon Helmuth | 52-43 |
| 06:53 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney is fouled on the floor by Daniel Pittman - foul #1 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG) Gordon Helmuth | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:47 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah (PF) Noah Richie | |
| Subs | Penn State | Young Fang (C) Robert Lenz | |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Young Fang misses long on a shot from close range | 52-43 |
| 06:17 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Belin | 52-43 |
| 05:59 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-43 |
| 05:58 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah tips it back up and in | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Young Fang clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dikembe Elijah - foul #3 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #10 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Kevin Walker (C) Darrin McWhinney, James Belin, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SG), Paul Bennett (PF) Gabriel Romano, Scott Hutchinson | |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Young Fang makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Young Fang makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 05:34 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Boyle | 56-45 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses short on a jumper from the right block | 56-45 |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis tips it in | 56-47 |
| 05:15 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Boyle | 59-47 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Young Fang hits a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Kevin Walker - foul #3 on Kevin Walker, team foul #11 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie (PF) Dikembe Elijah | |
| Subs | Penn State | Claude Jones (SF) Reginald Reavis | |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Young Fang makes the free throw | 59-50 |
| 04:37 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-50 |
| 04:36 | Penn State | Paul Bennett pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 04:17 | Penn State | Gordon Helmuth steals it from Claude Jones | 59-50 |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth can't finish the layup | 59-50 |
| 04:12 | Penn State | Paul Bennett gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 04:06 | Penn State | Claude Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 59-50 |
| 04:04 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 03:54 | Southern Mississippi | Young Fang swats the layup by Gordon Helmuth | 59-50 |
| 03:53 | Penn State | Young Fang grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 03:30 | Penn State | Young Fang comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 59-50 |
| 03:29 | Penn State | Young Fang tips it back up and in | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Noah Richie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Pittman (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Silberberg (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Claude Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Young Fang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Silberberg is called for the reach on Dingbang Kung - foul #3 on Dennis Silberberg, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), James Belin (SG), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Dingbang Kung, Gordon Helmuth, Noah Richie, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG), Albert Baber (SG), Reginald Reavis (SF), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Robert Lenz (C) Daniel Pittman, Dennis Silberberg, Claude Jones, Paul Bennett, Young Fang | |
| 03:01 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah can't connect on a shot in the lane | 59-52 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker (C) Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Bennett (PF) Scott Hutchinson | |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Kevin Walker is called for the reach on Robert Lenz - foul #4 on Kevin Walker, team foul #12 | 59-52 |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| 02:33 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses badly on a shot from the left side | 59-52 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Albert Baber gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 02:22 | Penn State | Paul Bennett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Robert Lenz | 59-54 |
| 02:03 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Bennett - foul #4 on Paul Bennett, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth (SF) Stephen Boyle | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SG) Albert Baber | |
| 02:03 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:03 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 01:54 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses the lay-in | 60-54 |
| 01:44 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 01:36 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 01:27 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Robert Lenz | 60-54 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG) James Belin | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Paul Bennett is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Paul Bennett, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson (PF) Paul Bennett | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung is hacked by Dennis Silberberg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Silberberg, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Dingbang Kung - foul #2 on Dingbang Kung, team foul #13 | 61-57 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Silberberg is called for the reach on Kevin Walker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dennis Silberberg, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG) Dennis Silberberg | |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Robert Lenz grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Pittman - foul #2 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Hutchinson | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Gabriel Romano is called for the reach on Gordon Helmuth in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #11 | 63-61 |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung is hacked by Daniel Pittman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #12 | 65-61 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-64 |