| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) SG - Barry Davis (fresh) SF - William King (fresh) PF - Steven Steele (fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) SG - David Stapleton (fresh) SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - Richard Ringer (fresh) C - William Parker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Robert Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Penn | The rebound goes to William Parker | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Penn | John Reeves hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Stapleton | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | William King banks in the layup on a nice dish by Barry Davis | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | Penn | William Parker connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John Reeves and he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 19:00 | Penn | William Parker misses the free throw | 2-5 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Barry Davis knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 18:26 | Penn | John Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 5-5 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | John Jones swats the short shot by William King | 5-5 |
| 18:18 | Penn | William Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:59 | Penn | The jump hook by John Reeves is blocked by William King | 5-5 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Steven Steele snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | William King misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on William Parker - foul #1 on William Parker, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | William King makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:26 | Penn | John Reeves misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by William King - foul #1 on William King, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| 17:26 | Penn | John Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:26 | Penn | John Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | Robert Smith drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by William King | 9-7 |
| 16:43 | Penn | Richard Ringer loses the dribble to Steven Steele | 9-7 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | Robert Smith connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Barry Davis | 11-7 |
| 16:02 | Penn | Barry Davis steps in front of the John Jones pass | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) SG - Barry Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Steele (fairly fresh) C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Stapleton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Ringer (fairly fresh) C - William Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | William King buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 13-7 |
| 15:23 | Penn | John Jones misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 15:22 | Penn | William Parker tips it in | 13-9 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis is hacked by John Reeves - foul #1 on John Reeves, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Albert Tseng (SF), Jerry Morgan (PF), John Milan (C) Willie Lewis, William King, Steven Steele, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (PG), Charlie Dorfman (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF), David Watkins (PF), Terry Erskine (C) John Reeves, David Stapleton, John Jones, Richard Ringer, William Parker | |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Stan Conley | 15-9 |
| 14:33 | Penn | Barry Davis takes the ball from David Watkins | 15-9 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Barry Davis lays it up and in | 17-9 |
| 14:21 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Nevins | 17-12 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | Barry Davis is whistled for a carry | 17-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), William King (SF) Barry Davis, Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 13:46 | Penn | Robert Nevins makes the floater from the left side | 17-14 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | William King loses the dribble to Terry Erskine | 17-14 |
| 13:09 | Penn | David Watkins misses the fadeaway in the paint | 17-14 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | William King grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | John Milan misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 17-14 |
| 12:48 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 12:34 | Penn | John Milan is called for the reach on Terry Erskine - foul #1 on John Milan, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Steven Steele (PF), Robert Smith (C) Stan Conley, Albert Tseng, John Milan | |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), John Jones (SF), William Parker (C) Robert Nevins, David Watkins, Terry Erskine | |
| 12:16 | Penn | John Jones is whistled for traveling | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (SG), Richard Ringer (PF) Charlie Dorfman, Antoine Wojtowicz | |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | William King drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William King (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Stapleton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - Richard Ringer (fresh) C - William Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Penn | David Stapleton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 19-14 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 19-14 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Steven Steele is blocked by William Parker | 19-14 |
| 10:59 | Penn | The rebound goes to Richard Ringer | 19-14 |
| 10:46 | Penn | John Reeves misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis is denied on a layup by John Jones | 19-14 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Robert Smith tips it home | 21-14 |
| 10:03 | Penn | William Parker connects on the jumper near the basket | 21-16 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi | Steven Steele scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by William King and he's hacked by Richard Ringer - foul #1 on Richard Ringer, team foul #3 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Albert Tseng (SF), John Milan (C) Willie Lewis, William King, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (PG), Charlie Dorfman (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF), David Watkins (PF), Terry Erskine (C) John Reeves, David Stapleton, John Jones, Richard Ringer, William Parker | |
| 09:46 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the free throw | 24-16 |
| 09:35 | Penn | Robert Nevins misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-16 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Barry Davis | 24-16 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Barry Davis scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stan Conley | 26-16 |
| 09:08 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-19 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Steven Steele clanks a shot in the paint | 26-19 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Steven Steele tips it home | 28-19 |
| 08:34 | Penn | David Watkins makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Charlie Dorfman | 28-21 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | Steven Steele hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Tseng | 31-21 |
| 08:04 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-21 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Steven Steele | 31-21 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Stan Conley can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Terry Erskine - foul #1 on Terry Erskine, team foul #4 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), William King (SF), Robert Smith (C) Barry Davis, Steven Steele, John Milan | |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), David Stapleton (SG), John Jones (SF), Richard Ringer (PF) Robert Nevins, Charlie Dorfman, Antoine Wojtowicz, David Watkins | |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Stapleton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Richard Ringer (fresh) C - Terry Erskine (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Penn | Richard Ringer misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Albert Tseng - foul #1 on Albert Tseng, team foul #4 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Penn | William Parker (C) Terry Erskine | |
| 07:26 | Penn | Richard Ringer makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 07:26 | Penn | Richard Ringer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 33-23 |
| 07:11 | Penn | William Parker grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 06:56 | Penn | John Jones is hacked by Stan Conley - foul #1 on Stan Conley, team foul #5 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Jerry Morgan (PF) Stan Conley, Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 06:39 | Penn | David Stapleton is fouled on the floor by Jerry Morgan - foul #1 on Jerry Morgan, team foul #6 | 33-23 |
| 06:27 | Penn | John Jones's pass is intercepted by Robert Smith | 33-23 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Robert Smith clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on John Reeves - foul #2 on John Reeves, team foul #5 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Steele (PF) Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (PG), Charlie Dorfman (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (PF) John Reeves, David Stapleton, Richard Ringer | |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 06:13 | Penn | William Parker snags the defensive board | 34-23 |
| 05:55 | Penn | John Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Nevins | 34-26 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | William King hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Steele | 36-26 |
| 05:37 | Penn | Robert Nevins is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Lewis - foul #1 on Willie Lewis, team foul #7 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Albert Tseng (SG) Willie Lewis, Barry Davis | |
| Subs | Penn | Terry Erskine (C) William Parker | |
| 05:37 | Penn | Robert Nevins makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 05:37 | Penn | Robert Nevins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | William King can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #6 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Penn | David Watkins (PF) John Jones | |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | William King misses the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 05:14 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-28 |
| 05:13 | Penn | Robert Nevins snags the offensive board | 37-28 |
| 05:00 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman is hacked by Albert Tseng - foul #2 on Albert Tseng, team foul #8 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), John Milan (C) Albert Tseng, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Ringer (PF) David Watkins | |
| 05:00 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Steven Steele pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Barry Davis comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Steele | 37-28 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | Steven Steele is fouled on the floor by Richard Ringer - foul #2 on Richard Ringer, team foul #7 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (SG) Charlie Dorfman | |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 04:31 | Penn | Richard Ringer snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 04:02 | Penn | Steven Steele steals the ball from David Stapleton | 38-28 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Barry Davis is fouled on the floor by Terry Erskine - foul #2 on Terry Erskine, team foul #8 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Albert Tseng (SF), Jerry Morgan (PF), Robert Smith (C) Stan Conley, William King, Steven Steele, John Milan | |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), John Jones (SF), William Parker (C) Robert Nevins, Antoine Wojtowicz, Terry Erskine | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 03:39 | Penn | The rebound goes to William Parker | 38-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Morgan (fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Stapleton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Richard Ringer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Penn | Richard Ringer connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 38-30 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Albert Tseng, team foul #9 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (SF) Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz (PF) Richard Ringer | |
| 02:45 | Penn | William Parker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #10 | 38-30 |
| 02:45 | Penn | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 02:45 | Penn | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | Robert Smith scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 40-32 |
| 02:17 | Penn | David Stapleton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | William King snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #11 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG), Steven Steele (PF), John Milan (C) Barry Davis, Jerry Morgan, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Penn | Charlie Dorfman (SG) David Stapleton | |
| 01:59 | Penn | William King steals it from William Parker | 40-32 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Steven Steele - foul #1 on Steven Steele, team foul #12 | 40-32 |
| 01:22 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 01:21 | Penn | William Parker grabs the offensive board | 40-32 |
| 01:05 | Penn | Steven Steele takes the ball from Antoine Wojtowicz | 40-32 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-32 |
| 00:45 | Penn | John Jones grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 00:43 | Penn | John Reeves throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG) Willie Lewis | |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (PG), David Stapleton (SG), Richard Ringer (PF), Terry Erskine (C) John Reeves, John Jones, Antoine Wojtowicz, William Parker | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-32 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | William King tips it back up and in | 42-32 |
| 00:00 | Penn | David Stapleton knocks in the jumper from close range | 42-34 |