| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Laird (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Harold Corona (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Byron Weir inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird hits a jumper in the lane | 27-37 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 27-37 |
| 18:37 | Penn State | Thurman Walters snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 18:16 | Penn State | Thurman Walters buries a 3 from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-37 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner tips it in | 30-39 |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the floater from the right block | 32-39 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird knocks in the runner from close range set up by Nicholas Anderson | 32-41 |
| 17:05 | Penn State | Thurman Walters drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses the shot from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson hits the follow up shot | 34-43 |
| 16:30 | Penn State | Thurman Walters can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Harold Corona - foul #1 on Harold Corona, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Franjo Zenor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (SG), Christopher Spann (PF) Christopher Laird, Nicholas Anderson | |
| 16:30 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 16:30 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-43 |
| 16:14 | Penn State | William McHalffey snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 15:59 | Penn State | Byron Weir banks in the layup on a great pass from Thurman Walters | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cecil Skinner (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Corona (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Spann (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia is hacked by Byron Weir - foul #1 on Byron Weir, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG) Thurman Walters | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Laird (SG), James Dickerson (SF), Nicholas Anderson (PF) Cecil Skinner, Harold Corona, Ronald Edwards | |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Byron Weir swats the short shot by Christopher Laird | 38-43 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann tips it home | 38-45 |
| 15:04 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Marijan Kiedrowski is called for the reach on Jeffrey Zybia - foul #2 on Marijan Kiedrowski, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG) Marijan Kiedrowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:36 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Zybia | 38-47 |
| 14:25 | Penn State | William Smith loses the dribble to James Dickerson | 38-47 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-47 |
| 14:06 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | Christopher Laird takes the ball from Franjo Zenor | 38-47 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Andrew Gregg - foul #1 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Kevin Carreras (C) Andrew Gregg, William Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (PG), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Nicholas Anderson | |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 13:40 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 13:22 | Penn State | William McHalffey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG) Marijan Kiedrowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (SG) Christopher Laird | |
| 13:03 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Jeremy Macaulay picks off the pass by Byron Weir | 38-48 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner banks in the layup set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 38-50 |
| 12:21 | Penn State | Byron Weir drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thurman Walters | 41-50 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner loses the dribble to Byron Weir | 41-50 |
| 11:45 | Penn State | Byron Weir is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 41-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), William Smith (C) Byron Weir, William McHalffey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Laird (SG), Nicholas Anderson (PF) Jeremy Macaulay, Christopher Spann | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) PF - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 25 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Laird (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 11 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird drills a fadeaway from the right block | 41-52 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal connects on the shot from the left block and the foul's on James Dickerson - foul #4 on James Dickerson, team foul #2 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SF) James Dickerson | |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the free throw | 43-52 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson is hacked by Kevin Carreras - foul #2 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Phillip Jones (PF) Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner clanks a jumper from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards can't tip it in | 43-52 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | Harold Corona snags the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird jams it | 43-54 |
| 10:14 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg is hacked by Ronald Edwards - foul #1 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG) Marijan Kiedrowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Spann (C) Ronald Edwards | |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal lays it up and in | 45-54 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner hits a shot from the left wing set up by Christopher Laird | 45-56 |
| 09:54 | Penn State | Nicholas Anderson steps in front of the Andrew Gregg pass | 45-56 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Andrew Gregg - foul #2 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Byron Weir (SF), William McHalffey (PF) Andrew Gregg, Dikembe Abdelal, Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann grabs the defensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Thurman Walters steals it from Cecil Skinner | 45-58 |
| 08:46 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Nicholas Anderson - foul #1 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #4 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Carreras (C) William Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Jeffrey Zybia (SG), Ronald Edwards (C) Cecil Skinner, Harold Corona, Nicholas Anderson | |
| 08:46 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 08:46 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses short on a jumper from close range | 47-58 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann tips it but misses | 47-58 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann tips it home | 47-60 |
| 08:18 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the floater from the right block set up by Thurman Walters and he's hacked by Ronald Edwards - foul #2 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #5 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SF) Christopher Laird | |
| 08:18 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia can't finish the layup | 50-60 |
| 08:01 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the board | 50-60 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Zybia - foul #3 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Franjo Zenor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF) Harold Corona | |
| 07:33 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Christopher Spann | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Dickerson (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Christopher Spann (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-60 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards tips it back up and in | 50-62 |
| 06:47 | Penn State | Thurman Walters comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-62 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras gets the offensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 06:30 | Penn State | Byron Weir is hacked by James Dickerson - foul #5 on James Dickerson, team foul #7 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (PF), William Smith (C) Thurman Walters, William McHalffey, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (PG), Christopher Laird (SG), Harold Corona (SF), Nicholas Anderson (PF) Jeremy Macaulay, Jeffrey Zybia, James Dickerson, Christopher Spann | |
| 06:30 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 06:30 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-62 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards hits the follow up shot | 52-64 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | William Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Phillip Jones (PF) Byron Weir | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Franjo Zenor - foul #2 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #6 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Carreras (PF) Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the defensive rebound | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Ronald Edwards takes the ball from Franjo Zenor | 52-65 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Harold Corona's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG) Andrew Gregg | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Spann (C) Ronald Edwards | |
| 04:59 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski clanks a floater from the free throw line | 52-65 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nicholas Anderson | 52-65 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 52-65 |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| 04:40 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski loses the dribble to Cecil Skinner | 52-65 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-65 |
| 04:22 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the defensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the floater from the free throw line | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Laird | 54-67 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-67 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Byron Weir (SF), William McHalffey (PF) Marijan Kiedrowski, Dikembe Abdelal, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards (C) Christopher Spann | |
| 03:30 | Penn State | Byron Weir clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-67 |
| 03:28 | Penn State | Thurman Walters grabs the offensive board | 54-67 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 32 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Laird (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. SF - Harold Corona (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 12 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor drills a 3 from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Thurman Walters is called for the reach on Cecil Skinner - foul #2 on Thurman Walters, team foul #7 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (SG) Harold Corona | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 03:04 | Penn State | William Smith snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Ronald Edwards is called for the reach on Byron Weir - foul #3 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #8 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Spann (PF) Nicholas Anderson | |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:29 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird banks in the layup set up by Cecil Skinner | 57-70 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-70 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Thurman Walters pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-70 |
| 02:01 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-70 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann pulls down the rebound | 57-70 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Zybia | 57-72 |
| 01:18 | Penn State | William McHalffey comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 57-72 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | William Smith hits the follow up shot | 59-72 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Thurman Walters is called for the reach on Cecil Skinner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thurman Walters, team foul #8 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SF), John Fedele (C) Christopher Laird, Ronald Edwards | |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is hacked by John Fedele - foul #1 on John Fedele, team foul #9 | 59-74 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) Cecil Skinner | |
| 01:04 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | John Fedele pulls down the rebound | 59-74 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Franjo Zenor - foul #3 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #9 | 59-74 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia makes the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia makes the 2nd free throw | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Jeremy Macaulay steals the ball from Thurman Walters | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-76 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | William McHalffey gets the rebound | 59-76 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Thurman Walters and he's fouled by Christopher Spann - foul #1 on Christopher Spann, team foul #10 | 61-76 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the free throw | 61-76 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann grabs the board | 61-76 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay runs out the clock | 61-76 |