| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) SF - John Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Ringer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Stillwell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng inbounds the ball | 19-24 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng is fouled on the floor by John Jones - foul #4 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz (SF) John Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Stan Conley | 19-26 |
| 19:05 | Penn | Reginald Vavra steals it from Antoine Wojtowicz | 19-26 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi | John Reeves is called for the reach on Reginald Vavra - foul #2 on John Reeves, team foul #2 | 19-26 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Stillwell | 19-28 |
| 17:51 | Penn | David Watkins loses the dribble to Willie Lewis | 19-28 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 17:29 | Penn | Richard Ringer snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 17:04 | Penn | Richard Ringer misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 19-28 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis is fouled on the floor by David Watkins - foul #3 on David Watkins, team foul #3 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Penn | Charlie Dorfman (SG), Terry Erskine (PF) Charles McKinney, David Watkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng is hacked by Antoine Wojtowicz - foul #1 on Antoine Wojtowicz, team foul #4 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Homer Zwicker (C) John Reeves, Richard Ringer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (PF), Jerry Morgan (C) Reginald Vavra, David Stillwell | |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses long on a floater near the basket | 19-28 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | John Milan gets the offensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Charlie Dorfman - foul #1 on Charlie Dorfman, team foul #5 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Penn | Frank Douglas (SG), David Watkins (PF) Antoine Wojtowicz, Homer Zwicker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG) Stan Conley | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Douglas (fresh) SF - Charlie Dorfman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Erskine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Milan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Penn | Frank Douglas makes the 3 from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng steps out of bounds on the baseline | 22-30 |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), Charles McKinney (SG), Richard Ringer (C) David Stapleton, Frank Douglas, Terry Erskine | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning (SG), Donald Rew (SF), Reginald Vavra (PF), David Stillwell (C) Willie Lewis, Albert Tseng, John Milan, Jerry Morgan | |
| 14:47 | Penn | Charles McKinney is whistled for a carry | 22-30 |
| Subs | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz (SF) Charlie Dorfman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG) Nicholas Henning | |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | David Stillwell's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Ringer | 22-30 |
| 14:30 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 14:09 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Ringer out of the doubleteam | 25-30 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | Donald Rew drills a runner near the basket set up by Stan Conley | 25-32 |
| 13:23 | Penn | John Reeves misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 13:22 | Penn | Richard Ringer snags the offensive board | 25-32 |
| 13:04 | Penn | David Watkins double dribbles | 25-32 |
| Subs | Penn | John Jones (SF) David Watkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Albert Tseng (SF) Barry Davis, Donald Rew | |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | Stan Conley comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 25-32 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | David Stillwell tips it in | 25-34 |
| 12:24 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz misses the easy layup | 25-34 |
| 12:22 | Penn | Charles McKinney tips it but misses | 25-34 |
| 12:21 | Penn | Richard Ringer snags the offensive board | 25-34 |
| 12:02 | Penn | John Reeves buries a runner in the lane | 27-34 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Stan Conley scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles McKinney (fairly fresh) SF - John Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Ringer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Reginald Vavra (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Stillwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Penn | John Reeves connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis buries a turnaround near the basket set up by David Stillwell and the foul's on John Jones - foul #5 on John Jones, team foul #6 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Frank Douglas (SG), Charlie Dorfman (SF), David Watkins (PF), Terry Erskine (C) John Reeves, Charles McKinney, John Jones, Antoine Wojtowicz, Richard Ringer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), John Milan (PF), Jerry Morgan (C) Stan Conley, Reginald Vavra, David Stillwell | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 10:47 | Penn | Terry Erskine hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 30-39 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Willie Lewis | 30-39 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 30-41 |
| 10:00 | Penn | Jerry Morgan swats the layup by Terry Erskine | 30-41 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:33 | Penn | David Stapleton scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi | John Milan banks in the layup set up by Barry Davis | 33-45 |
| 09:10 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Stapleton | 36-45 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Milan | 36-47 |
| 08:44 | Penn | David Stapleton buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Douglas | 38-47 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-47 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng tips it home | 38-49 |
| 08:07 | Penn | David Stapleton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Willie Lewis - foul #1 on Willie Lewis, team foul #1 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Penn | Charles McKinney (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF), Richard Ringer (C) Frank Douglas, Charlie Dorfman, Terry Erskine | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG), Donald Rew (SF), Reginald Vavra (PF), David Stillwell (C) Willie Lewis, Albert Tseng, John Milan, Jerry Morgan | |
| 08:07 | Penn | David Stapleton makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 08:07 | Penn | David Stapleton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) SF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Ringer (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Barry Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Rew (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Stillwell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Penn | David Stapleton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi | David Stillwell grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | David Watkins blocks the short jumper by Reginald Vavra | 40-51 |
| 07:02 | Penn | Charles McKinney grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 06:45 | Penn | David Stapleton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-51 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Reginald Vavra | 40-51 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Antoine Wojtowicz - foul #2 on Antoine Wojtowicz, team foul #7 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), Terry Erskine (PF) David Stapleton, David Watkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG) Barry Davis | |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 06:16 | Penn | Charles McKinney misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on David Stillwell - foul #2 on David Stillwell, team foul #2 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Tseng (SF) Donald Rew | |
| 06:16 | Penn | Charles McKinney makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 06:16 | Penn | Charles McKinney makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses the floater from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-53 |
| 05:42 | Penn | John Reeves throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-53 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Charles McKinney steals it from Albert Tseng | 42-53 |
| 05:11 | Penn | Charles McKinney lays it up and in set up by Richard Ringer | 44-53 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Willie Lewis | 44-55 |
| 04:32 | Penn | Albert Tseng takes the ball from Richard Ringer | 44-55 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the jump hook from the left block | 44-55 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Vavra | 44-55 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | David Stillwell knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Albert Tseng | 44-57 |
| 04:06 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-57 |
| Subs | Penn | David Watkins (PF) Terry Erskine | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Penn | Richard Ringer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Ringer (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. PF - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Stillwell (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Albert Tseng is blocked by Antoine Wojtowicz | 44-57 |
| 03:36 | Penn | Richard Ringer pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 03:30 | Penn | David Watkins comes up short on the floater from the right block | 44-57 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Stan Conley and the foul's on David Watkins - foul #4 on David Watkins, team foul #8 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Charlie Dorfman (SG), Terry Erskine (PF), Homer Zwicker (C) John Reeves, Charles McKinney, David Watkins, Richard Ringer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the free throw | 44-59 |
| 03:11 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| 03:01 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charlie Dorfman | 47-59 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Stan Conley hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 47-59 |
| 02:50 | Penn | Homer Zwicker pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 02:46 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-59 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Antoine Wojtowicz swats the short shot by Reginald Vavra | 47-59 |
| 02:34 | Penn | Terry Erskine grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 02:24 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-59 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 01:57 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz grabs the board | 47-59 |
| 01:42 | Penn | David Stapleton's pass is intercepted by David Stillwell | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Willie Lewis | 47-61 |
| 01:06 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-61 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | David Stillwell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Willie Lewis and he's hacked by Terry Erskine - foul #3 on Terry Erskine, team foul #9 | 47-63 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the free throw | 47-63 |
| 00:41 | Penn | The rebound goes to Terry Erskine | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Penn | Homer Zwicker drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from David Stapleton | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng jams it set up by Willie Lewis | 49-65 |
| 00:07 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 49-65 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis runs out the clock | 49-65 |