| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Chen (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) SG - James Nagle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ian Milanowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Dooley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi | John Dooley drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ted Pack | 31-27 |
| 19:32 | Penn State | Terence Stahl is whistled for a carry | 31-27 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-27 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | Harry Marsala connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Chen and he's hacked by Henry Mosley - foul #3 on Henry Mosley, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | Ted Pack clanks a floater from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 18:32 | Penn State | James Chen pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 18:05 | Penn State | James Nagle steals it from James Chen | 34-27 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | John Dooley double dribbles | 34-27 |
| 17:29 | Penn State | James Chen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 17:27 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the tip | 34-27 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | James Nagle grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | John Dooley scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-30 |
| 16:58 | Penn State | James Chen misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 16:57 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the tip | 34-30 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Harry Marsala snags the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 16:34 | Penn State | John Dooley steps in front of the Terence Stahl pass | 34-30 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi | Harold Childs takes the ball from Ted Pack in the backcourt | 34-30 |
| 16:17 | Penn State | Terence Stahl is whistled for traveling | 34-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Dwight Ray (SG), Michael Ours (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF), David Forrester (C) Ted Pack, James Nagle, Ian Milanowski, John Dooley, Henry Mosley | |
| 16:00 | Mississippi | Michael Ours misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-30 |
| 15:59 | Penn State | James Chen gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Chen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Terence Stahl (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwight Ray (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Ours (fresh) PF - Billy Donnelly (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Forrester (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Penn State | James Chen misses long on an open fadeaway near the basket | 34-30 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | David Forrester grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Michael Ours makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dwight Ray | 34-33 |
| 14:54 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses badly on a floater from the left side | 34-33 |
| 14:53 | Penn State | Terence Stahl tips it home | 36-33 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi | Terence Stahl is called for the reach on David Forrester - foul #3 on Terence Stahl, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (PG), Christopher Hartman (C) Harold Childs, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), James Nagle (SG) Abdul Guiterrez, Dwight Ray | |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Christopher Hartman takes the ball from Billy Donnelly | 36-33 |
| 14:07 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Forrester | 36-33 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | James Nagle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-33 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Donnelly | 36-33 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 13:24 | Penn State | Kenneth French grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG) Kenneth French | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski (SF), John Dooley (PF), Henry Mosley (C) Michael Ours, Billy Donnelly, David Forrester | |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-33 |
| 12:57 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Christopher Hartman | 36-33 |
| 12:28 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-33 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ian Milanowski, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Milton Curnutt (PF), Terence Stahl (C) James Chen, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG) Ted Pack | |
| 11:46 | Penn State | Harry Marsala comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi | John Dooley snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Nagle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ian Milanowski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Dooley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | James Nagle works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-33 |
| 11:36 | Penn State | Harry Marsala grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 11:13 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley tips it back up and in | 39-35 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | John Dooley is called for the reach on Harry Marsala - foul #2 on John Dooley, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (SG), Kenneth French (SF), James Chen (PF) Harry Marsala, Rodger Fuller, Milton Curnutt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), Dwight Ray (SG) Abdul Guiterrez, James Nagle | |
| 10:27 | Penn State | Kenneth French's layup is rejected by Henry Mosley | 39-35 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 39-35 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski grabs the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Ted Pack misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-35 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Kenneth French hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | Ted Pack hits a shot from the right block | 39-39 |
| 09:30 | Penn State | Kenneth French connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Childs | 41-39 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski steps out of bounds on the baseline | 41-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (PG), Harry Marsala (SG) Harold Childs, Abraham Bewley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Nagle (SG), Michael Ours (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF), David Forrester (C) Dwight Ray, Ian Milanowski, John Dooley, Henry Mosley | |
| 08:50 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi | Michael Ours pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | James Nagle works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | James Chen grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 08:24 | Penn State | James Chen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 08:23 | Penn State | Terence Stahl grabs the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Harry Marsala clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi | James Nagle pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Chen - foul #2 on James Chen, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Milton Curnutt (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Kenneth French, James Chen, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG) Ted Pack | |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Christopher Hartman | 41-39 |
| 07:25 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | James Nagle gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Nagle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Ours (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Donnelly (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Forrester (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Milton Curnutt - foul #1 on Milton Curnutt, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 07:12 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | Michael Ours gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-40 |
| 06:41 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 06:20 | Penn State | Harold Childs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth French (SF), James Chen (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Rodger Fuller, Milton Curnutt, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), Ian Milanowski (SF), John Dooley (PF), Henry Mosley (C) Abdul Guiterrez, Michael Ours, Billy Donnelly, David Forrester | |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | James Nagle works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 05:56 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-42 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | James Nagle works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 41-42 |
| 05:43 | Penn State | James Chen pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 05:24 | Penn State | Kenneth French connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | James Nagle works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth French - foul #1 on Kenneth French, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (PG), Abraham Bewley (SG) Harold Childs, Harry Marsala | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | James Nagle makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | James Nagle misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kenneth French | 44-43 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | Terence Stahl is fouled on the floor by Ian Milanowski - foul #3 on Ian Milanowski, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (SG) James Nagle | |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller is fouled on the floor by Ted Pack - foul #3 on Ted Pack, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG) Kenneth French | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Ours (SF) Ian Milanowski | |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller is by himself and knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Abraham Bewley | 46-43 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | John Dooley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi | Ted Pack hits the follow up shot | 46-45 |
| 03:23 | Penn State | James Chen makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Chen (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dwight Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ours (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Dooley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Henry Mosley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | John Dooley scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Henry Mosley | 49-47 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Terence Stahl clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Dwight Ray - foul #2 on Dwight Ray, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Kenneth French (SF), Milton Curnutt (PF) Harry Marsala, Abraham Bewley, James Chen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), James Nagle (SG), Ian Milanowski (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF), David Forrester (C) Ted Pack, Dwight Ray, Michael Ours, John Dooley, Henry Mosley | |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Terence Stahl misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Terence Stahl misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Kenneth French snags the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-47 |
| 02:22 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Billy Donnelly - foul #1 on Billy Donnelly, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG) Harold Childs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:22 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 02:22 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), James Chen (PF) Rodger Fuller, Milton Curnutt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), John Dooley (PF), Henry Mosley (C) Abdul Guiterrez, Billy Donnelly, David Forrester | |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Terence Stahl - foul #4 on Terence Stahl, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley misses the free throw | 51-49 |
| 02:02 | Penn State | Terence Stahl gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 01:40 | Penn State | Kenneth French hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Dooley | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Ian Milanowski, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | Harry Marsala hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Harold Childs | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley is hacked by Terence Stahl - foul #5 on Terence Stahl, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Hartman (C) Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | James Nagle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Ted Pack is called for the reach on Harold Childs in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ted Pack, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Milton Curnutt (PF) James Chen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Harold Childs makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Harold Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | James Nagle is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Ted Pack gets the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | John Dooley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Ted Pack gets the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | James Nagle works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (PG), James Chen (PF) Harold Childs, Milton Curnutt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:22 | Penn State | James Nagle is called for the reach on Harry Marsala in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Nagle, team foul #10 | 56-52 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | James Nagle is fouled on the floor by Harry Marsala - foul #1 on Harry Marsala, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG) Rodger Fuller | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | James Nagle makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | James Nagle misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Ted Pack is called for the reach on Christopher Hartman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ted Pack, team foul #11 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (PG) Harold Childs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG) Ted Pack | |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-53 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Harry Marsala grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Milton Curnutt (C) Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Harry Marsala is fouled in the backcourt by James Nagle - foul #2 on James Nagle, team foul #12 | 58-53 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 59-53 |