| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Love (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Stillwell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Ringer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn | Albert Wiggins inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:43 | Penn | Donald Rew is called for the reach on David Watkins - foul #1 on Donald Rew, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| 19:22 | Penn | Charles McKinney's pass is intercepted by Donald Rew | 31-25 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi | David Stillwell buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 18:43 | Penn | Albert Wiggins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Albert Tseng - foul #1 on Albert Tseng, team foul #2 | 34-25 |
| 18:43 | Penn | Albert Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 18:43 | Penn | Albert Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Donald Rew is fouled on the floor by David Watkins - foul #3 on David Watkins, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz (PF) David Watkins | |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Antoine Wojtowicz swats the layup by Donald Rew | 34-27 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | David Stillwell hits the follow up shot | 36-27 |
| 17:54 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jason Love | 36-27 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Jason Love is whistled for traveling | 36-27 |
| 17:08 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles McKinney | 36-30 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Jason Love is blocked by Antoine Wojtowicz | 36-30 |
| 16:51 | Penn | Albert Wiggins grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:45 | Penn | Albert Wiggins connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Charles McKinney | 36-32 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | Albert Wiggins steals the ball from Albert Tseng | 36-32 |
| 16:31 | Penn | Charles McKinney jams it on a nice dish by Albert Wiggins | 36-34 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | Jason Love clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Reeves - foul #1 on John Reeves, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), John Milan (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Stan Conley, Donald Rew, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Penn | Charlie Dorfman (SG), Terry Erskine (PF), Homer Zwicker (C) Charles McKinney, Albert Wiggins, Richard Ringer | |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to John Milan | 36-34 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra drills a fadeaway from the right side | 38-34 |
| 15:44 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Reeves | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) SG - Jason Love (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Milan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charlie Dorfman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Terry Erskine (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Homer Zwicker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng banks in the layup set up by Scott Phillips | 40-37 |
| 15:31 | Penn | John Reeves is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Phillips - foul #2 on Scott Phillips, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Nicholas Henning (SG), Jerry Morgan (SF), Donald Rew (PF) Scott Phillips, Jason Love, Albert Tseng, John Milan | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Charles McKinney (SG), Albert Wiggins (SF), David Watkins (PF) John Reeves, Charlie Dorfman, Antoine Wojtowicz, Homer Zwicker | |
| 15:11 | Penn | Terry Erskine travels with the ball | 40-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Stillwell (C) Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Ringer (C) Terry Erskine | |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | David Stillwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to David Stillwell | 40-37 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | Stan Conley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 14:41 | Penn | The rebound goes to Albert Wiggins | 40-37 |
| 14:15 | Penn | David Stapleton drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | David Stillwell can't finish the layup | 40-40 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Donald Rew hits the follow up shot | 42-40 |
| 13:28 | Penn | Richard Ringer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-40 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi | David Stillwell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi | Donald Rew clanks a shot from the baseline | 42-40 |
| 13:09 | Penn | Richard Ringer pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:50 | Penn | David Watkins is hacked by Jerry Morgan - foul #1 on Jerry Morgan, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Jason Love (SG), Albert Tseng (SF), John Milan (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Stan Conley, Nicholas Henning, Jerry Morgan, Donald Rew, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), Charlie Dorfman (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF), Terry Erskine (C) David Stapleton, Charles McKinney, Albert Wiggins, Richard Ringer | |
| 12:28 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 12:26 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to David Watkins | 42-40 |
| 12:13 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 42-40 |
| 12:12 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz snags the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 11:46 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Ringer (C) David Watkins | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Love (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Milan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charlie Dorfman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Terry Erskine (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Ringer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 11:21 | Penn | Richard Ringer grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:57 | Penn | John Milan steals the ball from Terry Erskine | 42-40 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Charlie Dorfman is called for the reach on Jason Love - foul #2 on Charlie Dorfman, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Donald Rew (PF), David Stillwell (C) Scott Phillips, John Milan, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Penn | Charles McKinney (SG), Albert Wiggins (SF), David Watkins (PF) Charlie Dorfman, Antoine Wojtowicz, Terry Erskine | |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Donald Rew double dribbles | 42-40 |
| 09:52 | Penn | David Watkins misses the runner from the right block | 42-40 |
| 09:50 | Penn | Albert Wiggins misses the tip | 42-40 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jason Love | 42-40 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Jason Love drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Stan Conley | 45-40 |
| 09:38 | Penn | John Reeves comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi | David Stillwell snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Jason Love knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 08:48 | Penn | John Reeves scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles McKinney | 48-42 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 08:31 | Penn | Albert Wiggins grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 08:15 | Penn | John Reeves comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Donald Rew gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Donald Rew is denied by David Watkins | 48-42 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the tip | 48-42 |
| 07:51 | Penn | The rebound goes to Richard Ringer | 48-42 |
| 07:25 | Penn | David Watkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning (SG), Jerry Morgan (SF) Jason Love, Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Antoine Wojtowicz (PF), Terry Erskine (C) John Reeves, David Watkins, Richard Ringer | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Henning (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - David Stillwell (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Wiggins (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Terry Erskine (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 06:55 | Penn | Terry Erskine comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 51-42 |
| 06:53 | Penn | Terry Erskine pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 06:36 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-42 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jerry Morgan | 51-42 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi | David Stillwell knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Stan Conley | 53-42 |
| 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) | |
| 06:06 | Penn | Terry Erskine buries a shot from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | Charles McKinney steps in front of the Stan Conley pass in the backcourt | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 05:41 | Penn | Charles McKinney misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-44 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Donald Rew grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | Antoine Wojtowicz steals it from Jerry Morgan | 53-44 |
| 04:55 | Penn | Nicholas Henning steals it from Terry Erskine | 53-44 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | Stan Conley dunks the ball on a great pass from Nicholas Henning | 55-44 |
| 04:51 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (SG), Albert Tseng (SF), Reginald Vavra (C) Nicholas Henning, Jerry Morgan, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), David Watkins (PF), Richard Ringer (C) David Stapleton, Antoine Wojtowicz, Terry Erskine | |
| 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) | |
| 04:40 | Penn | John Reeves drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Watkins | 55-47 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Ringer - foul #1 on Richard Ringer, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (PF) Donald Rew | |
| Subs | Penn | Charlie Dorfman (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF) Charles McKinney, Albert Wiggins | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 04:02 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | John Milan grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | David Watkins steals the ball from John Milan | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 03:32 | Penn | Richard Ringer jams it on a great pass from John Reeves and he's hacked by Stan Conley - foul #2 on Stan Conley, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), David Stillwell (C) Stan Conley, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 03:32 | Penn | Richard Ringer misses the free throw | 57-49 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | David Stillwell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Jason Love blows the layup | 57-49 |
| 03:12 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Love (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Milan (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Stillwell (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charlie Dorfman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Ringer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Penn | Charlie Dorfman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Donald Rew (PF) Scott Phillips, John Milan | |
| Subs | Penn | Charles McKinney (SG), Albert Wiggins (SF) Charlie Dorfman, Antoine Wojtowicz | |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | Jason Love's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Wiggins | 57-49 |
| 02:22 | Penn | Richard Ringer grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 02:05 | Penn | Charles McKinney knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Albert Wiggins | 57-52 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Stan Conley clanks a floater from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 01:51 | Penn | Albert Wiggins gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 01:24 | Penn | David Watkins misses the jumpshot from the right side | 57-52 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Stan Conley is hacked by Charles McKinney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles McKinney, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | David Watkins is called for the reach on Donald Rew - foul #4 on David Watkins, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | David Stillwell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-52 |
| 00:54 | Penn | Albert Wiggins grabs the board | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:40 | Penn | Richard Ringer misses the dunk attempt | 57-52 |
| 00:38 | Penn | Albert Wiggins tips it back up and in | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng is hacked by John Reeves in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Reeves, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:34 | Penn | Stan Conley steals it from John Reeves in the backcourt | 59-54 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Stan Conley dunks the ball | 61-54 |
| 00:26 | Penn | John Reeves knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles McKinney | 61-57 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Donald Rew is hacked by Charles McKinney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles McKinney, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:24 | Penn | David Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 00:19 | Penn | Albert Tseng is called for the reach on Albert Wiggins - foul #2 on Albert Tseng, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| 00:16 | Penn | John Reeves clanks a 3 from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng is hacked by John Reeves in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Reeves, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning (SG), Jerry Morgan (C) Jason Love, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:06 | Penn | John Reeves can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-57 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Roten (PG) Stan Conley | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jason Roten runs out the clock | 64-57 |