| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) SF - James Dickerson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-37 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Andrew Gregg steps in front of the James Dickerson pass | 27-37 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William McHalffey | 27-40 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 27-40 |
| 18:26 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg snags the defensive board | 27-40 |
| 18:06 | Penn State | William McHalffey buries a floater from the left block | 27-42 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Carreras - foul #2 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 17:18 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal hits the finger roll and the foul's on James Dickerson - foul #1 on James Dickerson, team foul #1 | 28-44 |
| 17:18 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the free throw | 28-45 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Lamson | 30-45 |
| 16:36 | Penn State | The pull-up jumper by Andrew Gregg is blocked by Ronald Edwards | 30-45 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ronald Edwards | 30-45 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Andrew Gregg is called for the reach on Jeffrey Zybia - foul #1 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #2 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Tyler Hess (SG), Walter Riggle (C) Franjo Zenor, Andrew Gregg, Kevin Carreras | |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Zybia and he's fouled by Walter Riggle - foul #2 on Walter Riggle, team foul #3 | 32-45 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the free throw | 33-45 |
| 15:45 | Penn State | Jeffrey Lamson is called for the reach on Tyler Hess - foul #3 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) SG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Riggle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Penn State | Nicholas Anderson swats the dunk try by William McHalffey | 33-45 |
| 15:20 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the tip | 33-45 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Anderson | 35-45 |
| 14:35 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by James Dickerson - foul #2 on James Dickerson, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), Kevin Carreras (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Tyler Hess, Walter Riggle | |
| 14:35 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 14:35 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | James Dickerson travels with the ball | 35-46 |
| 14:01 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Andrew Gregg and he's fouled by Jeffrey Lamson - foul #4 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #4 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG) Jeffrey Lamson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:01 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the free throw | 35-49 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | James Dickerson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | William McHalffey snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | William McHalffey blows the layup but he's hacked by Jeffrey Zybia - foul #3 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #5 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) James Dickerson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:39 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards gets the rebound | 35-50 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Dikembe Abdelal - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #4 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SF) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 37-50 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses the tip | 37-50 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | Michael Lee tips it in | 37-52 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (SG), Walter Riggle (C) Andrew Gregg, Kevin Carreras | |
| 12:13 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-52 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards pulls down the rebound | 37-52 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Franjo Zenor steps in front of the Jeffrey Zybia pass | 37-52 |
| 11:35 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia pulls down the rebound | 37-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Zybia (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Corona (fresh) PF - Nicholas Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Edwards (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William McHalffey (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Riggle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards is denied on a layup by William McHalffey | 37-52 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia tips it in | 39-52 |
| 10:40 | Penn State | A charge is called on Tyler Hess - foul #1 on Tyler Hess, team foul #5 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF), Frank Morton (PF), John Fedele (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Nicholas Anderson, Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Kevin Carreras (C) Franjo Zenor, Tyler Hess, Michael Lee, William McHalffey | |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | James Dickerson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Fedele | 41-52 |
| 09:51 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marijan Kiedrowski | 41-55 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Harold Corona connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 43-55 |
| 09:00 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Harold Corona | 43-55 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi | John Fedele grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi | Harold Corona connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Frank Morton | 45-55 |
| 08:25 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Nicholas Anderson (PF), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeremy Macaulay, Frank Morton, John Fedele | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), William McHalffey (PF) Marijan Kiedrowski, Walter Riggle | |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards buries a fadeaway in the paint | 47-55 |
| 07:43 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Carreras | 47-58 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Harold Corona clanks a jumper from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 07:30 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Corona (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Edwards (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Gregg (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | James Dickerson snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Harold Corona knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Zybia | 50-58 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal is whistled for a carry | 50-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG) Harold Corona | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (SG), Michael Lee (SF), Walter Riggle (C) Andrew Gregg, Dikembe Abdelal, Kevin Carreras | |
| 06:06 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia buries a 3 from the left wing set up by James Dickerson | 53-58 |
| 05:49 | Penn State | Michael Lee connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Tyler Hess | 53-60 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | Walter Riggle swats the layup by Ronald Edwards | 53-60 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards snags the offensive board | 53-60 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-60 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Tyler Hess grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 04:40 | Penn State | Michael Lee hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Dickerson - foul #3 on James Dickerson, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Frank Morton (PF), John Fedele (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Nicholas Anderson, Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG) Franjo Zenor | |
| 04:40 | Penn State | Michael Lee makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 04:40 | Penn State | Michael Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Kevin Carreras (C) Michael Lee, William McHalffey | |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Walter Riggle comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | James Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | James Dickerson drills a turnaround in the lane | 55-62 |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Macaulay - foul #1 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Nicholas Anderson (PF), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeremy Macaulay, Frank Morton, John Fedele | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), William McHalffey (PF) Marijan Kiedrowski, Tyler Hess, Walter Riggle | |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards grabs the board | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Edwards (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 02:50 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras's layup is rejected by Nicholas Anderson | 55-62 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ronald Edwards | 55-62 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-62 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson tips it in | 57-62 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-62 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 59-62 |
| 01:31 | Penn State | William McHalffey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-62 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Zybia | 61-62 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Gregg | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 61-65 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal is hacked by Jeffrey Zybia in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses the 3 from the left corner | 61-67 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia grabs the offensive board | 61-67 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses the 3 from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the defensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Zybia - foul #5 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #9 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) Jeffrey Zybia | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-69 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg is hacked by Jeffrey Lamson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #10 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG) Jeffrey Lamson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-71 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Harold Corona clanks a 3 from the right wing | 64-71 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson snags the offensive board | 64-71 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 64-71 |