| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Erskine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Stillwell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Penn | Albert Wiggins inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Penn | Charles McKinney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Jason Love snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi | David Stillwell clanks a runner in the paint | 24-32 |
| 19:31 | Penn | Terry Erskine grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 19:10 | Penn | Charles McKinney drills a 3 from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Donald Rew throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-32 |
| 18:38 | Penn | Reginald Vavra swats the layup by Terry Erskine | 27-32 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi | David Stillwell snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Reeves - foul #3 on John Reeves, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 17:53 | Penn | David Watkins knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from John Reeves and the foul's on Donald Rew - foul #1 on Donald Rew, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 17:53 | Penn | David Watkins makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | Donald Rew is hacked by David Watkins - foul #2 on David Watkins, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | Donald Rew scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-36 |
| 16:41 | Penn | Charles McKinney loses the ball out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Penn | Frank Douglas (SF) Albert Wiggins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (C) Reginald Vavra | |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | David Stillwell connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jason Love | 30-38 |
| 16:00 | Penn | Terry Erskine drills a jumper from the right block | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles McKinney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Erskine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Stillwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Rew (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Milan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | John Milan is fouled on the floor by Terry Erskine - foul #3 on Terry Erskine, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Albert Wiggins (SF), Arthur Strickland (PF), Homer Zwicker (C) John Reeves, Charles McKinney, David Watkins, Terry Erskine | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Andrew Sullivan (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Jerry Morgan (PF) Jason Love, Harvey King, David Stillwell, Donald Rew | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses badly on a floater in the lane | 32-38 |
| 15:30 | Penn | Homer Zwicker grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 15:14 | Penn | Luis Zamora is called for the reach on Albert Wiggins - foul #1 on Luis Zamora, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra (C) John Milan | |
| 14:52 | Penn | Albert Wiggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Penn | David Watkins (PF) Arthur Strickland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), Donald Rew (PF) Andrew Sullivan, Jerry Morgan | |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses short on a jump hook from close range | 32-38 |
| 14:33 | Penn | Albert Wiggins grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:29 | Penn | Frank Douglas comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Donald Rew | 32-38 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Homer Zwicker steals it from Reginald Vavra | 32-38 |
| 13:54 | Penn | Scott Phillips is called for the reach on David Stapleton - foul #1 on Scott Phillips, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), Charles McKinney (SG), Terry Erskine (C) David Stapleton, Albert Wiggins, Homer Zwicker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), David Stillwell (SF) Scott Phillips, Luis Zamora | |
| 13:34 | Penn | Jason Love picks off the pass by David Watkins | 32-38 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Harvey King hits the finger roll set up by Jason Love | 32-40 |
| 13:08 | Penn | Frank Douglas clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi | Jason Love gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Terry Erskine - foul #4 on Terry Erskine, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (SF) Frank Douglas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan (PF) Donald Rew | |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 12:30 | Penn | Reginald Vavra swats the short shot by David Watkins | 32-41 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Stapleton - foul #1 on David Stapleton, team foul #5 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Penn | Albert Wiggins (SF), Homer Zwicker (C) David Stapleton, David Watkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG), John Milan (C) Harvey King, Reginald Vavra | |
| 12:19 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 11:55 | Penn | Charles McKinney misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 11:54 | Penn | Albert Wiggins tips it home | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Albert Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Erskine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Homer Zwicker (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Stillwell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Milan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | John Milan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-43 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Rew (PF) Jerry Morgan | |
| 11:18 | Penn | Terry Erskine's floater is tipped away by John Milan | 34-43 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | John Milan snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi | Homer Zwicker swats the layup by John Milan | 34-43 |
| 10:57 | Penn | Homer Zwicker snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 10:37 | Penn | Homer Zwicker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-43 |
| Subs | Penn | Frank Douglas (SG), David Watkins (PF) Charles McKinney, Homer Zwicker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), Reginald Vavra (C) Andrew Sullivan, John Milan | |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Albert Wiggins - foul #2 on Albert Wiggins, team foul #6 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Luis Zamora (SF) Jason Love, David Stillwell | |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 10:23 | Penn | The rebound goes to Albert Wiggins | 34-44 |
| 09:57 | Penn | David Watkins buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-44 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Donald Rew tips it home | 36-46 |
| 09:17 | Penn | David Watkins banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Frank Douglas | 38-46 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Terry Erskine - foul #5 on Terry Erskine, team foul #7 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Charles McKinney (SG), Homer Zwicker (C) John Reeves, Albert Wiggins, Terry Erskine | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), David Stillwell (SF), Jerry Morgan (PF) Scott Phillips, Luis Zamora, Donald Rew | |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 08:34 | Penn | Homer Zwicker misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Reginald Vavra - foul #1 on Reginald Vavra, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| 08:34 | Penn | Homer Zwicker misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 08:34 | Penn | Homer Zwicker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Homer Zwicker is called for the reach on Jerry Morgan - foul #1 on Homer Zwicker, team foul #8 | 39-48 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 08:03 | Penn | Frank Douglas misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jerry Morgan | 39-50 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Harvey King's floater is knocked away by Homer Zwicker | 39-50 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Vavra | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Homer Zwicker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Stillwell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan hits the finger roll set up by Harvey King and he's hacked by David Watkins - foul #3 on David Watkins, team foul #9 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG) Frank Douglas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (C) Reginald Vavra | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses the free throw | 39-52 |
| 07:33 | Penn | The rebound goes to David Stapleton | 39-52 |
| 07:11 | Penn | John Reeves knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 41-52 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi | David Watkins steals it from Jerry Morgan | 41-52 |
| 06:39 | Penn | Charles McKinney double dribbles | 41-52 |
| Subs | Penn | Albert Wiggins (SF), Arthur Strickland (PF) David Stapleton, David Watkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG), Donald Rew (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Harvey King, Jerry Morgan, John Milan | |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Arthur Strickland - foul #1 on Arthur Strickland, team foul #10 | 41-52 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 06:24 | Penn | Albert Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 06:02 | Penn | Charles McKinney misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-52 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Donald Rew gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Homer Zwicker is called for the reach on David Stillwell - foul #2 on Homer Zwicker, team foul #11 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), David Watkins (PF) John Reeves, Arthur Strickland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Harvey King (SG) Jason Love, Andrew Sullivan | |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 05:33 | Penn | Albert Wiggins misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Rew - foul #2 on Donald Rew, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Penn | Frank Douglas (SG) Charles McKinney | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Zamora (SF) David Stillwell | |
| 05:33 | Penn | Albert Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 05:33 | Penn | Albert Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Donald Rew comes up short on the shot from the right side | 43-54 |
| 05:14 | Penn | David Stapleton grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 05:05 | Penn | Homer Zwicker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 43-54 |
| 05:04 | Penn | David Stapleton hits the follow up shot | 45-54 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Harvey King is hacked by David Watkins - foul #4 on David Watkins, team foul #12 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG) David Stapleton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), John Milan (C) Scott Phillips, Reginald Vavra | |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 04:27 | Penn | David Watkins's pass is intercepted by Harvey King | 45-55 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Jason Love banks in the layup set up by Harvey King | 45-57 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 04:13 | Penn | Albert Wiggins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by John Milan - foul #1 on John Milan, team foul #6 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Penn | Charles McKinney (SG) Frank Douglas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Stillwell (SF) Luis Zamora | |
| 04:13 | Penn | Albert Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 04:13 | Penn | Albert Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Homer Zwicker denies the turnaround by John Milan | 47-57 |
| 04:00 | Penn | Albert Wiggins gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 03:54 | Penn | David Stillwell steals it from Homer Zwicker | 47-57 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | Charles McKinney is called for the reach on Jason Love - foul #1 on Charles McKinney, team foul #13 | 47-57 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 03:36 | Penn | David Watkins comes up short on the shot in the lane | 47-59 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi | Donald Rew pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Albert Wiggins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Homer Zwicker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Stillwell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - John Milan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | David Watkins takes the ball from Donald Rew | 47-59 |
| 03:05 | Penn | Harvey King steps in front of the David Watkins pass | 47-59 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Donald Rew is called for traveling | 47-59 |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), Frank Douglas (SF), Arthur Strickland (PF) John Reeves, Albert Wiggins, David Watkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Andrew Sullivan (SG), Jerry Morgan (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Jason Love, Harvey King, Donald Rew, John Milan | |
| 02:33 | Penn | Scott Phillips steals it from Frank Douglas | 47-59 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips hits the finger roll | 47-61 |
| 02:16 | Penn | Charles McKinney works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-61 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi | David Stillwell connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Reginald Vavra | 50-64 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 01:49 | Penn | Frank Douglas buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Stapleton | 53-64 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Andrew Sullivan | 53-66 |
| 01:12 | Penn | Charles McKinney double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 53-66 |
| Subs | Penn | Albert Wiggins (SF) Charles McKinney | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Harvey King (SG), Donald Rew (PF) Scott Phillips, Andrew Sullivan, Jerry Morgan | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Donald Rew can't throw it down | 53-66 |
| 00:52 | Penn | Arthur Strickland grabs the board | 53-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:46 | Penn | Frank Douglas can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-66 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Donald Rew | 53-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | David Stillwell hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 00:18 | Penn | David Stapleton makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-68 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jason Love runs out the clock | 56-68 |