| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Paxton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Dennison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Victorino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Albert Marcellus (fresh) C - Richard Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Terrazas (fresh) C - Freddy Bozek (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda inbounds the ball | 30-15 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses long on a shot from the left wing | 30-15 |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 30-15 |
| 19:23 | Penn State | Edward Dennison evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-15 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Pablo Castaneda | 30-15 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Richard Paxton steals it from Greg Moon in the backcourt | 30-15 |
| 19:03 | Penn State | Freddy Bozek is called for the reach on Richard Paxton - foul #1 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #1 | 30-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (PG), Earl Malbrough (SG), Bryant Hicks (SF), Steven Deschamp (C) Richard Paxton, Edward Dennison, Larry Victorino, Richard Hubbard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SF), Carl Heath (C) Pablo Castaneda, Freddy Bozek | |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus buries a turnaround near the basket | 32-15 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi | Bryant Hicks steals the ball from Hank Hanna | 32-15 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Greg Moon - foul #3 on Greg Moon, team foul #2 | 32-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Dennison (SG), Samuel Tipton (C) Gabriel Garten, Steven Deschamp | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda (SF), Freddy Bozek (C) Greg Moon, David Terrazas | |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough makes the 1st free throw | 33-15 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 34-15 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 34-15 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Carl Heath gets the offensive rebound | 34-15 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 34-15 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-15 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hank Hanna | 34-17 |
| 17:01 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus is hacked by Carl Heath - foul #2 on Carl Heath, team foul #3 | 34-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Gabriel Garten (SG), Larry Victorino (SF), Steven Deschamp (C) Earl Malbrough, Edward Dennison, Bryant Hicks, Samuel Tipton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), David Terrazas (PF) Mark Quinn, Freddy Bozek | |
| 16:43 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-17 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna grabs the board | 34-17 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | David Terrazas scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Mark Eggert | 34-20 |
| 16:00 | Penn State | Hank Hanna takes the ball from Albert Marcellus | 34-20 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Paxton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel Garten (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Victorino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Albert Marcellus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Deschamp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hank Hanna (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Terrazas (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carl Heath (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna makes the floater from the left wing | 34-22 |
| 15:02 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-22 |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus grabs the offensive board | 34-22 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Richard Paxton is hacked by Carl Heath - foul #3 on Carl Heath, team foul #4 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Edward Dennison (SG), Bryant Hicks (SF), Richard Hubbard (C) Richard Paxton, Gabriel Garten, Larry Victorino, Steven Deschamp | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), Freddy Bozek (C) Mark Eggert, Hank Hanna, Carl Heath | |
| 14:30 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Edward Dennison and he's fouled by Freddy Bozek - foul #2 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #5 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Heath (C) David Terrazas | |
| 14:30 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard misses the free throw | 36-22 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek snags the defensive board | 36-22 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek hits a shot from the free throw line | 36-24 |
| 13:47 | Penn State | Edward Dennison shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 39-24 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-27 |
| 13:07 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-27 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-30 |
| 12:25 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Freddy Bozek - foul #3 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #6 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Gabriel Garten (SG), Larry Victorino (SF), Samuel Tipton (C) Earl Malbrough, Edward Dennison, Bryant Hicks, Richard Hubbard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SF), David Terrazas (PF) Pablo Castaneda, Carl Heath | |
| 12:25 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 12:25 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Hank Hanna - foul #1 on Hank Hanna, team foul #7 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Dennison (SG), Richard Hubbard (C) Gabriel Garten, Samuel Tipton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Paxton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Dennison (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Victorino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Albert Marcellus (tiring) 4 pts. C - Richard Hubbard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Quinn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hank Hanna (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Terrazas (fresh) 3 pts. C - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Penn State | Richard Paxton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (PG), Steven Deschamp (SG), Samuel Tipton (C) Richard Paxton, Edward Dennison, Richard Hubbard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-30 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Quinn | 41-30 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn buries a shot from the right block | 41-32 |
| 10:32 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Gabriel Garten steps in front of the Mark Quinn pass | 41-32 |
| 10:05 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten banks in the layup | 43-32 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Freddy Bozek | 43-34 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi | Samuel Tipton steals it from David Terrazas | 43-34 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Freddy Bozek steals it from Samuel Tipton | 43-34 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek is hacked by Samuel Tipton - foul #1 on Samuel Tipton, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Edward Dennison (SG), Bryant Hicks (SF), Richard Hubbard (C) Gabriel Garten, Steven Deschamp, Larry Victorino, Samuel Tipton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), Carl Heath (PF) Mark Quinn, Hank Hanna, David Terrazas | |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth is fouled on the floor by Albert Marcellus - foul #3 on Albert Marcellus, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses long on a floater from the right side | 43-34 |
| 08:01 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 07:38 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 43-34 |
| 07:36 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Paxton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Dennison (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryant Hicks (fresh) PF - Albert Marcellus (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Hubbard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Carl Heath (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Freddy Bozek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Edward Dennison is fouled on the floor by Alvin Firth - foul #1 on Alvin Firth, team foul #8 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Larry Victorino (SF), Joshua Tolson (PF) Richard Paxton, Bryant Hicks, Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG), David Terrazas (PF) Alvin Firth, Freddy Bozek | |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Edward Dennison makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Edward Dennison makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 06:59 | Mississippi | David Terrazas's floater is tipped away by Joshua Tolson | 45-34 |
| 06:58 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Joshua Tolson | 45-34 |
| 06:47 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard hits a wide open fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Earl Malbrough | 47-34 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Greg Moon is hacked by Earl Malbrough - foul #1 on Earl Malbrough, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Bryant Hicks (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF) Earl Malbrough, Larry Victorino, Joshua Tolson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (C) David Terrazas | |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Edward Dennison takes the ball from Freddy Bozek | 47-34 |
| 06:03 | Penn State | Richard Paxton lays it up and in set up by Edward Dennison | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Dennison - foul #1 on Edward Dennison, team foul #4 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (SG), Larry Victorino (SF), Joshua Tolson (PF) Edward Dennison, Bryant Hicks, Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (PF) Freddy Bozek | |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Carl Heath picks off the pass by Earl Malbrough | 49-36 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn blows the layup but the foul's on Earl Malbrough - foul #2 on Earl Malbrough, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Dennison (SG), Bryant Hicks (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF) Earl Malbrough, Larry Victorino, Joshua Tolson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), David Terrazas (PF) Greg Moon, Hank Hanna | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard is open and scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Edward Dennison | 51-37 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda is whistled for a carry | 51-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Larry Victorino (SF), Joshua Tolson (PF) Richard Paxton, Bryant Hicks, Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Hank Hanna (SG), Freddy Bozek (PF) Mark Eggert, Mark Quinn, David Terrazas | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard misses short on a floater in the paint | 51-37 |
| 04:23 | Penn State | Joshua Tolson tips it home | 53-37 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna double dribbles | 53-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (PG), Bryant Hicks (SF), Steven Deschamp (C) Edward Dennison, Larry Victorino, Richard Hubbard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Terrazas (PF) Carl Heath | |
| 03:39 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl Malbrough | 55-37 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna jams it | 55-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Garten (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Earl Malbrough (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryant Hicks (fresh) PF - Joshua Tolson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Deschamp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hank Hanna (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - David Terrazas (fresh) 3 pts. C - Freddy Bozek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-39 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Steven Deschamp blocks the short jumper by Hank Hanna | 58-39 |
| 02:46 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Joshua Tolson | 58-39 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Tipton (C) Earl Malbrough | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), Carl Heath (PF) Greg Moon, Hank Hanna, David Terrazas | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-39 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Gabriel Garten | 58-39 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks double dribbles | 58-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (SG) Steven Deschamp | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), David Terrazas (PF) Alvin Firth, Carl Heath | |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | David Terrazas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-39 |
| 01:24 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks grabs the board | 58-39 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough lays it up and in | 60-39 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-39 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough grabs the board | 60-39 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten scores on a floater from the left side set up by Bryant Hicks | 62-39 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-39 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | David Terrazas hits the follow up shot | 62-41 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten runs out the clock | 62-41 |