| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Richard Standifer (fresh) SF - Rocky Costa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Riggle (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. C - John Fedele (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | James Dickerson inbounds the ball | 23-30 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | James Dickerson double dribbles | 23-30 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Walter Riggle double dribbles | 23-30 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi | James Dickerson drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jeremy Macaulay | 23-33 |
| 18:39 | Penn State | Rocky Costa knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay hits the finger roll set up by Nicholas Anderson | 26-35 |
| 18:21 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | John Fedele snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | Harold Corona knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Nicholas Anderson | 26-38 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Walter Riggle buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Tyler Hess | 28-38 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | John Fedele connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 28-40 |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Harold Corona steps in front of the Tyler Hess pass in the backcourt | 28-40 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 28-40 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Richard Standifer | 28-40 |
| 16:43 | Penn State | Tyler Hess misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 16:41 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras tips it back up and in | 30-40 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | Tyler Hess is called for the reach on Jeremy Macaulay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyler Hess, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Richard Standifer, Rocky Costa | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | John Fedele can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 30-40 |
| 16:23 | Penn State | Michael Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | Michael Lee misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | John Fedele grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Dikembe Abdelal - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (SG) Tyler Hess | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (C) John Fedele | |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lee (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Richard Standifer (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Frank Morton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Penn State | The short jumper by Michael Lee is denied by James Dickerson | 30-42 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | Frank Morton snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | Dikembe Abdelal takes the ball from Jeremy Macaulay | 30-42 |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | Harold Corona gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | James Dickerson loses the ball out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG), Rocky Costa (SG) Michael Lee, Richard Standifer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Fedele (C) Frank Morton | |
| 14:30 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Nicholas Anderson - foul #2 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| 14:30 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 14:30 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | James Dickerson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Dickerson, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| 13:44 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-42 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi | John Fedele can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-42 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | James Dickerson tips it in | 32-44 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (SG) Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Richard Standifer steals it from John Fedele | 32-44 |
| 12:13 | Penn State | The jump hook by Dikembe Abdelal is blocked by Nicholas Anderson | 32-44 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Carreras | 32-44 |
| 11:59 | Penn State | Richard Standifer misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Standifer (fresh) SF - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Corona (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 4 blk. C - John Fedele (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | Dikembe Abdelal is called for the reach on Harold Corona - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SF), Brandon Ezzell (PF) Rocky Costa, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), Frank Morton (C) Harold Corona, John Fedele | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | James Dickerson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Jeffrey Lamson is called for the reach on Tyler Hess - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Riggle (PF), Phillip Jones (C) Brandon Ezzell, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:44 | Penn State | Walter Riggle is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Macaulay - foul #3 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #4 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SF) Tyler Hess | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (C) Nicholas Anderson | |
| 10:39 | Penn State | Phillip Jones buries a jumper from the baseline | 34-47 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Walter Riggle steps in front of the Frank Morton pass | 34-47 |
| 10:13 | Penn State | James Dickerson picks off the pass by Walter Riggle | 34-47 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | James Dickerson tips it in | 34-49 |
| 09:38 | Penn State | Jeremy Macaulay picks off the pass by Michael Lee | 34-49 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi | James Dickerson lays it in set up by Jeffrey Lamson | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:52 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Lamson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #5 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG), Brandon Ezzell (PF), Kevin Carreras (C) Richard Standifer, Walter Riggle, Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG), Nicholas Anderson (PF), John Fedele (C) Jeremy Macaulay, Frank Morton, Robert Smith | |
| 08:52 | Penn State | Rocky Costa makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 08:52 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Brandon Ezzell - foul #2 on Brandon Ezzell, team foul #4 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) Jeffrey Lamson | |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 08:11 | Penn State | Richard Standifer's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Macaulay | 35-53 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-53 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Nicholas Anderson picks off the pass by Richard Standifer | 35-53 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Standifer (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Lee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brandon Ezzell (fresh) C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (tiring) 16 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harold Corona (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 4 blk. C - John Fedele (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | Harold Corona hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 35-55 |
| 07:12 | Penn State | Tyler Hess is hacked by Jeremy Macaulay - foul #4 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #6 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Walter Riggle (PF) Richard Standifer, Brandon Ezzell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (PG) Jeremy Macaulay | |
| 07:00 | Penn State | Walter Riggle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-55 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi | John Fedele snags the defensive board | 35-55 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-55 |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the board | 35-55 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Michael Lee's layup is rejected by James Dickerson | 35-55 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | John Fedele gets the rebound | 35-55 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson is fouled on the floor by Tyler Hess - foul #2 on Tyler Hess, team foul #5 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (SG) Tyler Hess | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG), Frank Morton (PF), Robert Smith (C) James Dickerson, Nicholas Anderson, John Fedele | |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-55 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Walter Riggle pulls down the rebound | 35-55 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal is hacked by Harold Corona - foul #2 on Harold Corona, team foul #7 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (PG) Richard Standifer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 35-55 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 35-55 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | Dikembe Abdelal steals it from Jeffrey Lamson | 35-55 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Rocky Costa blows the layup | 35-55 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the board | 35-55 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Rakoski | 35-58 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Lamson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #8 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG), Richard Standifer (SG) Michael Lee, Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 35-58 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 2nd free throw | 35-58 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 35-58 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | James Rakoski's pass is intercepted by Richard Standifer in the backcourt | 35-58 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Tyler Hess clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-58 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Frank Morton grabs the board | 35-58 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | James Rakoski is whistled for a carry | 35-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell (PF), Phillip Jones (C) Rocky Costa, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF) Harold Corona | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Standifer (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Brandon Ezzell (fresh) C - Phillip Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Rakoski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Frank Morton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal banks in the layup | 37-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | James Dickerson buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Rakoski | 37-60 |
| 03:00 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal is whistled for traveling | 37-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SG), Kevin Carreras (C) Richard Standifer, Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi | James Rakoski is fouled on the floor by Kevin Carreras - foul #3 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #6 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SF) Brandon Ezzell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SF) James Dickerson | |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses the easy layup | 37-60 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson tips it home | 37-62 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Rocky Costa is fouled on the floor by Harold Corona - foul #3 on Harold Corona, team foul #9 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Riggle (PF) Tyler Hess | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Rocky Costa makes the 1st free throw | 38-62 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Rocky Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Harold Corona scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Frank Morton | 39-65 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Rocky Costa drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelal | 41-65 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-65 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Walter Riggle | 41-65 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Walter Riggle comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-65 |
| 00:58 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal can't tip it in | 41-65 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Frank Morton grabs the board | 41-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson is hacked by Walter Riggle - foul #2 on Walter Riggle, team foul #7 | 41-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG), Richard Standifer (SG) Michael Lee, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF) Harold Corona | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson makes the 1st free throw | 41-66 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-67 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-67 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | James Rakoski runs out the clock | 41-67 |