| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Burgess (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Clyburn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Gerardo Soto (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Hanson (fresh) SF - Albert Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Strickland (fresh) C - George Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora inbounds the ball | 30-19 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Luis Zamora and he's fouled by Gerardo Soto - foul #2 on Gerardo Soto, team foul #1 | 32-19 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the free throw | 33-19 |
| 19:19 | Penn | George Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-19 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 33-19 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 33-19 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | Harvey King hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 33-19 |
| 18:55 | Penn | Arthur Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 33-19 |
| 18:31 | Penn | Albert Wiggins drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Arthur Strickland and he's fouled by Harvey King - foul #2 on Harvey King, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| 18:31 | Penn | Albert Wiggins misses the free throw | 33-21 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn pulls down the rebound | 33-21 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-21 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn grabs the offensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-21 |
| 17:52 | Penn | The rebound goes to Albert Wiggins | 33-21 |
| 17:30 | Penn | A charge is called on Arthur Strickland - foul #2 on Arthur Strickland, team foul #2 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Flood (PF) Joseph Burgess | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn is fouled on the floor by George Bishop - foul #1 on George Bishop, team foul #3 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Perez (C) Gregory Clyburn | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Harvey King knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by James Flood | 35-21 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 17:01 | Penn | Albert Wiggins splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by George Bishop and he's hacked by James Flood - foul #1 on James Flood, team foul #2 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Davis (SF) Luis Zamora | |
| Subs | Penn | James Krick (SG) Roger Hanson | |
| 17:01 | Penn | Albert Wiggins makes the free throw | 35-24 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Angel Perez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Penn | Brent Dobrynski (PF), Louis Gullett (C) Albert Wiggins, George Bishop | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 16:26 | Penn | James Krick can't connect on a floater from the left block | 35-24 |
| 16:24 | Penn | Gerardo Soto pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 15:58 | Penn | Arthur Strickland drills a floater from the right wing | 35-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Flood (fresh) 4 reb. C - Angel Perez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Gerardo Soto (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Krick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Strickland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brent Dobrynski (fresh) 6 reb. C - Louis Gullett (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | Angel Perez misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Arthur Strickland - foul #3 on Arthur Strickland, team foul #4 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (PG), Michael Wheeler (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Joseph Burgess (PF) Scott Phillips, Harvey King, John Davis, James Flood | |
| Subs | Penn | Kevin Begin (PG), Roger Hanson (SG), George Bishop (C) Gerardo Soto, Arthur Strickland, Louis Gullett | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | Angel Perez misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | Angel Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 15:23 | Penn | Michael Wheeler steals the ball from Kevin Begin | 36-26 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | James Krick picks off the pass by Joseph Burgess | 36-26 |
| 14:56 | Penn | Kevin Begin jams it on a great pass from James Krick | 36-28 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Angel Perez lays it up and in set up by Luis Zamora | 38-28 |
| 14:22 | Penn | Kevin Begin drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-30 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | George Bishop steals the ball from Angel Perez | 38-30 |
| 13:39 | Penn | Roger Hanson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-30 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Sullivan | 40-30 |
| 12:52 | Penn | Michael Wheeler steals it from Roger Hanson | 40-30 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler throws it down | 42-30 |
| 12:27 | Penn | Roger Hanson loses the dribble to Andrew Sullivan | 42-30 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-30 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess tips it in | 44-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 11:46 | Penn | Roger Hanson knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from James Krick | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Andrew Sullivan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Wheeler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Luis Zamora (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Burgess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Angel Perez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Kevin Begin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Roger Hanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Krick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brent Dobrynski (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - George Bishop (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | Angel Perez misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Roger Hanson - foul #1 on Roger Hanson, team foul #5 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Harvey King (SG), John Davis (SF), James Flood (PF) Andrew Sullivan, Michael Wheeler, Luis Zamora, Joseph Burgess | |
| Subs | Penn | Gerardo Soto (PG), Albert Wiggins (SF), Louis Gullett (PF) Kevin Begin, James Krick, Brent Dobrynski | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | Angel Perez misses the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | Angel Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 11:11 | Penn | Gerardo Soto drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Roger Hanson | 45-34 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips drills a jumper from close range set up by Harvey King | 47-34 |
| 10:37 | Penn | Albert Wiggins knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Gerardo Soto - foul #3 on Gerardo Soto, team foul #6 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn (C) Angel Perez | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 10:05 | Penn | George Bishop slams it home on a nice dish by Gerardo Soto | 48-39 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Scott Phillips | 50-39 |
| 09:27 | Penn | Gerardo Soto misses short on a floater from the left side | 50-39 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Flood | 50-39 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi | John Davis is whistled for a carry | 50-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Zamora (SF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Penn | James Krick (SG), Arthur Strickland (PF), Brent Dobrynski (C) Roger Hanson, Louis Gullett, George Bishop | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 08:47 | Penn | Albert Wiggins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 50-39 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | Harvey King gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora comes up short on the shot from the right side | 50-39 |
| 08:29 | Penn | Arthur Strickland gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 08:12 | Penn | Arthur Strickland scores on a turnaround in the lane | 50-41 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips loses the dribble to Albert Wiggins | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 07:34 | Penn | Arthur Strickland can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn grabs the board | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Flood (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Gregory Clyburn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Gerardo Soto (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Krick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Wiggins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Strickland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brent Dobrynski (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 07:14 | Penn | Arthur Strickland grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 07:08 | Penn | Arthur Strickland clanks a floater from the baseline | 50-41 |
| 07:07 | Penn | Albert Wiggins hits the follow up shot | 50-43 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses the easy layup | 50-43 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | James Flood misses the tip | 50-43 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn tips it back up and in | 52-43 |
| 06:21 | Penn | Brent Dobrynski is alone and drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Gerardo Soto | 52-45 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips clanks a jump hook from the right block | 52-45 |
| 06:03 | Penn | Albert Wiggins snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 05:36 | Penn | James Krick is called for a backcourt violation | 52-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (PG), Michael Wheeler (SG), John Davis (SF), Joseph Burgess (PF), Angel Perez (C) Scott Phillips, Harvey King, Luis Zamora, James Flood, Gregory Clyburn | |
| Subs | Penn | Kevin Begin (PG), Roger Hanson (SG), Louis Gullett (PF), George Bishop (C) Gerardo Soto, James Krick, Arthur Strickland, Brent Dobrynski | |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | Kevin Begin is called for the reach on Andrew Sullivan - foul #1 on Kevin Begin, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 05:21 | Penn | George Bishop pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 05:00 | Penn | George Bishop is fouled on the floor by Angel Perez - foul #2 on Angel Perez, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| 04:50 | Penn | Albert Wiggins is fouled on the floor by Michael Wheeler - foul #1 on Michael Wheeler, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| 04:29 | Penn | Roger Hanson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 04:28 | Penn | Louis Gullett tips it back up and in | 52-47 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Angel Perez | 54-47 |
| 03:45 | Penn | Kevin Begin blows the layup | 54-47 |
| 03:44 | Penn | Louis Gullett pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:28 | Penn | Michael Wheeler steps in front of the Albert Wiggins pass | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Angel Perez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Kevin Begin (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Roger Hanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Wiggins (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Louis Gullett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Bishop (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler's fadeaway is rejected by Louis Gullett | 54-47 |
| 03:19 | Penn | George Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 03:15 | Penn | George Bishop is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on George Bishop, team foul #8 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Harvey King (SG), Luis Zamora (PF), Gregory Clyburn (C) Andrew Sullivan, Michael Wheeler, Joseph Burgess, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | Penn | Gerardo Soto (PG), James Krick (SG), Arthur Strickland (SF), Brent Dobrynski (PF) Kevin Begin, Roger Hanson, Albert Wiggins, George Bishop | |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | John Davis steps out of bounds on the baseline | 54-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Penn | George Bishop (C) Louis Gullett | |
| 02:35 | Penn | James Krick misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Gregory Clyburn, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Penn | Kevin Begin (SG) George Bishop | |
| 02:24 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess (PF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Penn | George Bishop (C) Kevin Begin | |
| 02:15 | Penn | Gerardo Soto splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the right side | 54-49 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora is hacked by James Krick - foul #2 on James Krick, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Penn | Roger Hanson (SG), Albert Wiggins (SF) James Krick, Brent Dobrynski | |
| 01:57 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 01:57 | Penn | George Bishop snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:28 | Penn | George Bishop's pass is intercepted by Harvey King | 54-49 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | Roger Hanson is called for the reach on Harvey King - foul #2 on Roger Hanson, team foul #10 | 54-49 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:02 | Penn | Arthur Strickland misses the fadeaway from close range | 56-49 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Gerardo Soto - foul #4 on Gerardo Soto, team foul #11 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler (SG), John Davis (SF) Harvey King, Joseph Burgess | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Penn | Albert Wiggins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 00:50 | Penn | George Bishop snags the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 00:47 | Penn | Roger Hanson is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Wiggins out of a doubleteam | 58-52 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn is hacked by Roger Hanson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Hanson, team foul #12 | 58-52 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:45 | Penn | Arthur Strickland pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 00:37 | Penn | George Bishop knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Gerardo Soto | 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 (-3) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler is hacked by Roger Hanson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roger Hanson, team foul #13 | 59-54 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:28 | Penn | Albert Wiggins misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-54 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Gerardo Soto - foul #5 on Gerardo Soto, team foul #14 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Penn | Kevin Begin (PG) Gerardo Soto | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:18 | Penn | Kevin Begin makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Roger Hanson is called for the reach on Michael Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roger Hanson, team foul #15 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Penn | James Krick (SG) Roger Hanson | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:12 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), Joseph Burgess (PF) Michael Wheeler, John Davis | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 00:10 | Penn | James Krick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 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 | Scott Phillips runs out the clock | 64-57 |