| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Work (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Carvalho (fresh) 13 pts. SF - David Seng (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fredrick Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | David Seng inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Carvalho and he's fouled by Edward Work - foul #2 on Edward Work, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Lindauer (PF) Fredrick Hunter | |
| 19:45 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | John Smith buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Stacy McKenny | 41-42 |
| 19:33 | Penn State | Roger Padgett loses the ball out of bounds | 41-42 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by David Seng - foul #1 on David Seng, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Rickman (SF), Fredrick Hunter (PF) David Seng, Derek Lindauer | |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | John Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Thompson steals the ball from Stacy McKenny | 42-42 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-42 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Thompson | 42-42 |
| 18:39 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Roger Padgett | 42-44 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette misses short on a floater from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Charles Rickman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 18:08 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 42-44 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Edward Work grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stacy McKenny | 44-44 |
| 17:35 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 44-44 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Stacy McKenny | 47-44 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Roger Padgett can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Stacy McKenny - foul #2 on Stacy McKenny, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Santiago Martin (SG), David Morris (SF), Justin Rushenberg (C) Stacy McKenny, Ray Burdette, Dema Ratulowski, Edward Work | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Seng (SF), Derek Lindauer (PF), Steven Trower (C) Charles Rickman, Fredrick Hunter, Lawrence Thompson | |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Roger Padgett misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Roger Padgett misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | David Morris hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on David Seng - foul #2 on David Seng, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno (C) John Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Palmer (SG) Roger Padgett | |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | David Morris makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | David Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 16:39 | Penn State | Angel Bruno blocks the short jumper by David Seng | 49-44 |
| 16:37 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho grabs the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 16:26 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | John Bradford is called for a backcourt violation | 49-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson (PF) Derek Lindauer | |
| 15:53 | Penn State | David Seng knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Bradford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Santiago Martin (fresh) SF - David Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Angel Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Matthew Carvalho (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Seng (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Trower (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Steven Trower grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 15:16 | Penn State | David Seng's fadeaway is rejected by Angel Bruno | 49-46 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-46 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Rushenberg | 49-46 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin is hacked by David Palmer - foul #3 on David Palmer, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Scott Smith (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), John Smith (PF), Edward Work (C) John Bradford, Santiago Martin, David Morris, Justin Rushenberg, Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Rickman (SG), Gerald Arnold (SF), Derek Lindauer (PF) David Palmer, David Seng, Steven Trower | |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | John Smith comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Derek Lindauer - foul #1 on Derek Lindauer, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG) Charles Rickman | |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 14:19 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson buries a driving attempt in the lane | 50-48 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Edward Work hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John Smith | 52-48 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho makes the 3 from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Rickman (SG), David Seng (SF), Fredrick Hunter (PF) Roger Padgett, Gerald Arnold, Derek Lindauer | |
| 12:55 | Penn State | Charles Rickman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-51 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | John Smith snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-51 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Smith | 52-51 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Smith | 54-51 |
| 12:13 | Penn State | David Seng knocks in the jumper from the right block | 54-53 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses short on an open shot from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Rickman - foul #1 on Charles Rickman, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Ray Burdette (SF), Justin Rushenberg (PF) Stacy McKenny, Dema Ratulowski, John Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Palmer (SG), Steven Trower (PF) Charles Rickman, Fredrick Hunter | |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Edward Work makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Edward Work makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Bradford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ray Burdette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Work (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Matthew Carvalho (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Seng (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Trower (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Thompson (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Edward Work grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | David Seng is called for the reach on Justin Rushenberg - foul #3 on David Seng, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Morris (SF), Angel Bruno (C) Scott Smith, Edward Work | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Charles Rickman (SG), Gerald Arnold (SF), Derek Lindauer (PF) Matthew Carvalho, David Palmer, David Seng, Lawrence Thompson | |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette loses the ball out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Smith (PF) Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG), Lawrence Thompson (C) Charles Rickman, Derek Lindauer | |
| 10:48 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson hits the finger roll set up by Roger Padgett | 56-55 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | John Bradford's pass is intercepted by Gerald Arnold | 56-55 |
| 10:24 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson knocks in the shot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | John Bradford clanks a shot from the left block | 56-57 |
| 10:00 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:44 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson misses badly on a jumper from close range | 56-57 |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold gets the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:29 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Carvalho | 56-59 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Gerald Arnold steals the ball from David Morris | 56-59 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Roger Padgett lays it in set up by Gerald Arnold | 56-61 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | David Morris connects on the floater from the left wing set up by John Bradford | 58-61 |
| 08:56 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Smith | 58-61 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Thompson steps in front of the John Bradford pass | 58-61 |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Steven Trower misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 58-61 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Justin Rushenberg | 61-61 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 61-61 |
| 08:20 | Penn State | Roger Padgett tips it in | 61-63 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Thompson is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #1 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Scott Smith (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), Edward Work (C) John Bradford, Ray Burdette, David Morris, Justin Rushenberg | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Rickman (SG), David Seng (SF), Derek Lindauer (PF) Roger Padgett, Gerald Arnold, Steven Trower | |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 07:53 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Thompson | 61-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Work (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Matthew Carvalho (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Rickman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Seng (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Derek Lindauer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Thompson (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:46 | Penn State | David Seng can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Derek Lindauer snags the offensive board | 61-63 |
| 07:40 | Penn State | David Seng knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Carvalho | 61-65 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | David Seng is called for the reach on Dema Ratulowski - foul #4 on David Seng, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno (PF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter (PF) Derek Lindauer | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Lindauer (PF) Fredrick Hunter | |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Edward Work can't finish the layup | 63-65 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho is whistled for traveling | 63-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), David Palmer (SG), Fredrick Hunter (PF) Matthew Carvalho, Charles Rickman, Derek Lindauer | |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Roger Padgett steals it from Stacy McKenny | 63-65 |
| 06:14 | Penn State | David Seng lays it in on a great pass from Roger Padgett | 63-67 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on David Palmer - foul #4 on David Palmer, team foul #9 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Smith (PF) Edward Work | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (PG), Charles Rickman (SG), Derek Lindauer (PF), Steven Trower (C) Roger Padgett, David Palmer, Fredrick Hunter, Lawrence Thompson | |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 05:29 | Penn State | Scott Smith steals it from Matthew Carvalho | 64-67 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses the wide open shot in the paint | 64-67 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | John Smith tips it home | 66-67 |
| 05:03 | Penn State | David Seng misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Scott Smith - foul #4 on Scott Smith, team foul #3 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), David Morris (SF), Justin Rushenberg (C) Stacy McKenny, Dema Ratulowski, Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Palmer (SG), Fredrick Hunter (PF), Lawrence Thompson (C) Charles Rickman, Derek Lindauer, Steven Trower | |
| 05:03 | Penn State | David Seng misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:03 | Penn State | David Seng makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-68 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | David Morris tips it home | 68-68 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | Justin Rushenberg swats the short shot by David Seng | 68-68 |
| 04:20 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter snags the offensive board | 68-68 |
| 04:06 | Penn State | David Seng hits a fadeaway in the paint | 68-70 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg lays it up and in set up by John Bradford | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Bradford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Morris (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Matthew Carvalho (tired) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - David Seng (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Fredrick Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Thompson (tired) 19 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:45 | Penn State | David Seng's fadeaway is rejected by John Smith | 70-70 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg gets the rebound | 70-70 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | David Morris connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Bradford | 73-70 |
| 03:08 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho misses short on a jumper from the left side | 73-70 |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter tips it home | 73-72 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | John Bradford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), Edward Work (C) John Bradford, Scott Smith, David Morris, John Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Charles Rickman (SG), Derek Lindauer (PF), Steven Trower (C) Matthew Carvalho, David Palmer, Fredrick Hunter, Lawrence Thompson | |
| 03:00 | Penn State | Charles Rickman hits a fadeaway from the left side | 73-74 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Edward Work hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Stacy McKenny | 75-74 |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Justin Rushenberg swats the short shot by Steven Trower | 75-74 |
| 02:29 | Penn State | Charles Rickman tips it but misses | 75-74 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski grabs the board | 75-74 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Smith (SG), John Smith (PF) Ray Burdette, Justin Rushenberg | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Arnold (SF), Lawrence Thompson (C) David Seng, Steven Trower | |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith's pass is intercepted by Roger Padgett | 75-74 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Roger Padgett lays it up and in | 75-76 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Derek Lindauer - foul #2 on Derek Lindauer, team foul #10 | 75-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG), David Seng (SF), Fredrick Hunter (PF) Charles Rickman, Gerald Arnold, Derek Lindauer | |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson is called for traveling | 77-76 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 77-76 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Edward Work tips it back up and in | 79-76 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | John Smith makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Dema Ratulowski out of a doubleteam | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Penn State | David Seng misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dema Ratulowski - foul #1 on Dema Ratulowski, team foul #4 | 81-76 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | David Seng misses the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | David Seng misses the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Edward Work pulls down the rebound | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Roger Padgett is called for the reach on Edward Work in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Padgett, team foul #11 | 81-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG), Santiago Martin (SF), David Morris (PF) Scott Smith, Dema Ratulowski, John Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Edward Work makes the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter pulls down the rebound | 82-76 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Roger Padgett scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-79 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski (SF), John Smith (PF) Santiago Martin, David Morris | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny is hacked by Roger Padgett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Padgett, team foul #12 | 82-79 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny makes the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny makes the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Roger Padgett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 84-79 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson snags the offensive board | 84-79 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Roger Padgett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 84-79 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | John Smith grabs the board | 84-79 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | John Smith is hacked by Roger Padgett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roger Padgett, team foul #13 | 84-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin (SF), Justin Rushenberg (C) Dema Ratulowski, Edward Work | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter snags the defensive board | 85-79 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter misses long on a fullcourt shot | 85-79 |