| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kevin Frazier (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joe Thomas (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Michael Krieg (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Matthew Kim (fresh) C - Adam Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tony Marx (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel McGaughey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Clever (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Koval (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Smith travels with the ball | 36-29 |
| 19:20 | Penn State | Joe Thomas comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval gets the offensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-29 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval hits the follow up shot | 36-31 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | Glenn Clever steals the ball from Kevin Frazier in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval misses the easy layup | 36-31 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey tips it home | 36-33 |
| 18:29 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Joe Thomas | 38-33 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-33 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever can't tip it in | 38-33 |
| 18:11 | Penn State | Joe Thomas snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 18:06 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier comes up short on the shot near the basket | 38-33 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval clanks a jumper in the paint | 38-33 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Smith scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Marx and the foul's on Adam Williams - foul #1 on Adam Williams, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Arnold Jernigan (PG), William Magdaleno (SG), Clarence Gore (SF), Ernest Barker (PF), Frank Suber (C) Kevin Frazier, Joe Thomas, Michael Krieg, Matthew Kim, Adam Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Aja (PG), Douglas Ore (SG), Jeremy Layne (SF), Darrell Witt (PF) Tony Marx, Samuel McGaughey, Glenn Clever, Thomas Koval | |
| 17:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Smith makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | William Magdaleno is hacked by Douglas Ore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Ore, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever (SF) James Smith | |
| 17:16 | Penn State | Clarence Gore misses the dunk | 38-36 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Clarence Gore gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:00 | Penn State | Clarence Gore is alone and drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Arnold Jernigan and the foul's on Dikembe Aja - foul #1 on Dikembe Aja, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| 17:00 | Penn State | Clarence Gore makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Layne misses the lay-in | 41-36 |
| 16:40 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Clarence Gore | 41-36 |
| 16:35 | Penn State | William Magdaleno is hacked by Douglas Ore - foul #3 on Douglas Ore, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey (SG), Anthony Padro (C) Douglas Ore, Darrell Witt | |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Clarence Gore comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 16:18 | Penn State | Clarence Gore tips it but misses | 41-36 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Suber - foul #1 on Frank Suber, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (PG), Michael Krieg (SF), Harold Briley (PF) Arnold Jernigan, Ernest Barker, Frank Suber | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx (PG), Thomas Koval (PF) Dikembe Aja, Jeremy Layne | |
| 16:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey travels with the ball | 41-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Williams (C) Clarence Gore | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury (SG) Glenn Clever | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kevin Frazier (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Magdaleno (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Krieg (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Harold Briley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Adam Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tony Marx (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Woodbury (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Samuel McGaughey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Koval (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Padro (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Penn State | Michael Krieg drills a floater from the baseline | 43-37 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Adam Williams - foul #2 on Adam Williams, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joe Thomas (SG) William Magdaleno | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Ore (SF), Darrell Witt (PF), James Smith (C) Samuel McGaughey, Thomas Koval, Anthony Padro | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 15:04 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier travels with the ball | 43-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Arnold Jernigan (PG), Clarence Gore (SF), Matthew Kim (PF), Frank Suber (C) Kevin Frazier, Michael Krieg, Harold Briley, Adam Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 14:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Darrell Witt is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Darrell Witt, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Magdaleno (PG) Clarence Gore | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Aja (PG), Glenn Clever (SF), Jeremy Layne (PF) Tony Marx, Douglas Ore, Darrell Witt | |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Dikembe Aja picks off the pass by Arnold Jernigan in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury banks in the layup set up by Dikembe Aja | 43-41 |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Joe Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval (PF) James Smith | |
| 14:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury misses the lay-in | 43-41 |
| 14:10 | Penn State | Matthew Kim grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 13:55 | Penn State | Dikembe Aja picks off the pass by William Magdaleno | 43-41 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Dikembe Aja | 43-43 |
| 13:24 | Penn State | Thomas Koval steps in front of the Frank Suber pass | 43-43 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Arnold Jernigan snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 12:53 | Penn State | William Magdaleno hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Layne pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Layne is hacked by Arnold Jernigan - foul #2 on Arnold Jernigan, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (PG), Michael Krieg (SF), Ernest Barker (PF), Adam Williams (C) William Magdaleno, Arnold Jernigan, Matthew Kim, Frank Suber | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx (PG), Douglas Ore (SG), Samuel McGaughey (SF), Darrell Witt (PF), Anthony Padro (C) Dikembe Aja, Dustin Woodbury, Glenn Clever, Thomas Koval, Jeremy Layne | |
| 12:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Ore is whistled for a carry | 43-43 |
| 12:15 | Penn State | Michael Krieg hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Frazier | 45-43 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Padro misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 12:02 | Penn State | Michael Krieg snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Darrell Witt - foul #4 on Darrell Witt, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Magdaleno (SG), Clarence Gore (C) Joe Thomas, Adam Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury (SG), Thomas Koval (PF), James Smith (C) Douglas Ore, Darrell Witt, Anthony Padro | |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kevin Frazier (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Magdaleno (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Krieg (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Ernest Barker (fresh) 3 pf. C - Clarence Gore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tony Marx (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Woodbury (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Samuel McGaughey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Koval (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Clarence Gore pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Michael Krieg makes the shot from the right side set up by Kevin Frazier | 49-43 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 49-43 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval snags the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 10:24 | Penn State | Michael Krieg gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:58 | Penn State | Tony Marx is called for the reach on Kevin Frazier - foul #2 on Tony Marx, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Briley (PF), Adam Williams (C) Michael Krieg, Ernest Barker | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Aja (PG), Douglas Ore (SG), Glenn Clever (SF), Anthony Padro (PF) Tony Marx, Dustin Woodbury, Samuel McGaughey, Thomas Koval | |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Douglas Ore is called for the reach on Clarence Gore - foul #4 on Douglas Ore, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Arnold Jernigan (PG), Matthew Kim (PF) Kevin Frazier, Harold Briley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury (SG) Douglas Ore | |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Clarence Gore misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Smith snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Smith misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Adam Williams - foul #3 on Adam Williams, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (PG), Joe Thomas (SG) William Magdaleno, Clarence Gore | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Layne (PF) Anthony Padro | |
| 09:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Layne pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever misses the dunk attempt | 49-43 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier is hacked by Dikembe Aja - foul #2 on Dikembe Aja, team foul #8 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Krieg (SF), Harold Briley (PF) Arnold Jernigan, Matthew Kim | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey (PG) Dikembe Aja | |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joe Thomas - foul #3 on Joe Thomas, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frank Suber (C) Adam Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval (PF) James Smith | |
| 08:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury grabs the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-44 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury snags the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Layne hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Glenn Clever | 51-46 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Michael Krieg is hacked by Glenn Clever - foul #2 on Glenn Clever, team foul #9 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Arnold Jernigan (PG), William Magdaleno (SG), Matthew Kim (PF) Kevin Frazier, Joe Thomas, Harold Briley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Aja (PG), Douglas Ore (SG), Darrell Witt (PF), Anthony Padro (C) Samuel McGaughey, Dustin Woodbury, Thomas Koval, Jeremy Layne | |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Michael Krieg makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Michael Krieg makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Darrell Witt and the foul's on Frank Suber - foul #2 on Frank Suber, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Gore (SF) Michael Krieg | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 07:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Arnold Jernigan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Magdaleno (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Clarence Gore (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Kim (fresh) C - Frank Suber (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Dikembe Aja (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Ore (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Glenn Clever (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darrell Witt (fresh) 4 pf. C - Anthony Padro (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Penn State | William Magdaleno connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Aja makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | William Magdaleno misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Darrell Witt gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Darrell Witt hits the finger roll | 55-53 |
| 06:40 | Penn State | Darrell Witt is called for the reach on Clarence Gore in the backcourt - foul #5 on Darrell Witt, team foul #10 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (PG), Harold Briley (PF), Adam Williams (C) Arnold Jernigan, Matthew Kim, Frank Suber | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx (PG), Samuel McGaughey (SF), Thomas Koval (PF), James Smith (C) Dikembe Aja, Glenn Clever, Darrell Witt, Anthony Padro | |
| 06:40 | Penn State | Clarence Gore makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:40 | Penn State | Clarence Gore makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Adam Williams pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier comes up short on the floater from the left side | 57-53 |
| 06:02 | Penn State | Harold Briley misses the tip | 57-53 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Tony Marx, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Krieg (SF), Ernest Barker (PF) Clarence Gore, Harold Briley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever (SF) Douglas Ore | |
| 05:54 | Penn State | Thomas Koval takes the ball from Kevin Frazier in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Smith | 57-55 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier is hacked by Tony Marx in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tony Marx, team foul #12 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joe Thomas (SG) William Magdaleno | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Layne (PF) Thomas Koval | |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey makes the 3 from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 05:15 | Penn State | Ernest Barker is hacked by James Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #13 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Arnold Jernigan (PG), Matthew Kim (PF) Kevin Frazier, Adam Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury (SG) Glenn Clever | |
| 05:15 | Penn State | Ernest Barker makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:15 | Penn State | Ernest Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Kim is called for the reach on Samuel McGaughey - foul #1 on Matthew Kim, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Gore (SF), Frank Suber (C) Michael Krieg, Ernest Barker | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Aja (PG), Anthony Padro (PF) Tony Marx, James Smith | |
| 05:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Frank Suber pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Clarence Gore misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jeremy Layne - foul #1 on Jeremy Layne, team foul #14 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Magdaleno (SG) Joe Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval (PF) Jeremy Layne | |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Clarence Gore misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Clarence Gore makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey hits the finger roll | 61-61 |
| 04:11 | Penn State | William Magdaleno connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury is hacked by Frank Suber - foul #3 on Frank Suber, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (PG), Michael Krieg (SF), Ernest Barker (PF), Adam Williams (C) Arnold Jernigan, Clarence Gore, Matthew Kim, Frank Suber | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx (PG), Glenn Clever (SF), James Smith (C) Dikembe Aja, Samuel McGaughey, Anthony Padro | |
| 04:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:02 | Penn State | Adam Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 03:48 | Penn State | William Magdaleno clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 63-62 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Dustin Woodbury | 63-62 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury loses the dribble to William Magdaleno | 63-62 |
| 03:39 | Penn State | William Magdaleno lays it in | 65-62 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Tony Marx | 65-64 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kevin Frazier (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Magdaleno (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Michael Krieg (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Ernest Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Adam Williams (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tony Marx (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Dustin Woodbury (tiring) 15 pts. 3 pf. SF - Glenn Clever (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Koval (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - James Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Dustin Woodbury takes the ball from Michael Krieg | 65-64 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury misses the easy layup | 65-64 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Smith tips it in | 65-66 |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Arnold Jernigan (PG), Matthew Kim (PF) Kevin Frazier, Ernest Barker | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Aja (PG), Douglas Ore (SG), Jeremy Layne (PF), Anthony Padro (C) Tony Marx, Dustin Woodbury, Thomas Koval, James Smith | |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Michael Krieg can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Matthew Kim grabs the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | William Magdaleno misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Aja grabs the board | 65-66 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Padro's floater is knocked away by Adam Williams | 65-66 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Douglas Ore tips it in | 65-68 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joe Thomas (SG) Arnold Jernigan | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey (SF) Glenn Clever | |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Michael Krieg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-68 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Douglas Ore | 65-68 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (PG) William Magdaleno | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tony Marx (PG), Dustin Woodbury (SG), Glenn Clever (SF), Thomas Koval (PF), James Smith (C) Dikembe Aja, Douglas Ore, Samuel McGaughey, Jeremy Layne, Anthony Padro | |
| 01:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Thomas is called for the reach on Dustin Woodbury - foul #4 on Joe Thomas, team foul #10 | 65-68 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury misses the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | Adam Williams gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| 01:18 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Joe Thomas | 67-69 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury's pass is intercepted by Michael Krieg | 67-69 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Michael Krieg banks in the layup | 69-69 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 69-69 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Matthew Kim | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier is hacked by Dustin Woodbury in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dustin Woodbury, team foul #15 | 69-69 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-69 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Matthew Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Matthew Kim is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Marx - foul #5 on Tony Marx, team foul #16 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey (PG) Tony Marx | |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Matthew Kim misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Matthew Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-69 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval snags the offensive board | 72-69 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-69 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Michael Krieg grabs the defensive rebound | 72-69 |