| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Weber (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marcus Higdon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Bowers (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jared Felt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Penn State | Jared Felt misses the easy layup | 34-30 |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling is open and buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Frankie Aldana | 36-30 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | August Criner picks off the pass by Andrew Weber | 36-30 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | August Criner banks in the layup | 38-30 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Jared Felt buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Andrew Weber and the foul's on Myron Sykora - foul #1 on Myron Sykora, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Jared Felt makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-33 |
| 18:28 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jared Felt | 38-33 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Andrew Weber misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 18:17 | Penn State | Jared Felt pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 18:04 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Sterling | 38-36 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana clanks a runner from the left block | 38-36 |
| 17:30 | Penn State | Jared Felt grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 17:08 | Penn State | Andrew Weber is fouled on the floor by Dominic Costa - foul #2 on Dominic Costa, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), David Palmer (SG), John Jackson (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) August Criner, Dominic Costa, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (PG), Eugene Berry (SG), Theodore Bitting (SF), Randy Kern (PF), Rodney Sweet (C) Walter Gleason, Andrew Weber, Marcus Higdon, Bruce Bowers, Jared Felt | |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet's pass is intercepted by David Palmer | 38-36 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Theodore Bitting is called for the reach on John Jackson - foul #2 on Theodore Bitting, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | John Jackson hits a fadeaway from close range set up by John Levi | 40-36 |
| 16:06 | Penn State | Eugene Berry hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 40-36 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb grabs the board | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Leonard Haffner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Berry (fresh) SF - Theodore Bitting (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randy Kern (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Sweet (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by John Levi | 42-36 |
| 15:40 | Penn State | Leonard Haffner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | John Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by John Jackson is blocked by Randy Kern | 42-36 |
| 15:19 | Penn State | Eugene Berry snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 15:04 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | John Levi can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-36 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:17 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting lays it in on a nice dish by Eugene Berry | 42-38 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | David Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) John Levi, David Palmer, John Jackson, Randal McDavitt, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG), Andrew Weber (SG), Daniel Snyder (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF), Jared Felt (C) Leonard Haffner, Eugene Berry, Theodore Bitting, Randy Kern, Rodney Sweet | |
| 13:58 | Penn State | August Criner is called for the reach on Walter Gleason - foul #1 on August Criner, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | Walter Gleason misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | August Criner is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Gleason - foul #1 on Walter Gleason, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcus Higdon (SF) Daniel Snyder | |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 13:29 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Walter Gleason | 42-38 |
| 13:16 | Penn State | Jared Felt comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-38 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora snags the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-38 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Andrew Weber gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Walter Gleason knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jared Felt | 42-41 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Weber - foul #2 on Andrew Weber, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley (PG), Manuel Twitchell (SF) August Criner, Myron Sykora | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Snyder (SF) Marcus Higdon | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Andrew Weber is called for the reach on Dominic Costa - foul #3 on Andrew Weber, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (SG), Randal McDavitt (PF) Dominic Costa, Ronald Sterling | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (SG), Randy Kern (PF) Andrew Weber, Bruce Bowers | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Henry Hanley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Levi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Twitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eugene Berry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Snyder (fresh) PF - Randy Kern (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jared Felt (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | John Levi hits a wide open 3 from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Randy Kern connects on the shot from the right block | 45-43 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 45-43 |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Eugene Berry gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 10:57 | Penn State | Jared Felt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt double dribbles | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Palmer (SG), Ronald Sterling (PF) John Levi, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Weber (SG), Theodore Bitting (SF), Rodney Sweet (PF) Eugene Berry, Daniel Snyder, Jared Felt | |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Andrew Weber's floater is knocked away by Ronald Sterling | 45-43 |
| 10:16 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 10:03 | Penn State | Andrew Weber can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 09:39 | Penn State | Randy Kern pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Manuel Twitchell - foul #1 on Manuel Twitchell, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Russell Titcomb (PF), John Jackson (C) Henry Hanley, David Palmer, Manuel Twitchell, Ronald Sterling, Randal McDavitt | |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (PG), Eugene Berry (SG), Marcus Higdon (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF) Walter Gleason, Andrew Weber, Theodore Bitting, Randy Kern | |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | August Criner grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | August Criner is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Sweet - foul #1 on Rodney Sweet, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from August Criner | 48-44 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | Leonard Haffner is hacked by August Criner in the backcourt - foul #2 on August Criner, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jared Felt (C) Rodney Sweet | |
| 08:53 | Penn State | Leonard Haffner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | August Criner is fouled in the backcourt by Marcus Higdon - foul #3 on Marcus Higdon, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Myron Sykora and he's fouled by Leonard Haffner - foul #2 on Leonard Haffner, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Weber (SG) Eugene Berry | |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb makes the free throw | 51-44 |
| 08:08 | Penn State | Leonard Haffner makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-47 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-47 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Andrew Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:50 | Penn State | Leonard Haffner is fouled in the backcourt by August Criner - foul #3 on August Criner, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) August Criner, Russell Titcomb, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG), Daniel Snyder (SF), Theodore Bitting (PF), Rodney Sweet (C) Leonard Haffner, Marcus Higdon, Bruce Bowers, Jared Felt | |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Andrew Weber makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Gleason | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Myron Sykora (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Frankie Aldana (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Weber (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Snyder (fresh) PF - Theodore Bitting (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodney Sweet (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Myron Sykora | 53-50 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana snags the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by John Levi | 55-53 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet banks in the layup | 55-55 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Myron Sykora | 58-55 |
| 05:18 | Penn State | Daniel Snyder misses long on a 3 from straight away | 58-55 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting tips it in | 58-57 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana clanks a turnaround near the basket | 58-57 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling tips it back up and in | 60-57 |
| 04:48 | Penn State | Daniel Snyder misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 60-57 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora grabs the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora is open and buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Levi | 62-57 |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Andrew Weber clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-57 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora connects on the open shot from the left wing | 64-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Myron Sykora (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (tiring) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Frankie Aldana (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Weber (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Snyder (tiring) PF - Theodore Bitting (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodney Sweet (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting is hacked by Myron Sykora - foul #2 on Myron Sykora, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), David Palmer (SG), John Jackson (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) John Levi, Dominic Costa, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (PG), Eugene Berry (SG), Bruce Bowers (PF), Randy Kern (C) Walter Gleason, Andrew Weber, Daniel Snyder, Rodney Sweet | |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Randy Kern steals the ball from David Palmer | 64-59 |
| 02:58 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcus Higdon (SF), Jared Felt (C) Theodore Bitting, Randy Kern | |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers is called for traveling | 64-59 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | August Criner is hacked by Leonard Haffner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leonard Haffner, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | August Criner makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | August Criner makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 02:26 | Penn State | Eugene Berry misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by David Palmer - foul #2 on David Palmer, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| 02:26 | Penn State | Eugene Berry makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 02:26 | Penn State | Eugene Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | August Criner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-61 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon is fouled on the floor by August Criner - foul #4 on August Criner, team foul #9 | 66-61 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 66-63 |
| 01:45 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 01:27 | Penn State | Jared Felt scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Bowers | 66-65 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | John Jackson travels in the backcourt | 66-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) David Palmer, John Jackson, Randal McDavitt, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG), Andrew Weber (SG) Leonard Haffner, Eugene Berry | |
| 01:11 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andrew Weber | 66-67 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling loses the dribble to Marcus Higdon | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Ronald Sterling swats the short shot by Jared Felt | 66-67 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dominic Costa | 66-67 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frankie Aldana, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers is hacked by Myron Sykora - foul #3 on Myron Sykora, team foul #11 | 66-67 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa tips it home | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Walter Gleason misses the easy layup | 68-67 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Andrew Weber grabs the offensive board | 68-67 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Dominic Costa - foul #3 on Dominic Costa, team foul #12 | 68-67 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jared Felt swats the dunk try by Dominic Costa | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Myron Sykora (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Sterling (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. C - Frankie Aldana (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Weber (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marcus Higdon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Bowers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jared Felt (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Andrew Weber hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jared Felt | 68-71 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling is hacked by Bruce Bowers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Bowers, team foul #9 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt (SF), Russell Titcomb (C) Myron Sykora, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (PG), Eugene Berry (SG), Theodore Bitting (SF), Randy Kern (PF), Rodney Sweet (C) Walter Gleason, Andrew Weber, Marcus Higdon, Bruce Bowers, Jared Felt | |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 04:43 | Penn State | Eugene Berry gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| 04:23 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet is hacked by Russell Titcomb - foul #2 on Russell Titcomb, team foul #13 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (SG), John Jackson (SF) Dominic Costa, Ronald Sterling | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:23 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 04:23 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | John Jackson snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb is fouled on the floor by Theodore Bitting - foul #3 on Theodore Bitting, team foul #10 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Palmer (SG) August Criner | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 03:48 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Leonard Haffner | 70-73 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-73 |
| 03:30 | Penn State | Eugene Berry grabs the board | 70-73 |
| 03:26 | Penn State | David Palmer picks off the pass by Randy Kern | 70-73 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | John Levi is fouled on the floor by Eugene Berry - foul #2 on Eugene Berry, team foul #11 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG), Frankie Aldana (C) David Palmer, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG), Andrew Weber (SG), Marcus Higdon (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF), Jared Felt (C) Leonard Haffner, Eugene Berry, Theodore Bitting, Randy Kern, Rodney Sweet | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | John Levi makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | John Levi makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:50 | Penn State | Randal McDavitt swats the short shot by Jared Felt | 72-73 |
| 02:48 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Felt | 72-73 |
| 02:26 | Penn State | Jared Felt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-73 |
| 02:25 | Penn State | Jared Felt snags the offensive board | 72-73 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers is called for traveling | 72-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Manuel Twitchell (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF) John Levi, John Jackson, Randal McDavitt | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (SG), Rodney Sweet (SF), Randy Kern (PF) Andrew Weber, Marcus Higdon, Bruce Bowers | |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Manuel Twitchell buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 74-73 |
| 01:47 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora (SF) Manuel Twitchell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Weber (SG), Marcus Higdon (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF) Eugene Berry, Rodney Sweet, Randy Kern | |
| 01:45 | Penn State | Walter Gleason loses the dribble to August Criner in the backcourt | 74-73 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling lays it in on a great pass from August Criner | 76-73 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Walter Gleason is hacked by Dominic Costa - foul #4 on Dominic Costa, team foul #14 | 76-73 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Walter Gleason misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Walter Gleason makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Bruce Bowers steps in front of the Ronald Sterling pass | 76-74 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Jared Felt misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 76-74 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa snags the defensive board | 76-74 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Sterling (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. C - Frankie Aldana (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Weber (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marcus Higdon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Bowers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jared Felt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling comes up short on the runner from the left block | 76-74 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Bruce Bowers | 76-74 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Dominic Costa is called for the reach on Andrew Weber - foul #5 on Dominic Costa, team foul #15 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (SG) Dominic Costa | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Andrew Weber misses the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Andrew Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Bowers | 76-74 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-74 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling gets the rebound | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling is hacked by Walter Gleason in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Gleason, team foul #12 | 76-74 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-74 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Jared Felt snags the offensive board | 77-74 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | The clock runs out | 77-74 |