| Lineup | Penn | PG - Steven Claypoole (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Herring (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Luis (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Kelsch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Damian Calkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn | Gregory Herring inbounds the ball | 21-31 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Penn | Shawn Sparks is called for the reach on Gregory Herring - foul #1 on Shawn Sparks, team foul #1 | 21-31 |
| 19:26 | Penn | Gregory Herring is called for traveling | 21-31 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi | Mark Smith is hacked by David Kelsch - foul #2 on David Kelsch, team foul #1 | 21-31 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | Steven Luis swats the short shot by Mark Smith | 21-31 |
| 18:47 | Penn | The rebound goes to Robert Foster | 21-31 |
| 18:32 | Penn | Robert Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-31 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | Mark Smith snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Mark Smith drills a runner from close range | 21-33 |
| 17:57 | Penn | Steven Luis lays it in and he's hacked by Mark Smith - foul #1 on Mark Smith, team foul #2 | 23-33 |
| 17:57 | Penn | Steven Luis makes the free throw | 24-33 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Mark Smith clanks a turnaround from the left block | 24-33 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway tips it home | 24-35 |
| 17:15 | Penn | Robert Foster connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-35 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi | Mark Smith knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Shawn Sparks and he's hacked by Steven Luis - foul #2 on Steven Luis, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Schrader (C) Gary Holloway | |
| 16:52 | Mississippi | Mark Smith makes the free throw | 27-38 |
| 16:44 | Penn | Mark Smith blocks the short jumper by David Kelsch | 27-38 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Schrader | 27-38 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | Mark Smith jams it set up by Robert Smiley | 27-40 |
| 16:17 | Penn | Robert Foster shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-40 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader gets the rebound | 27-40 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 15:53 | Penn | The rebound goes to Gregory Herring | 27-40 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Steven Claypoole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Foster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Herring (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Luis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Kelsch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Damian Calkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Penn | David Kelsch loses the ball out of bounds | 27-40 |
| Subs | Penn | Gerald Kuykendall (PG), Denny Taff (SG), Thomas Blewett (SF), Christopher Strouse (PF) Steven Claypoole, Robert Foster, Gregory Herring, Steven Luis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jack Inman (SG), Joseph Palmer (PF), Gary Holloway (C) Shawn Sparks, Mark Smith, Robert Schrader | |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Kelsch - foul #3 on David Kelsch, team foul #3 | 27-40 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway misses the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:07 | Penn | David Kelsch scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Gerald Kuykendall | 29-41 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | Jack Inman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 14:50 | Penn | Denny Taff grabs the board | 29-41 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:26 | Penn | The jumper by Thomas Blewett is denied by Joseph Palmer | 29-41 |
| 14:24 | Penn | Gerald Kuykendall tips it but misses | 29-41 |
| 14:23 | Penn | Denny Taff grabs the offensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 14:01 | Penn | Gerald Kuykendall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-41 |
| Subs | Penn | Steven Claypoole (PG), Robert Foster (SG), Gregory Herring (SF), Steven Luis (PF) Gerald Kuykendall, Denny Taff, Thomas Blewett, David Kelsch | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Shawn Sparks (SG) Robert Smiley, Jack Inman | |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer is hacked by Gregory Herring - foul #1 on Gregory Herring, team foul #4 | 29-41 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Gary Holloway is blocked by Christopher Strouse | 29-41 |
| 13:12 | Penn | Steven Claypoole grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 12:47 | Penn | Christopher Strouse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-41 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smiley (PG), Mark Smith (PF), Robert Schrader (C) Patrick Cross, Joseph Palmer, Gary Holloway | |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks is fouled on the floor by Robert Foster - foul #2 on Robert Foster, team foul #5 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Penn | David Kelsch (C) Christopher Strouse | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-41 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Sparks | 29-41 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader is fouled on the floor by Robert Foster - foul #3 on Robert Foster, team foul #6 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Penn | Gerald Kuykendall (PG), Denny Taff (SG), Thomas Blewett (SF) Steven Claypoole, Robert Foster, Gregory Herring | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Gerald Kuykendall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Denny Taff (fresh) SF - Thomas Blewett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Luis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Kelsch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Damian Calkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins's floater is tipped away by David Kelsch | 29-41 |
| 11:31 | Penn | David Kelsch gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:19 | Penn | Denny Taff makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-41 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi | David Kelsch swats the layup by Robert Smiley | 31-41 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Mark Smith can't tip it in | 31-41 |
| 10:54 | Penn | David Kelsch pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:48 | Penn | Thomas Blewett drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Steven Luis and he's hacked by Damian Calkins - foul #4 on Damian Calkins, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Penn | Christopher Strouse (PF) Steven Luis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Ford (SF), Gary Holloway (C) Damian Calkins, Robert Schrader | |
| 10:48 | Penn | Thomas Blewett makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Shawn Sparks | 34-44 |
| 10:02 | Penn | Denny Taff can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-44 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Mark Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-44 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Mark Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Mark Smith hits the finger roll | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:27 | Penn | Denny Taff hits a runner from the baseline set up by Thomas Blewett | 36-46 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | Gerald Kuykendall steals the ball from Robert Smiley | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:52 | Penn | Robert Smiley is called for the reach on Gerald Kuykendall - foul #2 on Robert Smiley, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Penn | Steven Claypoole (PG), Robert Foster (SG), Gregory Herring (SF), Steven Luis (PF) Gerald Kuykendall, Denny Taff, Thomas Blewett, David Kelsch | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jack Inman (SG), Damian Calkins (SF), Joseph Palmer (PF) Shawn Sparks, Gary Ford, Mark Smith | |
| 08:37 | Penn | Steven Claypoole hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Jack Inman is fouled on the floor by Christopher Strouse - foul #3 on Christopher Strouse, team foul #7 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Robert Schrader (C) Robert Smiley, Gary Holloway | |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Jack Inman misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 08:14 | Penn | Christopher Strouse snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 07:51 | Penn | The short jumper by Gregory Herring is denied by Robert Schrader | 36-46 |
| 07:50 | Penn | Gregory Herring hits the follow up shot | 38-46 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Jack Inman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 07:32 | Penn | Steven Luis grabs the board | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Steven Claypoole (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Herring (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Luis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Strouse (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Patrick Cross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Inman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Damian Calkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Palmer (fresh) C - Robert Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Penn | Robert Foster makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Jack Inman - foul #2 on Jack Inman, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Penn | David Kelsch (C) Christopher Strouse | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smiley (PG), Shawn Sparks (SG) Patrick Cross, Jack Inman | |
| 07:15 | Penn | Robert Foster makes the free throw | 41-46 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Palmer | 41-48 |
| 06:34 | Penn | Steven Claypoole buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Kelsch | 44-48 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 06:01 | Penn | Steven Luis buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Gregory Herring | 46-51 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Joseph Palmer is denied by David Kelsch | 46-51 |
| 05:41 | Penn | Steven Luis snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 05:18 | Penn | Damian Calkins picks off the pass by Robert Foster | 46-51 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-51 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Smith (PF), Gary Holloway (C) Joseph Palmer, Robert Schrader | |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway lays it up and in set up by Mark Smith | 46-53 |
| 04:30 | Penn | Steven Luis misses the runner from the right block | 46-53 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Mark Smith gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Robert Smiley | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:51 | Penn | Gregory Herring hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Steven Claypoole | 48-55 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley loses the dribble to Steven Claypoole in the backcourt | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Penn | Gregory Herring hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Smith | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Steven Claypoole (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Foster (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Herring (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Luis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Kelsch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Damian Calkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 23 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Gary Holloway (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Penn | David Kelsch is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on David Kelsch, team foul #8 | 48-57 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Mark Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 03:03 | Penn | Steven Claypoole snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 02:57 | Penn | Robert Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-57 |
| Subs | Penn | Christopher Strouse (PF) Steven Luis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Christopher Strouse denies the turnaround by Mark Smith | 48-57 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway tips it back up and in | 48-59 |
| 02:30 | Penn | Steven Claypoole misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Subs | Penn | Gerald Kuykendall (PG), Denny Taff (SG), Thomas Blewett (SF) Steven Claypoole, Robert Foster, Gregory Herring | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer (PF), Robert Schrader (C) Mark Smith, Gary Holloway | |
| 02:07 | Penn | Denny Taff can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Blewett - foul #2 on Thomas Blewett, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Smith (PF), Gary Holloway (C) Joseph Palmer, Robert Schrader | |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 01:48 | Penn | The rebound goes to Christopher Strouse | 48-60 |
| 01:38 | Penn | David Kelsch misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 48-60 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Damian Calkins | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 48-60 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Mark Smith tips it in | 48-62 |
| 01:01 | Penn | David Kelsch drills a jumper from the left block set up by Denny Taff | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Shawn Sparks and he's hacked by David Kelsch - foul #5 on David Kelsch, team foul #10 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Penn | Steven Luis (PF) David Kelsch | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway makes the free throw | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Penn | Christopher Strouse travels with the ball | 50-65 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley runs out the clock | 50-65 |