| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Holley (fresh) SF - Bernard Herring (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gagnon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Royce Toledo (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John McDonough (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Swims (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jason Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Roger (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Portland State | Michael Swims inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Portland State | John McDonough is fouled on the floor by David Holley - foul #1 on David Holley, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 19:23 | Portland State | John McDonough misses long on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | Jason Roberts steals the ball from David Holley | 37-31 |
| 18:40 | Portland State | John McDonough misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 18:38 | Portland State | William Roger grabs the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:16 | Portland State | Jason Roberts lays it up and in | 37-33 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | William Roger is called for the reach on John Gagnon - foul #3 on William Roger, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Christ (PG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Charles Champagne (PF), Charles Perryman (C) David Holley, Bernard Herring, John Gagnon, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Portland State | Gilbert Romano (SG), Kelly Barraza (SF), Jarek Lazarski (PF), Kevin McCaghren (C) John McDonough, Michael Swims, Jason Roberts, William Roger | |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Kevin McCaghren is called for the reach on Charles Perryman - foul #1 on Kevin McCaghren, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kelly Barraza - foul #2 on Kelly Barraza, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:07 | Portland State | Royce Toledo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gilbert Romano | 39-36 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 16:46 | Portland State | Kevin McCaghren snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 16:42 | Portland State | Royce Toledo misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 16:40 | Portland State | The offensive rebound goes to Kelly Barraza | 39-36 |
| 16:20 | Portland State | Jarek Lazarski scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Kevin McCaghren and he's fouled by James Ketchum - foul #1 on James Ketchum, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Brown (C) Charles Perryman | |
| Subs | Portland State | Michael Swims (PG), John McDonough (SG), Jason Roberts (PF) Royce Toledo, Kelly Barraza, Kevin McCaghren | |
| 16:20 | Portland State | Jarek Lazarski makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | John McDonough takes the ball from Richard Christ | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Christ (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Ketchum (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Champagne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Michael Swims (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John McDonough (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Romano (fresh) PF - Jason Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jarek Lazarski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Portland State | John McDonough misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Byrd (PG), David Holley (SG), Bernard Herring (SF) Richard Christ, James Ketchum, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Portland State | William Roger (C) Jarek Lazarski | |
| 15:51 | Portland State | John McDonough makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:51 | Portland State | John McDonough makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | James Byrd's pass is intercepted by William Roger | 39-41 |
| 15:09 | Portland State | John McDonough misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Holley - foul #2 on David Holley, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman (C) Charlie Olmstead | |
| Subs | Portland State | Kelly Barraza (SF), Keith Adkisson (PF), Kevin McCaghren (C) Gilbert Romano, Jason Roberts, William Roger | |
| 15:09 | Portland State | John McDonough makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 15:09 | Portland State | John McDonough makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | James Byrd can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne tips it but misses | 39-43 |
| 14:41 | Portland State | Keith Adkisson snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 14:35 | Portland State | John McDonough misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 39-43 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | James Byrd travels with the ball | 39-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Christ (PG), James Ketchum (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), John Gagnon (PF), Charles Brown (C) James Byrd, David Holley, Bernard Herring, Charles Champagne, Charles Perryman | |
| Subs | Portland State | Royce Toledo (PG), Gilbert Romano (SG), Jarek Lazarski (PF) Michael Swims, John McDonough, Keith Adkisson | |
| 14:09 | Portland State | Richard Christ is called for the reach on Kelly Barraza in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Christ, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Jason Roberts (PF) Kevin McCaghren | |
| 13:53 | Portland State | Royce Toledo can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 13:29 | Portland State | Jarek Lazarski grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 13:22 | Portland State | The pull-up jumper by Gilbert Romano is blocked by James Ketchum | 39-43 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Byrd (SG), Charles Perryman (C) Richard Christ, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Portland State | Michael Swims (PG), John McDonough (SG), William Roger (C) Royce Toledo, Kelly Barraza, Jason Roberts | |
| 12:34 | Portland State | Michael Swims hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gilbert Romano | 39-45 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | James Byrd hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 12:05 | Portland State | Gilbert Romano hits the finger roll set up by Michael Swims | 42-47 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead tips it home | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Byrd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Olmstead (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Gagnon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Perryman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Michael Swims (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John McDonough (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jarek Lazarski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Roger (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Portland State | Jarek Lazarski is whistled for a carry | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Christ (PG), David Holley (SG), Bernard Herring (SF), Charles Champagne (PF), Charles Brown (C) James Ketchum, James Byrd, Charlie Olmstead, John Gagnon, Charles Perryman | |
| Subs | Portland State | Royce Toledo (PG), Kelly Barraza (SF), Jason Roberts (PF), Kevin McCaghren (C) Michael Swims, Gilbert Romano, Jarek Lazarski, William Roger | |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Roberts | 44-47 |
| 10:59 | Portland State | The rebound goes to John McDonough | 44-47 |
| 10:43 | Portland State | John McDonough hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Royce Toledo | 44-50 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 10:10 | Portland State | John McDonough is fouled in the backcourt by David Holley - foul #3 on David Holley, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Michael Swims (SG) John McDonough | |
| 09:54 | Portland State | Kevin McCaghren knocks in the floater in the lane | 47-52 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | David Holley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Christ | 50-52 |
| 09:11 | Portland State | Michael Swims is hacked by David Holley - foul #4 on David Holley, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), James Byrd (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), John Gagnon (PF), Charles Perryman (C) Richard Christ, David Holley, Bernard Herring, Charles Champagne, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Portland State | John McDonough (SG), Gilbert Romano (SF), Jarek Lazarski (PF), William Roger (C) Royce Toledo, Kelly Barraza, Jason Roberts, Kevin McCaghren | |
| 09:11 | Portland State | Michael Swims makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 09:11 | Portland State | Michael Swims makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | James Byrd drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Charlie Olmstead | 53-54 |
| 08:33 | Portland State | John McDonough misses long on a shot from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 08:31 | Portland State | William Roger can't tip it in | 53-54 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead throws it down on a great pass from James Ketchum | 55-54 |
| 08:05 | Portland State | Michael Swims comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | James Byrd can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 07:38 | Portland State | Jarek Lazarski gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 07:35 | Portland State | Michael Swims throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Christ (PG), David Holley (SG), Bernard Herring (SF), Charles Champagne (PF), Charles Brown (C) James Ketchum, James Byrd, Charlie Olmstead, John Gagnon, Charles Perryman | |
| Subs | Portland State | Royce Toledo (PG), Kelly Barraza (SF), Keith Adkisson (PF), Kevin McCaghren (C) Michael Swims, John McDonough, Jarek Lazarski, William Roger | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Christ (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Holley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Bernard Herring (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Champagne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Royce Toledo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Romano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kelly Barraza (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keith Adkisson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin McCaghren (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | David Holley loses the dribble to Keith Adkisson | 55-54 |
| 07:11 | Portland State | Gilbert Romano loses the dribble to Richard Christ | 55-54 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Gilbert Romano steals it from Richard Christ in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 06:57 | Portland State | Keith Adkisson hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Royce Toledo and he's fouled by Charles Champagne - foul #2 on Charles Champagne, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | John McDonough (SG) Gilbert Romano | |
| 06:57 | Portland State | Keith Adkisson makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | David Holley misses short on a floater from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 06:31 | Portland State | John McDonough grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 06:21 | Portland State | John McDonough connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-60 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | David Holley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 06:03 | Portland State | Kelly Barraza pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 05:59 | Portland State | A charge is called on Kevin McCaghren - foul #2 on Kevin McCaghren, team foul #4 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), James Byrd (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), John Gagnon (PF), Charles Perryman (C) Richard Christ, David Holley, Bernard Herring, Charles Champagne, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Portland State | Gilbert Romano (SF), Jason Roberts (PF), Jarek Lazarski (C) Kelly Barraza, Keith Adkisson, Kevin McCaghren | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | James Byrd connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Perryman | 57-60 |
| 05:37 | Portland State | Charles Perryman picks off the pass by Royce Toledo in the backcourt | 57-60 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum clanks a floater from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 05:12 | Portland State | John McDonough pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 05:09 | Portland State | Jason Roberts is hacked by James Ketchum in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Ketchum, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne (PF) John Gagnon | |
| Subs | Portland State | Michael Swims (PG) Royce Toledo | |
| 05:09 | Portland State | Jason Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:09 | Portland State | Jason Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | James Byrd can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-61 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman gets the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 04:30 | Portland State | The rebound goes to John McDonough | 57-61 |
| 04:24 | Portland State | Jason Roberts is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jason Roberts, team foul #5 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Christ (PG), Bernard Herring (SF), Charles Brown (C) James Ketchum, Charlie Olmstead, Charles Perryman | |
| Subs | Portland State | Kelly Barraza (SF), William Roger (C) John McDonough, Jarek Lazarski | |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown misses short on a runner from the right block | 57-61 |
| 03:54 | Portland State | William Roger gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 03:48 | Portland State | Michael Swims clanks a shot from the free throw line | 57-61 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 03:22 | Portland State | Jason Roberts snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Christ (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Byrd (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Herring (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Champagne (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Michael Swims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gilbert Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kelly Barraza (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jason Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Roger (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Portland State | Jason Roberts misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Champagne - foul #3 on Charles Champagne, team foul #10 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), David Holley (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), John Gagnon (PF) Richard Christ, James Byrd, Bernard Herring, Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | Portland State | Royce Toledo (PG), John McDonough (SG), Jarek Lazarski (C) Michael Swims, Gilbert Romano, William Roger | |
| 03:08 | Portland State | Jason Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:08 | Portland State | Jason Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown loses the dribble to Royce Toledo | 57-63 |
| 02:49 | Portland State | Portland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman (C) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Portland State | Michael Swims (SG), Gilbert Romano (SF), Kevin McCaghren (C) John McDonough, Kelly Barraza, Jason Roberts | |
| 02:33 | Portland State | Gilbert Romano drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Royce Toledo and he's fouled by Charlie Olmstead - foul #1 on Charlie Olmstead, team foul #11 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | William Roger (C) Kevin McCaghren | |
| 02:33 | Portland State | Gilbert Romano makes the free throw | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (SF) John Gagnon | |
| Subs | Portland State | John McDonough (SG), Jason Roberts (PF) Gilbert Romano, Jarek Lazarski | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Jason Roberts - foul #2 on Jason Roberts, team foul #6 | 57-66 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 02:19 | Portland State | The rebound goes to William Roger | 57-66 |
| 02:16 | Portland State | Michael Swims loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-66 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring loses the ball out of bounds | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:45 | Portland State | Michael Swims hits the finger roll | 57-68 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | David Holley loses the dribble to Michael Swims | 57-68 |
| 01:07 | Portland State | John McDonough misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-68 |
| 01:06 | Portland State | Michael Swims hits the follow up shot | 57-70 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by John McDonough - foul #1 on John McDonough, team foul #7 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Byrd (SG), John Gagnon (PF), Charles Brown (C) David Holley, Charlie Olmstead, Charles Perryman | |
| Subs | Portland State | Gilbert Romano (SG), Kelly Barraza (SF), Jarek Lazarski (PF), Kevin McCaghren (C) John McDonough, Michael Swims, Jason Roberts, William Roger | |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:48 | Portland State | Kevin McCaghren gets the rebound | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Portland State | Gilbert Romano hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-70 |
| 00:20 | Portland State | Jarek Lazarski grabs the offensive rebound | 57-70 |
| 00:00 | Portland State | Royce Toledo runs out the clock | 57-70 |