| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Clontz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Nowell (fresh) C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Christopher Carter (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Snell (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Haney (fresh) PF - Davis Lindsey (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Andino (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | James Nowell lays it in | 37-32 |
| 19:14 | Portland State | Daniel Clontz is called for the reach on Paul Snell - foul #3 on Daniel Clontz, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SG) Daniel Clontz | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 19:06 | Portland State | Paul Snell's layup is rejected by Hugh Calloway | 37-32 |
| 19:04 | Portland State | Davis Lindsey grabs the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:50 | Portland State | Christopher Carter is hacked by Tommy Newby - foul #2 on Tommy Newby, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| 18:34 | Portland State | Paul Snell comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 37-32 |
| 18:33 | Portland State | Darrell Haney pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:07 | Portland State | James Nowell swats the short shot by Paul Snell | 37-32 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | James Nowell pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | James Nowell can't finish the layup | 37-32 |
| 17:44 | Portland State | Frank Andino grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:37 | Portland State | Darrell Haney is fouled on the floor by Chad Blouin - foul #1 on Chad Blouin, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Richard Dubay (PF), Daniel Huston (C) Tommy Newby, James Nowell, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | Portland State | Henry Hyler (SF), Larry Schwadron (PF), John Stewart (C) Darrell Haney, Davis Lindsey, Frank Andino | |
| 17:29 | Portland State | Paul Snell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba travels with the ball | 37-32 |
| 16:53 | Portland State | Christopher Carter scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Stewart | 37-35 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay lays it up and in and the foul's on Henry Hyler - foul #2 on Henry Hyler, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | James Stanley (PG), Kevin Roberson (SG) Christopher Carter, Paul Snell | |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay misses the free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:33 | Portland State | Larry Schwadron grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:12 | Portland State | James Stanley can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Chad Blouin | 42-35 |
| 15:49 | Portland State | James Stanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), Daniel Clontz (SG), James Nowell (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Jeffrey Kouba, Chad Blouin, Hugh Calloway, Daniel Huston | |
| Subs | Portland State | Darrell Haney (SF), Frank Andino (C) Kevin Roberson, John Stewart | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Clontz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Nowell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Hyler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Darrell Haney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Schwadron (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Andino (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | James Nowell comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Damon Jordan | 42-35 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | James Stanley takes the ball from Richard Dubay | 42-35 |
| 15:17 | Portland State | James Stanley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston (SF) Richard Dubay | |
| Subs | Portland State | Christopher Carter (PG), Paul Snell (SG), Davis Lindsey (PF) James Stanley, Henry Hyler, Larry Schwadron | |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-35 |
| 14:29 | Portland State | Daniel Clontz steps in front of the Darrell Haney pass | 42-35 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz hits the finger roll | 44-35 |
| 14:11 | Portland State | Frank Andino misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-35 |
| 14:09 | Portland State | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Andino | 44-35 |
| 14:00 | Portland State | Paul Snell drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Darrell Haney - foul #2 on Darrell Haney, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Chad Blouin (SF), Richard Dubay (PF) Tommy Newby, James Nowell, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | Portland State | Henry Hyler (SF), John Stewart (C) Darrell Haney, Frank Andino | |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| 13:24 | Portland State | Henry Hyler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Clontz | 49-38 |
| 12:50 | Portland State | Paul Snell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway (SF), Travis Butler (C) Daniel Clontz, Daniel Huston | |
| Subs | Portland State | James Stanley (PG), Kevin Roberson (SG), Larry Schwadron (PF) Christopher Carter, Paul Snell, Davis Lindsey | |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay blows the layup | 49-38 |
| 12:22 | Portland State | Henry Hyler pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 12:01 | Portland State | Henry Hyler drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from James Stanley | 49-40 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay is fouled on the floor by John Stewart - foul #1 on John Stewart, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), Daniel Clontz (SG), Jeremiah Bahena (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Jeffrey Kouba, Chad Blouin, Richard Dubay, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | Portland State | Christopher Carter (PG), Darrell Haney (SF), Frank Andino (C) James Stanley, Kevin Roberson, John Stewart | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Clontz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeremiah Bahena (fresh) C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Christopher Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Henry Hyler (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Darrell Haney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Schwadron (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Andino (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 11:22 | Portland State | Frank Andino grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 11:05 | Portland State | Larry Schwadron drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Christopher Carter | 49-42 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Clontz | 52-42 |
| 10:32 | Portland State | Christopher Carter is fouled on the floor by Tommy Newby - foul #3 on Tommy Newby, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Chad Blouin (SF), James Nowell (PF) Tommy Newby, Hugh Calloway, Jeremiah Bahena | |
| Subs | Portland State | Kevin Roberson (SG), Paul Snell (SF), Davis Lindsey (PF) Henry Hyler, Darrell Haney, Larry Schwadron | |
| 10:16 | Portland State | Davis Lindsey can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Kouba - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kouba, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston (SF) Daniel Clontz | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 10:16 | Portland State | Davis Lindsey misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 10:16 | Portland State | Davis Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | James Nowell knocks in the jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Frank Andino - foul #2 on Frank Andino, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | James Stanley (PG) Christopher Carter | |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | James Nowell makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| 09:43 | Portland State | Davis Lindsey buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by James Stanley | 55-45 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 09:14 | Portland State | Frank Andino gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 09:08 | Portland State | Paul Snell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Stanley | 55-48 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan tips it in | 57-48 |
| 08:23 | Portland State | Paul Snell travels with the ball | 57-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), Daniel Clontz (SG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Richard Dubay (PF) Jeffrey Kouba, Chad Blouin, James Nowell, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | Portland State | Christopher Carter (PG), Darrell Haney (SF), Larry Schwadron (PF), John Stewart (C) James Stanley, Kevin Roberson, Davis Lindsey, Frank Andino | |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Larry Schwadron picks off the pass by Richard Dubay | 57-48 |
| 07:43 | Portland State | Paul Snell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Clontz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Huston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Christopher Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Snell (fresh) 23 pts. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Haney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Schwadron (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - John Stewart (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Tommy Newby | 59-48 |
| 07:00 | Portland State | Darrell Haney buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Snell | 59-51 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz misses long on a floater from the left block | 59-51 |
| 06:54 | Portland State | John Stewart grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 06:47 | Portland State | Larry Schwadron hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Dubay - foul #2 on Richard Dubay, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SF), James Nowell (PF), Travis Butler (C) Hugh Calloway, Richard Dubay, Daniel Huston | |
| Subs | Portland State | Henry Hyler (SG) Paul Snell | |
| 06:47 | Portland State | Larry Schwadron misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:47 | Portland State | Larry Schwadron misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | James Nowell gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz lays it up and in and he's fouled by John Stewart - foul #2 on John Stewart, team foul #5 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Davis Lindsey (PF), Frank Andino (C) Larry Schwadron, John Stewart | |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz makes the free throw | 62-51 |
| 06:05 | Portland State | Darrell Haney makes the shot from the free throw line | 62-53 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Davis Lindsey swats the short shot by James Nowell | 62-53 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler snags the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 62-53 |
| 05:26 | Portland State | Davis Lindsey snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 05:21 | Portland State | Henry Hyler misses the jumper in the paint | 62-53 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | James Nowell grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Clontz | 64-53 |
| 04:30 | Portland State | Henry Hyler buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Carter | 64-55 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | James Nowell lays it up and in set up by Daniel Clontz | 66-55 |
| 04:14 | Portland State | Davis Lindsey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-55 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | James Nowell grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Richard Dubay (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Tommy Newby, Chad Blouin, James Nowell, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | Portland State | Paul Snell (SG), Larry Schwadron (PF) Darrell Haney, Davis Lindsey | |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:50 | Portland State | Larry Schwadron drills a floater from the left block set up by Paul Snell | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Daniel Clontz is denied by Larry Schwadron | 68-57 |
| 03:33 | Portland State | Henry Hyler snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Clontz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Christopher Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Paul Snell (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Hyler (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Larry Schwadron (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Andino (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Portland State | Paul Snell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-57 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz gets the rebound | 68-57 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz loses the ball out of bounds | 68-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SG), James Nowell (PF) Daniel Clontz, Richard Dubay | |
| Subs | Portland State | John Stewart (C) Frank Andino | |
| 02:54 | Portland State | Portland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG) Jeffrey Kouba | |
| Subs | Portland State | Darrell Haney (SF) Henry Hyler | |
| 02:37 | Portland State | James Nowell is called for the reach on Larry Schwadron - foul #2 on James Nowell, team foul #7 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz (SG) Chad Blouin | |
| Subs | Portland State | Frank Andino (C) John Stewart | |
| 02:37 | Portland State | Larry Schwadron misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan grabs the board | 68-57 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby is hacked by Christopher Carter - foul #2 on Christopher Carter, team foul #6 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), Richard Dubay (SF), Daniel Huston (PF), Travis Butler (C) Tommy Newby, Daniel Clontz, Hugh Calloway, James Nowell, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | Portland State | James Stanley (PG), Kevin Roberson (SG), Henry Hyler (SF), John Stewart (C) Christopher Carter, Paul Snell, Darrell Haney, Frank Andino | |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Kevin Roberson is called for the reach on Daniel Huston - foul #2 on Kevin Roberson, team foul #7 | 68-57 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:38 | Portland State | Jeffrey Kouba steps in front of the Henry Hyler pass | 70-57 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kouba | 72-57 |
| 01:27 | Portland State | Daniel Huston is called for the reach on Kevin Roberson - foul #1 on Daniel Huston, team foul #8 | 72-57 |
| 01:27 | Portland State | Kevin Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 01:27 | Portland State | Kevin Roberson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler grabs the board | 72-58 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Huston | 75-58 |
| 00:52 | Portland State | Henry Hyler can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Dubay - foul #3 on Richard Dubay, team foul #9 | 75-58 |
| 00:52 | Portland State | Henry Hyler makes the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 00:52 | Portland State | Henry Hyler makes the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 75-60 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay tips it home | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Portland State | James Stanley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 77-60 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin grabs the board | 77-60 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba runs out the clock | 77-60 |