| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Van Fierro (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bojan Radosavljevic (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Smolinski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Worley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hawn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Steven Conroy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nigel Click (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Peek (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jeff Henderson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Portland State | William Roberts inbounds the ball | 49-43 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Portland State | William Roberts lays it in on a nice dish by Jeff Henderson and the foul's on Ivan Smolinski - foul #2 on Ivan Smolinski, team foul #1 | 49-45 |
| 19:45 | Portland State | William Roberts makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Van Fierro | 51-46 |
| 19:14 | Portland State | William Roberts misses the dunk attempt | 51-46 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley banks in the layup | 53-46 |
| 18:54 | Portland State | William Roberts banks in the layup set up by Nigel Click and he's hacked by James Hawn - foul #1 on James Hawn, team foul #2 | 53-48 |
| 18:54 | Portland State | William Roberts makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 18:28 | Portland State | The rebound goes to Jeff Henderson | 53-49 |
| 18:00 | Portland State | Nigel Click misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-49 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | James Hawn gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic's pass is intercepted by Steven Conroy | 53-49 |
| 17:40 | Portland State | Van Fierro takes the ball from Steven Conroy in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic lays it in on a great pass from Van Fierro | 55-49 |
| 17:34 | Portland State | Nigel Click drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Henderson | 55-52 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Jeff Henderson steals the ball from Bojan Radosavljevic | 55-52 |
| 16:57 | Portland State | James Hawn steals it from George Peek | 55-52 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | William Roberts is called for the reach on Van Fierro - foul #2 on William Roberts, team foul #1 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas (PG), Robert Cunningham (SG), Steve Florez (SF), Donald Goodwin (PF), Morgan Doane (C) Van Fierro, Bojan Radosavljevic, Ivan Smolinski, Andrew Worley, James Hawn | |
| Subs | Portland State | Edward Otani (PG), Shannon Jose (SG), Joseph Humphrey (SF), Robert Cooper (PF), Christopher Savage (C) Steven Conroy, Nigel Click, William Roberts, George Peek, Jeff Henderson | |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin blows the layup | 55-52 |
| 16:19 | Portland State | Shannon Jose pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 16:15 | Portland State | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Humphrey is blocked by Morgan Doane | 55-52 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Van Fierro (PG), Jason Gillis (SF) Robert Cunningham, Steve Florez | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Van Fierro (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jim Llamas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Goodwin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Morgan Doane (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Edward Otani (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon Jose (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Humphrey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Savage (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Portland State | Christopher Savage misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-52 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Van Fierro | 58-52 |
| 15:33 | Portland State | Shannon Jose clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Jason Gillis can't finish the layup | 58-52 |
| 15:07 | Portland State | Shannon Jose pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 14:44 | Portland State | Joseph Humphrey misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jason Gillis - foul #4 on Jason Gillis, team foul #3 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic (SG), Steve Florez (SF), Andrew Worley (PF), James Hawn (C) Jim Llamas, Jason Gillis, Donald Goodwin, Morgan Doane | |
| Subs | Portland State | Steven Conroy (PG), William Roberts (SF), Dennis Clarke (PF), Jeff Henderson (C) Edward Otani, Shannon Jose, Robert Cooper, Christopher Savage | |
| 14:44 | Portland State | Joseph Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 14:44 | Portland State | Joseph Humphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Jeff Henderson is called for the reach on James Hawn - foul #2 on Jeff Henderson, team foul #2 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Nigel Click (SG) Joseph Humphrey | |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Clarke - foul #1 on Dennis Clarke, team foul #3 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | George Peek (PF) Jeff Henderson | |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 13:42 | Portland State | Van Fierro steals it from George Peek | 59-54 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Steve Florez banks in the layup on a great pass from Van Fierro | 61-54 |
| 13:23 | Portland State | William Roberts misses the jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | James Hawn gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | James Hawn tips it home | 63-54 |
| 12:48 | Portland State | George Peek loses the ball out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas (PG), Robert Cunningham (SG), Ivan Smolinski (SF), Donald Goodwin (PF), Morgan Doane (C) Van Fierro, Bojan Radosavljevic, Steve Florez, Andrew Worley, James Hawn | |
| Subs | Portland State | Shannon Jose (SG), Joseph Humphrey (SF), Robert Cooper (PF), Christopher Savage (C) Nigel Click, William Roberts, George Peek, Dennis Clarke | |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-54 |
| 12:17 | Portland State | Joseph Humphrey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 12:16 | Portland State | Robert Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 11:57 | Portland State | Christopher Savage drills a runner from the left block set up by Steven Conroy | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jim Llamas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Smolinski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Goodwin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Morgan Doane (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Steven Conroy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shannon Jose (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Humphrey (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Savage (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Cunningham misses the shot near the basket | 63-56 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane tips it in | 65-56 |
| 11:30 | Portland State | Robert Cooper misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Ivan Smolinski - foul #3 on Ivan Smolinski, team foul #4 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Van Fierro (PG), James Hawn (C) Robert Cunningham, Morgan Doane | |
| Subs | Portland State | Edward Otani (PG), Jeff Henderson (C) Steven Conroy, Christopher Savage | |
| 11:30 | Portland State | Robert Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 11:30 | Portland State | Robert Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jim Llamas | 68-57 |
| 10:59 | Portland State | Shannon Jose drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Otani | 68-60 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski misses the shot from the right side | 68-60 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | James Hawn grabs the offensive board | 68-60 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro lays it in | 70-60 |
| 10:17 | Portland State | Joseph Humphrey's pass is intercepted by Ivan Smolinski | 70-60 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Shannon Jose takes the ball from Van Fierro | 70-60 |
| 09:55 | Portland State | Shannon Jose misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Van Fierro - foul #2 on Van Fierro, team foul #5 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic (SG), Steve Florez (SF), Andrew Worley (PF), Morgan Doane (C) Jim Llamas, Ivan Smolinski, Donald Goodwin, James Hawn | |
| Subs | Portland State | Nigel Click (SG), William Roberts (SF), George Peek (PF) Edward Otani, Joseph Humphrey, Robert Cooper | |
| 09:55 | Portland State | Shannon Jose misses the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 09:55 | Portland State | Shannon Jose makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | Jeff Henderson is called for the reach on Steve Florez - foul #3 on Jeff Henderson, team foul #4 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cunningham (PG) Van Fierro | |
| Subs | Portland State | Steven Conroy (PG), Christopher Savage (C) Shannon Jose, Jeff Henderson | |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | Robert Cunningham is hacked by Steven Conroy - foul #1 on Steven Conroy, team foul #5 | 70-61 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 08:53 | Portland State | George Peek snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 08:39 | Portland State | George Peek misses the lay-in | 70-61 |
| 08:38 | Portland State | George Peek tips it in | 70-63 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Bojan Radosavljevic, team foul #6 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Van Fierro (PG), Charles Hodges (SF), James Hawn (C) Robert Cunningham, Steve Florez, Morgan Doane | |
| Subs | Portland State | Dennis Clarke (PF), Jeff Henderson (C) George Peek, Christopher Savage | |
| 07:59 | Portland State | William Roberts lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nigel Click | 70-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Van Fierro (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bojan Radosavljevic (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Hodges (fresh) PF - Andrew Worley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hawn (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Steven Conroy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nigel Click (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Roberts (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Clarke (fresh) C - Jeff Henderson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Van Fierro | 72-65 |
| 07:19 | Portland State | Jeff Henderson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-65 |
| 07:17 | Portland State | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Clarke | 72-65 |
| 07:03 | Portland State | Steven Conroy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-65 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic grabs the board | 72-65 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | James Hawn clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 72-65 |
| 06:46 | Portland State | Nigel Click snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 06:42 | Portland State | James Hawn swats the layup by William Roberts | 72-65 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Jeff Henderson is called for the reach on James Hawn - foul #4 on Jeff Henderson, team foul #6 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas (SG), Jason Gillis (SF), Donald Goodwin (PF) Bojan Radosavljevic, Charles Hodges, Andrew Worley | |
| Subs | Portland State | Edward Otani (PG), Joseph Humphrey (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), George Peek (PF) Steven Conroy, Nigel Click, William Roberts, Jeff Henderson | |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Jason Gillis's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Clarke | 72-65 |
| 06:17 | Portland State | George Peek grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 05:51 | Portland State | James Hawn picks off the pass by Robert Cooper | 72-65 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Van Fierro | 74-65 |
| 05:36 | Portland State | Joseph Humphrey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jim Llamas - foul #1 on Jim Llamas, team foul #7 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane (C) James Hawn | |
| Subs | Portland State | Steven Conroy (PG), Shannon Jose (SG), Christopher Savage (C) Edward Otani, George Peek, Dennis Clarke | |
| 05:36 | Portland State | Joseph Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 05:36 | Portland State | Joseph Humphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 74-67 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane grabs the offensive board | 74-67 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Van Fierro | 76-67 |
| 04:38 | Portland State | Joseph Humphrey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-67 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin grabs the board | 76-67 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-67 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:57 | Portland State | Christopher Savage is called for traveling | 79-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cunningham (PG), Bojan Radosavljevic (SG), Ivan Smolinski (SF), Andrew Worley (PF), James Hawn (C) Van Fierro, Jim Llamas, Jason Gillis, Donald Goodwin, Morgan Doane | |
| Subs | Portland State | Edward Otani (PG), Nigel Click (SG), William Roberts (SF), George Peek (PF), Jeff Henderson (C) Steven Conroy, Shannon Jose, Joseph Humphrey, Robert Cooper, Christopher Savage | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bojan Radosavljevic (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Smolinski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Worley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hawn (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Edward Otani (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nigel Click (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Roberts (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Peek (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Henderson (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic is hacked by Jeff Henderson - foul #5 on Jeff Henderson, team foul #7 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Dennis Clarke (C) Jeff Henderson | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic makes the 1st free throw | 80-67 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic makes the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| 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) | |
| 03:18 | Portland State | Nigel Click drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-70 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Cunningham comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 81-70 |
| 03:01 | Portland State | George Peek pulls down the rebound | 81-70 |
| 02:57 | Portland State | Portland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Van Fierro (PG) Robert Cunningham | |
| Subs | Portland State | Steven Conroy (PG), Christopher Savage (C) Edward Otani, Dennis Clarke | |
| 02:54 | Portland State | The jump hook by Steven Conroy is blocked by James Hawn | 81-70 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic snags the defensive board | 81-70 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro is fouled on the floor by Steven Conroy - foul #2 on Steven Conroy, team foul #8 | 81-70 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro makes the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro makes the 2nd free throw | 83-70 |
| 02:15 | Portland State | Christopher Savage is hacked by Ivan Smolinski - foul #4 on Ivan Smolinski, team foul #8 | 83-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas (PG), Robert Cunningham (SG), Donald Goodwin (PF), Morgan Doane (C) Van Fierro, Bojan Radosavljevic, Andrew Worley, James Hawn | |
| Subs | Portland State | Edward Otani (PG), Shannon Jose (SG), Joseph Humphrey (SF), Robert Cooper (PF) Steven Conroy, Nigel Click, William Roberts, George Peek | |
| 02:15 | Portland State | Christopher Savage makes the 1st free throw | 83-71 |
| 02:15 | Portland State | Christopher Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Van Fierro (PG), Bojan Radosavljevic (SG), Jason Gillis (SF), Andrew Worley (PF), James Hawn (C) Jim Llamas, Robert Cunningham, Ivan Smolinski, Donald Goodwin, Morgan Doane | |
| Subs | Portland State | Steven Conroy (PG), Nigel Click (SG), William Roberts (SF), George Peek (PF) Edward Otani, Shannon Jose, Joseph Humphrey, Robert Cooper | |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Gillis | 86-72 |
| 01:41 | Portland State | Nigel Click misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 86-72 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | James Hawn grabs the defensive rebound | 86-72 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 86-72 |
| 01:30 | Portland State | Christopher Savage snags the defensive board | 86-72 |
| 01:25 | Portland State | William Roberts clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 86-72 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley grabs the defensive rebound | 86-72 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley is called for traveling | 86-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas (PG), Robert Cunningham (SG), Ivan Smolinski (SF), Donald Goodwin (PF), Morgan Doane (C) Van Fierro, Bojan Radosavljevic, Jason Gillis, Andrew Worley, James Hawn | |
| Subs | Portland State | Edward Otani (PG), Shannon Jose (SG), Joseph Humphrey (SF), Robert Cooper (PF) Steven Conroy, Nigel Click, William Roberts, George Peek | |
| 00:54 | Portland State | Christopher Savage is hacked by Ivan Smolinski - foul #5 on Ivan Smolinski, team foul #9 | 86-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Florez (SF) Ivan Smolinski | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 00:54 | Portland State | Christopher Savage misses the 1st free throw | 86-72 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane grabs the board | 86-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas is fouled on the floor by Edward Otani - foul #3 on Edward Otani, team foul #9 | 86-72 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas makes the 1st free throw | 87-72 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas makes the 2nd free throw | 88-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | Portland State | Robert Cunningham steals it from Robert Cooper | 88-72 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas banks in the layup set up by Robert Cunningham | 90-72 |
| 00:14 | Portland State | Robert Cooper scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Otani | 90-75 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas runs out the clock | 90-75 |