| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Isaac Dice (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Biller (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nicholas Anthony (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Michael Balke (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Nash (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Todd Marks (fresh) C - John Booker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Glenn Biller inbounds the ball | 39-23 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Glenn Biller buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Isaac Dice | 42-23 |
| 19:29 | Portland State | Michael Turner picks off the pass by Michael Balke | 42-23 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Anthony scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Isaac Dice | 44-23 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:05 | Portland State | James Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-23 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn gets the rebound | 44-23 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Anthony blows the dunk but he's fouled by John Booker - foul #1 on John Booker, team foul #1 | 44-23 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 45-23 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Anthony misses the 2nd free throw | 45-23 |
| 18:44 | Portland State | James Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-23 |
| 18:40 | Portland State | Michael Balke can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-23 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Anthony snags the defensive board | 45-23 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Anthony misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-23 |
| 18:17 | Portland State | Todd Marks snags the defensive board | 45-23 |
| 18:11 | Portland State | James Bailey blows the dunk | 45-23 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Anthony grabs the board | 45-23 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Glenn Biller is hacked by James Bailey - foul #2 on James Bailey, team foul #2 | 45-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hoisington (PG), Michael Neer (PF), Gus Croteau (C) Michael Turner, Kevin Vaughn, Nicholas Anthony | |
| Subs | Portland State | Jason Pancoast (SG), Jeremy Insley (C) Charles Nash, John Booker | |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Hoisington | 48-23 |
| 17:14 | Portland State | Jason Pancoast connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-25 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-25 |
| 16:49 | Portland State | Jeremy Insley gets the rebound | 48-25 |
| 16:44 | Portland State | Jason Pancoast is fouled on the floor by Glenn Biller - foul #2 on Glenn Biller, team foul #1 | 48-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), John Powers (SG), Raymond Chalmers (SF) John Hoisington, Isaac Dice, Glenn Biller | |
| Subs | Portland State | Tyler Lovin (PG), Jeffrey Dosch (SF), John Morillo (C) Michael Balke, James Bailey, Todd Marks | |
| 16:36 | Portland State | Jeffrey Dosch misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-25 |
| 16:35 | Portland State | Jeremy Insley tips it in | 48-27 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Michael Neer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-27 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau grabs the offensive board | 48-27 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Morillo - foul #2 on John Morillo, team foul #3 | 48-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn (PF), Nicholas Anthony (C) Michael Neer, Gus Croteau | |
| Subs | Portland State | Charles Nash (SG), John Booker (C) Jeffrey Dosch, John Morillo | |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers makes the 1st free throw | 49-27 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses the 2nd free throw | 49-27 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Anthony | 49-27 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Insley is called for the reach on Raymond Chalmers - foul #1 on Jeremy Insley, team foul #4 | 49-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Jeffrey Dosch (PF) Jeremy Insley | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Powers (fresh) SF - Raymond Chalmers (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 4 reb. C - Nicholas Anthony (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Tyler Lovin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Nash (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Pancoast (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Dosch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Booker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Turner | 52-27 |
| 15:06 | Portland State | Tyler Lovin drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-30 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Charles Nash is called for the reach on John Powers - foul #3 on Charles Nash, team foul #5 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hoisington (PG), Isaac Dice (SG), Glenn Biller (SF) Michael Turner, John Powers, Raymond Chalmers | |
| Subs | Portland State | Michael Balke (PG), James Bailey (SF), Todd Marks (PF) Tyler Lovin, Jason Pancoast, Jeffrey Dosch | |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Glenn Biller comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 52-30 |
| 14:35 | Portland State | Michael Balke grabs the board | 52-30 |
| 14:30 | Portland State | Michael Balke can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-30 |
| 14:28 | Portland State | John Booker grabs the offensive rebound | 52-30 |
| 14:16 | Portland State | John Booker's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Anthony | 52-30 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-30 |
| 13:54 | Portland State | The rebound goes to Charles Nash | 52-30 |
| 13:48 | Portland State | Charles Nash buries a jumper from the right block set up by Michael Balke | 52-32 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-32 |
| 13:17 | Portland State | Todd Marks grabs the board | 52-32 |
| 13:04 | Portland State | Todd Marks misses the dunk attempt | 52-32 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington gets the rebound | 52-32 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 52-32 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Glenn Biller pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-32 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-32 |
| 12:21 | Portland State | John Booker pulls down the rebound | 52-32 |
| 12:15 | Portland State | John Booker is hacked by Nicholas Anthony - foul #1 on Nicholas Anthony, team foul #2 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), John Powers (SG), Raymond Chalmers (SF), Michael Neer (PF), Gus Croteau (C) John Hoisington, Isaac Dice, Glenn Biller, Kevin Vaughn, Nicholas Anthony | |
| Subs | Portland State | Tyler Lovin (PG), Jason Pancoast (SG), Jeremy Insley (PF), John Morillo (C) Michael Balke, Charles Nash, Todd Marks, John Booker | |
| 12:03 | Portland State | Jason Pancoast is whistled for a carry | 52-32 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Michael Neer's floater is tipped away by Jeremy Insley | 52-32 |
| 11:37 | Portland State | Tyler Lovin pulls down the rebound | 52-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Powers (fresh) SF - Raymond Chalmers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Neer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Gus Croteau (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Tyler Lovin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Pancoast (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Bailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Insley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Morillo (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Portland State | Jason Pancoast misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Powers - foul #2 on John Powers, team foul #3 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Jeffrey Dosch (SF) James Bailey | |
| 11:31 | Portland State | Jason Pancoast makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 11:31 | Portland State | Jason Pancoast makes the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | Michael Neer misses long on a turnaround from close range | 52-34 |
| 11:08 | Portland State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Insley | 52-34 |
| 10:48 | Portland State | Michael Turner is called for the reach on Tyler Lovin - foul #1 on Michael Turner, team foul #4 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice (SG) John Powers | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 10:37 | Portland State | Jason Pancoast is hacked by Isaac Dice - foul #1 on Isaac Dice, team foul #5 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Biller (SF) Raymond Chalmers | |
| Subs | Portland State | Michael Balke (PG), Todd Marks (PF) Tyler Lovin, John Morillo | |
| 10:24 | Portland State | Jason Pancoast buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Dosch | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Glenn Biller | 54-37 |
| 10:03 | Portland State | Michael Balke is fouled on the floor by Gus Croteau - foul #1 on Gus Croteau, team foul #6 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Nicholas Anthony (C) Gus Croteau | |
| Subs | Portland State | James Bailey (SF) Jeremy Insley | |
| 09:44 | Portland State | Todd Marks misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Neer - foul #1 on Michael Neer, team foul #7 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hoisington (PG), Kevin Vaughn (PF) Michael Turner, Michael Neer | |
| Subs | Portland State | John Morillo (C) Jeffrey Dosch | |
| 09:44 | Portland State | Todd Marks misses the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 09:44 | Portland State | Todd Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 09:22 | Portland State | Todd Marks pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| 09:17 | Portland State | Michael Balke misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Isaac Dice | 54-38 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Isaac Dice | 57-38 |
| 08:44 | Portland State | Jason Pancoast misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 57-38 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Glenn Biller snags the defensive board | 57-38 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Hoisington | 60-38 |
| 08:09 | Portland State | Jason Pancoast is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jason Pancoast, team foul #6 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), John Powers (SG), Raymond Chalmers (SF), Michael Neer (PF), Gus Croteau (C) John Hoisington, Isaac Dice, Glenn Biller, Kevin Vaughn, Nicholas Anthony | |
| Subs | Portland State | Tyler Lovin (PG), Charles Nash (SG), Jeremy Insley (PF), John Booker (C) Michael Balke, Jason Pancoast, Todd Marks, John Morillo | |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Insley steals the ball from Michael Neer | 60-38 |
| 07:29 | Portland State | James Bailey scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 60-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Powers (fresh) SF - Raymond Chalmers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Neer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Gus Croteau (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Tyler Lovin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Nash (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Bailey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Insley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - John Booker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | John Booker blocks the short jumper by Michael Neer | 60-40 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau hits the follow up shot | 62-40 |
| 06:42 | Portland State | Charles Nash scores on a jumper from the right wing | 62-42 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | John Powers's layup is rejected by Jeremy Insley | 62-42 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau grabs the offensive board | 62-42 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Michael Neer makes the 3 from the right wing | 65-42 |
| 05:37 | Portland State | James Bailey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Neer - foul #2 on Michael Neer, team foul #8 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hoisington (PG) Michael Turner | |
| Subs | Portland State | Jason Pancoast (SG), Jeffrey Dosch (PF), John Morillo (C) Charles Nash, Jeremy Insley, John Booker | |
| 05:37 | Portland State | James Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 05:37 | Portland State | James Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), Isaac Dice (SG), Glenn Biller (SF), Kevin Vaughn (PF), Nicholas Anthony (C) John Hoisington, John Powers, Raymond Chalmers, Michael Neer, Gus Croteau | |
| Subs | Portland State | Michael Balke (PG), Todd Marks (PF) Tyler Lovin, Jeffrey Dosch | |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hoisington (PG), John Powers (SG), Raymond Chalmers (SF), Michael Neer (PF), Gus Croteau (C) Michael Turner, Isaac Dice, Glenn Biller, Kevin Vaughn, Nicholas Anthony | |
| Subs | Portland State | Tyler Lovin (PG), Richard Johnson (SF), Jeffrey Dosch (PF) Michael Balke, James Bailey, Todd Marks | |
| 05:07 | Portland State | Jason Pancoast can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Powers - foul #3 on John Powers, team foul #9 | 65-44 |
| 05:07 | Portland State | Jason Pancoast makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 05:07 | Portland State | Jason Pancoast makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Neer drills a driving attempt from close range | 67-46 |
| 04:23 | Portland State | Richard Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Pancoast | 67-49 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Neer misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #7 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Jeremy Insley (PF) Richard Johnson | |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Neer misses the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Neer misses the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau gets the offensive rebound | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers is whistled for a carry | 67-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Hoisington (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Powers (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Neer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Gus Croteau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Tyler Lovin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Pancoast (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Dosch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Insley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - John Morillo (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Portland State | Jason Pancoast misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Powers - foul #4 on John Powers, team foul #10 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Richard Johnson (SF) John Morillo | |
| 03:14 | Portland State | Jason Pancoast makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 03:14 | Portland State | Jason Pancoast misses the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau grabs the defensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Powers | 70-50 |
| 02:35 | Portland State | Jason Pancoast comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 70-50 |
| 02:33 | Portland State | Jason Pancoast grabs the offensive board | 70-50 |
| 02:21 | Portland State | Jeremy Insley misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 70-50 |
| 02:19 | Portland State | Jeffrey Dosch tips it in | 70-52 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Michael Neer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-52 |
| 01:51 | Portland State | Jeffrey Dosch gets the rebound | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex 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) | |
| 01:45 | Portland State | Tyler Lovin clanks a 3 from the right wing | 70-52 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Michael Neer grabs the board | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion 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) | |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | John Powers is whistled for a carry | 70-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Portland State | John Morillo (C) Richard Johnson | |
| 00:56 | Portland State | John Morillo misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-52 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Neer pulls down the rebound | 70-52 |
| 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) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | John Powers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-52 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Portland State | John Morillo comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Gus Croteau - foul #2 on Gus Croteau, team foul #11 | 70-52 |
| 00:26 | Portland State | John Morillo makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 00:26 | Portland State | John Morillo misses the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Michael Neer grabs the defensive rebound | 70-53 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington runs out the clock | 70-53 |