| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - John Merritt (fresh) SG - Edgar Williams (fresh) SF - Kenneth Combs (fresh) PF - Stephen Stevens (fresh) C - Ryan Murphy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Robert Laporte (fresh) SG - Albert Boler (fresh) SF - Robert Graham (fresh) PF - Keith Boswell (fresh) C - George Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham misses long on a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Oregon State | Ryan Murphy snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Oregon State | Ryan Murphy drills a shot from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | South Carolina State | Ryan Murphy denies the turnaround by Keith Boswell | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Oregon State | Kenneth Combs grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Oregon State | Keith Boswell steps in front of the Kenneth Combs pass | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Oregon State | Stephen Stevens is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Stephen Stevens, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Ryan Murphy | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | Oregon State | Albert Boler picks off the pass by Stephen Stevens | 2-2 |
| 17:09 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:08 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell tips it in | 2-4 |
| 16:58 | Oregon State | Kenneth Combs misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 16:57 | Oregon State | Ryan Murphy tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 16:43 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 16:41 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell tips it back up and in | 4-6 |
| 16:35 | Oregon State | Stephen Stevens scores on a shot from the right side | 6-6 |
| 16:06 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler is hacked by Edgar Williams - foul #1 on Edgar Williams, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Scott (PG), Billy Ryan (PF) John Merritt, Stephen Stevens | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield (SG), Charles Corum (SF), Rickey Bailey (PF) Albert Boler, Robert Graham, Keith Boswell | |
| 15:53 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey's pass is intercepted by Edgar Williams | 6-6 |
| 15:50 | Oregon State | Kenneth Combs banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edgar Williams | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - James Scott (fresh) SG - Edgar Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Combs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Ryan (fresh) C - Ryan Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Robert Laporte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glen Brumfield (fresh) SF - Charles Corum (fresh) PF - Rickey Bailey (fresh) C - George Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:23 | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-6 |
| 15:22 | Oregon State | Billy Ryan grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 14:53 | Oregon State | Edgar Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 8-6 |
| 14:51 | Oregon State | Ryan Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:39 | Oregon State | Kenneth Combs hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by James Scott and he's hacked by George Johnson - foul #1 on George Johnson, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Merritt (PG), Kenneth Johansson (SG), Stephen Stevens (PF), James French (C) James Scott, Edgar Williams, Billy Ryan, Ryan Murphy | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Graham (SF) Robert Laporte | |
| 14:39 | Oregon State | Kenneth Combs makes the free throw | 11-6 |
| 14:20 | South Carolina State | Charles Corum can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Combs - foul #1 on Kenneth Combs, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Billy Ryan (PF) Kenneth Combs | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Albert Boler (SG), Keith Boswell (C) Robert Graham, George Johnson | |
| 14:20 | South Carolina State | Charles Corum makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:20 | South Carolina State | Charles Corum makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:04 | Oregon State | Billy Ryan makes the turnaround from the left block set up by John Merritt | 13-8 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 13-8 |
| 13:40 | Oregon State | Stephen Stevens snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 13:25 | Oregon State | James French clanks a runner in the paint | 13-8 |
| 13:24 | Oregon State | John Merritt hits the follow up shot | 15-8 |
| 13:05 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-8 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Scott (PG), Edgar Williams (SG), Ryan Murphy (C) John Merritt, Kenneth Johansson, Stephen Stevens | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte (PG), Robert Graham (SF), George Johnson (C) Glen Brumfield, Charles Corum, Rickey Bailey | |
| 12:54 | Oregon State | Ryan Murphy drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by James Scott | 17-8 |
| 12:30 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Keith Boswell | 17-10 |
| 12:12 | Oregon State | George Johnson denies the turnaround by Billy Ryan | 17-10 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler snags the defensive board | 17-10 |
| 11:49 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler double dribbles | 17-10 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Merritt (PG), Kenneth Combs (SF), Stephen Stevens (PF) James Scott, James French, Billy Ryan | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield (SG) Albert Boler | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - John Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Combs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Robert Laporte (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Glen Brumfield (fresh) SF - Robert Graham (fresh) PF - Keith Boswell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Johnson (tiring) | |
| 11:37 | Oregon State | Keith Boswell is called for the reach on Edgar Williams - foul #1 on Keith Boswell, team foul #2 | 17-10 |
| 11:21 | Oregon State | Ryan Murphy is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ryan Murphy, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Charles Corum (SG) Robert Laporte | |
| 11:02 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell makes the floater in the lane set up by Robert Graham | 17-12 |
| 10:39 | Oregon State | Edgar Williams is hacked by George Johnson - foul #2 on George Johnson, team foul #3 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey (PF) George Johnson | |
| 10:28 | Oregon State | Stephen Stevens misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Graham - foul #1 on Robert Graham, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Billy Ryan (PF) Ryan Murphy | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte (PG) Glen Brumfield | |
| 10:28 | Oregon State | Stephen Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 10:28 | Oregon State | Stephen Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina State | Stephen Stevens steals it from Robert Laporte | 19-12 |
| 09:48 | Oregon State | Kenneth Combs scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Stephen Stevens | 21-12 |
| 09:24 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 21-12 |
| 09:23 | South Carolina State | Charles Corum tips it in | 21-14 |
| 09:14 | Oregon State | Stephen Stevens connects on the turnaround near the basket | 23-14 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by John Merritt - foul #1 on John Merritt, team foul #5 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Scott (PG), Kenneth Johansson (SG), James French (PF), Ryan Murphy (C) John Merritt, Edgar Williams, Billy Ryan, Stephen Stevens | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield (PG), Albert Boler (SG) Robert Laporte, Charles Corum | |
| 08:53 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:53 | Oregon State | James French gets the rebound | 23-15 |
| 08:37 | Oregon State | James Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 23-15 |
| 08:36 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey pulls down the rebound | 23-15 |
| 08:07 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler misses the jumpshot from the left side | 23-15 |
| 08:06 | Oregon State | Kenneth Combs grabs the board | 23-15 |
| 07:54 | Oregon State | Kenneth Combs clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-15 |
| 07:52 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-15 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - James Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Johansson (fresh) SF - Kenneth Combs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James French (fresh) C - Ryan Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Glen Brumfield (fresh) SG - Albert Boler (fresh) SF - Robert Graham (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rickey Bailey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Keith Boswell (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-15 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Edgar Williams (SG), Billy Ryan (PF) Kenneth Johansson, Kenneth Combs | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 07:16 | Oregon State | Edgar Williams is fouled on the floor by Keith Boswell - foul #2 on Keith Boswell, team foul #5 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | George Johnson (C) Keith Boswell | |
| 07:04 | Oregon State | James Scott can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 23-15 |
| 07:03 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Glen Brumfield | 23-15 |
| 06:34 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by James French - foul #1 on James French, team foul #6 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Merritt (PG), Stephen Stevens (C) James Scott, Ryan Murphy | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte (PG), Charles Corum (SF) Glen Brumfield, George Johnson | |
| 06:34 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:34 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:34 | Oregon State | Stephen Stevens gets the rebound | 23-16 |
| 06:23 | Oregon State | James French clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 23-16 |
| 06:22 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey pulls down the rebound | 23-16 |
| 06:00 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James French - foul #2 on James French, team foul #7 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Kenneth Combs (SF) James French | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield (PG) Robert Graham | |
| 06:00 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 06:00 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:41 | Oregon State | Billy Ryan clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Robert Laporte - foul #1 on Robert Laporte, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Ryan Murphy (C) Stephen Stevens | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | George Johnson (C) Albert Boler | |
| 05:41 | Oregon State | Billy Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:41 | Oregon State | Billy Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 05:21 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Billy Ryan - foul #1 on Billy Ryan, team foul #8 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Stephen Stevens (PF) Billy Ryan | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 05:21 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:21 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:10 | Oregon State | Ryan Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-20 |
| 04:53 | South Carolina State | Charles Corum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-20 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Albert Boler (SG) Glen Brumfield | |
| 04:32 | Oregon State | John Merritt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-20 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Albert Boler | 24-20 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey clanks a jumper from the left block | 24-20 |
| 04:01 | Oregon State | Edgar Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 03:58 | Oregon State | Albert Boler is called for the reach on John Merritt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Albert Boler, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Whalen (SF), Billy Ryan (PF), James French (C) Kenneth Combs, Stephen Stevens, Ryan Murphy | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Graham (SF), Keith Boswell (PF) Charles Corum, Rickey Bailey | |
| 03:58 | Oregon State | John Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 03:58 | Oregon State | John Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 03:58 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 03:29 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - John Merritt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Whalen (fresh) PF - Billy Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. C - James French (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Robert Laporte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Albert Boler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Graham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Boswell (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - George Johnson (tiring) | |
| 03:08 | Oregon State | Robert Laporte steps in front of the John Merritt pass | 25-23 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Edgar Williams - foul #2 on Edgar Williams, team foul #9 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Scott (PG), Kenneth Johansson (SG), Kenneth Combs (SF), Stephen Stevens (PF), Ryan Murphy (C) John Merritt, Edgar Williams, John Whalen, Billy Ryan, James French | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield (SG) Albert Boler | |
| 02:54 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:27 | Oregon State | Stephen Stevens makes the jumper from the baseline | 27-25 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ryan Murphy - foul #2 on Ryan Murphy, team foul #10 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Edgar Williams (SG) Kenneth Johansson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Albert Boler (SG), Charles Corum (SF) Robert Laporte, Robert Graham | |
| 02:06 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:06 | Oregon State | Ryan Murphy grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 01:48 | Oregon State | Stephen Stevens blows the layup but he's fouled by Keith Boswell - foul #3 on Keith Boswell, team foul #8 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey (PF) Keith Boswell | |
| 01:48 | Oregon State | Stephen Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:48 | Oregon State | Stephen Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:28 | South Carolina State | Ryan Murphy blocks the short jumper by Charles Corum | 29-26 |
| 01:27 | Oregon State | Stephen Stevens pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 01:21 | Oregon State | James Scott can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-26 |
| 01:20 | Oregon State | Ryan Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 01:09 | Oregon State | James Scott knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Murphy and he's fouled by Albert Boler - foul #2 on Albert Boler, team foul #9 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Billy Ryan (PF) Stephen Stevens | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 01:09 | Oregon State | James Scott makes the free throw | 32-26 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Billy Ryan - foul #2 on Billy Ryan, team foul #11 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Whalen (SF), James French (C) Kenneth Combs, Ryan Murphy | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 00:40 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:24 | Oregon State | Edgar Williams connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Scott | 34-28 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina State | Charles Corum connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 34-30 |
| 00:00 | Oregon State | James Scott misses long on a fullcourt shot | 34-30 |