| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Don Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Long (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Kevin Bickham (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Madden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Levitsky (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Allan Bliss (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oregon State | Matthew Levitsky inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Oregon State | Matthew Levitsky comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | James Long gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | James Madden steals the ball from Rodney Cho | 32-29 |
| 19:04 | Oregon State | Matthew Levitsky clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Patrick Henriksen | 32-29 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 32-29 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Don Hill misses the tip | 32-29 |
| 18:43 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Allan Bliss | 32-29 |
| 18:20 | Oregon State | Rodney Cho steals it from James Madden | 32-29 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-29 |
| 18:00 | Oregon State | Rene Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:41 | Oregon State | Kevin Bickham is whistled for traveling | 32-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips (PF), Charles Sotelo (C) Patrick Henriksen, James Long | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Edward Jamison (C) Rene Esposito | |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Don Hill misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-29 |
| 17:28 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Allan Bliss | 32-29 |
| 17:03 | Oregon State | James Madden scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Allan Bliss | 32-32 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Don Hill double dribbles | 32-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Michael Aten (SG), Daniel Henry (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF) Jack Wallace, Rodney Cho, Don Hill, Charles Sotelo | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Tony Rhodes (SF) Matthew Levitsky | |
| 16:19 | Oregon State | James Madden clanks a 3 from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ (SF), James Long (C) Daniel Henry, Lewis Phillips | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Rene Esposito (C) Edward Jamison | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Luis Melendez (fresh) SG - Michael Aten (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Elbert Russ (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Long (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Kevin Bickham (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Madden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tony Rhodes (fresh) PF - Allan Bliss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Oregon State | Allan Bliss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 32-32 |
| 15:37 | Oregon State | Allan Bliss tips it back up and in | 32-34 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ misses the easy layup | 32-34 |
| 15:29 | Oregon State | Kevin Bickham grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 15:08 | Oregon State | James Madden hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Rhodes | 32-37 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 14:48 | Oregon State | Rene Esposito pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 14:30 | Oregon State | Allan Bliss misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 32-37 |
| 14:29 | Oregon State | Allan Bliss tips it in | 32-39 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez is fouled on the floor by Rene Esposito - foul #1 on Rene Esposito, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Don Hill (SF), Lewis Phillips (C) Luis Melendez, Michael Aten, Patrick Henriksen, James Long | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Matthew Levitsky (SF) Tony Rhodes | |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from close range | 32-39 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Don Hill tips it home | 34-39 |
| 13:37 | Oregon State | James Madden is called for traveling | 34-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | William Ringer (SG), Edward Jamison (C) James Madden, Rene Esposito | |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Allan Bliss swats the layup by Rodney Cho | 34-39 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Don Hill tips it home | 36-39 |
| 12:55 | Oregon State | Matthew Levitsky hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Rodney Cho | 36-39 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-39 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ hits the follow up shot | 38-39 |
| 12:22 | Oregon State | William Ringer misses the 3 from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 12:20 | Oregon State | Edward Jamison pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:09 | Oregon State | Matthew Levitsky drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Bickham | 38-42 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Don Hill drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jack Wallace | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Don Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Elbert Russ (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Lewis Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Kevin Bickham (tiring) 4 ast. SG - William Ringer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Levitsky (fairly fresh) 17 pts. PF - Allan Bliss (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Edward Jamison (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Oregon State | Kevin Bickham misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-42 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace buries a shot from the left side | 42-42 |
| 10:42 | Oregon State | Lewis Phillips picks off the pass by Allan Bliss | 42-42 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Ringer - foul #1 on William Ringer, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Luis Melendez (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF), James Long (C) Jack Wallace, Don Hill, Elbert Russ, Lewis Phillips | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Tony Rhodes (PG), James Madden (SG), Jamie Webster (SF), Rene Esposito (C) Kevin Bickham, William Ringer, Matthew Levitsky, Allan Bliss | |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:17 | Oregon State | James Madden knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-45 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Edward Jamison | 44-45 |
| 09:37 | Oregon State | Rene Esposito scores on a floater near the basket and the foul's on James Long - foul #3 on James Long, team foul #1 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry (SF) Rodney Cho | |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| 09:37 | Oregon State | Rene Esposito misses the free throw | 44-47 |
| 09:37 | Oregon State | Rene Esposito gets the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 09:18 | Oregon State | James Madden misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | James Long grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez loses the ball out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Don Hill (SF) Luis Melendez, Daniel Henry | |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| 08:33 | Oregon State | Jamie Webster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Allan Bliss (PF) Edward Jamison | |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Jack Wallace | 46-47 |
| 08:03 | Oregon State | James Madden hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Long | 46-47 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten misses the 3 from straight away | 46-47 |
| 07:55 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Allan Bliss | 46-47 |
| 07:41 | Oregon State | Allan Bliss banks in the layup on a great pass from Tony Rhodes | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Aten (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Long (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Tony Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Madden (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jamie Webster (fairly fresh) PF - Allan Bliss (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Rene Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 06:49 | Oregon State | Allan Bliss hits a floater in the lane | 49-51 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 06:35 | Oregon State | Allan Bliss grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 06:10 | Oregon State | Rene Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Elbert Russ (SF), Lewis Phillips (PF), Charles Sotelo (C) Jack Wallace, Michael Aten, Don Hill, Patrick Henriksen, James Long | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Kevin Bickham (PG), William Ringer (SG), Matthew Levitsky (SF), Edward Jamison (PF) James Madden, Jamie Webster, Allan Bliss, Rene Esposito | |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez misses the easy layup | 49-51 |
| 05:59 | Oregon State | Tony Rhodes snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 05:54 | Oregon State | Matthew Levitsky can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 05:53 | Oregon State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Jamison | 49-51 |
| 05:36 | Oregon State | William Ringer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Luis Melendez | 49-51 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Tony Rhodes steals the ball from Charles Sotelo | 49-51 |
| 05:09 | Oregon State | Tony Rhodes makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Ringer | 49-53 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho grabs the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Luis Melendez and the foul's on Matthew Levitsky - foul #1 on Matthew Levitsky, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG) Charles Sotelo | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Allan Bliss (PF) Tony Rhodes | |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 04:29 | Oregon State | Jack Wallace steps in front of the Edward Jamison pass | 52-53 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace hits the finger roll | 54-53 |
| 04:22 | Oregon State | William Ringer is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on William Ringer, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez is whistled for traveling | 54-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hill (SF), Charles Sotelo (C) Luis Melendez, Lewis Phillips | |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Madden (SG), Eddie Thomas (SF) William Ringer, Matthew Levitsky | |
| 03:31 | Oregon State | Allan Bliss lays it in set up by Kevin Bickham | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Don Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Elbert Russ (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Sotelo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Kevin Bickham (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - James Madden (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Thomas (fresh) PF - Allan Bliss (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Edward Jamison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo lays it up and in | 56-55 |
| 02:59 | Oregon State | Allan Bliss clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 56-55 |
| 02:58 | Oregon State | Allan Bliss snags the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 02:58 | Oregon State | Oregon State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen (PF), James Long (C) Elbert Russ, Charles Sotelo | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Matthew Levitsky (SF), Rene Esposito (C) Eddie Thomas, Edward Jamison | |
| 02:49 | Oregon State | Kevin Bickham is hacked by Patrick Henriksen - foul #2 on Patrick Henriksen, team foul #2 | 56-55 |
| 02:36 | Oregon State | James Madden buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Levitsky | 56-57 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Don Hill travels with the ball | 56-57 |
| 02:01 | Oregon State | Don Hill is called for the reach on Kevin Bickham - foul #2 on Don Hill, team foul #3 | 56-57 |
| 01:49 | Oregon State | Patrick Henriksen is called for the reach on Matthew Levitsky - foul #3 on Patrick Henriksen, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| 01:34 | Oregon State | Allan Bliss misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jack Wallace - foul #2 on Jack Wallace, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| 01:34 | Oregon State | Allan Bliss makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:34 | Oregon State | Allan Bliss makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Don Hill misses the lay-in but the foul's on Rene Esposito - foul #2 on Rene Esposito, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Don Hill makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Don Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 01:15 | Oregon State | Allan Bliss pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 01:00 | Oregon State | Kevin Bickham makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Allan Bliss | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen's floater is knocked away by Rene Esposito | 57-61 |
| 00:39 | Oregon State | Matthew Levitsky snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Oregon State | Matthew Levitsky is hacked by Jack Wallace in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Wallace, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| 00:34 | Oregon State | Matthew Levitsky is hacked by Don Hill - foul #3 on Don Hill, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Tony Rhodes (PF) Allan Bliss | |
| 00:34 | Oregon State | Matthew Levitsky makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:34 | Oregon State | Matthew Levitsky makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bickham is called for the reach on Don Hill - foul #2 on Kevin Bickham, team foul #6 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Allan Bliss (PF) Tony Rhodes | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | James Long is fouled on the floor by Rene Esposito - foul #3 on Rene Esposito, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | James Long misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:24 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Matthew Levitsky | 57-63 |
| 00:23 | Oregon State | Jack Wallace is called for the reach on Matthew Levitsky in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jack Wallace, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jamie Webster (PF) Allan Bliss | |
| 00:23 | Oregon State | Matthew Levitsky makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:23 | Oregon State | Matthew Levitsky makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Cho out of a doubleteam | 60-65 |
| 00:14 | Oregon State | James Madden is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Wallace - foul #5 on Jack Wallace, team foul #9 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG) Jack Wallace | |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| 00:14 | Oregon State | James Madden makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:14 | Oregon State | James Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Don Hill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | James Long grabs the offensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-67 |
| 00:03 | Oregon State | Jamie Webster gets the rebound | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Oregon State | Kevin Bickham runs out the clock | 60-67 |