I don't think the op is up to using PORT yet.
However, thik about this:
int state = 0;
if(button 1 is pressed) {
state = state + 1;
}
if(button 2 is pressed) {
state = state + 2;
}
switch(state) {
case 0: // no buttons pressed
break;
case 1: // button 1 pressed
break;
case 2: // button 2 pressed
break;
case 3: // both buttons pressed
break;
}