| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Boyd Stanley (fresh) SG - Darren Fregoso (fresh) SF - Robert Donahoe (fresh) PF - James Carlisle (fresh) C - Noel Wiseman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fresh) SG - Alvin Deputy (fresh) SF - Charles Moore (fresh) PF - James Beshears (fresh) C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Davidson | Charles Moore steals it from James Carlisle | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | John Moon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Davidson | The rebound goes to Darren Fregoso | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Davidson | Phil Braithwaite blocks the short jumper by Robert Donahoe | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Alvin Deputy grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Alvin Deputy is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite gets the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-6 |
| 18:01 | Davidson | Boyd Stanley drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Donahoe | 2-6 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Alvin Deputy is fouled in the backcourt by Darren Fregoso - foul #1 on Darren Fregoso, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Davidson | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG), Richard Youngblood (SG), Bennett Ritzman (SF), Thomas Roberts (PF), John Suggs (C) John Moon, Alvin Deputy, Charles Moore, James Beshears, Phil Braithwaite | |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Boyd Stanley - foul #1 on Boyd Stanley, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Davidson | Nathan Howse (C) Noel Wiseman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:22 | Davidson | James Carlisle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 17:20 | Davidson | Darren Fregoso tips it home | 4-7 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Bennett Ritzman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Youngblood | 4-10 |
| 16:58 | Davidson | Darren Fregoso drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Boyd Stanley | 7-10 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Bennett Ritzman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Richard Youngblood and he's fouled by Boyd Stanley - foul #2 on Boyd Stanley, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Davidson | Timothy Alameda (PG), Richard Humphrey (SG), Robert Kelly (SF), Carlos Mackinnon (C) Boyd Stanley, Darren Fregoso, Robert Donahoe, James Carlisle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Phil Braithwaite (C) Richard Youngblood, John Suggs | |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Bennett Ritzman makes the free throw | 7-13 |
| 16:21 | Davidson | Carlos Mackinnon is fouled on the floor by John Moon - foul #1 on John Moon, team foul #1 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Davidson | Noel Wiseman (C) Carlos Mackinnon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Moore (SF) Bennett Ritzman | |
| 16:06 | Davidson | Nathan Howse loses the dribble to Phil Braithwaite | 7-13 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | John Moon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-13 |
| Subs | Davidson | Carlos Mackinnon (PF) Nathan Howse | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Youngblood (SG), Robert Kiernan (PF) John Tooley, Thomas Roberts | |
| 15:48 | Davidson | Richard Humphrey drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Kelly | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Timothy Alameda (fresh) SG - Richard Humphrey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carlos Mackinnon (fresh) C - Noel Wiseman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fresh) SG - Richard Youngblood (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Kiernan (fresh) C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Richard Youngblood makes the wide open runner from the right block set up by Phil Braithwaite | 9-15 |
| 15:17 | Davidson | Robert Kelly knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-15 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | John Moon makes the floater from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 14:30 | Davidson | Carlos Mackinnon is whistled for traveling | 11-17 |
| Subs | Davidson | Darryl Porch (PG), Darren Fregoso (SG), Robert Donahoe (SF), Matthew Hibbert (PF), Nathan Howse (C) Timothy Alameda, Richard Humphrey, Robert Kelly, Carlos Mackinnon, Noel Wiseman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG), Alvin Deputy (SG), Bennett Ritzman (SF), James Beshears (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) John Moon, Richard Youngblood, Charles Moore, Robert Kiernan, Phil Braithwaite | |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Alvin Deputy is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alvin Deputy, team foul #2 | 11-17 |
| 14:11 | Davidson | Nathan Howse misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Roberts - foul #1 on Thomas Roberts, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Davidson | James Carlisle (PF) Matthew Hibbert | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:11 | Davidson | Nathan Howse makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 14:11 | Davidson | Nathan Howse makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi State | Bennett Ritzman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | James Beshears tips it in | 13-19 |
| 13:43 | Davidson | Darren Fregoso misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-19 |
| 13:41 | Davidson | Nathan Howse grabs the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 13:22 | Davidson | Thomas Roberts is called for the reach on James Carlisle - foul #2 on Thomas Roberts, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Davidson | Timothy Alameda (PG), Matthew Hibbert (SF), Noel Wiseman (C) Darryl Porch, Robert Donahoe, Nathan Howse | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Isom (SF), John Suggs (C) Bennett Ritzman, Thomas Roberts | |
| 13:04 | Davidson | James Carlisle misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Anthony Isom grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi State | James Beshears misses long on a runner from close range | 13-19 |
| 12:47 | Davidson | James Carlisle snags the defensive board | 13-19 |
| 12:33 | Davidson | James Carlisle scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Darren Fregoso | 15-19 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | James Beshears slams it home on a nice dish by Alvin Deputy | 15-21 |
| 11:59 | Davidson | Matthew Hibbert knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Noel Wiseman | 18-21 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | John Tooley drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alvin Deputy | 18-23 |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Timothy Alameda (fresh) SG - Darren Fregoso (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Hibbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Carlisle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Noel Wiseman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Tooley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alvin Deputy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Isom (fairly fresh) PF - James Beshears (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Suggs (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Davidson | Darren Fregoso misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Alvin Deputy - foul #2 on Alvin Deputy, team foul #5 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Davidson | Robert Kelly (PG), Robert Donahoe (SF), Nathan Howse (PF), Carlos Mackinnon (C) Timothy Alameda, Matthew Hibbert, James Carlisle, Noel Wiseman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Richard Youngblood (SG), Charles Moore (SF), Robert Kiernan (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) John Tooley, Alvin Deputy, Anthony Isom, James Beshears, John Suggs | |
| 11:35 | Davidson | Darren Fregoso misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 11:35 | Davidson | Darren Fregoso makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Richard Youngblood misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 11:06 | Davidson | Nathan Howse grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 10:47 | Davidson | Robert Kelly misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by John Moon - foul #2 on John Moon, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Davidson | Richard Humphrey (SG) Darren Fregoso | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bennett Ritzman (SG) John Moon | |
| 10:47 | Davidson | Robert Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 10:47 | Davidson | Robert Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore is fouled on the floor by Nathan Howse - foul #1 on Nathan Howse, team foul #4 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Davidson | Timothy Alameda (PG), James Carlisle (PF) Robert Donahoe, Carlos Mackinnon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (SG) Richard Youngblood | |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Bennett Ritzman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-23 |
| Subs | Davidson | Darryl Porch (PG), Noel Wiseman (C) Robert Kelly, Nathan Howse | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Suggs (PF) Robert Kiernan | |
| 09:53 | Davidson | Noel Wiseman's pass is intercepted by John Suggs | 21-23 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Darryl Porch - foul #1 on Darryl Porch, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Davidson | Robert Donahoe (SF), Matthew Hibbert (PF) Darryl Porch, James Carlisle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Youngblood (SG), James Beshears (PF) Bennett Ritzman, Phil Braithwaite | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 09:21 | Davidson | Noel Wiseman drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Alameda | 23-25 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | John Tooley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on Matthew Hibbert - foul #1 on Matthew Hibbert, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Davidson | Robert Kelly (PG), Darren Fregoso (SG), Nathan Howse (PF), Carlos Mackinnon (C) Timothy Alameda, Richard Humphrey, Matthew Hibbert, Noel Wiseman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Isom (SF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Charles Moore, John Suggs | |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | John Tooley makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | John Tooley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | John Tooley misses the 3rd free throw | 23-27 |
| 08:53 | Davidson | Nathan Howse grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 08:40 | Davidson | Carlos Mackinnon hits a floater from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | John Tooley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite hits the follow up shot | 25-29 |
| 08:00 | Davidson | Darren Fregoso scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Carlos Mackinnon | 28-29 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | John Tooley hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anthony Isom | 28-31 |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darren Fregoso (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Donahoe (fairly fresh) PF - Nathan Howse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Mackinnon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Tooley (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Richard Youngblood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Isom (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Beshears (tiring) 4 pts. C - Phil Braithwaite (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Davidson | Nathan Howse blows the layup | 28-31 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 06:53 | Davidson | Darren Fregoso snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 06:34 | Davidson | Darren Fregoso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-31 |
| Subs | Davidson | Darryl Porch (PG), Timothy Alameda (SG), Richard Humphrey (SF), Matthew Hibbert (PF), Noel Wiseman (C) Robert Kelly, Darren Fregoso, Robert Donahoe, Nathan Howse, Carlos Mackinnon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bennett Ritzman (PG), Charles Moore (SF), Robert Kiernan (PF), John Suggs (C) Richard Youngblood, Anthony Isom, James Beshears, Phil Braithwaite | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Bennett Ritzman is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Alameda - foul #1 on Timothy Alameda, team foul #7 | 28-31 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Bennett Ritzman misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 06:32 | Davidson | The rebound goes to Richard Humphrey | 28-31 |
| 06:10 | Davidson | Darryl Porch comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 06:09 | Davidson | Noel Wiseman misses the tip | 28-31 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Robert Kiernan snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Timothy Alameda takes the ball from Charles Moore | 28-31 |
| 05:48 | Davidson | Timothy Alameda blows the layup | 28-31 |
| 05:46 | Davidson | Noel Wiseman misses the tip | 28-31 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Robert Kiernan grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Bennett Ritzman is hacked by Darryl Porch - foul #2 on Darryl Porch, team foul #8 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Davidson | James Carlisle (PF) Darryl Porch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Youngblood (SG) John Tooley | |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Bennett Ritzman makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Bennett Ritzman misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 05:26 | Davidson | James Carlisle snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 05:14 | Davidson | Bennett Ritzman picks off the pass by Noel Wiseman | 28-32 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Bennett Ritzman blows the layup | 28-32 |
| 05:08 | Davidson | James Carlisle pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 04:50 | Davidson | Richard Humphrey is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Richard Humphrey, team foul #9 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Davidson | Darren Fregoso (SG), Robert Donahoe (SF), Nathan Howse (C) Richard Humphrey, Matthew Hibbert, Noel Wiseman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Beshears (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Robert Kiernan, John Suggs | |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore loses the dribble to Nathan Howse in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| 04:28 | Davidson | James Carlisle hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by James Beshears - foul #1 on James Beshears, team foul #7 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Davidson | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG) Bennett Ritzman | |
| 04:28 | Davidson | James Carlisle makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:28 | Davidson | James Carlisle makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Robert Donahoe picks off the pass by John Tooley in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| 04:18 | Davidson | Darren Fregoso misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-32 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Phil Braithwaite | 30-32 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore's pass is intercepted by Robert Donahoe | 30-32 |
| 03:51 | Davidson | James Carlisle is fouled on the floor by James Beshears - foul #2 on James Beshears, team foul #8 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Davidson | Boyd Stanley (PG), Robert Kelly (SF), Noel Wiseman (C) Timothy Alameda, Robert Donahoe, Nathan Howse | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Alvin Deputy (SG), Anthony Isom (SF), Thomas Roberts (PF) John Tooley, Richard Youngblood, Charles Moore, James Beshears | |
| 03:51 | Davidson | James Carlisle misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite is called for traveling | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Boyd Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darren Fregoso (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Carlisle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Noel Wiseman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alvin Deputy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Isom (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. C - Phil Braithwaite (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Davidson | Boyd Stanley misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | John Moon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Boyd Stanley - foul #3 on Boyd Stanley, team foul #10 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Davidson | Darryl Porch (PG), Richard Humphrey (SG), Nathan Howse (C) Boyd Stanley, Darren Fregoso, Noel Wiseman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Suggs (C) Phil Braithwaite | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | John Moon makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | John Moon misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 03:03 | Davidson | Nathan Howse snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 02:53 | Davidson | James Carlisle's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Isom | 30-33 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Anthony Isom can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 02:46 | Davidson | James Carlisle gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 02:40 | Davidson | Nathan Howse drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from James Carlisle | 32-33 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Anthony Isom throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| Subs | Davidson | Robert Donahoe (SF), Matthew Hibbert (PF), Carlos Mackinnon (C) Robert Kelly, James Carlisle, Nathan Howse | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Kiernan (SF) Anthony Isom | |
| 02:28 | Davidson | Richard Humphrey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Alvin Deputy can't connect on an uncontested floater in the lane | 32-33 |
| 02:15 | Davidson | Matthew Hibbert snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 01:55 | Davidson | Carlos Mackinnon misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Kiernan - foul #1 on Robert Kiernan, team foul #9 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Davidson | Timothy Alameda (SG), James Carlisle (PF) Richard Humphrey, Matthew Hibbert | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Moore (SF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Thomas Roberts, John Suggs | |
| 01:55 | Davidson | Carlos Mackinnon misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:55 | Davidson | Carlos Mackinnon misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:55 | Davidson | Robert Donahoe gets the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 01:47 | Davidson | Robert Donahoe is called for traveling | 32-33 |
| Subs | Davidson | Nathan Howse (C) Carlos Mackinnon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bennett Ritzman (SF), Thomas Roberts (PF) Charles Moore, Robert Kiernan | |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Timothy Alameda is called for the reach on John Moon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Alameda, team foul #11 | 32-33 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | John Moon makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | John Moon misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:45 | Davidson | Nathan Howse gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 01:25 | Davidson | Timothy Alameda buries a floater from the right wing set up by Robert Donahoe | 34-34 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Bennett Ritzman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Davidson | Darren Fregoso (SG), Robert Kelly (SF), Noel Wiseman (C) Darryl Porch, Robert Donahoe, James Carlisle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Moore (SF) Bennett Ritzman | |
| 01:04 | Davidson | John Moon steals the ball from Timothy Alameda in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 00:48 | Davidson | Noel Wiseman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 00:30 | Davidson | Robert Kelly can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-34 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | John Moon gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Noel Wiseman is called for the reach on Phil Braithwaite in the backcourt - foul #1 on Noel Wiseman, team foul #12 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Davidson | Matthew Hibbert (PF), Carlos Mackinnon (C) Nathan Howse, Noel Wiseman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Isom (SF), Robert Kiernan (PF) Charles Moore, Thomas Roberts | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 00:02 | Davidson | Darren Fregoso misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | John Moon grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John Moon misses short on a fullcourt shot | 34-36 |