| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Davies (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Harper (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Bryner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Norman Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Shepherd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 19:43 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Charles Shepherd | 41-34 |
| 19:37 | Auburn | Charles Smith misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-34 |
| 19:36 | Auburn | Charles Shepherd pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 19:13 | Auburn | Craig Willis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-34 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies hits the follow up shot | 43-34 |
| 18:40 | Auburn | Brandon Jenkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Davies | 43-34 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 43-34 |
| 17:59 | Auburn | Craig Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 17:52 | Auburn | Brandon Jenkins can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jonathan Bryner - foul #2 on Jonathan Bryner, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake (C) Jonathan Bryner | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:52 | Auburn | Brandon Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:52 | Auburn | Brandon Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Davies | 45-36 |
| 17:16 | Auburn | Charles Smith misses long on a runner in the paint | 45-36 |
| 17:15 | Auburn | Norman Bailey grabs the offensive board | 45-36 |
| 17:06 | Auburn | Charles Smith misses the lay-in | 45-36 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Mark Davies, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan (PG), Glenn Lepe (SG), Neil Hunter (SF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Kyle Larson, Mark Davies, Ramon Martin, Michael Harper | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ricky Croce (PG), Ervin Gould (SG), Edwin Crocker (SF), James Lancaster (C) Craig Willis, Brandon Jenkins, Charles Smith, Charles Shepherd | |
| 16:29 | Auburn | Edwin Crocker clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Norman Bailey - foul #1 on Norman Bailey, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Somers (C) Norman Bailey | |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 16:00 | Auburn | Ricky Croce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Wann (SG) Glenn Lepe | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Craig Wann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Neil Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Bryner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ricky Croce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ervin Gould (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edwin Crocker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Lancaster (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Somers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter is hacked by Richard Somers - foul #1 on Richard Somers, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harper (PF) Jonathan Bryner | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Richard Somers takes the ball from Craig Wann | 46-36 |
| 15:17 | Auburn | Michael Harper steals it from Edwin Crocker | 46-36 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-36 |
| 14:55 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Edwin Crocker | 46-36 |
| 14:32 | Auburn | Richard Somers is hacked by Dikembe Ake - foul #1 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Ramon Martin (SF) Robert Duncan, Dikembe Ake | |
| Subs | Auburn | Craig Willis (PG), Brandon Jenkins (SG), Charles Smith (SF), Norman Bailey (PF), Charles Shepherd (C) Ricky Croce, Ervin Gould, Edwin Crocker, James Lancaster, Richard Somers | |
| 14:20 | Auburn | Craig Willis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson hits a shot from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | Norman Bailey is denied on a dunk by Michael Harper | 48-36 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-36 |
| 13:47 | Auburn | Craig Willis pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 13:27 | Auburn | Norman Bailey lays it up and in and he's hacked by Michael Harper - foul #1 on Michael Harper, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Davies (PF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Michael Harper, Neil Hunter | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:27 | Auburn | Norman Bailey misses the free throw | 48-38 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin tips it but misses | 48-38 |
| 13:16 | Auburn | Charles Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 13:10 | Auburn | Charles Smith drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Brandon Jenkins and he's fouled by Jonathan Bryner - foul #3 on Jonathan Bryner, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| 13:10 | Auburn | Charles Smith makes the free throw | 48-41 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 48-41 |
| 12:55 | Auburn | Norman Bailey snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 12:40 | Auburn | Charles Shepherd hits a driving attempt from close range | 48-43 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Norman Bailey steps in front of the Craig Wann pass | 48-43 |
| 12:03 | Auburn | Jonathan Bryner takes the ball from Norman Bailey | 48-43 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin clanks a floater from the right side | 48-43 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann tips it back up and in | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Wann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ramon Martin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Davies (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. C - Jonathan Bryner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Willis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Jenkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Norman Bailey (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Shepherd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Auburn | Craig Willis knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Brandon Jenkins | 50-46 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 50-46 |
| 11:04 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Norman Bailey | 50-46 |
| 10:50 | Auburn | Brandon Jenkins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 10:49 | Auburn | Charles Smith tips it in | 50-48 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson is called for a backcourt violation | 50-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan (PG), Glenn Lepe (SG), Neil Hunter (SF), Michael Harper (PF), Dikembe Ake (C) Kyle Larson, Craig Wann, Ramon Martin, Mark Davies, Jonathan Bryner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ricky Croce (PG), Ervin Gould (SG), Edwin Crocker (SF), James Lancaster (PF), Richard Somers (C) Craig Willis, Brandon Jenkins, Charles Smith, Norman Bailey, Charles Shepherd | |
| 10:01 | Auburn | Ervin Gould scores on a jumper in the paint | 50-50 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter makes the 3 from straight away set up by Michael Harper | 53-50 |
| 09:24 | Auburn | Ervin Gould clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 09:22 | Auburn | James Lancaster hits the follow up shot | 53-52 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Richard Somers takes the ball from Glenn Lepe | 53-52 |
| 08:49 | Auburn | James Lancaster comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 08:47 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Crocker | 53-52 |
| 08:34 | Auburn | Ricky Croce throws it down | 53-54 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper is hacked by Ricky Croce - foul #1 on Ricky Croce, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Craig Wann (SG) Robert Duncan, Glenn Lepe | |
| Subs | Auburn | Craig Willis (PG), Charles Smith (SF), Norman Bailey (PF), Charles Shepherd (C) Ervin Gould, Edwin Crocker, James Lancaster, Richard Somers | |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 08:05 | Auburn | Charles Shepherd grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 07:50 | Auburn | Norman Bailey travels with the ball | 53-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean (SF), Mark Davies (C) Neil Hunter, Dikembe Ake | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brandon Jenkins (SG) Ricky Croce | |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-54 |
| 07:39 | Auburn | Charles Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Wann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Dean (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Harper (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Mark Davies (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Craig Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Norman Bailey (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Shepherd (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Auburn | Charles Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 06:52 | Auburn | Craig Willis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 06:50 | Auburn | Norman Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 06:34 | Auburn | Norman Bailey connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 56-59 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 06:04 | Auburn | Charles Smith gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 05:47 | Auburn | Craig Willis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Dean - foul #2 on Timothy Dean, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (SG), Ramon Martin (SF), Dikembe Ake (PF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Kyle Larson, Craig Wann, Timothy Dean, Michael Harper | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ricky Croce (SG), Edwin Crocker (SF), James Lancaster (C) Brandon Jenkins, Charles Smith, Charles Shepherd | |
| 05:47 | Auburn | Craig Willis misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:47 | Auburn | Craig Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 56-60 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake gets the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Ake | 59-60 |
| 05:06 | Auburn | Norman Bailey misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | James Lancaster pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 04:53 | Auburn | Craig Willis makes the fadeaway from the left side | 59-62 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 59-62 |
| 04:45 | Auburn | Norman Bailey snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 04:27 | Auburn | Craig Willis comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jonathan Bryner - foul #4 on Jonathan Bryner, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Craig Wann (SG) Mark Davies, Glenn Lepe | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brandon Jenkins (SG), Charles Smith (SF) Ricky Croce, Norman Bailey | |
| 04:27 | Auburn | Craig Willis makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 04:27 | Auburn | Craig Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann is hacked by Brandon Jenkins - foul #1 on Brandon Jenkins, team foul #4 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ricky Croce (PG) Craig Willis | |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kyle Larson | 61-64 |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Edwin Crocker's pass is intercepted by Ramon Martin | 61-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Wann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Bryner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ricky Croce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Lancaster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Crocker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake loses the ball out of bounds | 61-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harper (PF) Jonathan Bryner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Norman Bailey (PF), Charles Shepherd (C) James Lancaster, Edwin Crocker | |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Michael Harper is called for the reach on Norman Bailey - foul #2 on Michael Harper, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter (SF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Ramon Martin, Dikembe Ake | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ervin Gould (SG) Brandon Jenkins | |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Norman Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Harper | 61-64 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson is fouled on the floor by Charles Smith - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #5 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Davies (C) Jonathan Bryner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Edwin Crocker (SF) Charles Smith | |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 02:34 | Auburn | Norman Bailey snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 02:34 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin (SF), Dikembe Ake (C) Neil Hunter, Mark Davies | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brandon Jenkins (SG), Charles Smith (SF) Ervin Gould, Edwin Crocker | |
| 02:12 | Auburn | Michael Harper steals it from Charles Smith | 61-64 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-64 |
| 01:58 | Auburn | Charles Smith pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 01:42 | Auburn | Norman Bailey misses long on a jumper from close range | 61-64 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann is hacked by Charles Smith - foul #2 on Charles Smith, team foul #6 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner (C) Dikembe Ake | |
| Subs | Auburn | Craig Willis (PG) Ricky Croce | |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Charles Shepherd takes the ball from Kyle Larson | 61-64 |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Norman Bailey lays it in | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner scores on a jumper in the paint | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Auburn | Brandon Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Craig Wann - foul #4 on Craig Wann, team foul #9 | 63-66 |
| 00:18 | Auburn | Brandon Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:18 | Auburn | Brandon Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper grabs the board | 63-67 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper clanks a 3 from the right wing | 63-67 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-67 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Charles Smith snags the defensive board | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Charles Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Wann - foul #5 on Craig Wann, team foul #10 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Davies (SG) Craig Wann | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Charles Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper clanks a halfcourt shot | 63-68 |