| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sean Cottone (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Tushoski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Truett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Parks (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joseph Angle (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Henry Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Fauver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Brott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Seelye (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Arnulfo Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | George Brott inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Robert Fauver drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by George Brott | 40-37 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Charles Parks comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 40-37 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi | Charles Truett tips it home | 42-37 |
| 19:04 | Auburn | Henry Becker drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Seelye | 42-40 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi | Robert Fauver steals it from Paul Tushoski | 42-40 |
| 18:57 | Auburn | Robert Fauver misses the lay-in | 42-40 |
| 18:55 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye tips it in | 42-42 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Charles Parks is blocked by Arnulfo Marino | 42-42 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | Joseph Angle misses the tip | 42-42 |
| 18:43 | Auburn | Robert Fauver gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 18:25 | Auburn | Robert Fauver misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-42 |
| 18:24 | Auburn | Arnulfo Marino tips it home | 42-44 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | Paul Tushoski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Paul Tushoski, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| 17:42 | Auburn | Robert Fauver connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-46 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Charles Truett's pass is intercepted by Ronald Seelye | 42-46 |
| 16:54 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Parks - foul #1 on Charles Parks, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt (SG), Leonard Robinson (SF), John Sanders (PF) Paul Tushoski, Charles Truett, Charles Parks | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Seals (PG), Marcelo Greco (SF), Shawn Smith (C) Henry Becker, George Brott, Arnulfo Marino | |
| 16:54 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 16:54 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | Leonard Robinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Joseph Angle tips it home | 44-47 |
| 16:12 | Auburn | Joseph Angle denies the turnaround by Ronald Seelye | 44-47 |
| 16:10 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye tips it but misses | 44-47 |
| 16:08 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Smith | 44-47 |
| 15:53 | Auburn | John Seals can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jerry Wilt | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sean Cottone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Wilt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Sanders (fresh) C - Joseph Angle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Seals (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Fauver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marcelo Greco (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Seelye (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | John Sanders can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Fauver - foul #3 on Robert Fauver, team foul #1 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Tushoski (SG), Charles Parks (SF), Joshua Condie (PF) Sean Cottone, Leonard Robinson, Joseph Angle | |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry Lanctot (PG), Henry Becker (SG), George Brott (SF), Arnulfo Marino (C) John Seals, Robert Fauver, Marcelo Greco, Ronald Seelye | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | John Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | John Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 15:15 | Auburn | Larry Lanctot is fouled on the floor by Joshua Condie - foul #4 on Joshua Condie, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Truett (SF) Joshua Condie | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:47 | Auburn | Larry Lanctot double dribbles | 46-47 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Charles Truett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Charles Truett grabs the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Tushoski | 48-47 |
| 14:04 | Auburn | Arnulfo Marino clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Sanders - foul #1 on John Sanders, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sean Cottone (PG), Joseph Angle (C) Jerry Wilt, John Sanders | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:04 | Auburn | Arnulfo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 14:04 | Auburn | Arnulfo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | Sean Cottone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcelo Greco (SF), Ronald Seelye (PF) George Brott, Shawn Smith | |
| 13:32 | Auburn | Marcelo Greco makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Becker | 48-51 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Charles Truett is fouled on the floor by Marcelo Greco - foul #2 on Marcelo Greco, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Leonard Robinson (SF), John Sanders (PF) Charles Truett, Charles Parks | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Fauver (SG) Henry Becker | |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Paul Tushoski makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Sean Cottone | 50-51 |
| 12:46 | Auburn | Robert Fauver misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | John Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | Joseph Angle buries a floater from the free throw line set up by John Sanders | 52-51 |
| 12:16 | Auburn | Robert Fauver is fouled on the floor by Sean Cottone - foul #3 on Sean Cottone, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt (SG), Charles Parks (SF) Paul Tushoski, John Sanders | |
| Subs | Auburn | Henry Becker (PG), George Brott (SF), Shawn Smith (C) Larry Lanctot, Marcelo Greco, Arnulfo Marino | |
| 11:53 | Auburn | Robert Fauver misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Parks - foul #2 on Charles Parks, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Truett (SF) Leonard Robinson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:53 | Auburn | Robert Fauver makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 11:53 | Auburn | Robert Fauver makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sean Cottone (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Wilt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Truett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Parks (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joseph Angle (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Henry Becker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Fauver (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Brott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Seelye (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | Charles Parks tips it in | 54-53 |
| 11:24 | Auburn | George Brott connects on the shot from the right block | 54-55 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Charles Truett misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 11:01 | Auburn | Shawn Smith pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 10:45 | Auburn | Robert Fauver comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Joseph Angle pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi | Charles Truett knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sean Cottone | 56-55 |
| 10:07 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Tushoski (SG), Leonard Robinson (PF), John Sanders (C) Sean Cottone, Charles Parks, Joseph Angle | |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry Lanctot (PG), John Seals (SG), Marcelo Greco (SF), Arnulfo Marino (C) Henry Becker, Robert Fauver, George Brott, Ronald Seelye | |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | John Sanders travels with the ball | 56-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy White (PF) Shawn Smith | |
| 09:32 | Auburn | Randy White's floater is tipped away by Leonard Robinson | 56-55 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | Charles Truett snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Charles Truett misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Arnulfo Marino - foul #2 on Arnulfo Marino, team foul #3 | 56-55 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Charles Truett makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Charles Truett makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 08:55 | Auburn | Randy White travels with the ball | 58-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Derek Johnson (PG), Charles Parks (SF) Jerry Wilt, Charles Truett | |
| Subs | Auburn | George Brott (SF) John Seals | |
| 08:36 | Mississippi | Derek Johnson comes up short on the jumper from close range | 58-55 |
| 08:35 | Auburn | Arnulfo Marino grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 08:23 | Auburn | George Brott hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Lanctot | 58-57 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Paul Tushoski misses the 3 from straight away | 58-57 |
| 08:00 | Auburn | Randy White snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 07:41 | Auburn | Larry Lanctot hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Derek Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Tushoski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Parks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Larry Lanctot (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcelo Greco (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Brott (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy White (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arnulfo Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | George Brott swats the short shot by John Sanders | 58-60 |
| 07:15 | Auburn | Marcelo Greco gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 07:09 | Auburn | George Brott misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on John Sanders - foul #2 on John Sanders, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sean Cottone (PG), Jerry Wilt (SG), Joshua Condie (PF), Joseph Angle (C) Derek Johnson, Paul Tushoski, Charles Parks, John Sanders | |
| Subs | Auburn | Henry Becker (PG), Robert Fauver (SG), Ronald Seelye (PF) Larry Lanctot, Marcelo Greco, Randy White | |
| 07:09 | Auburn | George Brott makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 07:09 | Auburn | George Brott makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-62 |
| 06:42 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye can't connect on a floater from the left block | 61-62 |
| 06:41 | Auburn | Henry Becker pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 06:18 | Auburn | Henry Becker scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Fauver | 61-65 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Joshua Condie knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Sean Cottone and he's fouled by Henry Becker - foul #1 on Henry Becker, team foul #4 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Tushoski (SG), Charles Truett (SF) Jerry Wilt, Leonard Robinson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry Lanctot (PG), Marcelo Greco (SF), Shawn Smith (C) Henry Becker, George Brott, Arnulfo Marino | |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Joshua Condie makes the free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:58 | Auburn | Sean Cottone steals it from Larry Lanctot in the backcourt | 64-65 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Sean Cottone comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 05:38 | Auburn | Robert Fauver pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 05:24 | Auburn | Larry Lanctot misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 05:23 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye grabs the offensive board | 64-65 |
| 05:12 | Auburn | Marcelo Greco scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Fauver | 64-67 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi | Larry Lanctot is called for the reach on Sean Cottone - foul #4 on Larry Lanctot, team foul #5 | 64-67 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | Charles Truett knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Sean Cottone | 66-67 |
| 04:11 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye hits a runner from the baseline set up by Larry Lanctot | 66-69 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | Joshua Condie drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Sean Cottone | 68-69 |
| 03:36 | Auburn | Marcelo Greco misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Tushoski - foul #2 on Paul Tushoski, team foul #8 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt (PG), Derek Johnson (SG), Charles Parks (PF), John Sanders (C) Sean Cottone, Paul Tushoski, Joshua Condie, Joseph Angle | |
| Subs | Auburn | Henry Becker (SG), George Brott (SF), Arnulfo Marino (C) Larry Lanctot, Robert Fauver, Ronald Seelye | |
| 03:36 | Auburn | Marcelo Greco makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:36 | Auburn | Marcelo Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi | Charles Parks grabs the board | 68-70 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jerry Wilt (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Derek Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Truett (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Parks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Marcelo Greco (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Becker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Brott (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arnulfo Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Charles Parks clanks a jumper from the left side | 68-70 |
| 03:12 | Auburn | George Brott grabs the defensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 02:59 | Auburn | Henry Becker misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-70 |
| 02:57 | Auburn | George Brott tips it home | 68-72 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sean Cottone (PG), Paul Tushoski (SG), Joshua Condie (PF), Joseph Angle (C) Jerry Wilt, Derek Johnson, Charles Parks, John Sanders | |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry Lanctot (PG), Robert Fauver (SG), Ronald Seelye (PF) Marcelo Greco, Henry Becker, Shawn Smith | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Robert Fauver steps in front of the Joseph Angle pass | 68-72 |
| 02:27 | Auburn | Larry Lanctot makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by George Brott | 68-75 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | Joshua Condie connects on the shot from the left block set up by Paul Tushoski | 70-75 |
| 01:52 | Auburn | Robert Fauver comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-75 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Joshua Condie grabs the board | 70-75 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Joshua Condie misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 70-75 |
| 01:25 | Auburn | Larry Lanctot gets the rebound | 70-75 |
| 01:10 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye hits a runner from the right block | 70-77 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | Ronald Seelye is called for the reach on Sean Cottone - foul #2 on Ronald Seelye, team foul #6 | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Paul Tushoski lays it in | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Larry Lanctot is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Cottone - foul #4 on Sean Cottone, team foul #9 | 72-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Henry Becker (SF) George Brott | |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Larry Lanctot misses the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Charles Truett | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi 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) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Charles Truett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-77 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Larry Lanctot pulls down the rebound | 72-77 |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Larry Lanctot is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Cottone - foul #5 on Sean Cottone, team foul #10 | 72-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt (PG) Sean Cottone | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Larry Lanctot makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Larry Lanctot misses the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Joshua Condie grabs the defensive rebound | 72-78 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Paul Tushoski misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-78 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Joshua Condie pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-78 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Paul Tushoski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-78 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye gets the rebound | 72-78 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye is hacked by Jerry Wilt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Wilt, team foul #11 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcelo Greco (SF) Larry Lanctot | |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye misses the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Joseph Angle grabs the board | 72-79 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Paul Tushoski drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Charles Truett | 75-79 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-79 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Henry Becker is hacked by Jerry Wilt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Wilt, team foul #12 | 75-79 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Henry Becker makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Henry Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 75-81 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Marcelo Greco | 75-81 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-81 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Henry Becker runs out the clock | 75-81 |