| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Larry Lanctot (fresh) SG - Robert Fauver (fresh) SF - George Brott (fresh) PF - Ronald Seelye (fresh) C - Arnulfo Marino (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Auburn | Larry Lanctot misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate misses the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Auburn | The rebound goes to George Brott | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Auburn | Larry Lanctot connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Seelye | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Ronald Seelye | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Auburn | Larry Lanctot hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Curtis Quiros - foul #1 on Curtis Quiros, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Auburn | Larry Lanctot makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Auburn | Larry Lanctot misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-3 |
| 17:59 | Auburn | Arnulfo Marino snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:52 | Auburn | Larry Lanctot misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Anthony McCrate | 0-3 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 17:38 | Auburn | George Brott grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:10 | Auburn | Anthony McCrate steals the ball from Arnulfo Marino | 0-3 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Saleh and he's fouled by Larry Lanctot - foul #1 on Larry Lanctot, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Joseph Sanders (PF), Sam Gibson (C) Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich, Anthony Saleh, Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros misses the free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:59 | Auburn | George Brott grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 16:46 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye banks in the layup set up by Larry Lanctot | 2-5 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 16:09 | Auburn | Larry Lanctot is fouled on the floor by Tommy Divine - foul #1 on Tommy Divine, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (SG) Curtis Quiros | |
| Subs | Auburn | Henry Becker (PG), John Seals (SG), Marcelo Greco (SF), Shawn Smith (PF), Randy White (C) Larry Lanctot, Robert Fauver, George Brott, Ronald Seelye, Arnulfo Marino | |
| 15:54 | Auburn | John Seals is fouled on the floor by Allen Jones - foul #1 on Allen Jones, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF) Allen Jones, Tommy Divine | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) PF - Joseph Sanders (fresh) C - Sam Gibson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Henry Becker (fresh) SG - John Seals (fresh) SF - Marcelo Greco (fresh) PF - Shawn Smith (fresh) C - Randy White (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Auburn | John Seals misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Shawn Smith snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 15:21 | Auburn | Shawn Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 15:20 | Auburn | Randy White can't tip it in | 4-5 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Leslie Perry | 7-5 |
| 15:06 | Auburn | Randy White drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Shawn Smith and he's hacked by Arthur Comer - foul #1 on Arthur Comer, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh (PF), Anthony McCrate (C) Joseph Sanders, Sam Gibson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Arnulfo Marino (C) Shawn Smith | |
| 15:06 | Auburn | Randy White makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate is fouled on the floor by John Seals - foul #1 on John Seals, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG) Arthur Comer | |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry Lanctot (PG), Robert Fauver (SG), Ronald Seelye (PF) Henry Becker, John Seals, Randy White | |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry is hacked by Marcelo Greco - foul #1 on Marcelo Greco, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | George Brott (SF) Marcelo Greco | |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 14:20 | Auburn | Robert Fauver pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:58 | Auburn | Robert Fauver hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry grabs the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by George Brott - foul #1 on George Brott, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (SG), Tommy Divine (SF) Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:35 | Auburn | Arnulfo Marino snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 13:11 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by George Brott | 8-11 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Tommy Divine | 11-11 |
| 12:41 | Auburn | Robert Fauver comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 12:39 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye hits the follow up shot | 11-13 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (SG), Joseph Sanders (PF), Sam Gibson (C) Curtis Quiros, Anthony Saleh, Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | Auburn | Henry Becker (PG), John Seals (SG), Marcelo Greco (SF), Shawn Smith (PF), Randy White (C) Larry Lanctot, Robert Fauver, George Brott, Ronald Seelye, Arnulfo Marino | |
| 12:10 | Auburn | John Seals misses long on a shot from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 12:09 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Smith | 11-13 |
| 11:57 | Auburn | Marcelo Greco misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Tommy Divine | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Allen Jones (fresh) SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Sanders (fresh) C - Sam Gibson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Henry Becker (fresh) SG - John Seals (fresh) SF - Marcelo Greco (fresh) PF - Shawn Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy White (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Shawn Smith denies the turnaround by Allen Jones | 11-13 |
| 11:33 | Auburn | Randy White grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:17 | Auburn | John Seals comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 10:58 | Auburn | Shawn Smith grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Allen Jones steals the ball from Shawn Smith | 11-13 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF), Anthony McCrate (C) Arthur Comer, Allen Jones, Tommy Divine, Joseph Sanders, Sam Gibson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry Lanctot (PG), Robert Fauver (SG), George Brott (SF), Ronald Seelye (PF), Arnulfo Marino (C) Henry Becker, John Seals, Marcelo Greco, Shawn Smith, Randy White | |
| 10:13 | Auburn | Robert Fauver is hacked by Leslie Perry - foul #1 on Leslie Perry, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| 09:58 | Auburn | George Brott connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Lanctot | 11-16 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Fauver steps in front of the Edmund Rich pass | 11-16 |
| 09:17 | Auburn | Robert Fauver connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Lanctot | 11-19 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Fauver steps in front of the Leslie Perry pass | 11-19 |
| 08:38 | Auburn | Edmund Rich is called for the reach on George Brott - foul #1 on Edmund Rich, team foul #6 | 11-19 |
| 08:23 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Fauver | 11-21 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 11-21 |
| 08:01 | Auburn | Robert Fauver buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Larry Lanctot | 11-24 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate is denied on a layup by Ronald Seelye | 11-24 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Leslie Perry | 11-24 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) PF - Anthony Saleh (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Larry Lanctot (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Fauver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Brott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Seelye (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Arnulfo Marino (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-24 |
| 07:34 | Auburn | Arnulfo Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 11-24 |
| 07:23 | Auburn | Arnulfo Marino clanks a runner from the right block | 11-24 |
| 07:22 | Auburn | Arnulfo Marino tips it but misses | 11-24 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Curtis Quiros | 11-24 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry dunks the ball set up by Curtis Quiros and he's hacked by Robert Fauver - foul #1 on Robert Fauver, team foul #5 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine (SF), Joseph Sanders (PF), Sam Gibson (C) Edmund Rich, Anthony Saleh, Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | Auburn | Henry Becker (PG), John Seals (SG), Marcelo Greco (SF), Shawn Smith (PF), Randy White (C) Larry Lanctot, Robert Fauver, George Brott, Ronald Seelye, Arnulfo Marino | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses the free throw | 13-24 |
| 07:14 | Auburn | Shawn Smith gets the rebound | 13-24 |
| 06:58 | Auburn | Shawn Smith misses the jump hook from the right block | 13-24 |
| 06:57 | Auburn | Marcelo Greco tips it back up and in | 13-26 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-26 |
| 06:39 | Auburn | Shawn Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 13-26 |
| 06:13 | Auburn | Shawn Smith lays it in on a great pass from John Seals and he's fouled by Joseph Sanders - foul #1 on Joseph Sanders, team foul #7 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Allen Jones (SG), Edmund Rich (SF) Curtis Quiros, Leslie Perry, Tommy Divine | |
| Subs | Auburn | Arnulfo Marino (C) Randy White | |
| 06:13 | Auburn | Shawn Smith makes the free throw | 13-29 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 13-29 |
| 05:47 | Auburn | Marcelo Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 13-29 |
| 05:42 | Auburn | Marcelo Greco can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-29 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich grabs the board | 13-29 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Henry Becker is called for the reach on Arthur Comer - foul #1 on Henry Becker, team foul #6 | 13-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh (PF), Anthony McCrate (C) Joseph Sanders, Sam Gibson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry Lanctot (PG), Robert Fauver (SG), George Brott (SF), Ronald Seelye (PF) Henry Becker, John Seals, Marcelo Greco, Shawn Smith | |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Robert Fauver is called for the reach on Allen Jones - foul #2 on Robert Fauver, team foul #7 | 13-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcelo Greco (SG) Robert Fauver | |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 14-29 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 15-29 |
| 04:51 | Auburn | Arthur Comer is called for the reach on Ronald Seelye - foul #2 on Arthur Comer, team foul #8 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG) Arthur Comer | |
| Subs | Auburn | Henry Becker (SG) Marcelo Greco | |
| 04:51 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye makes the 1st free throw | 15-30 |
| 04:51 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye makes the 2nd free throw | 15-31 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry (SG), Tommy Divine (SF) Allen Jones, Edmund Rich | |
| Subs | Auburn | Shawn Smith (C) Arnulfo Marino | |
| 04:25 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye hits a shot from the left side set up by George Brott | 15-33 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 15-33 |
| 04:06 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Shawn Smith | 15-33 |
| 03:59 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 15-33 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros grabs the defensive rebound | 15-33 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Anthony Saleh | 18-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 1 pts. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Larry Lanctot (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Becker (fresh) SF - George Brott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Seelye (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Auburn | Henry Becker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-33 |
| 03:16 | Auburn | Shawn Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 18-33 |
| 03:08 | Auburn | George Brott misses the dunk but he's fouled by Tommy Divine - foul #2 on Tommy Divine, team foul #9 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich (SF), Sam Gibson (PF) Tommy Divine, Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcelo Greco (PG), Robert Fauver (SG), Arnulfo Marino (C) Larry Lanctot, Henry Becker, Shawn Smith | |
| 03:08 | Auburn | George Brott misses the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 03:08 | Auburn | George Brott misses the 2nd free throw | 18-33 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Anthony McCrate | 18-33 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses the jumpshot from the left side | 18-33 |
| 02:57 | Auburn | Arnulfo Marino grabs the board | 18-33 |
| 02:43 | Auburn | Arnulfo Marino's layup is rejected by Edmund Rich | 18-33 |
| 02:42 | Auburn | George Brott grabs the offensive board | 18-33 |
| 02:31 | Auburn | Arnulfo Marino's pass is intercepted by Edmund Rich | 18-33 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Edmund Rich | 21-33 |
| 01:45 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-33 |
| 01:44 | Auburn | George Brott can't tip it in | 21-33 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson gets the rebound | 21-33 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-33 |
| 01:38 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye gets the rebound | 21-33 |
| 01:27 | Auburn | George Brott clanks a jumper from the left side | 21-33 |
| 01:26 | Auburn | Ronald Seelye tips it in | 21-35 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 21-35 |
| 01:08 | Auburn | George Brott gets the rebound | 21-35 |
| 01:01 | Auburn | Edmund Rich blocks the short jumper by Ronald Seelye | 21-35 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry grabs the board | 21-35 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the 3 from the right corner | 24-35 |
| 00:15 | Auburn | George Brott travels with the ball | 24-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Allen Jones (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF), Joseph Sanders (C) Curtis Quiros, Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich, Sam Gibson, Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry Lanctot (PG), Henry Becker (SG), Shawn Smith (PF), Randy White (C) Robert Fauver, George Brott, Ronald Seelye, Arnulfo Marino | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh blows the layup | 24-35 |