| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Roughton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chas Malewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Reimers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Fannin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Halle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael West (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Burgess (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Auburn | James Roughton can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by James Burgess - foul #1 on James Burgess, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 19:42 | Auburn | James Roughton makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:42 | Auburn | James Roughton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi | Michael West buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Damian Coley | 36-42 |
| 19:08 | Auburn | Joseph Fannin misses the lay-in | 36-42 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Damian Coley's fadeaway is rejected by Jeff Reimers | 36-42 |
| 18:46 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Jeff Reimers | 36-42 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | Damian Coley is called for the reach on Chas Malewski - foul #3 on Damian Coley, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (PG) Damian Coley | |
| 18:22 | Auburn | Joseph Fannin misses short on a shot in the paint | 36-42 |
| 18:20 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers can't tip it in | 36-42 |
| 18:19 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Halle | 36-42 |
| 18:12 | Auburn | James Roughton can't finish the layup | 36-42 |
| 18:10 | Auburn | Lee Halle grabs the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 17:53 | Auburn | Michael Butler steps in front of the Chas Malewski pass | 36-42 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | Michael Butler lays it up and in | 36-44 |
| 17:45 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers lays it in on a nice dish by Chas Malewski | 38-44 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Chas Malewski takes the ball from James Burgess | 38-44 |
| 17:34 | Auburn | Chas Malewski banks in the layup | 40-44 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | Michael Butler misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-44 |
| 17:18 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Chas Malewski | 40-44 |
| 17:13 | Auburn | Chas Malewski connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Roughton | 43-44 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Michael West misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on James Roughton - foul #2 on James Roughton, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jonathan Simard (PG), Alton Denney (PF), Bernard Canfield (C) James Roughton, Joseph Fannin, Lee Halle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Michael West makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Michael West makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Michael West makes the 3rd free throw | 43-47 |
| 16:41 | Auburn | Chas Malewski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-47 |
| 16:40 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers gets the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 16:28 | Auburn | Michael West steals it from Bernard Canfield | 43-47 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 43-47 |
| 16:09 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 15:52 | Auburn | James Burgess is called for the reach on Bernard Canfield - foul #2 on James Burgess, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Roughton (PG), John Maltsberger (SF), Lee Halle (C) Chas Malewski, Jeff Reimers, Bernard Canfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG), Hal Warner (SF), Daniel Milano (PF), Cory Forrest (C) Michael West, Kurt Shade, Gerald Cunningham, James Burgess | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Roughton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Simard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Maltsberger (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alton Denney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Halle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Hal Warner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Milano (fresh) C - Cory Forrest (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Auburn | Jonathan Simard comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 43-47 |
| 15:39 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to John Maltsberger | 43-47 |
| 15:27 | Auburn | Jonathan Simard is hacked by Damian Coley - foul #4 on Damian Coley, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Fannin (PF) Jonathan Simard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pugh (SG) Damian Coley | |
| 15:03 | Auburn | James Roughton makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from John Maltsberger | 45-47 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh's pass is intercepted by James Roughton | 45-47 |
| 14:48 | Auburn | James Roughton lays it up and in | 47-47 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Lee Halle is called for the reach on Michael Butler - foul #1 on Lee Halle, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chas Malewski (SG), Jeff Reimers (SF) John Maltsberger, Alton Denney | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow (PG), Gerald Cunningham (PF), James Burgess (C) Michael Butler, Daniel Milano, Cory Forrest | |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | Hal Warner scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 47-49 |
| 13:56 | Auburn | Chas Malewski is hacked by Michael Pugh - foul #1 on Michael Pugh, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jonathan Simard (PG), Alton Denney (PF), Bernard Canfield (C) James Roughton, Joseph Fannin, Lee Halle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kurt Shade (SF) Hal Warner | |
| 13:47 | Auburn | Jonathan Simard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 13:46 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers tips it in | 49-49 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade's pass is intercepted by Bernard Canfield | 49-49 |
| 13:13 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jonathan Simard | 52-49 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | James Burgess connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 52-51 |
| 12:43 | Auburn | Alton Denney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Fannin (PF), Lee Halle (C) Alton Denney, Bernard Canfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (PG), Michael West (SG) Kereenyaga Sow, Michael Pugh | |
| 12:26 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 12:25 | Auburn | Lee Halle grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 12:18 | Auburn | Jonathan Simard connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Chas Malewski | 54-51 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Michael West and the foul's on Jonathan Simard - foul #2 on Jonathan Simard, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Roughton (PG), John Maltsberger (SG) Jonathan Simard, Chas Malewski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 11:45 | Auburn | Lee Halle misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 54-54 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Roughton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Maltsberger (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeff Reimers (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Fannin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Halle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Butler (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael West (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Burgess (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | James Burgess comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by James Roughton - foul #3 on James Roughton, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hal Warner (SF), Daniel Milano (PF) Kurt Shade, Gerald Cunningham | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 11:06 | Auburn | Joseph Fannin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Maltsberger | 57-56 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano is hacked by Jeff Reimers - foul #2 on Jeff Reimers, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chas Malewski (SG), Alton Denney (PF), Bernard Canfield (C) Jeff Reimers, Joseph Fannin, Lee Halle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cory Forrest (C) James Burgess | |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | John Maltsberger steps in front of the Hal Warner pass | 57-56 |
| 10:16 | Auburn | James Roughton can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-56 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Michael West connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Michael Butler | 57-58 |
| 09:33 | Auburn | John Maltsberger comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Hal Warner - foul #3 on Hal Warner, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jeff Reimers (SF), Lee Halle (C) Chas Malewski, Bernard Canfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow (PG), Michael Pugh (SG), Kurt Shade (SF), Gerald Cunningham (PF), James Burgess (C) Michael Butler, Michael West, Hal Warner, Daniel Milano, Cory Forrest | |
| 09:33 | Auburn | John Maltsberger misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:33 | Auburn | John Maltsberger misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | James Burgess grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-58 |
| 09:09 | Auburn | Alton Denney pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:49 | Auburn | The jump hook by John Maltsberger is blocked by James Burgess | 57-58 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | James Burgess snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Cunningham | 57-61 |
| 08:28 | Auburn | John Maltsberger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-61 |
| 08:27 | Auburn | Alton Denney tips it home | 59-61 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 07:59 | Auburn | John Maltsberger gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 07:42 | Auburn | Alton Denney misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 59-61 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | James Burgess grabs the board | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Roughton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Maltsberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Reimers (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alton Denney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Halle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kereenyaga Sow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Burgess (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kereenyaga Sow | 59-63 |
| 07:06 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Maltsberger | 61-63 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh travels with the ball | 61-63 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jonathan Simard (PG), Chas Malewski (SG), Joseph Fannin (PF), Bernard Canfield (C) James Roughton, John Maltsberger, Alton Denney, Lee Halle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG), Michael West (SG), Hal Warner (PF) Kereenyaga Sow, Michael Pugh, Gerald Cunningham | |
| 06:21 | Auburn | Joseph Fannin connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jeff Reimers | 63-63 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Damian Coley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-63 |
| 05:53 | Auburn | Jonathan Simard pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 05:28 | Auburn | Chas Malewski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Joseph Fannin can't tip it in | 63-63 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | James Burgess pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | James Burgess comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 63-63 |
| 05:06 | Auburn | Chas Malewski snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 04:50 | Auburn | Bernard Canfield misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi | James Burgess pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Hal Warner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Damian Coley | 63-65 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | Chas Malewski banks in the layup set up by Joseph Fannin | 65-65 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Michael West misses the floater from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Hal Warner tips it home | 65-67 |
| 03:45 | Auburn | Bernard Canfield misses long on a turnaround from close range | 65-67 |
| 03:44 | Auburn | Bernard Canfield hits the follow up shot | 67-67 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Damian Coley hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Burgess and he's hacked by Bernard Canfield - foul #1 on Bernard Canfield, team foul #6 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Roughton (PG), John Maltsberger (SF), Alton Denney (PF), Lee Halle (C) Chas Malewski, Jeff Reimers, Joseph Fannin, Bernard Canfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (SG), Daniel Milano (SF), Gerald Cunningham (PF), Cory Forrest (C) Michael West, Kurt Shade, Hal Warner, James Burgess | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Damian Coley makes the free throw | 67-70 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Roughton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Simard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Maltsberger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alton Denney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Halle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Milano (fresh) PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Cory Forrest (fresh) | |
| 02:58 | Auburn | James Roughton hits a turnaround from the baseline | 69-70 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chas Malewski (SG) Jonathan Simard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael West (SG), Hal Warner (SF) Michael Butler, Daniel Milano | |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Michael West connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Damian Coley | 69-73 |
| 02:42 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jeff Reimers (SF), Joseph Fannin (PF) John Maltsberger, Alton Denney | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kurt Shade (SF), James Burgess (C) Hal Warner, Cory Forrest | |
| 02:22 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers is fouled on the floor by Damian Coley - foul #5 on Damian Coley, team foul #7 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (PG) Damian Coley | |
| 02:22 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 02:22 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi | James Burgess can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 71-73 |
| 01:51 | Auburn | Lee Halle snags the defensive board | 71-73 |
| 01:31 | Auburn | Joseph Fannin buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from James Roughton | 73-73 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Michael West misses the easy layup | 73-73 |
| 01:08 | Auburn | Joseph Fannin grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 00:50 | Auburn | Joseph Fannin can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael West - foul #1 on Michael West, team foul #8 | 73-73 |
| 00:50 | Auburn | Joseph Fannin makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:50 | Auburn | Joseph Fannin misses the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:50 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers gets the offensive rebound | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers's floater is tipped away by Gerald Cunningham | 74-73 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Michael Butler gets the rebound | 74-73 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Michael Butler can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 74-73 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Butler | 74-73 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade blows the layup | 74-73 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | James Burgess pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-73 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Michael West clanks a shot from the right wing | 74-73 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Michael Butler snags the offensive board | 74-73 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 74-73 |