| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ricky Croce (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Martin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Stevenson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathaniel Soules (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Somers (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Varga (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Harper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tim Pappas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Murrow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Auburn | Richard Somers slams it home set up by Nathaniel Soules | 31-33 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | Richard Somers swats the short shot by Calvin Whittaker | 31-33 |
| 19:24 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Richard Somers | 31-33 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | Brian Varga picks off the pass by Ricky Croce in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi | Brian Varga can't finish the layup | 31-33 |
| 19:19 | Auburn | Richard Somers snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 18:57 | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules loses the ball out of bounds | 31-33 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | Brian Varga is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 18:35 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Martin Williams | 33-33 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow can't tip it in | 33-33 |
| 18:11 | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 17:48 | Auburn | Martin Williams misses the jump hook in the paint | 33-33 |
| 17:46 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson tips it but misses | 33-33 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Brian Varga gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Nathaniel Soules - foul #1 on Nathaniel Soules, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:24 | Auburn | Richard Somers grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:03 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson is called for traveling | 33-34 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi | David Harper misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker can't tip it in | 33-34 |
| 16:40 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Soules | 33-34 |
| 16:34 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-34 |
| 16:33 | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules grabs the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:23 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson blows the layup | 33-34 |
| 16:22 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 16:05 | Auburn | David Harper is called for the reach on Matthew Stevenson - foul #2 on David Harper, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Arthur Mackinnon (PG), Ervin Gould (SG), Michael Hall (SF), George Rigg (PF) Ricky Croce, Martin Williams, Matthew Stevenson, Nathaniel Soules | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs (PG), Willie Black (SG), Andrew Masuda (SF), Irvin Dimas (PF) Brian Varga, David Harper, Tim Pappas, Calvin Whittaker | |
| 15:55 | Auburn | Ervin Gould can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 15:53 | Auburn | Richard Somers gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Arthur Mackinnon (fresh) SG - Ervin Gould (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Rigg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Somers (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Black (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Masuda (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Irvin Dimas (fresh) C - Robert Murrow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Ervin Gould can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 15:38 | Auburn | Richard Somers snags the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 15:18 | Auburn | Richard Somers misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 15:16 | Auburn | Ervin Gould pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 15:01 | Auburn | Ervin Gould misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Murrow - foul #2 on Robert Murrow, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Manigault (PG), Matthew Stevenson (SF) Arthur Mackinnon, Richard Somers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG) Robert Murrow | |
| 15:01 | Auburn | Ervin Gould makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:01 | Auburn | Ervin Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda is denied on a dunk by Michael Hall | 35-34 |
| 14:49 | Auburn | Ervin Gould pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 14:45 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson can't connect on a runner from close range | 35-34 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Irvin Dimas | 35-34 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | George Rigg steals it from Andrew Masuda | 35-34 |
| 14:12 | Auburn | Ervin Gould is whistled for a carry | 35-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ricky Croce (PG), Martin Williams (SG), Nathaniel Soules (PF) Chris Manigault, Ervin Gould, Michael Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Harper (SG), Tim Pappas (SF), Calvin Whittaker (PF) Donald Jacobs, Willie Black, Andrew Masuda | |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 13:51 | Auburn | George Rigg pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:28 | Auburn | Irvin Dimas denies the turnaround by Ricky Croce | 35-34 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker double dribbles | 35-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Somers (C) George Rigg | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Murrow (C) Irvin Dimas | |
| 12:55 | Auburn | Martin Williams is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Martin Williams, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ervin Gould (SF) Matthew Stevenson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | Ervin Gould is called for the reach on Calvin Whittaker - foul #2 on Ervin Gould, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker connects on the jumper from the left block | 35-36 |
| 12:10 | Auburn | Ervin Gould throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs (PG) Brian Varga | |
| 11:45 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow drills a floater from the left side set up by Tim Pappas | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ricky Croce (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Martin Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ervin Gould (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathaniel Soules (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Somers (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Harper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tim Pappas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Murrow (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Auburn | Ervin Gould hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 11:25 | Auburn | Richard Somers misses the tip | 35-38 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | David Harper knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Jacobs | 35-41 |
| 11:00 | Auburn | Ricky Croce misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas double dribbles | 35-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Manigault (PG), Matthew Stevenson (SF), George Rigg (PF) Ricky Croce, Martin Williams, Nathaniel Soules | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), Willie Black (SF), Irvin Dimas (PF), Andrew Masuda (C) David Harper, Tim Pappas, Calvin Whittaker, Robert Murrow | |
| 10:30 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Willie Black - foul #1 on Willie Black, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| 10:30 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 10:30 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Irvin Dimas | 37-44 |
| 09:59 | Auburn | Chris Manigault clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Willie Black - foul #2 on Willie Black, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| 09:59 | Auburn | Chris Manigault makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 09:59 | Auburn | Chris Manigault makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Brian Varga scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 09:22 | Auburn | Richard Somers misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | Brian Varga gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Irvin Dimas | 39-49 |
| 08:57 | Auburn | Ervin Gould can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Brian Varga grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Brian Varga is fouled on the floor by Chris Manigault - foul #4 on Chris Manigault, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ricky Croce (PG), Martin Williams (SG), Nathaniel Soules (PF) Chris Manigault, Ervin Gould, Richard Somers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Harper (SG), Tim Pappas (SF), Calvin Whittaker (PF), Robert Murrow (C) Donald Jacobs, Willie Black, Irvin Dimas, Andrew Masuda | |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Martin Williams - foul #3 on Martin Williams, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 08:04 | Auburn | Robert Murrow is called for the reach on George Rigg - foul #3 on Robert Murrow, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| 07:57 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-51 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker tips it in | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ricky Croce (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Martin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Stevenson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathaniel Soules (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - George Rigg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Varga (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Harper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Pappas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Murrow (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Auburn | Ricky Croce hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nathaniel Soules - foul #2 on Nathaniel Soules, team foul #6 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ervin Gould (SF), Richard Somers (C) Matthew Stevenson, George Rigg | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs (PG) Brian Varga | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:48 | Auburn | Martin Williams buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Tim Pappas | 42-58 |
| 06:18 | Auburn | Richard Somers can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on David Harper - foul #3 on David Harper, team foul #6 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Hall (SF) Martin Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:18 | Auburn | Richard Somers makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 06:18 | Auburn | Richard Somers misses the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 06:18 | Auburn | Michael Hall grabs the offensive board | 43-58 |
| 06:03 | Auburn | Michael Hall double dribbles | 43-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson (SF) Michael Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | David Harper misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-58 |
| 05:42 | Auburn | Richard Somers grabs the defensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Ricky Croce is hacked by Donald Jacobs - foul #1 on Donald Jacobs, team foul #7 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG) David Harper | |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Ricky Croce makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Ricky Croce misses the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Brian Varga is fouled on the floor by Richard Somers - foul #1 on Richard Somers, team foul #7 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Manigault (PG), Martin Williams (SG), George Rigg (PF) Ricky Croce, Ervin Gould, Nathaniel Soules | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Black (SF), Irvin Dimas (PF), Andrew Masuda (C) Tim Pappas, Calvin Whittaker, Robert Murrow | |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Brian Varga makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Brian Varga makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 04:49 | Auburn | Richard Somers is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Richard Somers, team foul #8 | 44-60 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Brian Varga clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 04:19 | Auburn | The rebound goes to George Rigg | 44-60 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Martin Williams and he's fouled by Andrew Masuda - foul #1 on Andrew Masuda, team foul #8 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules (PF) George Rigg | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Harper (SG), Robert Murrow (C) Donald Jacobs, Willie Black | |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson makes the free throw | 47-60 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 03:48 | Auburn | Richard Somers pulls down the rebound | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Auburn | Richard Somers makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Matthew Stevenson | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Chris Manigault (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Martin Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Stevenson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathaniel Soules (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Somers (fresh) 9 pts. 14 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Varga (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Harper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Masuda (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Irvin Dimas (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Murrow (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | Richard Somers blocks the jumper by Andrew Masuda | 49-60 |
| 02:59 | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 02:46 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson hits the finger roll | 51-60 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ricky Croce (PG) Chris Manigault | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tim Pappas (SF), Calvin Whittaker (PF) Andrew Masuda, Irvin Dimas | |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | David Harper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-60 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow tips it in | 51-62 |
| 02:22 | Auburn | Ricky Croce travels in the backcourt | 51-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Manigault (PG), Ervin Gould (SG), Michael Hall (SF), George Rigg (PF), Arthur Mackinnon (C) Ricky Croce, Martin Williams, Matthew Stevenson, Nathaniel Soules, Richard Somers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs (PG), Willie Black (SG), Daryl Pecor (SF), Irvin Dimas (PF), Andrew Masuda (C) Brian Varga, David Harper, Tim Pappas, Calvin Whittaker, Robert Murrow | |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Daryl Pecor hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on George Rigg - foul #1 on George Rigg, team foul #9 | 51-62 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Daryl Pecor makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Daryl Pecor misses the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 02:04 | Auburn | Arthur Mackinnon snags the defensive board | 51-63 |
| 01:44 | Auburn | Arthur Mackinnon misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-63 |
| 01:43 | Auburn | Michael Hall hits the follow up shot | 53-63 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-63 |
| 01:10 | Auburn | Ervin Gould hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Willie Black | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Auburn | George Rigg misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 53-65 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Masuda | 53-67 |
| 00:08 | Auburn | Michael Hall misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-67 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda snags the defensive board | 53-67 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs runs out the clock | 53-67 |