| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ricky Croce (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Martin Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Stevenson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nathaniel Soules (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Somers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jason Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson banks in the layup on a great pass from Martin Williams | 27-26 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Frankie Aldana | 27-26 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 19:24 | Auburn | Richard Somers gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 19:05 | Auburn | Richard Somers hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 18:38 | Auburn | Richard Somers snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 18:24 | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Myron Sykora - foul #3 on Myron Sykora, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt (SF) Myron Sykora | |
| 18:24 | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:24 | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Soules takes the ball from Robert Cooper | 28-26 |
| 17:53 | Auburn | Richard Somers is fouled on the floor by Robert Cooper - foul #1 on Robert Cooper, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| 17:37 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Randal McDavitt - foul #2 on Randal McDavitt, team foul #3 | 28-26 |
| 17:37 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 17:37 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 17:16 | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 17:10 | Auburn | Martin Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 17:08 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson tips it home | 31-26 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Manigault (PG), Ervin Gould (SG) Ricky Croce, Martin Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), John Jackson (SF), Russell Titcomb (C) Jason Cox, Robert Cooper, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| 16:32 | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 33-26 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb is fouled on the floor by Ervin Gould - foul #1 on Ervin Gould, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Hall (SF), George Rigg (PF), Arthur Mackinnon (C) Matthew Stevenson, Nathaniel Soules, Richard Somers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Arthur Mackinnon - foul #1 on Arthur Mackinnon, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG), Myron Sykora (SF) Dominic Costa, Russell Titcomb | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Chris Manigault (fresh) SG - Ervin Gould (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Hall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Rigg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Mackinnon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Auburn | Arthur Mackinnon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 15:38 | Auburn | Michael Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 15:25 | Auburn | Randal McDavitt is called for the reach on Michael Hall - foul #3 on Randal McDavitt, team foul #4 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ricky Croce (PG), Martin Williams (SG), Richard Somers (C) Chris Manigault, Michael Hall, Arthur Mackinnon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Frankie Aldana (C) John Levi, John Jackson | |
| 15:09 | Auburn | Richard Somers scores on a floater in the paint | 35-28 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ervin Gould - foul #2 on Ervin Gould, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson (SF), Nathaniel Soules (PF) Ervin Gould, George Rigg | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling (PF) Randal McDavitt | |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 14:27 | Auburn | Richard Somers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-29 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox travels with the ball | 35-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (SG) Robert Cooper | |
| 13:48 | Auburn | Richard Somers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-29 |
| 13:46 | Auburn | Ricky Croce snags the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 13:33 | Auburn | Martin Williams is fouled on the floor by John Levi - foul #1 on John Levi, team foul #5 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ervin Gould (SG) Martin Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt (C) Frankie Aldana | |
| 13:24 | Auburn | Richard Somers connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Ricky Croce | 37-29 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | Ervin Gould takes the ball from Ronald Sterling | 37-29 |
| 12:57 | Auburn | Richard Somers misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Ronald Sterling - foul #1 on Ronald Sterling, team foul #6 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Manigault (PG) Ricky Croce | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG), Russell Titcomb (C) Jason Cox, Myron Sykora | |
| 12:57 | Auburn | Richard Somers makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 12:57 | Auburn | Richard Somers misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | John Levi hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Cooper | 38-32 |
| 12:29 | Auburn | Richard Somers misses the lay-in | 38-32 |
| 12:27 | Auburn | Chris Manigault tips it back up and in | 40-32 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt is called for traveling | 40-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Martin Williams (SG), George Rigg (PF), Michael Hall (C) Ervin Gould, Nathaniel Soules, Richard Somers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana (C) Ronald Sterling | |
| 11:57 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson's floater is tipped away by Frankie Aldana | 40-32 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | John Levi gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Chris Manigault (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Stevenson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - George Rigg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Hall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Titcomb | 40-35 |
| 11:19 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson is fouled on the floor by Randal McDavitt - foul #4 on Randal McDavitt, team foul #7 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ricky Croce (PG) Chris Manigault | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Myron Sykora (SF) John Levi, Randal McDavitt | |
| 11:19 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 11:19 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Hall - foul #3 on Michael Hall, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ervin Gould (SF), Nathaniel Soules (PF), Richard Somers (C) Matthew Stevenson, George Rigg, Michael Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:05 | Auburn | Richard Somers snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Martin Williams buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ricky Croce | 45-36 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper knocks in the floater from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 10:05 | Auburn | Ervin Gould drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-38 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Soules blocks the short jumper by Frankie Aldana | 47-38 |
| 09:43 | Auburn | Ricky Croce gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 09:38 | Auburn | Martin Williams is called for traveling | 47-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson (SF) Martin Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (SG), Ronald Sterling (PF), John Jackson (C) Robert Cooper, Russell Titcomb, Frankie Aldana | |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | John Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 47-38 |
| 09:00 | Auburn | Ricky Croce is called for traveling | 47-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | George Rigg (PF), Michael Hall (C) Nathaniel Soules, Richard Somers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana (C) Myron Sykora | |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 08:43 | Auburn | George Rigg grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 08:25 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 47-38 |
| 08:24 | Auburn | Michael Hall tips it but misses | 47-38 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | John Jackson banks in the layup | 47-40 |
| 08:00 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Croce | 50-40 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses badly on a floater from the left block | 50-40 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | John Jackson tips it home | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ricky Croce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ervin Gould (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Stevenson (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - George Rigg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jason Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Levi (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frankie Aldana (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Auburn | Ervin Gould hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox is called for 3 seconds | 50-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Manigault (PG), Martin Williams (SG), Nathaniel Soules (PF), Richard Somers (C) Ricky Croce, Ervin Gould, Matthew Stevenson, George Rigg | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Randal McDavitt (C) Jason Cox, John Jackson, Frankie Aldana | |
| 06:52 | Auburn | Ronald Sterling steals the ball from Michael Hall | 50-42 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper is hacked by Martin Williams - foul #2 on Martin Williams, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb (C) Ronald Sterling | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses long on a jumper in the lane | 50-42 |
| 06:31 | Auburn | Martin Williams gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 06:09 | Auburn | Chris Manigault buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Somers | 53-42 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | John Levi buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Cooper | 53-44 |
| 05:39 | Auburn | Richard Somers blows the layup | 53-44 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Levi | 53-46 |
| 05:01 | Auburn | Martin Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 04:46 | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Chris Manigault's pass is intercepted by John Levi in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb travels with the ball | 53-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ricky Croce (PG), Matthew Stevenson (SF) Chris Manigault, Michael Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) John Levi, Myron Sykora, Russell Titcomb | |
| 04:12 | Auburn | Randal McDavitt is called for the reach on Richard Somers - foul #5 on Randal McDavitt, team foul #8 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ervin Gould (SG) Martin Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Jackson (SF) Randal McDavitt | |
| 04:12 | Auburn | Richard Somers makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 04:12 | Auburn | Richard Somers makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 04:04 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Soules | 55-46 |
| 03:55 | Auburn | Ricky Croce knocks in the runner from close range | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox misses the lay-in | 57-46 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-46 |
| 03:29 | Auburn | Nathaniel Soules snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ricky Croce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ervin Gould (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Stevenson (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Nathaniel Soules (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Somers (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jason Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Auburn | Ricky Croce clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frankie Aldana - foul #3 on Frankie Aldana, team foul #9 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | George Rigg (PF), Arthur Mackinnon (C) Nathaniel Soules, Richard Somers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG), Myron Sykora (SF) Robert Cooper, John Jackson | |
| 03:08 | Auburn | Ricky Croce misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 03:08 | Auburn | Ricky Croce misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa clanks a floater from the left block | 57-46 |
| 02:56 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Matthew Stevenson | 57-46 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson is fouled on the floor by Dominic Costa - foul #1 on Dominic Costa, team foul #10 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Manigault (PG) Ricky Croce | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Manuel Twitchell (SF), Russell Titcomb (PF), John Jackson (C) Jason Cox, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | John Jackson gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 57-46 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Manuel Twitchell snags the offensive board | 57-46 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from August Criner | 57-48 |
| 02:27 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ricky Croce (PG), Martin Williams (SG), Nathaniel Soules (PF), Richard Somers (C) Chris Manigault, Ervin Gould, George Rigg, Arthur Mackinnon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) August Criner, Dominic Costa, Manuel Twitchell, Russell Titcomb, John Jackson | |
| 02:17 | Auburn | Richard Somers connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Matthew Stevenson | 60-48 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses the runner in the paint | 60-48 |
| 01:53 | Auburn | Richard Somers grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 01:31 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Martin Williams | 62-48 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jason Cox | 62-50 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Ricky Croce knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nathaniel Soules | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Myron Sykora | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Frankie Aldana swats the short shot by Richard Somers | 64-52 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana lays it up and in set up by Ronald Sterling and he's fouled by Richard Somers - foul #2 on Richard Somers, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| 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 State | John Levi (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), John Jackson (SF), Russell Titcomb (PF) Jason Cox, Robert Cooper, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the free throw | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Dominic Costa is called for the reach on Ervin Gould in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dominic Costa, team foul #11 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Martin Williams (SG), Nathaniel Soules (PF), Richard Somers (C) Michael Hall, George Rigg, Arthur Mackinnon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF) John Levi, Dominic Costa, John Jackson, Russell Titcomb | |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Ervin Gould makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Ervin Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Myron Sykora and he's hacked by Richard Somers - foul #3 on Richard Somers, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ricky Croce (PG), Matthew Stevenson (SF) Chris Manigault, Ervin Gould | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox makes the free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Martin Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Cooper - foul #2 on Robert Cooper, team foul #12 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Manigault (PG), Ervin Gould (SF) Ricky Croce, Matthew Stevenson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Martin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Martin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Somers - foul #4 on Richard Somers, team foul #8 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Hall (SF), George Rigg (PF), Arthur Mackinnon (C) Martin Williams, Nathaniel Soules, Richard Somers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), John Jackson (SF), Russell Titcomb (PF) Jason Cox, Robert Cooper, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling | |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Michael Hall is hacked by Dominic Costa in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dominic Costa, team foul #13 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Martin Williams (SG), Nathaniel Soules (PF) George Rigg, Arthur Mackinnon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF) John Levi, Dominic Costa, John Jackson, Russell Titcomb | |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Michael Hall makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Michael Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling grabs the board | 69-60 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-60 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana snags the offensive board | 69-60 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-60 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Michael Hall | 69-60 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Somers (C) Michael Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Michael Hall runs out the clock | 69-60 |