| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sylvester Stover (fresh) SG - Erik Rockwell (fresh) SF - Junior Hart (fresh) PF - Tommy Simms (fresh) C - Albert Abernethy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Qing-nan Kung (fresh) SG - Stanley Aldridge (fresh) SF - Ralph Lewis (fresh) PF - James Kyte (fresh) C - Joseph Green (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Joseph Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Qing-nan Kung | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms travels with the ball | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Auburn | James Kyte misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis tips it in | 0-5 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | Junior Hart misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-5 |
| 18:48 | Auburn | James Kyte grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 18:36 | Auburn | James Kyte buries a shot from the left block | 0-7 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi | Junior Hart can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 0-7 |
| 18:15 | Auburn | James Kyte snags the defensive board | 0-7 |
| 17:58 | Auburn | Joseph Green can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-7 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Sylvester Stover | 0-7 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell comes up short on the floater near the basket | 0-7 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms tips it in | 2-7 |
| 17:41 | Auburn | Joseph Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-7 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover is fouled on the floor by James Kyte - foul #1 on James Kyte, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Junior Hart | 5-7 |
| 16:43 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tommy Simms - foul #1 on Tommy Simms, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rusty White (PG), David Jeffers (SG), Dustin Franck (C) Qing-nan Kung, Stanley Aldridge, Joseph Green | |
| 16:43 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:43 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Junior Hart can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 5-9 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms grabs the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Junior Hart | 7-9 |
| 15:55 | Auburn | Rusty White comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 15:53 | Auburn | James Kyte gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sylvester Stover (fresh) SG - Erik Rockwell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Junior Hart (fresh) PF - Tommy Simms (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Abernethy (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rusty White (fresh) SG - David Jeffers (fresh) SF - Ralph Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Kyte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Franck (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Auburn | David Jeffers connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-12 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 9-12 |
| 14:59 | Auburn | David Jeffers misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 14:57 | Auburn | James Kyte snags the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:44 | Auburn | James Kyte can't finish the layup | 9-12 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 13:58 | Auburn | Dustin Franck is hacked by Albert Abernethy - foul #1 on Albert Abernethy, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Max Bond (PG), Scott Simpson (SG), Jeffrey Strother (SF), Edward Disalvo (PF), Louis Johnson (C) Sylvester Stover, Erik Rockwell, Junior Hart, Tommy Simms, Albert Abernethy | |
| Subs | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung (PG), Stanley Aldridge (SG), Joseph Green (C) Rusty White, Ralph Lewis, James Kyte | |
| 13:40 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge buries a fadeaway from the left side | 12-14 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi | Max Bond scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Strother | 15-14 |
| 13:13 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother scores on a 3 from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 12:43 | Auburn | Louis Johnson steals the ball from Stanley Aldridge | 18-14 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | Max Bond loses the dribble to Qing-nan Kung | 18-14 |
| 12:14 | Auburn | Max Bond picks off the pass by Dustin Franck | 18-14 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-14 |
| 12:00 | Auburn | Joseph Green pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 11:44 | Auburn | Joseph Green comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Louis Johnson - foul #1 on Louis Johnson, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover (PG), Erik Rockwell (SG), Junior Hart (SF), Tommy Simms (PF), Albert Abernethy (C) Max Bond, Scott Simpson, Jeffrey Strother, Edward Disalvo, Louis Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Rene (SF), James Kyte (PF) David Jeffers, Dustin Franck | |
| 11:44 | Auburn | Joseph Green makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:44 | Auburn | Joseph Green makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sylvester Stover (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Erik Rockwell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Junior Hart (fresh) PF - Tommy Simms (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Abernethy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Qing-nan Kung (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Aldridge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Rene (fresh) PF - James Kyte (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell misses short on a jumper from the left side | 18-16 |
| 11:21 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 11:15 | Auburn | Robert Rene misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms connects on the shot from the right side set up by Erik Rockwell | 20-16 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | James Kyte clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | Junior Hart scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Sylvester Stover | 23-16 |
| 09:52 | Auburn | Joseph Green hits a jumper from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy misses short on a jumper near the basket | 23-18 |
| 09:27 | Auburn | Joseph Green grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 09:23 | Auburn | Sylvester Stover takes the ball from Qing-nan Kung in the backcourt | 23-18 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Qing-nan Kung - foul #1 on Qing-nan Kung, team foul #2 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother (SF), Louis Johnson (PF), Max Bond (C) Junior Hart, Tommy Simms, Albert Abernethy | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rusty White (PG), David Jeffers (SG), Ralph Lewis (SF), Dustin Franck (PF) Qing-nan Kung, Stanley Aldridge, James Kyte, Joseph Green | |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover misses the 3rd free throw | 25-18 |
| 09:16 | Auburn | Dustin Franck grabs the defensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 08:52 | Auburn | Robert Rene clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-18 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson grabs the board | 25-18 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi | Ralph Lewis takes the ball from Erik Rockwell | 25-18 |
| 08:33 | Auburn | Dustin Franck jams it set up by Ralph Lewis | 25-20 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Dustin Franck - foul #1 on Dustin Franck, team foul #3 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Junior Hart (SF) Max Bond | |
| Subs | Auburn | Roger Shields (C) Robert Rene | |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:12 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Dustin Franck | 26-20 |
| 07:58 | Auburn | Roger Shields can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 07:56 | Auburn | David Jeffers snags the offensive board | 26-20 |
| 07:46 | Auburn | David Jeffers loses the dribble to Erik Rockwell | 26-20 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell banks in the layup | 28-20 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sylvester Stover (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Rockwell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Hart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jeffrey Strother (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rusty White (fresh) SG - David Jeffers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dustin Franck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Shields (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Ralph Lewis is fouled on the floor by Junior Hart - foul #1 on Junior Hart, team foul #4 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Max Bond (PG), Scott Simpson (SG), Tommy Simms (PF), Albert Abernethy (C) Sylvester Stover, Erik Rockwell, Louis Johnson, Jeffrey Strother | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Kyte (PF) Roger Shields | |
| 07:13 | Auburn | David Jeffers misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 28-20 |
| 07:11 | Auburn | James Kyte pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 06:59 | Auburn | James Kyte misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Albert Abernethy - foul #2 on Albert Abernethy, team foul #5 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother (C) Albert Abernethy | |
| Subs | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung (PG), Stanley Aldridge (SG), Joseph Green (C) Rusty White, David Jeffers, Dustin Franck | |
| 06:59 | Auburn | James Kyte makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:59 | Auburn | James Kyte makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 06:47 | Auburn | Joseph Green pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung's pass is intercepted by Max Bond | 28-22 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Max Bond and the foul's on Qing-nan Kung - foul #2 on Qing-nan Kung, team foul #4 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover (PG), Erik Rockwell (SG), Louis Johnson (C) Max Bond, Scott Simpson, Jeffrey Strother | |
| Subs | Auburn | Reed Adams (PG), David Jeffers (SF) Qing-nan Kung, Ralph Lewis | |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms makes the free throw | 31-22 |
| 06:07 | Auburn | David Jeffers is hacked by Junior Hart - foul #2 on Junior Hart, team foul #6 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother (SF) Junior Hart | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rusty White (PG) Reed Adams | |
| 05:42 | Auburn | Joseph Green misses the fadeaway from close range | 31-22 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Rusty White picks off the pass by Tommy Simms | 31-22 |
| 05:11 | Auburn | Rusty White misses the easy layup | 31-22 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother grabs the board | 31-22 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-22 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson grabs the offensive board | 31-22 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Sylvester Stover | 34-22 |
| 04:15 | Auburn | David Jeffers misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-22 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell snags the defensive board | 34-22 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-22 |
| 03:51 | Auburn | James Kyte pulls down the rebound | 34-22 |
| 03:36 | Auburn | Joseph Green clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-22 |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Joseph Green can't tip it in | 34-22 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Louis Johnson | 34-22 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sylvester Stover (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Rockwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Strother (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Simms (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rusty White (fairly fresh) SG - Stanley Aldridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Jeffers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Kyte (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Stanley Aldridge steps in front of the Tommy Simms pass | 34-22 |
| 02:57 | Auburn | Joseph Green is hacked by Erik Rockwell - foul #1 on Erik Rockwell, team foul #7 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Max Bond (PG), Scott Simpson (SG), Junior Hart (SF), Edward Disalvo (PF), Albert Abernethy (C) Sylvester Stover, Erik Rockwell, Jeffrey Strother, Tommy Simms, Louis Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung (PG), Reed Adams (SG), Ralph Lewis (SF), Dustin Franck (PF) Rusty White, Stanley Aldridge, David Jeffers, James Kyte | |
| 02:57 | Auburn | Joseph Green makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 02:57 | Auburn | Joseph Green makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi | Max Bond misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-24 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | Edward Disalvo tips it home | 36-24 |
| 02:26 | Auburn | Joseph Green misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Edward Disalvo gets the rebound | 36-24 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Max Bond misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-24 |
| 02:12 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Ralph Lewis | 36-24 |
| 01:51 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung loses the ball out of bounds | 36-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Jeffers (SG), Robert Rene (C) Reed Adams, Joseph Green | |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Junior Hart lays it in on a nice dish by Max Bond | 38-24 |
| 01:19 | Auburn | Edward Disalvo takes the ball from Dustin Franck | 38-24 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson's pass is intercepted by Qing-nan Kung | 38-24 |
| 01:10 | Auburn | Qing-nan Kung misses the easy layup | 38-24 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Edward Disalvo | 38-24 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Max Bond buries a shot from close range set up by Scott Simpson | 40-24 |
| 00:49 | Auburn | Dustin Franck is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Dustin Franck, team foul #5 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover (PG), Erik Rockwell (SG), Jeffrey Strother (PF) Max Bond, Scott Simpson, Edward Disalvo | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Kyte (PF) Robert Rene | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Qing-nan Kung - foul #3 on Qing-nan Kung, team foul #6 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tommy Simms (PF) Junior Hart | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rusty White (PG), Stanley Aldridge (SG) Qing-nan Kung, David Jeffers | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother makes the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother misses the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 00:42 | Auburn | James Kyte gets the rebound | 41-24 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | James Kyte hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Stanley Aldridge | 41-26 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Strother | 44-26 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Stanley Aldridge misses long on a halfcourt shot | 44-26 |