| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Austin (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Alvin Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Bell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Ashby (fresh) 12 pts. C - Billy Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Martin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Moore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lee Wilkins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - David Russell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Louis Bell inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-38 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | David Russell grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | William Moore is hacked by Alvin Caldwell - foul #1 on Alvin Caldwell, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Paul Austin steps in front of the Jose Martin pass | 33-38 |
| 18:45 | Auburn | Jose Martin steals it from Paul Austin | 33-38 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin dunks the ball | 33-40 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | Billy Hanson travels with the ball | 33-40 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins buries a shot near the basket set up by Jose Martin | 33-42 |
| 18:02 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby misses long on a runner in the lane | 33-42 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Lee Wilkins | 33-42 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Joseph Ashby swats the shot by William Moore | 33-42 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins tips it home | 33-44 |
| 17:32 | Auburn | Paul Austin clanks a shot from the right side | 33-44 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | David Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 17:16 | Auburn | Louis Bell grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 17:12 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | David Russell pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | David Russell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jose Martin and he's fouled by Billy Hanson - foul #1 on Billy Hanson, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joey Pepper (PG), George Adams (SG), Mitchell Glodowski (SF), Ron Bundy (PF), Dustin Williams (C) Paul Austin, Alvin Caldwell, Louis Bell, Joseph Ashby, Billy Hanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood (PG), Anthony Fry (SG), Wayne Barton (SF), Jeff Steinbeck (PF) Stefan Costa, Jose Martin, William Moore, Lee Wilkins | |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | David Russell makes the free throw | 33-47 |
| 16:38 | Auburn | Ron Bundy misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | David Russell grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | David Russell hits a floater from just outside the lane | 33-49 |
| 15:55 | Auburn | Ron Bundy blows the layup | 33-49 |
| 15:53 | Auburn | Ron Bundy tips it in | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Joey Pepper (fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Adams (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mitchell Glodowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ron Bundy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Williams (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thomas Kirkwood (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Anthony Fry (fresh) SF - Wayne Barton (fresh) PF - Jeff Steinbeck (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Russell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Anthony Fry hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-52 |
| 15:19 | Auburn | Mitchell Glodowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-52 |
| 15:18 | Auburn | Dustin Williams gets the offensive rebound | 35-52 |
| 15:00 | Auburn | Ron Bundy buries a floater near the basket and the foul's on Jeff Steinbeck - foul #3 on Jeff Steinbeck, team foul #1 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Austin (PG), Alvin Caldwell (SG), Louis Bell (SF), Billy Hanson (C) Joey Pepper, George Adams, Mitchell Glodowski, Dustin Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), Jose Martin (SG), John Meador (SF), Lee Wilkins (PF), Clayton Galle (C) Thomas Kirkwood, Anthony Fry, Wayne Barton, Jeff Steinbeck, David Russell | |
| 15:00 | Auburn | Ron Bundy makes the free throw | 38-52 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jose Martin | 38-55 |
| 14:19 | Auburn | John Meador takes the ball from Louis Bell | 38-55 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-55 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins tips it in | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:50 | Auburn | Ron Bundy misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-57 |
| 13:48 | Auburn | Louis Bell tips it in | 40-57 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins buries a driving attempt from the left block | 40-59 |
| 13:23 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-59 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle gets the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-59 |
| 12:35 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Billy Hanson | 43-59 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 12:28 | Auburn | Lee Wilkins denies the turnaround by Paul Austin | 43-59 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins gets the rebound | 43-59 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | John Meador pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | John Meador can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-59 |
| 11:50 | Auburn | Ron Bundy grabs the defensive rebound | 43-59 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Austin (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Alvin Caldwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ron Bundy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Hanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Martin (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Meador (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Lee Wilkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Clayton Galle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Auburn | Billy Hanson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-59 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins snags the defensive board | 43-59 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 11:11 | Auburn | Louis Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 10:44 | Auburn | Ron Bundy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | John Meador grabs the board | 43-59 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Alvin Caldwell steals the ball from Jose Martin | 43-59 |
| 10:26 | Auburn | Paul Austin connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Alvin Caldwell and the foul's on Lee Wilkins - foul #1 on Lee Wilkins, team foul #2 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | George Adams (SG), Joey Pepper (SF), Joseph Ashby (PF), Mitchell Glodowski (C) Alvin Caldwell, Louis Bell, Ron Bundy, Billy Hanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood (PG), Anthony Fry (SG), William Moore (SF), Jeff Steinbeck (PF), David Russell (C) Stefan Costa, Jose Martin, John Meador, Lee Wilkins, Clayton Galle | |
| 10:26 | Auburn | Paul Austin misses the free throw | 45-59 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | David Russell pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Kirkwood, team foul #3 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dustin Williams (C) Paul Austin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:09 | Auburn | Thomas Kirkwood is called for the reach on Joey Pepper - foul #3 on Thomas Kirkwood, team foul #4 | 45-59 |
| 09:48 | Auburn | Mitchell Glodowski's layup is rejected by David Russell | 45-59 |
| 09:47 | Auburn | Joey Pepper pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 09:28 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby is fouled on the floor by David Russell - foul #1 on David Russell, team foul #5 | 45-59 |
| 09:06 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby makes the floater from the left block | 47-59 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | David Russell misses the runner from the baseline | 47-59 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | David Russell grabs the offensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck hits the finger roll | 47-61 |
| 08:23 | Auburn | George Adams is fouled on the floor by Anthony Fry - foul #1 on Anthony Fry, team foul #6 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell (SG) Mitchell Glodowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jose Martin (SG), John Meador (SF) Anthony Fry, William Moore | |
| 08:04 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin snags the defensive board | 47-61 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-61 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck misses the tip | 47-61 |
| 07:46 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - George Adams (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alvin Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joey Pepper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Ashby (fresh) 14 pts. C - Dustin Williams (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thomas Kirkwood (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jose Martin (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Meador (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jeff Steinbeck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Russell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:42 | Auburn | George Adams comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-61 |
| 07:41 | Auburn | Dustin Williams grabs the offensive board | 47-61 |
| 07:16 | Auburn | George Adams is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on George Adams, team foul #3 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Austin (PG), Louis Bell (SF), Billy Hanson (C) George Adams, Joey Pepper, Dustin Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Fry (PG), William Moore (PF), Clayton Galle (C) Thomas Kirkwood, Jeff Steinbeck, David Russell | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Clayton Galle | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:38 | Auburn | Paul Austin is fouled on the floor by John Meador - foul #4 on John Meador, team foul #7 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mitchell Glodowski (PF) Joseph Ashby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:38 | Auburn | Paul Austin makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 06:38 | Auburn | Paul Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | John Meador hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-64 |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Mitchell Glodowski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 06:21 | Auburn | Anthony Fry steps in front of the Louis Bell pass | 49-64 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Anthony Fry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-64 |
| 05:55 | Auburn | Mitchell Glodowski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 05:46 | Auburn | Billy Hanson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Billy Hanson, team foul #4 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | George Adams (SG), Ron Bundy (PF), Dustin Williams (C) Alvin Caldwell, Louis Bell, Billy Hanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), Thomas Kirkwood (SG), Lee Wilkins (PF), Elijah Rice (C) Anthony Fry, Jose Martin, John Meador, Clayton Galle | |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Elijah Rice misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-64 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa can't tip it in | 49-64 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins misses the tip | 49-64 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Wilkins | 49-64 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Elijah Rice clanks a turnaround in the lane | 49-64 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | William Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 49-64 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | William Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-64 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | William Moore snags the offensive board | 49-64 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell (SG), Louis Bell (SF), Joseph Ashby (PF), Billy Hanson (C) George Adams, Mitchell Glodowski, Ron Bundy, Dustin Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jose Martin (SG), John Meador (SF), David Russell (C) Thomas Kirkwood, William Moore, Elijah Rice | |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | David Russell travels with the ball | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Austin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alvin Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Ashby (fresh) 14 pts. C - Billy Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Martin (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Meador (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Lee Wilkins (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - David Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Bell | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-64 |
| 03:15 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Billy Hanson | 52-64 |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Paul Austin can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-64 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stefan Costa | 52-64 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-64 |
| 02:46 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Paul Austin | 52-64 |
| 02:31 | Auburn | Joseph Ashby dunks the ball on a great pass from Billy Hanson | 54-64 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Billy Hanson swats the dunk try by David Russell | 54-64 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Jose Martin | 54-64 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | David Russell misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-64 |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Billy Hanson pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| 01:34 | Auburn | Jose Martin steps in front of the Joseph Ashby pass | 54-64 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin misses the lay-in | 54-64 |
| 01:28 | Auburn | Paul Austin snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 01:22 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell is hacked by John Meador - foul #5 on John Meador, team foul #8 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | George Adams (PG), Joey Pepper (SF), Ron Bundy (PF), Mitchell Glodowski (C) Paul Austin, Louis Bell, Joseph Ashby, Billy Hanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood (PG), Anthony Fry (SG), William Moore (SF), Jeff Steinbeck (PF), Clayton Galle (C) Stefan Costa, Jose Martin, John Meador, Lee Wilkins, David Russell | |
| 01:22 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 01:22 | Auburn | Alvin Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Austin (PG), Louis Bell (SF), Joseph Ashby (PF), Billy Hanson (C) George Adams, Joey Pepper, Ron Bundy, Mitchell Glodowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), Jose Martin (SG), Lee Wilkins (PF), David Russell (C) Thomas Kirkwood, Anthony Fry, Jeff Steinbeck, Clayton Galle | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | William Moore knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Auburn | Paul Austin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | David Russell pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Hanson | 56-67 |
| 00:18 | Auburn | Billy Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Billy Hanson drills a shot in the lane set up by Alvin Caldwell and the foul's on David Russell - foul #2 on David Russell, team foul #9 | 58-67 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Billy Hanson makes the free throw | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Paul Austin is called for the reach on Lee Wilkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Austin, team foul #5 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Barton (SF), Jeff Steinbeck (PF), Clayton Galle (C) William Moore, Lee Wilkins, David Russell | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa runs out the clock | 59-67 |