| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Daughtery (fresh) SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) C - Earl Adolph (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Allan Wittmer (fresh) SG - Daniel Mason (fresh) SF - Greg Ladouceur (fresh) PF - Gregory Anderson (fresh) C - Al Mason (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Al Mason wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Auburn | Allan Wittmer clanks a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Auburn | Al Mason tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Mason - foul #1 on Daniel Mason, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Auburn | Allan Wittmer misses the jump hook from the left block | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Auburn | Gregory Anderson tips it in | 2-4 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern is called for traveling | 2-4 |
| 18:40 | Auburn | Al Mason knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Allan Wittmer | 2-6 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery is hacked by Greg Ladouceur - foul #1 on Greg Ladouceur, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery makes the 3 from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 17:46 | Auburn | Greg Ladouceur clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-6 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook snags the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Keith Daughtery | 8-6 |
| 16:43 | Auburn | Greg Ladouceur misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 8-6 |
| 16:42 | Auburn | Gregory Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:30 | Auburn | Allan Wittmer is hacked by Jerry Kern - foul #1 on Jerry Kern, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Davis (PG), Philip Kinnear (SG), Edward Mitchell (SF), Leland Line (PF), Jerome Hylton (C) Allan Wittmer, Daniel Mason, Greg Ladouceur, Gregory Anderson, Al Mason | |
| 16:20 | Auburn | Edward Mitchell misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-6 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 16:09 | Auburn | James Davis gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:52 | Auburn | Edward Mitchell misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Stuart Logan - foul #1 on Stuart Logan, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman (PF) Floyd Lashbrook | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:52 | Auburn | Edward Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:52 | Auburn | Edward Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Daughtery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) PF - Stephen Holman (fresh) C - Earl Adolph (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Davis (fresh) SG - Philip Kinnear (fresh) SF - Edward Mitchell (fresh) PF - Leland Line (fresh) C - Jerome Hylton (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 8-6 |
| 15:30 | Auburn | Edward Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:01 | Auburn | Leland Line can't finish the layup | 8-6 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Edward Mitchell blocks the short jumper by Keith Daughtery | 8-6 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Keith Daughtery, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (PG), David Jay (SG), Lyman Feather (SF), Floyd Lashbrook (PF) Keith Daughtery, Jerry Kern, Stuart Logan, Earl Adolph | |
| Subs | Auburn | Allan Wittmer (PG), Daniel Mason (SG), Greg Ladouceur (SF), Gregory Anderson (PF), Al Mason (C) James Davis, Philip Kinnear, Edward Mitchell, Leland Line, Jerome Hylton | |
| 14:03 | Auburn | Allan Wittmer's pass is intercepted by Stephen Holman | 8-6 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson buries a floater in the paint | 10-6 |
| 13:18 | Auburn | Gregory Anderson scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Mason | 10-8 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | David Jay comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 13:06 | Auburn | Gregory Anderson gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:47 | Auburn | Al Mason connects on the jump hook from the left block | 10-10 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson is whistled for traveling | 10-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery (PG), Jerry Kern (SG), Stuart Logan (SF), Earl Adolph (C) George Hutchinson, David Jay, Lyman Feather, Floyd Lashbrook | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:04 | Auburn | Gregory Anderson hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Greg Ladouceur | 10-12 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Edward Mitchell (SF), Jerome Hylton (C) Greg Ladouceur, Al Mason | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Daughtery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) PF - Stephen Holman (fresh) C - Earl Adolph (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Allan Wittmer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Mitchell (fresh) PF - Gregory Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Hylton (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Auburn | Allan Wittmer clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 10-12 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Edward Mitchell - foul #1 on Edward Mitchell, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:12 | Auburn | Allan Wittmer misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Earl Adolph - foul #1 on Earl Adolph, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Leland Line (PF) Gregory Anderson | |
| 11:12 | Auburn | Allan Wittmer makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:12 | Auburn | Allan Wittmer makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern is whistled for a carry | 12-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook (PF) Stephen Holman | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Davis (SG) Daniel Mason | |
| 10:35 | Auburn | Allan Wittmer is fouled on the floor by Keith Daughtery - foul #2 on Keith Daughtery, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (PG) Keith Daughtery | |
| Subs | Auburn | Philip Kinnear (SG), Greg Ladouceur (SF), Al Mason (C) Allan Wittmer, Leland Line, Jerome Hylton | |
| 10:29 | Auburn | James Davis misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-14 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson misses short on a jumper from the left side | 12-14 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph can't tip it in | 12-14 |
| 10:20 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Edward Mitchell | 12-14 |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Greg Ladouceur's pass is intercepted by Jerry Kern | 12-14 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern hits the finger roll | 14-14 |
| 09:49 | Auburn | Al Mason misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook double dribbles | 14-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman (PF), Lyman Feather (C) Floyd Lashbrook, Earl Adolph | |
| Subs | Auburn | Allan Wittmer (PG), Daniel Mason (SG), Gregory Anderson (PF) James Davis, Philip Kinnear, Edward Mitchell | |
| 09:05 | Auburn | Allan Wittmer misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stuart Logan - foul #2 on Stuart Logan, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Jay (SF) Stuart Logan | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:05 | Auburn | Allan Wittmer makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:05 | Auburn | Allan Wittmer makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Lyman Feather | 17-16 |
| 08:38 | Auburn | Allan Wittmer clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 08:36 | Auburn | Allan Wittmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:20 | Auburn | Daniel Mason misses the floater from the right side | 17-16 |
| 08:19 | Auburn | Daniel Mason tips it in | 17-18 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-18 |
| 08:00 | Auburn | Gregory Anderson snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 07:55 | Auburn | Daniel Mason hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | David Jay buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Hutchinson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Kern (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Jay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Holman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lyman Feather (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Allan Wittmer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Ladouceur (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Al Mason (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Auburn | Daniel Mason misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 07:08 | Auburn | Allan Wittmer tips it in | 19-20 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke (PG), Floyd Lashbrook (PF), Earl Adolph (C) George Hutchinson, Jerry Kern, Stephen Holman | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Davis (PG), Philip Kinnear (SG), Edward Mitchell (SF), Jerome Hylton (C) Allan Wittmer, Daniel Mason, Greg Ladouceur, Al Mason | |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Floyd Lashbrook is called for the reach on Jerome Hylton - foul #1 on Floyd Lashbrook, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern (SG) Lyman Feather | |
| Subs | Auburn | Leland Line (PF) Gregory Anderson | |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Jerome Hylton makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Jerome Hylton makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | David Jay comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 06:14 | Auburn | Jerome Hylton grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 05:56 | Auburn | Jerome Hylton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Earl Adolph - foul #2 on Earl Adolph, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman (C) Earl Adolph | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 05:56 | Auburn | Jerome Hylton misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:56 | Auburn | Jerome Hylton misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:56 | Auburn | Leland Line pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 05:42 | Auburn | James Davis misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by David Jay - foul #1 on David Jay, team foul #9 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Mason (SG) Philip Kinnear | |
| 05:42 | Auburn | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:42 | Auburn | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 19-24 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman gets the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Mason - foul #2 on Daniel Mason, team foul #4 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (SG), Lyman Feather (SF) Jerry Kern, David Jay | |
| Subs | Auburn | Allan Wittmer (PG), Gregory Anderson (PF) Daniel Mason, Leland Line | |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Gregory Anderson misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Floyd Lashbrook - foul #2 on Floyd Lashbrook, team foul #10 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern (SG) Floyd Lashbrook | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Gregory Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Gregory Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-26 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | Stephen Holman takes the ball from Edward Mitchell | 21-26 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern is called for traveling | 21-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Greg Ladouceur (SF), Al Mason (C) Edward Mitchell, Jerome Hylton | |
| 03:51 | Auburn | Gregory Anderson can't throw it down | 21-26 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery (PG), Stuart Logan (SF), Floyd Lashbrook (PF), Earl Adolph (C) Andrew Schimke, Jerry Kern, Stephen Holman, Lyman Feather | |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Mason (SG) James Davis | |
| 03:13 | Auburn | Allan Wittmer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Greg Ladouceur | 21-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Daughtery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Hutchinson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Adolph (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Allan Wittmer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Ladouceur (fresh) PF - Gregory Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Al Mason (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook scores on a runner near the basket set up by Stuart Logan | 23-28 |
| 02:32 | Auburn | Al Mason loses the ball out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Edward Mitchell (PF) Gregory Anderson | |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Al Mason denies the turnaround by Earl Adolph | 23-28 |
| 02:15 | Auburn | Daniel Mason snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 01:56 | Auburn | Daniel Mason drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Allan Wittmer | 23-31 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Jay (SG), Stephen Holman (PF) George Hutchinson, Floyd Lashbrook | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Davis (PG), Leland Line (PF), Jerome Hylton (C) Allan Wittmer, Greg Ladouceur, Al Mason | |
| 01:22 | Auburn | Leland Line buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-33 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery hits a shot in the paint | 25-33 |
| 00:47 | Auburn | Earl Adolph takes the ball from Leland Line | 25-33 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | David Jay is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on David Jay, team foul #11 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern (SG), George Hutchinson (SF), Floyd Lashbrook (PF) David Jay, Stuart Logan, Earl Adolph | |
| Subs | Auburn | Allan Wittmer (PG), Gregory Anderson (PF) Daniel Mason, Leland Line | |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Allan Wittmer connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-35 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery misses short on a fullcourt shot | 25-35 |