| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Wallace Cawley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Stevenson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Rigg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Mackinnon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Mississippi State | Wallace Cawley is called for the reach on John Levi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wallace Cawley, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa is hacked by Martin Williams - foul #2 on Martin Williams, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 19:04 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana snags the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora grabs the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| 18:20 | Auburn | George Rigg misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | George Rigg is called for the reach on Ronald Sterling - foul #1 on George Rigg, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 39-36 |
| 17:45 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Matthew Stevenson | 39-36 |
| 17:29 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Arthur Mackinnon | 39-39 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dominic Costa, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley (PG), John Jackson (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) John Levi, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Manigault (PG), Clarence Chipman (SG), Ivan Wisnewski (C) Wallace Cawley, Martin Williams, Arthur Mackinnon | |
| 16:53 | Auburn | George Rigg misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Palmer (SG), Manuel Twitchell (SF) Dominic Costa, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:53 | Auburn | George Rigg misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:53 | Auburn | George Rigg makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Manuel Twitchell drills a 3 from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 16:27 | Auburn | Russell Titcomb denies the turnaround by George Rigg | 42-40 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Manuel Twitchell gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Manuel Twitchell connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-40 |
| 15:43 | Auburn | Clarence Chipman loses the dribble to Russell Titcomb | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Henry Hanley (fresh) SG - David Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Twitchell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Titcomb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Chris Manigault (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Chipman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Stevenson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Rigg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Wisnewski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Chris Manigault steals it from Henry Hanley in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| 15:26 | Auburn | George Rigg is called for traveling | 44-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) Henry Hanley, David Palmer, Manuel Twitchell, Randal McDavitt, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Cawley (PG), Martin Williams (SG), Jeffrey Draper (SF), Arthur Mackinnon (C) Chris Manigault, Clarence Chipman, Matthew Stevenson, George Rigg | |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by August Criner | 46-40 |
| 14:42 | Auburn | Jeffrey Draper clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-40 |
| 14:40 | Auburn | Ivan Wisnewski grabs the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 14:20 | Auburn | Ivan Wisnewski is called for traveling | 46-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson (SF) Ivan Wisnewski | |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa hits a shot near the basket set up by Frankie Aldana and he's hacked by Jeffrey Draper - foul #1 on Jeffrey Draper, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | George Rigg (PF) Jeffrey Draper | |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses the free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:08 | Auburn | George Rigg grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 14:00 | Auburn | Wallace Cawley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-40 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses badly on a floater from close range | 48-40 |
| 13:40 | Auburn | Martin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 13:22 | Auburn | Martin Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Arthur Mackinnon denies the turnaround by Dominic Costa | 48-40 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling grabs the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | August Criner scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Frankie Aldana | 50-40 |
| 12:25 | Auburn | Arthur Mackinnon loses the ball out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), David Palmer (SG), John Jackson (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) August Criner, Dominic Costa, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Manigault (PG), Clarence Chipman (SG), Ivan Wisnewski (C) Wallace Cawley, Martin Williams, Arthur Mackinnon | |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | John Jackson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Levi | 53-40 |
| 11:52 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Rigg | 53-42 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt banks in the layup | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Titcomb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Chris Manigault (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Chipman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Stevenson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Rigg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Wisnewski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Auburn | Chris Manigault can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-42 |
| 11:10 | Auburn | Clarence Chipman grabs the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 10:43 | Auburn | George Rigg connects on the floater near the basket set up by Matthew Stevenson | 55-44 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb misses the lay-in | 55-44 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | John Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | David Palmer misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-44 |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Chris Manigault snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 09:54 | Auburn | George Rigg misses the easy layup but the foul's on Randal McDavitt - foul #1 on Randal McDavitt, team foul #3 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) John Levi, David Palmer, John Jackson, Randal McDavitt, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Cawley (PG), Martin Williams (SG), Jeffrey Draper (SF), Arthur Mackinnon (C) Chris Manigault, Clarence Chipman, Matthew Stevenson, Ivan Wisnewski | |
| 09:54 | Auburn | George Rigg makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:54 | Auburn | George Rigg misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | George Rigg blocks the jumper by Dominic Costa | 55-45 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa tips it but misses | 55-45 |
| 09:31 | Auburn | George Rigg pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 09:05 | Auburn | Wallace Cawley is fouled on the floor by Myron Sykora - foul #2 on Myron Sykora, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jonathan Gladney (PF) George Rigg | |
| 08:46 | Auburn | Martin Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 08:44 | Auburn | Jonathan Gladney hits the follow up shot | 55-47 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Myron Sykora and he's hacked by Martin Williams - foul #3 on Martin Williams, team foul #5 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson (SF), Ivan Wisnewski (PF) Jeffrey Draper, Jonathan Gladney | |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the free throw | 58-47 |
| 08:04 | Auburn | Ivan Wisnewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | August Criner scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Sterling and the foul's on Arthur Mackinnon - foul #2 on Arthur Mackinnon, team foul #6 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Manigault (SG) Martin Williams | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses the free throw | 60-47 |
| 07:39 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Wallace Cawley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Manigault (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Stevenson (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ivan Wisnewski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Mackinnon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Auburn | Myron Sykora is called for the reach on Matthew Stevenson - foul #3 on Myron Sykora, team foul #5 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt (SF), Russell Titcomb (PF) Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 07:04 | Auburn | Frankie Aldana blocks the jumper by Ivan Wisnewski | 60-47 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Matthew Stevenson steals the ball from Randal McDavitt | 60-47 |
| 06:21 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Randal McDavitt - foul #2 on Randal McDavitt, team foul #6 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), David Palmer (SG), John Jackson (SF) August Criner, Dominic Costa, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Auburn | Martin Williams (SG), George Rigg (PF), Jeffrey Draper (C) Wallace Cawley, Ivan Wisnewski, Arthur Mackinnon | |
| 06:21 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 06:21 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | George Rigg swats the short shot by John Jackson | 60-49 |
| 05:59 | Auburn | Martin Williams pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 05:43 | Auburn | Chris Manigault misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb can't finish the layup | 60-49 |
| 05:26 | Auburn | Martin Williams gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 05:10 | Auburn | Chris Manigault drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Martin Williams | 60-52 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) John Levi, David Palmer, John Jackson, Randal McDavitt, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Cawley (PG), Arthur Mackinnon (C) Chris Manigault, Jeffrey Draper | |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-52 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana tips it in | 62-52 |
| 04:33 | Auburn | Martin Williams comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Dominic Costa - foul #2 on Dominic Costa, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| 04:33 | Auburn | Martin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:33 | Auburn | Martin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana hits the follow up shot | 64-54 |
| 04:01 | Auburn | Wallace Cawley misses the lay-in | 64-54 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana grabs the board | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Arthur Mackinnon grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Wallace Cawley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Stevenson (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Rigg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Mackinnon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Auburn | Martin Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-54 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by August Criner | 66-54 |
| 02:35 | Auburn | Martin Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Stevenson | 66-57 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Arthur Mackinnon snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 01:47 | Auburn | George Rigg clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Dominic Costa is denied by Arthur Mackinnon | 66-57 |
| 01:20 | Auburn | Martin Williams gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 01:04 | Auburn | Matthew Stevenson connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by August Criner | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Auburn | Martin Williams scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from George Rigg | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora is fouled in the backcourt by Wallace Cawley - foul #3 on Wallace Cawley, team foul #7 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Jackson (C) Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:34 | Auburn | George Rigg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-62 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | August Criner grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | August Criner is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Williams - foul #4 on Martin Williams, team foul #8 | 70-62 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | August Criner makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | August Criner makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:25 | Auburn | George Rigg banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wallace Cawley | 72-64 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | August Criner is fouled in the backcourt by Wallace Cawley - foul #4 on Wallace Cawley, team foul #9 | 72-64 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | August Criner makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | August Criner makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Martin Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 74-64 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling pulls down the rebound | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | August Criner runs out the clock | 74-64 |