| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Haney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Wallace Cawley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Reginald Danner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Coutu (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Alcott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Robert Coutu inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Auburn | August Criner is called for the reach on Wallace Cawley - foul #1 on August Criner, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 19:24 | Auburn | Gustavo Esposito's pass is intercepted by Fred Haney | 27-25 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Fred Haney clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 27-25 |
| 19:16 | Auburn | Gustavo Esposito snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 19:05 | Auburn | Fred Haney is called for the reach on Reginald Danner - foul #2 on Fred Haney, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| 18:46 | Auburn | Fred Haney steals it from Reginald Danner | 27-25 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Fred Haney is hacked by Gustavo Esposito - foul #2 on Gustavo Esposito, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | Fred Haney misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 27-25 |
| 18:23 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Robert Coutu | 27-25 |
| 18:10 | Auburn | Gustavo Esposito clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 18:09 | Auburn | Gustavo Esposito tips it back up and in | 27-27 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Kennedy | 29-27 |
| 17:33 | Auburn | Derek Alcott misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by August Criner - foul #2 on August Criner, team foul #3 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Jackson (C) Fred Haney | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:33 | Auburn | Derek Alcott makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:33 | Auburn | Derek Alcott makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Christopher Kennedy is denied by Gustavo Esposito | 29-29 |
| 17:21 | Auburn | Robert Coutu gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:10 | Auburn | Wallace Cawley drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Reginald Danner | 29-31 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-31 |
| 16:52 | Auburn | Robert Coutu gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 16:35 | Auburn | Reginald Danner makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Wallace Cawley | 29-33 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | John Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa is denied on a layup by Gustavo Esposito | 29-33 |
| 15:58 | Auburn | Derek Alcott grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Kennedy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randal McDavitt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Wallace Cawley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Danner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Coutu (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Derek Alcott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gustavo Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Auburn | Reginald Danner makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Wallace Cawley | 29-36 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 15:25 | Auburn | Robert Coutu pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 15:07 | Auburn | Reginald Danner comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dominic Costa - foul #3 on Dominic Costa, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley (PG), David Palmer (SG), Jack Smith (PF), Fred Haney (C) August Criner, Dominic Costa, Christopher Kennedy, Randal McDavitt | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Manigault (PG), Jaropelk Hohowski (SF), Ivan Wisnewski (PF), Jonathan Gladney (C) Wallace Cawley, Robert Coutu, Derek Alcott, Gustavo Esposito | |
| 15:07 | Auburn | Reginald Danner misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 15:07 | Auburn | Reginald Danner makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses the lay-in | 29-37 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Jack Smith grabs the offensive board | 29-37 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Fred Haney can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to David Palmer | 29-37 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Fred Haney misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 14:19 | Auburn | Ivan Wisnewski grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 14:13 | Auburn | Jaropelk Hohowski knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Chris Manigault | 29-40 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Palmer | 32-40 |
| 13:35 | Auburn | Jonathan Gladney misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-40 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | David Palmer drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Fred Haney | 35-40 |
| 13:08 | Auburn | Ivan Wisnewski double dribbles | 35-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Randal McDavitt (PF) David Palmer, John Jackson, Jack Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Cawley (PG), Gustavo Esposito (C) Reginald Danner, Jonathan Gladney | |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | Wallace Cawley is called for the reach on August Criner - foul #1 on Wallace Cawley, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy (SF) Henry Hanley | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 12:36 | Auburn | Wallace Cawley pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:20 | Auburn | Jaropelk Hohowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 12:19 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Manigault | 35-40 |
| 12:04 | Auburn | Wallace Cawley scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ivan Wisnewski | 35-43 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa is fouled on the floor by Chris Manigault - foul #1 on Chris Manigault, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Smith (C) Fred Haney | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Danis (SG), Robert Coutu (SF), Derek Alcott (PF) Chris Manigault, Jaropelk Hohowski, Ivan Wisnewski | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Wallace Cawley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Danis (fresh) SF - Robert Coutu (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Derek Alcott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses short on a floater near the basket | 35-43 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Randal McDavitt | 35-43 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | Jack Smith misses the fadeaway from the right side | 35-43 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt tips it in | 37-43 |
| 10:58 | Auburn | Robert Coutu is fouled on the floor by Christopher Kennedy - foul #3 on Christopher Kennedy, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley (SF) Christopher Kennedy | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jonathan Gladney (C) Gustavo Esposito | |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Dominic Costa is called for the reach on John Danis - foul #4 on Dominic Costa, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Jackson (SF) Dominic Costa | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Manigault (SG) John Danis | |
| 10:23 | Auburn | Chris Manigault drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wallace Cawley | 37-46 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on August Criner - foul #3 on August Criner, team foul #7 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Palmer (SG) August Criner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ivan Wisnewski (PF) Derek Alcott | |
| 09:53 | Auburn | Randal McDavitt swats the short shot by Ivan Wisnewski | 37-46 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jack Smith | 37-46 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | David Palmer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 09:43 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Jonathan Gladney | 37-46 |
| 09:29 | Auburn | Jonathan Gladney can't finish the layup | 37-46 |
| 09:28 | Auburn | Ivan Wisnewski hits the follow up shot | 37-48 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-48 |
| 09:05 | Auburn | Wallace Cawley pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 08:43 | Auburn | Robert Coutu drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Wallace Cawley | 37-50 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt loses the dribble to Wallace Cawley | 37-50 |
| 08:14 | Auburn | Chris Manigault is hacked by Jack Smith - foul #2 on Jack Smith, team foul #8 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Christopher Kennedy (SF), Charles Shields (PF), Fred Haney (C) David Palmer, John Jackson, Randal McDavitt, Jack Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Reginald Danner (SG), Jaropelk Hohowski (SF), Derek Alcott (PF), Gustavo Esposito (C) Wallace Cawley, Robert Coutu, Ivan Wisnewski, Jonathan Gladney | |
| 08:14 | Auburn | Chris Manigault makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 08:14 | Auburn | Chris Manigault makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-52 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Fred Haney tips it but misses | 37-52 |
| 07:56 | Auburn | Jaropelk Hohowski snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:50 | Auburn | Chris Manigault hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 37-52 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Haney | 37-52 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Reginald Danner steps in front of the August Criner pass in the backcourt | 37-52 |
| 07:30 | Auburn | Derek Alcott is hacked by Charles Shields - foul #2 on Charles Shields, team foul #9 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG) Henry Hanley | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Danis (PG) Chris Manigault | |
| 07:30 | Auburn | Derek Alcott makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 07:30 | Auburn | Derek Alcott makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Shields (fresh) C - Fred Haney (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Danis (fresh) SG - Reginald Danner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jaropelk Hohowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Derek Alcott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | August Criner makes the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Reginald Danner - foul #1 on Reginald Danner, team foul #4 | 39-54 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | August Criner makes the free throw | 40-54 |
| 06:50 | Auburn | Derek Alcott comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 40-54 |
| 06:48 | Auburn | Jaropelk Hohowski gets the offensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 06:33 | Auburn | Reginald Danner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-54 |
| 06:32 | Auburn | John Danis snags the offensive board | 40-54 |
| 06:13 | Auburn | Reginald Danner's floater is tipped away by Fred Haney | 40-54 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | August Criner grabs the board | 40-54 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | Charles Shields lays it in on a great pass from August Criner | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:51 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt (PF) Charles Shields | |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Cawley (PG), Robert Coutu (SF) John Danis, Jaropelk Hohowski | |
| 05:46 | Auburn | August Criner takes the ball from Wallace Cawley | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Christopher Kennedy grabs the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 04:52 | Auburn | Reginald Danner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ivan Wisnewski (PF) Derek Alcott | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Coutu blocks the jumper by Dominic Costa | 45-54 |
| 04:31 | Auburn | Robert Coutu grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 04:15 | Auburn | Wallace Cawley drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ivan Wisnewski and he's hacked by Christopher Kennedy - foul #4 on Christopher Kennedy, team foul #10 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Jackson (C) Fred Haney | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Manigault (SG) Reginald Danner | |
| 04:15 | Auburn | Wallace Cawley misses the free throw | 45-56 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 04:06 | Auburn | Robert Coutu grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Randal McDavitt picks off the pass by Ivan Wisnewski | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-56 |
| 03:40 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Gustavo Esposito | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Auburn | Ivan Wisnewski lays it up and in on a great pass from Chris Manigault | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Kennedy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Wallace Cawley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chris Manigault (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Coutu (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ivan Wisnewski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Gustavo Esposito is called for the reach on John Jackson - foul #3 on Gustavo Esposito, team foul #5 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley (PG), David Palmer (SG), Charles Shields (PF), Jack Smith (C) August Criner, Dominic Costa, Christopher Kennedy, Randal McDavitt | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Danis (SG), Jaropelk Hohowski (SF), Jonathan Gladney (C) Wallace Cawley, Robert Coutu, Gustavo Esposito | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | David Palmer can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Chris Manigault - foul #2 on Chris Manigault, team foul #6 | 45-58 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | David Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | David Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 02:25 | Auburn | Jonathan Gladney drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Danis and he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #11 | 47-60 |
| 02:25 | Auburn | Jonathan Gladney misses the free throw | 47-60 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Jack Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Charles Shields is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Charles Shields, team foul #12 | 47-60 |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Ivan Wisnewski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Chris Manigault | 47-62 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | David Palmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-62 |
| 01:31 | Auburn | Jaropelk Hohowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-62 |
| 01:30 | Auburn | Jonathan Gladney can't tip it in | 47-62 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Charles Shields gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Jack Smith buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry Hanley and the foul's on Jonathan Gladney - foul #1 on Jonathan Gladney, team foul #7 | 49-62 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Jack Smith makes the free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | John Danis comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Charles Shields - foul #4 on Charles Shields, team foul #13 | 50-62 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | John Danis makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | John Danis misses the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Jack Smith snags the defensive board | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Henry Hanley misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Charles Shields gets the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Charles Shields loses the dribble to Jonathan Gladney | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Ivan Wisnewski is hacked by Charles Shields - foul #5 on Charles Shields, team foul #14 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Smith (SG) Charles Shields | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Ivan Wisnewski makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Ivan Wisnewski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | David Palmer misses badly on a floater from the left side | 50-65 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Ivan Wisnewski gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Chris Manigault runs out the clock | 50-65 |