| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gary Dore (fresh) SG - Bobby Whitehead (fresh) SF - Ronald Slifer (fresh) PF - Frank Taylor (fresh) C - Arthur Chung (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Landon Thomas (fresh) SG - Steven Winebrenner (fresh) SF - Richard Coriell (fresh) PF - Sean Robinson (fresh) C - Walter Blake (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Sean Robinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Auburn | Landon Thomas is hacked by Gary Dore - foul #1 on Gary Dore, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Auburn | Walter Blake misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Arthur Chung - foul #1 on Arthur Chung, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Auburn | Walter Blake misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Auburn | Walter Blake misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Auburn | Bobby Whitehead steps in front of the Sean Robinson pass | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore slams it home on a great pass from Bobby Whitehead | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Auburn | Sean Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Auburn | Sean Robinson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor is hacked by Sean Robinson - foul #1 on Sean Robinson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Walter Blake - foul #1 on Walter Blake, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Andres Martinez (PF) Sean Robinson | |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:29 | Auburn | Walter Blake connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Andres Martinez | 4-3 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Steven Winebrenner - foul #1 on Steven Winebrenner, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ron Kirkland (PG) Gary Dore | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Johnson (PG), Kevin Tignor (SG), Albert Lisi (C) Landon Thomas, Steven Winebrenner, Walter Blake | |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead makes the 3rd free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:53 | Auburn | John Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 16:51 | Auburn | Andres Martinez can't tip it in | 7-3 |
| 16:50 | Auburn | Albert Lisi grabs the offensive board | 7-3 |
| 16:28 | Auburn | John Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Bobby Whitehead out of the doubleteam | 9-6 |
| 15:54 | Auburn | John Johnson is called for 10 seconds | 9-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Dore (PG), Jeffrey Buckelew (SG), Ronald Turner (SF), Daniel Allen (C) Ron Kirkland, Bobby Whitehead, Ronald Slifer, Arthur Chung | |
| Subs | Auburn | Landon Thomas (PG), Steven Winebrenner (SG), Richard Woods (SF), Sean Robinson (PF), Walter Blake (C) John Johnson, Kevin Tignor, Richard Coriell, Andres Martinez, Albert Lisi | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gary Dore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Buckelew (fresh) SF - Ronald Turner (fresh) PF - Frank Taylor (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Landon Thomas (fresh) SG - Steven Winebrenner (fresh) SF - Richard Woods (fresh) PF - Sean Robinson (fresh) C - Walter Blake (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-6 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | Daniel Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Buckelew is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeffrey Buckelew, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| 15:08 | Auburn | Landon Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-6 |
| 15:07 | Auburn | Walter Blake tips it in | 9-8 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Dore and he's hacked by Sean Robinson - foul #2 on Sean Robinson, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Andres Martinez (PF) Sean Robinson | |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor makes the free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:33 | Auburn | Landon Thomas drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Ronald Turner gets the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Daniel Allen misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 12-11 |
| 13:51 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Walter Blake | 12-11 |
| 13:27 | Auburn | Landon Thomas connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Woods | 12-13 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor is fouled on the floor by Steven Winebrenner - foul #2 on Steven Winebrenner, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ron Kirkland (PG), Bobby Whitehead (SG), Ronald Slifer (SF), Allen Staley (PF), Arthur Chung (C) Gary Dore, Jeffrey Buckelew, Ronald Turner, Frank Taylor, Daniel Allen | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Johnson (PG), Kevin Tignor (SG), Richard Coriell (SF), Albert Lisi (C) Landon Thomas, Steven Winebrenner, Richard Woods, Walter Blake | |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right block | 12-13 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Slifer | 12-13 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley blows the wide open dunk | 12-13 |
| 12:34 | Auburn | Andres Martinez snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 12:14 | Auburn | Kevin Tignor is hacked by Arthur Chung - foul #2 on Arthur Chung, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Allen (C) Arthur Chung | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jerry Campbell (PF) Andres Martinez | |
| 11:56 | Auburn | John Johnson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ronald Slifer | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ron Kirkland (fresh) SG - Bobby Whitehead (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Slifer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Staley (fresh) C - Daniel Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Tignor (fresh) SF - Richard Coriell (fresh) PF - Jerry Campbell (fresh) C - Albert Lisi (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Kevin Tignor is called for the reach on Ron Kirkland - foul #1 on Kevin Tignor, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor (PF) Allen Staley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Landon Thomas (PG), Walter Blake (C) Kevin Tignor, Albert Lisi | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Daniel Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-13 |
| 11:30 | Auburn | Walter Blake snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 11:14 | Auburn | Landon Thomas is fouled on the floor by Daniel Allen - foul #1 on Daniel Allen, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| 10:53 | Auburn | Landon Thomas knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Johnson | 12-15 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Dore (PG) Ron Kirkland | |
| Subs | Auburn | Andres Martinez (PF) Jerry Campbell | |
| 10:18 | Auburn | Walter Blake comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 12-15 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Daniel Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 10:10 | Auburn | John Johnson gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 09:51 | Auburn | John Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Turner (SF), Allen Staley (PF) Ronald Slifer, Frank Taylor | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Tignor (SG) John Johnson | |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-15 |
| 09:32 | Auburn | Andres Martinez pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 09:09 | Auburn | Walter Blake connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Landon Thomas and he's hacked by Allen Staley - foul #1 on Allen Staley, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Buckelew (SG), Ron Kirkland (SF) Bobby Whitehead, Daniel Allen | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Woods (SF) Richard Coriell | |
| 09:09 | Auburn | Walter Blake misses the free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Ronald Turner pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Ronald Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor (PF) Gary Dore | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Johnson (PG), Albert Lisi (C) Landon Thomas, Walter Blake | |
| 08:27 | Auburn | John Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Richard Woods is called for the reach on Ron Kirkland - foul #1 on Richard Woods, team foul #7 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead (SG), Ronald Slifer (SF), Daniel Allen (C) Jeffrey Buckelew, Ronald Turner, Allen Staley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Coriell (SF), Jerry Campbell (PF) Richard Woods, Andres Martinez | |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Ron Kirkland makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Ron Kirkland makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:48 | Auburn | Albert Lisi misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 14-17 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Allen | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ron Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bobby Whitehead (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Slifer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Allen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Tignor (fresh) SF - Richard Coriell (fresh) PF - Jerry Campbell (fresh) C - Albert Lisi (fresh) | |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | John Johnson steals it from Ron Kirkland in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| 07:20 | Auburn | John Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-20 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Jerry Campbell steals it from Ronald Slifer | 14-20 |
| 06:47 | Auburn | Albert Lisi connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by John Johnson | 14-22 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead makes the contested 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Taylor | 17-22 |
| 06:28 | Auburn | John Johnson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 17-22 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer tips it back up and in | 19-22 |
| 05:50 | Auburn | Albert Lisi misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 19-22 |
| 05:48 | Auburn | Richard Coriell snags the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 05:33 | Auburn | John Johnson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-25 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 19-25 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Slifer | 19-25 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor hits a jumper from the right block set up by Ron Kirkland | 21-25 |
| 04:40 | Auburn | Richard Coriell misses the turnaround in the paint | 21-25 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Frank Taylor | 21-25 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-25 |
| 04:17 | Auburn | Daniel Allen swats the short shot by Albert Lisi | 24-25 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Ron Kirkland and he's fouled by Albert Lisi - foul #1 on Albert Lisi, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Dore (PG), Jeffrey Buckelew (SG), Allen Staley (PF), Arthur Chung (C) Ron Kirkland, Bobby Whitehead, Frank Taylor, Daniel Allen | |
| Subs | Auburn | Landon Thomas (PG), Steven Winebrenner (SG), Richard Woods (SF), Sean Robinson (PF), Walter Blake (C) John Johnson, Kevin Tignor, Richard Coriell, Jerry Campbell, Albert Lisi | |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer makes the free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Walter Blake hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Walter Blake - foul #2 on Walter Blake, team foul #9 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Turner (SF) Ronald Slifer | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gary Dore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Buckelew (fresh) SF - Ronald Turner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Allen Staley (fresh) C - Arthur Chung (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Landon Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Winebrenner (fresh) SF - Richard Woods (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Sean Robinson (fresh) C - Walter Blake (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Auburn | Allen Staley picks off the pass by Landon Thomas out of a doubleteam | 29-25 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Sean Robinson - foul #3 on Sean Robinson, team foul #10 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Andres Martinez (PF) Sean Robinson | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:54 | Auburn | Andres Martinez can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Allen Staley - foul #2 on Allen Staley, team foul #7 | 30-25 |
| 02:54 | Auburn | Andres Martinez misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:54 | Auburn | Andres Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Arthur Chung | 33-26 |
| 02:21 | Auburn | Richard Woods is whistled for a carry | 33-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead (SG) Jeffrey Buckelew | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Coriell (SF) Richard Woods | |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-26 |
| 01:56 | Auburn | Walter Blake gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 01:49 | Auburn | Walter Blake scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Andres Martinez | 33-29 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Andres Martinez swats the layup by Allen Staley | 33-29 |
| 01:28 | Auburn | Walter Blake pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 01:08 | Auburn | Landon Thomas misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Dore - foul #2 on Gary Dore, team foul #8 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ron Kirkland (PG), Jeffrey Buckelew (SF), Frank Taylor (PF), Daniel Allen (C) Gary Dore, Ronald Turner, Allen Staley, Arthur Chung | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Johnson (SG), Albert Lisi (C) Steven Winebrenner, Walter Blake | |
| 01:08 | Auburn | Landon Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:08 | Auburn | Landon Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 33-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Tignor (SG) Landon Thomas | |
| 00:35 | Auburn | John Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Albert Lisi tips it home | 33-33 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Andres Martinez is called for the reach on Bobby Whitehead - foul #1 on Andres Martinez, team foul #11 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer (SF) Jeffrey Buckelew | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jerry Campbell (PF), Walter Blake (C) Andres Martinez, Albert Lisi | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Richard Coriell is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 35-33 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |