| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Landon Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Winebrenner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Coriell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sean Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Blake (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Robey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Cole | 34-30 |
| 19:15 | Auburn | Landon Thomas connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Steven Winebrenner | 37-30 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Coriell - foul #2 on Richard Coriell, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | Walter Blake hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 37-31 |
| 18:16 | Auburn | Walter Blake grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 18:11 | Auburn | Walter Blake lays it up and in on a nice dish by Landon Thomas | 39-31 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 17:49 | Auburn | Sean Robinson snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 17:34 | Auburn | Landon Thomas scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Winebrenner | 42-31 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Louis Robey and the foul's on Richard Coriell - foul #3 on Richard Coriell, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Andres Martinez (PF) Sean Robinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gerald White (PF), Jason Powell (C) Louis Robey, Clarence Franklin | |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:51 | Auburn | Walter Blake misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-34 |
| 16:49 | Auburn | Andres Martinez misses the tip | 42-34 |
| 16:48 | Auburn | Landon Thomas hits the follow up shot | 44-34 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | William Cole misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | Gerald White grabs the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 16:08 | Auburn | Richard Coriell grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 16:04 | Auburn | Landon Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Jason Powell gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Landon Thomas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Winebrenner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Coriell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andres Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Blake (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Pepper (fairly fresh) SF - Bobby Brown (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald White (fresh) C - Jason Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown comes up short on the runner from the right block | 44-34 |
| 15:46 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Andres Martinez | 44-34 |
| 15:42 | Auburn | Jason Powell is called for the reach on Landon Thomas - foul #1 on Jason Powell, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Johnson (PG), Kevin Tignor (SG), Richard Woods (SF), Albert Lisi (C) Landon Thomas, Steven Winebrenner, Richard Coriell, Walter Blake | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (PG), Jose Mercado (SG), Louis Robey (PF), Clarence Franklin (C) William Cole, Paul Pepper, Gerald White, Jason Powell | |
| 15:32 | Auburn | Richard Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-34 |
| 15:32 | Auburn | The refs have stopped play. Albert Lisi is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 44-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Sean Robinson (PF) Albert Lisi | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Bobby Brown and he's fouled by Sean Robinson - foul #1 on Sean Robinson, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs misses the free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:04 | Auburn | Sean Robinson gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 14:53 | Auburn | The short jumper by Sean Robinson is denied by Clarence Franklin | 44-36 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Louis Robey grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 14:28 | Auburn | Kevin Tignor gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 14:22 | Auburn | Andres Martinez's floater is knocked away by Clarence Franklin | 44-36 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Bobby Brown | 44-38 |
| 13:44 | Auburn | Andres Martinez hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sean Robinson and the foul's on Louis Robey - foul #2 on Louis Robey, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Landon Thomas (PG), Steven Winebrenner (SG), Richard Coriell (SF), Walter Blake (C) John Johnson, Kevin Tignor, Richard Woods, Sean Robinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Paul Pepper (SG), Jason Powell (PF) Jose Mercado, Bobby Brown, Louis Robey | |
| 13:44 | Auburn | Andres Martinez misses the free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Andres Martinez takes the ball from Paul Pepper | 46-38 |
| 13:12 | Auburn | Walter Blake misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Pepper - foul #1 on Paul Pepper, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jerry Campbell (PF) Andres Martinez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gerald White (PF) Clarence Franklin | |
| 13:12 | Auburn | Walter Blake makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 13:12 | Auburn | Walter Blake misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jason Powell | 47-38 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | William Cole connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Gerald White | 47-41 |
| 12:34 | Auburn | Walter Blake drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | Jerry Campbell is called for the reach on William Cole - foul #1 on Jerry Campbell, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Sean Robinson (PF) Jerry Campbell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jose Mercado (SF) Kenneth Jacobs | |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper is fouled on the floor by Richard Coriell - foul #4 on Richard Coriell, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Robey (PF), Clarence Franklin (C) Gerald White, Jason Powell | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Landon Thomas (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Winebrenner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Coriell (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Sean Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Blake (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) SF - Jose Mercado (fresh) PF - Louis Robey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 11:16 | Auburn | Sean Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Johnson (SG) Steven Winebrenner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Brown (SF) Paul Pepper | |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | William Cole connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Bobby Brown | 50-46 |
| 10:30 | Auburn | John Johnson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 10:28 | Auburn | Richard Coriell tips it back up and in | 52-46 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | William Cole drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Bobby Brown | 52-48 |
| 10:04 | Auburn | Richard Coriell misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 52-48 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Louis Robey pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | William Cole misses the tip | 52-48 |
| 09:33 | Auburn | Sean Robinson pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 09:27 | Auburn | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by Louis Robey - foul #3 on Louis Robey, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Winebrenner (SG), Richard Woods (SF), Andres Martinez (PF), Albert Lisi (C) Landon Thomas, Richard Coriell, Sean Robinson, Walter Blake | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (PG), Paul Pepper (SG), Gerald White (PF), Jason Powell (C) William Cole, Jose Mercado, Louis Robey, Clarence Franklin | |
| 09:10 | Auburn | Albert Lisi clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | Jason Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 08:46 | Auburn | Andres Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 08:27 | Auburn | Gerald White is called for the reach on Richard Woods - foul #1 on Gerald White, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| 08:15 | Auburn | Andres Martinez makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Johnson | 54-48 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Jason Powell is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Winebrenner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Woods (fresh) PF - Andres Martinez (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Lisi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald White (fresh) C - Jason Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Auburn | John Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jason Powell | 54-50 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | Jason Powell misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 54-50 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper tips it home | 54-52 |
| 07:18 | Auburn | Andres Martinez misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 54-52 |
| 07:16 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Andres Martinez | 54-52 |
| 07:05 | Auburn | Andres Martinez travels with the ball | 54-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Landon Thomas (PG), Richard Coriell (SF), Walter Blake (C) John Johnson, Richard Woods, Albert Lisi | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Louis Robey (PF), Clarence Franklin (C) Bobby Brown, Gerald White, Jason Powell | |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Richard Coriell steals it from Paul Pepper | 54-52 |
| 06:19 | Auburn | William Cole steals the ball from Walter Blake | 54-52 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi | William Cole banks in the layup | 54-54 |
| 05:51 | Auburn | Walter Blake makes the shot from just outside the lane | 56-54 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 05:30 | Auburn | Walter Blake pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 05:26 | Auburn | Landon Thomas misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-54 |
| 05:25 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Winebrenner | 56-54 |
| 05:13 | Auburn | Landon Thomas connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steven Winebrenner and the foul's on Clarence Franklin - foul #2 on Clarence Franklin, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Johnson (SG), Sean Robinson (PF) Steven Winebrenner, Andres Martinez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jose Mercado (SG), Bobby Brown (SF), Jason Powell (PF) Paul Pepper, Kenneth Jacobs, Louis Robey | |
| 05:13 | Auburn | Landon Thomas makes the free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin loses the dribble to Walter Blake | 59-54 |
| 04:32 | Auburn | Landon Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Sean Robinson - foul #2 on Sean Robinson, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Robey (PF) Clarence Franklin | |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:02 | Auburn | Sean Robinson snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Walter Blake misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 59-55 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Louis Robey gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Landon Thomas (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Coriell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Sean Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter Blake (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jose Mercado (fresh) SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - Louis Robey (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jose Mercado | 59-57 |
| 02:44 | Auburn | John Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | William Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Winebrenner (SG) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SG), Clarence Franklin (C) Jose Mercado, Jason Powell | |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Louis Robey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-57 |
| 02:12 | Auburn | Walter Blake misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | Louis Robey snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Louis Robey is called for the reach on Landon Thomas - foul #4 on Louis Robey, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Landon Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Landon Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | Sean Robinson blocks the jumper by Bobby Brown | 61-60 |
| 01:36 | Auburn | Richard Coriell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | William Cole picks off the pass by Sean Robinson | 61-60 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 61-60 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Louis Robey hits the follow up shot | 61-62 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Richard Coriell lays it up and in and he's hacked by Clarence Franklin - foul #3 on Clarence Franklin, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Richard Coriell misses the free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper can't connect on a floater from the right side | 63-62 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 63-62 |