| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Eugene Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Magers (fresh) SF - Michael Sloan (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Christopher McClenic (fresh) C - Kenneth Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Van Fierro (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bojan Radosavljevic (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Gillis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Worley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hawn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Jason Gillis inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 19:37 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Kenneth Miller | 27-30 |
| 19:32 | Auburn | Eugene Patterson lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Magers | 29-30 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | James Hawn hits the follow up shot | 29-32 |
| 18:58 | Auburn | Eugene Patterson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Magers | 32-32 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Michael Sloan steps in front of the Jason Gillis pass | 32-32 |
| 18:17 | Auburn | Michael Sloan is fouled on the floor by Andrew Worley - foul #3 on Andrew Worley, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin (PF) Andrew Worley | |
| 17:50 | Auburn | Kenneth Miller can't finish the layup | 32-32 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | James Hawn pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Van Fierro | 32-34 |
| 16:58 | Auburn | Michael Sloan blows the dunk but he's fouled by Van Fierro - foul #3 on Van Fierro, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Pendergrass (SG), Robert Llewellyn (PF) John Magers, Christopher McClenic | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas (PG), Robert Cunningham (SG), Ivan Smolinski (SF), Morgan Doane (C) Van Fierro, Bojan Radosavljevic, Jason Gillis, James Hawn | |
| 16:58 | Auburn | Michael Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:58 | Auburn | Michael Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane misses the tip | 34-34 |
| 16:40 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Robert Llewellyn | 34-34 |
| 16:18 | Auburn | Stanley Pendergrass knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Kenneth Miller | 36-34 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Miller takes the ball from Donald Goodwin | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Eugene Patterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Pendergrass (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sloan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Robert Llewellyn (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Miller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jim Llamas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Cunningham (fresh) SF - Ivan Smolinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Goodwin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Morgan Doane (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Auburn | Eugene Patterson slams it home on a nice dish by Michael Sloan and he's hacked by Jim Llamas - foul #1 on Jim Llamas, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Williams (SF) Michael Sloan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Van Fierro (PG), Bojan Radosavljevic (SG), Andrew Worley (PF), James Hawn (C) Jim Llamas, Robert Cunningham, Donald Goodwin, Morgan Doane | |
| 15:34 | Auburn | Eugene Patterson makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | James Hawn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Kenneth Miller - foul #2 on Kenneth Miller, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher McClenic (SG) Stanley Pendergrass | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | James Hawn misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | James Hawn makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:55 | Auburn | Bojan Radosavljevic steals the ball from Eugene Patterson | 39-35 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | James Hawn blows the layup | 39-35 |
| 14:42 | Auburn | Christopher McClenic gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:24 | Auburn | Eugene Patterson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 14:17 | Auburn | Matthew Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 13:54 | Auburn | Eugene Patterson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Van Fierro | 39-38 |
| 13:18 | Auburn | Bojan Radosavljevic picks off the pass by Christopher McClenic | 39-38 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic misses the dunk | 39-38 |
| 13:13 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Eugene Patterson | 39-38 |
| 12:54 | Auburn | Kenneth Miller can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Hawn - foul #1 on James Hawn, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Magers (SG), Michael Sloan (SF), Stanley Pendergrass (PF) Christopher McClenic, Matthew Williams, Robert Llewellyn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas (SG), Jason Gillis (SF), Donald Goodwin (C) Bojan Radosavljevic, Ivan Smolinski, James Hawn | |
| 12:54 | Auburn | Kenneth Miller makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 12:54 | Auburn | Kenneth Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas clanks a floater from the right block | 41-38 |
| 12:38 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Kenneth Miller | 41-38 |
| 12:15 | Auburn | Michael Sloan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 12:14 | Auburn | Michael Sloan pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 11:56 | Auburn | Eugene Patterson buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Miller | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Eugene Patterson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Magers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Sloan (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Stanley Pendergrass (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Kenneth Miller (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Van Fierro (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jim Llamas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Gillis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Worley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Goodwin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Jason Gillis buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Goodwin and he's fouled by Eugene Patterson - foul #3 on Eugene Patterson, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Murphy (PG), John Bethea (C) Eugene Patterson, Kenneth Miller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic (SG), James Hawn (C) Van Fierro, Andrew Worley | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Jason Gillis makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:02 | Auburn | John Magers hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Sloan | 45-41 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Donald Goodwin | 45-43 |
| 10:25 | Auburn | Jim Llamas is called for the reach on John Magers - foul #2 on Jim Llamas, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Patterson (PG), Christopher McClenic (SG), Matthew Williams (SF), Robert Llewellyn (PF), Kenneth Miller (C) Robert Murphy, John Magers, Michael Sloan, Stanley Pendergrass, John Bethea | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Van Fierro (PG), Steve Florez (SF), Morgan Doane (PF) Jim Llamas, Jason Gillis, Donald Goodwin | |
| 10:01 | Auburn | The short jumper by Eugene Patterson is denied by James Hawn | 45-43 |
| 10:00 | Auburn | Eugene Patterson snags the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 09:44 | Auburn | Kenneth Miller is hacked by Van Fierro - foul #4 on Van Fierro, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas (PG), Ivan Smolinski (SF) Van Fierro, Steve Florez | |
| 09:15 | Auburn | Eugene Patterson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Matthew Williams is called for the reach on Morgan Doane - foul #2 on Matthew Williams, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Magers (SG) Robert Llewellyn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cunningham (SG), Andrew Worley (PF), Donald Goodwin (C) Bojan Radosavljevic, Morgan Doane, James Hawn | |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | John Magers is called for the reach on Andrew Worley - foul #2 on John Magers, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Murphy (PG), Michael Sloan (SF) Eugene Patterson, Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Gillis (SF) Ivan Smolinski | |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-43 |
| 08:19 | Auburn | Michael Sloan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 08:04 | Auburn | Kenneth Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Jason Gillis buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Michael Sloan - foul #1 on Michael Sloan, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Patterson (PG), Robert Llewellyn (PF), John Bethea (C) Robert Murphy, Christopher McClenic, Kenneth Miller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Van Fierro (PG) Robert Cunningham | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Jason Gillis makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Eugene Patterson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Magers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Sloan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Llewellyn (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Bethea (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Van Fierro (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jim Llamas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Gillis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Worley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Goodwin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Auburn | Eugene Patterson lays it up and in on a great pass from John Magers | 47-46 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by John Magers - foul #3 on John Magers, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Pendergrass (SG) John Magers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic (SG), Ivan Smolinski (SF), James Hawn (C) Jim Llamas, Jason Gillis, Donald Goodwin | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:58 | Auburn | John Bethea misses short on a jumper near the basket | 47-48 |
| 06:56 | Auburn | Eugene Patterson tips it but misses | 47-48 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Patterson | 47-48 |
| 06:32 | Auburn | Michael Sloan's layup is rejected by Andrew Worley | 47-48 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 06:16 | Auburn | Michael Sloan pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 05:54 | Auburn | Eugene Patterson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-48 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Murphy (PG), John Magers (SG), Matthew Williams (SF), Christopher McClenic (PF), Kenneth Miller (C) Eugene Patterson, Stanley Pendergrass, Michael Sloan, Robert Llewellyn, John Bethea | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Gillis (SF), Donald Goodwin (PF) Ivan Smolinski, Andrew Worley | |
| 05:19 | Auburn | John Magers makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-48 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 50-48 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Goodwin | 50-48 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Miller - foul #3 on Kenneth Miller, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eugene Patterson (PG) Robert Murphy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas (SG), Morgan Doane (C) Bojan Radosavljevic, James Hawn | |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:16 | Auburn | Eugene Patterson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-50 |
| 04:14 | Auburn | John Magers pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 03:57 | Auburn | John Magers can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jim Llamas - foul #3 on Jim Llamas, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski (SF), Andrew Worley (PF) Jason Gillis, Morgan Doane | |
| 03:57 | Auburn | John Magers misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:57 | Auburn | John Magers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley is called for 5 seconds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Llewellyn (PF) John Magers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cunningham (SG), James Hawn (C) Van Fierro, Donald Goodwin | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Eugene Patterson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher McClenic (fresh) SF - Matthew Williams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Llewellyn (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Miller (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jim Llamas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Cunningham (fresh) SF - Ivan Smolinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Worley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hawn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Auburn | James Hawn denies the turnaround by Kenneth Miller | 51-50 |
| 03:06 | Auburn | Kenneth Miller hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Cunningham scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ivan Smolinski | 53-52 |
| 02:48 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Magers (SG), Michael Sloan (SF) Matthew Williams, Robert Llewellyn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Van Fierro (PG), Bojan Radosavljevic (SG), Jason Gillis (SF) Jim Llamas, Robert Cunningham, Ivan Smolinski | |
| 02:30 | Auburn | Eugene Patterson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Van Fierro - foul #5 on Van Fierro, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas (PG) Van Fierro | |
| 02:30 | Auburn | Eugene Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:30 | Auburn | Eugene Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Gillis | 55-54 |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Kenneth Miller clanks a shot from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | James Hawn gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Miller steals it from Jason Gillis | 55-54 |
| 01:22 | Auburn | Kenneth Miller is whistled for traveling | 55-54 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | James Hawn is hacked by Michael Sloan - foul #2 on Michael Sloan, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | James Hawn makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | James Hawn makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Christopher McClenic makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Eugene Patterson | 57-56 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Michael Sloan snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Kenneth Miller clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | James Hawn grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | James Hawn comes up short on the shot in the lane | 57-56 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Christopher McClenic grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Christopher McClenic is hacked by Jim Llamas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jim Llamas, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Christopher McClenic misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Michael Sloan snags the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Andrew Worley is called for the reach on Michael Sloan - foul #4 on Andrew Worley, team foul #10 | 57-56 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Michael Sloan misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Michael Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jason Gillis misses long on a halfcourt shot | 58-56 |