| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Rush (fresh) SG - David Tucker (fresh) SF - Al Bell (fresh) PF - Leo Robins (fresh) C - Donald Coleman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fresh) SG - Shawn Sparks (fresh) SF - Damian Calkins (fresh) PF - Mark Smith (fresh) C - Gary Holloway (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Leo Robins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:39 | Auburn | The pull-up jumper by Michael Rush is blocked by Robert Smiley | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Auburn | David Tucker grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | Robert Smiley steps in front of the David Tucker pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley slams it home | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Auburn | Al Bell is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Auburn | Donald Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Auburn | Al Bell is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Al Bell, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Auburn | Al Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway tips it in | 0-4 |
| 17:56 | Auburn | Damian Calkins picks off the pass by David Tucker out of a doubleteam | 0-4 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Damian Calkins | 0-6 |
| 17:36 | Auburn | Michael Rush drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Al Bell | 3-6 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Rush - foul #1 on Michael Rush, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Phillip Gingras (PG), Lon Googe (SG), Walter Powell (SF), Ronald Gorovitz (PF) Michael Rush, David Tucker, Al Bell, Leo Robins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer (PF), Robert Schrader (C) Mark Smith, Gary Holloway | |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley misses the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:18 | Auburn | Ronald Gorovitz pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:12 | Auburn | Damian Calkins is called for the reach on Walter Powell - foul #1 on Damian Calkins, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| 16:59 | Auburn | Lon Googe scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Coleman | 6-6 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Palmer | 6-6 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer misses long on a jumper from the right side | 6-6 |
| 16:32 | Auburn | Walter Powell snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:06 | Auburn | Lon Googe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:05 | Auburn | Ronald Gorovitz snags the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 15:54 | Auburn | Phillip Gingras double dribbles | 6-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), David Tucker (SG), Al Bell (SF), Leo Robins (PF), John Norton (C) Phillip Gingras, Lon Googe, Walter Powell, Ronald Gorovitz, Donald Coleman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Mark Smith (PF), Gary Holloway (C) Robert Smiley, Shawn Sparks, Joseph Palmer, Robert Schrader | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Rush (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Tucker (fresh) SF - Al Bell (fresh) PF - Leo Robins (fresh) C - John Norton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Patrick Cross (fresh) SG - Jack Inman (fresh) SF - Damian Calkins (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Smith (fresh) C - Gary Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | Mark Smith buries a floater from the right block set up by Jack Inman | 6-8 |
| 15:20 | Auburn | Gary Holloway swats the dunk try by Al Bell | 6-8 |
| 15:18 | Auburn | Michael Rush tips it home | 8-8 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | Mark Smith clanks a shot from the right side | 8-8 |
| 14:54 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Norton | 8-8 |
| 14:49 | Auburn | Michael Rush hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross is hacked by Michael Rush in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Rush, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Phillip Gingras (PG), Lon Googe (SG), Walter Powell (SF), Donald Coleman (C) Michael Rush, David Tucker, Al Bell, John Norton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smiley (PG) Patrick Cross | |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Jack Inman is hacked by Lon Googe - foul #1 on Lon Googe, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Gorovitz (PF) Leo Robins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks (SG), Joseph Palmer (PF), Robert Schrader (C) Jack Inman, Mark Smith, Gary Holloway | |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 14:18 | Auburn | Phillip Gingras makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lon Googe and he's fouled by Damian Calkins - foul #2 on Damian Calkins, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Ford (SF) Damian Calkins | |
| 14:18 | Auburn | Phillip Gingras makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-10 |
| 13:56 | Auburn | Lon Googe's pass is intercepted by Joseph Palmer | 11-10 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks is hacked by Lon Googe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lon Googe, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Tucker (SG), Al Bell (SF), John Norton (C) Lon Googe, Walter Powell, Donald Coleman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader hits a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by John Norton - foul #1 on John Norton, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Leo Robins (PF) Ronald Gorovitz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:27 | Auburn | Leo Robins hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 11-13 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 13:17 | Auburn | John Norton grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 13:12 | Auburn | Shawn Sparks is called for the reach on David Tucker - foul #1 on Shawn Sparks, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jack Inman (SG), Mark Smith (PF), Gary Holloway (C) Shawn Sparks, Joseph Palmer, Robert Schrader | |
| 12:58 | Auburn | Phillip Gingras drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-13 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Smith | 13-16 |
| 12:24 | Auburn | David Tucker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Mark Smith pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Smiley | 13-18 |
| 11:52 | Auburn | John Norton clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 13-18 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Phillip Gingras (tiring) 5 pts. SG - David Tucker (fairly fresh) SF - Al Bell (fairly fresh) PF - Leo Robins (tiring) C - John Norton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Inman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Ford (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Holloway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Mark Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Powell (SF), Ronald Gorovitz (PF), Donald Coleman (C) Al Bell, Leo Robins, John Norton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Shawn Sparks (SG), Joseph Palmer (PF), Robert Schrader (C) Robert Smiley, Jack Inman, Mark Smith, Gary Holloway | |
| 11:27 | Auburn | Phillip Gingras drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Tucker out of the doubleteam | 16-18 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Cross | 16-21 |
| 10:57 | Auburn | Phillip Gingras is hacked by Patrick Cross - foul #1 on Patrick Cross, team foul #4 | 16-21 |
| 10:52 | Auburn | Phillip Gingras misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-21 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joseph Palmer | 16-21 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-21 |
| 10:30 | Auburn | Donald Coleman grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 10:25 | Auburn | Phillip Gingras can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-21 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Ford | 16-21 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader grabs the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Cross | 16-24 |
| 09:23 | Auburn | Phillip Gingras misses the jumper from the left side | 16-24 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks grabs the board | 16-24 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Al Bell (SF), Leo Robins (PF), John Norton (C) Walter Powell, Ronald Gorovitz, Donald Coleman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smiley (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Mark Smith (PF), Gary Holloway (C) Patrick Cross, Shawn Sparks, Joseph Palmer, Robert Schrader | |
| 08:55 | Auburn | Phillip Gingras misses badly on a shot from the left side | 16-24 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway grabs the board | 16-24 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Mark Smith makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Smiley and the foul's on Leo Robins - foul #1 on Leo Robins, team foul #7 | 16-26 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Mark Smith misses the free throw | 16-26 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Holloway | 16-26 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-26 |
| 08:11 | Auburn | Al Bell gets the rebound | 16-26 |
| 08:07 | Auburn | Al Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks (SF) Gary Ford | |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley is called for traveling | 16-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Everett Graham (PF) Mark Smith | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Phillip Gingras (tired) 8 pts. SG - David Tucker (tired) SF - Al Bell (fairly fresh) PF - Leo Robins (tiring) C - John Norton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Inman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Sparks (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Everett Graham (fresh) C - Gary Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Auburn | Phillip Gingras comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-26 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley is hacked by Phillip Gingras in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Gingras, team foul #8 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG) Jack Inman | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 07:14 | Auburn | Al Bell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-28 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks pulls down the rebound | 16-28 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Cross | 16-31 |
| 06:31 | Auburn | Al Bell makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-31 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Phillip Gingras is called for the reach on Shawn Sparks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Gingras, team foul #9 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), Walter Powell (SF), Ronald Gorovitz (PF), Donald Coleman (C) Phillip Gingras, Al Bell, Leo Robins, John Norton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Robert Schrader (C) Robert Smiley, Everett Graham, Gary Holloway | |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 18-33 |
| 06:06 | Auburn | Michael Rush is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Michael Rush, team foul #10 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smiley (PG), Jack Inman (SG) Patrick Cross, Shawn Sparks | |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Donald Coleman is called for the reach on Robert Schrader - foul #1 on Donald Coleman, team foul #11 | 18-33 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 18-34 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 18-35 |
| 05:30 | Auburn | Michael Rush comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 18-35 |
| 05:29 | Auburn | David Tucker can't tip it in | 18-35 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | Mark Smith grabs the board | 18-35 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-35 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Mark Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 18-35 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Jack Inman is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Smith | 18-38 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | David Tucker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-38 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Mark Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 18-38 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | Mark Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 18-38 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-38 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | Mark Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the left block | 18-38 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Jack Inman gets the offensive rebound | 18-38 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 18-38 |
| 03:53 | Auburn | Ronald Gorovitz snags the defensive board | 18-38 |
| 03:45 | Auburn | Michael Rush misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-38 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader gets the rebound | 18-38 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Rush (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Tucker (very tired) 2 reb. SF - Walter Powell (tiring) PF - Ronald Gorovitz (tiring) 3 reb. C - Donald Coleman (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Inman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Damian Calkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Schrader (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins is hacked by Ronald Gorovitz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Gorovitz, team foul #12 | 18-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Phillip Gingras (PG), Lon Googe (SG), Al Bell (SF), Leo Robins (PF), John Norton (C) Michael Rush, David Tucker, Walter Powell, Ronald Gorovitz, Donald Coleman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Shawn Sparks (SG), Joseph Palmer (PF), Everett Graham (C) Robert Smiley, Jack Inman, Mark Smith, Robert Schrader | |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the 1st free throw | 18-39 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the 2nd free throw | 18-40 |
| 03:25 | Auburn | Al Bell misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Everett Graham - foul #1 on Everett Graham, team foul #5 | 18-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Holloway (C) Everett Graham | |
| 03:25 | Auburn | Al Bell makes the 1st free throw | 19-40 |
| 03:25 | Auburn | Al Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-40 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | John Norton takes the ball from Patrick Cross in the backcourt | 20-40 |
| 03:08 | Auburn | Leo Robins travels with the ball | 20-40 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 20-40 |
| 02:56 | Auburn | Al Bell gets the rebound | 20-40 |
| 02:52 | Auburn | John Norton is whistled for a carry | 20-40 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross is fouled on the floor by John Norton - foul #2 on John Norton, team foul #13 | 20-40 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross misses the 1st free throw | 20-40 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 20-40 |
| 02:40 | Auburn | Leo Robins gets the rebound | 20-40 |
| 02:27 | Auburn | Shawn Sparks steals the ball from Lon Googe | 20-40 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Phillip Gingras - foul #3 on Phillip Gingras, team foul #14 | 20-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG) Phillip Gingras | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Everett Graham (C) Gary Holloway | |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 20-41 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 20-42 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Michael Rush drills a 3 from the right wing | 23-42 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross is hacked by Leo Robins - foul #2 on Leo Robins, team foul #15 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Gorovitz (PF), Donald Coleman (C) Leo Robins, John Norton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smiley (PG), Gary Holloway (C) Shawn Sparks, Joseph Palmer | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross misses the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 23-42 |
| 01:39 | Auburn | Ronald Gorovitz grabs the board | 23-42 |
| 01:31 | Auburn | The pull-up jumper by Al Bell is blocked by Everett Graham | 23-42 |
| 01:29 | Auburn | Ronald Gorovitz tips it back up and in | 25-42 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Al Bell - foul #2 on Al Bell, team foul #16 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks (SG) Patrick Cross | |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 01:20 | Auburn | Ronald Gorovitz gets the rebound | 25-43 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Al Bell blows the layup | 25-43 |
| 01:01 | Auburn | Donald Coleman tips it but misses | 25-43 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins gets the rebound | 25-43 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway scores on a shot from close range set up by Shawn Sparks | 25-45 |
| 00:42 | Auburn | Michael Rush can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-45 |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Al Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-45 |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Al Bell connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Coleman | 27-45 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 27-45 |
| 00:08 | Auburn | Ronald Gorovitz pulls down the rebound | 27-45 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Lon Googe buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Gorovitz | 29-45 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley clanks a halfcourt shot | 29-45 |