| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kent Levitt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason English (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Matthew Badgett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Tatum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Janofsky (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Peter Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Pedro Ramos (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Munos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Jeffers (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Jury (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Ronald Munos inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Johnson | 32-42 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Kent Levitt is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Kent Levitt, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Schultz (PG) Kent Levitt | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 19:10 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos travels with the ball | 32-42 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi | Jason English hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 18:56 | Auburn | Brian Jury snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 18:31 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Matthew Badgett | 32-42 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | Jason English hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-42 |
| 18:20 | Auburn | Brian Jury grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 17:59 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers connects on the runner from the right block set up by Peter Johnson | 32-44 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky is fouled on the floor by Brian Jury - foul #2 on Brian Jury, team foul #1 | 32-44 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum hits a jump hook from close range | 34-44 |
| 17:12 | Auburn | Jason English steals the ball from Ronald Munos | 34-44 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Jason English misses the dunk attempt | 34-44 |
| 17:08 | Auburn | Peter Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 16:48 | Auburn | Brian Jury misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-44 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | Jason English scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-44 |
| 16:15 | Auburn | Peter Johnson buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Jeffers | 36-46 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett's pass is intercepted by Jerry Jeffers | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Charles Schultz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason English (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Badgett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Tatum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Janofsky (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Peter Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Pedro Ramos (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ronald Munos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Jeffers (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Jury (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos is hacked by Jason English - foul #2 on Jason English, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kent Levitt (PG), Justin Zidek (SG), Thomas Redman (PF), James Ecker (C) Charles Schultz, Jason English, Larry Tatum, Robert Janofsky | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carmen Buchanan (PG), Bernard Gean (SG), Thomas Goebel (SF), Richard Butler (C) Peter Johnson, Pedro Ramos, Ronald Munos, Brian Jury | |
| 15:18 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers is denied on a layup by James Ecker | 36-46 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | Justin Zidek snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Justin Zidek clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi | James Ecker tips it in | 38-46 |
| 14:52 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers is hacked by Thomas Redman - foul #1 on Thomas Redman, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky (C) Thomas Redman | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:39 | Auburn | James Ecker picks off the pass by Richard Butler | 38-46 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Kent Levitt misses short on a floater from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 14:17 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 14:06 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers is hacked by Justin Zidek - foul #1 on Justin Zidek, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason English (SF) Matthew Badgett | |
| Subs | Auburn | Peter Johnson (PG), Ronald Munos (SF), Brian Jury (C) Carmen Buchanan, Thomas Goebel, Richard Butler | |
| 13:48 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers buries a runner from the left block | 38-48 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi | Ronald Munos picks off the pass by James Ecker | 38-48 |
| 13:37 | Auburn | Ronald Munos lays it up and in | 38-50 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi | Jason English is hacked by Ronald Munos - foul #3 on Ronald Munos, team foul #2 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Larry Tatum (PF) James Ecker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Butler (PF) Jerry Jeffers | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Kent Levitt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum tips it in | 40-50 |
| 12:39 | Auburn | Brian Jury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Pedro Ramos (SG) Bernard Gean | |
| 12:21 | Mississippi | Kent Levitt misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-50 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum tips it home | 42-50 |
| 11:57 | Auburn | Brian Jury misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-50 |
| 11:55 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Pedro Ramos | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kent Levitt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Justin Zidek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason English (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Tatum (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Janofsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Peter Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Pedro Ramos (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ronald Munos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Butler (fresh) C - Brian Jury (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Auburn | Larry Tatum swats the shot by Peter Johnson | 42-50 |
| 11:43 | Auburn | Ronald Munos grabs the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 11:27 | Auburn | Brian Jury is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Brian Jury, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Schultz (PG), John Clark (SG), Matthew Badgett (SF), Thomas Redman (PF), James Ecker (C) Kent Levitt, Justin Zidek, Jason English, Larry Tatum, Robert Janofsky | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Goebel (SF), Jerry Jeffers (PF) Ronald Munos, Brian Jury | |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Charles Schultz misses the dunk | 42-50 |
| 11:07 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 10:48 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Peter Johnson | 42-52 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | James Ecker connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from John Clark | 44-52 |
| 10:06 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 44-52 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Thomas Redman pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 46-52 |
| 09:28 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by James Ecker - foul #4 on James Ecker, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kent Levitt (PG), Justin Zidek (SG), Jason English (SF), Larry Tatum (PF), Robert Janofsky (C) Charles Schultz, John Clark, Matthew Badgett, Thomas Redman, James Ecker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bernard Gean (PG), Ronald Munos (SF), Brian Jury (C) Peter Johnson, Thomas Goebel, Richard Butler | |
| 09:28 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 09:28 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Kent Levitt connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Tatum | 49-54 |
| 08:57 | Auburn | Brian Jury buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Pedro Ramos | 49-56 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 49-56 |
| 08:40 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 08:25 | Auburn | Brian Jury misses long on a floater from the left side | 49-56 |
| 08:23 | Auburn | Ronald Munos gets the offensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 08:08 | Auburn | Brian Jury misses the runner near the basket | 49-56 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Kent Levitt knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Justin Zidek | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kent Levitt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Justin Zidek (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason English (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Tatum (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Janofsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bernard Gean (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Pedro Ramos (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Munos (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Jeffers (tiring) 21 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Jury (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Auburn | Bernard Gean is hacked by Larry Tatum - foul #2 on Larry Tatum, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ecker (C) Robert Janofsky | |
| Subs | Auburn | Peter Johnson (PG), Richard Butler (PF) Pedro Ramos, Jerry Jeffers | |
| 07:30 | Auburn | Richard Butler misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Larry Tatum - foul #3 on Larry Tatum, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett (SF) Justin Zidek | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 07:30 | Auburn | Richard Butler makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 07:30 | Auburn | Richard Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Kent Levitt clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-57 |
| 07:07 | Auburn | Brian Jury pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | Brian Jury connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 51-59 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum double dribbles | 51-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Schultz (PG), Robert Janofsky (C) Kent Levitt, Larry Tatum | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:15 | Auburn | Bernard Gean misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 06:13 | Auburn | Brian Jury tips it but misses | 51-59 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Jury | 51-59 |
| 05:54 | Auburn | Peter Johnson hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Munos | 51-62 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi | Jason English knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Schultz | 54-62 |
| 05:29 | Auburn | Brian Jury's pass is intercepted by Matthew Badgett | 54-62 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Ronald Munos - foul #4 on Ronald Munos, team foul #4 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kent Levitt (PG), Justin Zidek (SG), Thomas Redman (PF) Charles Schultz, Jason English, James Ecker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Pedro Ramos (SG), Thomas Goebel (SF), Jerry Jeffers (PF) Bernard Gean, Ronald Munos, Brian Jury | |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 05:16 | Auburn | Richard Butler pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 05:05 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos misses the 3 from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel snags the offensive board | 55-62 |
| 04:49 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 55-62 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Thomas Redman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Jerry Jeffers - foul #2 on Jerry Jeffers, team foul #5 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Larry Tatum (SF) Matthew Badgett | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carmen Buchanan (PG), Philip Edward (C) Peter Johnson, Richard Butler | |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Thomas Redman makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Thomas Redman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 04:16 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Carmen Buchanan | 57-65 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky throws it down | 59-65 |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 59-65 |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos grabs the offensive board | 59-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kent Levitt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Justin Zidek (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Tatum (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Redman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Janofsky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Carmen Buchanan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pedro Ramos (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Goebel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerry Jeffers (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. C - Philip Edward (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Auburn | The short jumper by Jerry Jeffers is denied by Thomas Redman | 59-65 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | Thomas Redman gets the rebound | 59-65 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky clanks a shot from the free throw line | 59-65 |
| 03:11 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Thomas Goebel | 59-65 |
| 03:11 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason English (SG), Matthew Badgett (SF), James Ecker (C) Justin Zidek, Thomas Redman, Robert Janofsky | |
| Subs | Auburn | Peter Johnson (PG), Bernard Gean (SG), Ronald Munos (SF), Brian Jury (C) Carmen Buchanan, Pedro Ramos, Thomas Goebel, Philip Edward | |
| 02:47 | Auburn | Brian Jury lays it up and in | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | Kent Levitt buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Ecker | 62-67 |
| 02:14 | Auburn | Brian Jury hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 62-67 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Larry Tatum | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Tatum | 64-67 |
| 01:48 | Auburn | Peter Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Larry Tatum | 64-67 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | Jason English misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-67 |
| 01:36 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| 01:20 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers lays it in on a great pass from Ronald Munos | 64-69 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | James Ecker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-69 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum misses the tip | 64-69 |
| 00:58 | Auburn | Jerry Jeffers grabs the defensive rebound | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Brian Jury clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by James Ecker - foul #5 on James Ecker, team foul #8 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky (C) James Ecker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Pedro Ramos (SG) Bernard Gean | |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Brian Jury makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Brian Jury makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Jason English makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Tatum | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Peter Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Kent Levitt - foul #4 on Kent Levitt, team foul #9 | 67-71 |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Peter Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Peter Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Kent Levitt comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 67-73 |
| 00:20 | Auburn | Brian Jury gets the rebound | 67-73 |
| 00:18 | Auburn | Kent Levitt is called for the reach on Brian Jury in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kent Levitt, team foul #10 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Schultz (PG) Kent Levitt | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:18 | Auburn | Brian Jury misses the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:18 | Auburn | Brian Jury makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-74 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-74 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Pedro Ramos | 67-74 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos is hacked by Jason English in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason English, team foul #11 | 67-74 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos misses the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Pedro Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-75 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Charles Schultz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-75 |