| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Menard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Astudillo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry McKinnon (fresh) PF - John Bethea (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Chenard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lonnie Vath (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Severino (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alan Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ivan Smolinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Richards (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon inbounds the ball | 39-29 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Auburn | John Chenard makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Mathew Astudillo | 41-29 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by John Chenard - foul #1 on John Chenard, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Magers (PG), Fred Bishop (SG), Daniel Antle (PF), Gregory Snyder (C) John Menard, Larry McKinnon, John Bethea, John Chenard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 19:13 | Auburn | Lonnie Vath is called for the reach on Mathew Astudillo - foul #1 on Lonnie Vath, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| 19:04 | Auburn | Fred Bishop hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Thomas Richards grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Thomas Richards hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-31 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski misses the tip | 41-31 |
| 18:38 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | Fred Bishop can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-31 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | Lonnie Vath snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Lonnie Vath | 41-33 |
| 18:00 | Auburn | John Magers connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Fred Bishop | 44-33 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Antle - foul #1 on Daniel Antle, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Menard (PG), Larry McKinnon (SF), John Bethea (PF), John Chenard (C) John Magers, Mathew Astudillo, Daniel Antle, Gregory Snyder | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (PG), Shing Hong (SG), John Moore (SF), Paul Sullivan (C) Lonnie Vath, Roy Severino, Alan Taylor, Thomas Richards | |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 17:21 | Auburn | John Chenard is hacked by Paul Sullivan - foul #1 on Paul Sullivan, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi (C) Ivan Smolinski | |
| 17:07 | Auburn | John Menard scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Bishop | 46-35 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | John Moore is hacked by John Chenard - foul #2 on John Chenard, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo (SF) Larry McKinnon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | John Menard steals it from Shing Hong | 46-35 |
| 16:18 | Auburn | John Menard drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Bishop | 49-35 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin travels with the ball | 49-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry McKinnon (SF), Leroy Tartt (PF) Mathew Astudillo, John Chenard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lonnie Vath (PG), Roy Severino (SG), Alan Taylor (SF), Ivan Smolinski (PF), Thomas Richards (C) Daniel Franklin, Shing Hong, John Moore, Paul Sullivan, Amado Lombardi | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Menard (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Bishop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SF - Larry McKinnon (fresh) PF - Leroy Tartt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Bethea (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lonnie Vath (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Severino (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alan Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ivan Smolinski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Richards (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Leroy Tartt is whistled for a carry | 49-35 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Thomas Richards makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 15:13 | Auburn | John Menard is hacked by Thomas Richards - foul #3 on Thomas Richards, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo (SF) Larry McKinnon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:02 | Auburn | John Menard misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-37 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-37 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor tips it home | 49-39 |
| 14:26 | Auburn | John Bethea scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Fred Bishop | 51-39 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Fred Bishop steals it from Alan Taylor | 51-39 |
| 14:11 | Auburn | John Menard lays it in on a great pass from Fred Bishop | 53-39 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Lonnie Vath is whistled for traveling | 53-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Magers (PG), Larry McKinnon (SF), John Chenard (C) John Menard, Mathew Astudillo, John Bethea | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (PG), John Moore (SF), Paul Sullivan (PF), Amado Lombardi (C) Lonnie Vath, Alan Taylor, Ivan Smolinski, Thomas Richards | |
| 13:43 | Auburn | John Magers hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fred Bishop and the foul's on Roy Severino - foul #2 on Roy Severino, team foul #4 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gregory Snyder (C) John Chenard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:43 | Auburn | John Magers misses the free throw | 55-39 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | John Moore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-39 |
| 13:33 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder snags the defensive board | 55-39 |
| 13:13 | Auburn | Fred Bishop drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Magers and he's hacked by Roy Severino - foul #3 on Roy Severino, team foul #5 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Menard (PG), John Bethea (PF), John Chenard (C) John Magers, Larry McKinnon, Gregory Snyder | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shing Hong (SG) Roy Severino | |
| 13:13 | Auburn | Fred Bishop misses the free throw | 57-39 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Amado Lombardi | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | John Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 57-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Antle (PF) John Chenard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:39 | Auburn | Daniel Franklin is called for the reach on John Menard - foul #2 on Daniel Franklin, team foul #6 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Magers (PG), Larry McKinnon (SF), John Chenard (C) John Menard, Leroy Tartt, Daniel Antle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lonnie Vath (PG), Ivan Smolinski (PF) Daniel Franklin, Amado Lombardi | |
| 12:25 | Auburn | John Chenard knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Bishop | 59-39 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan is called for traveling | 59-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Menard (PG), Mathew Astudillo (SF), Leroy Tartt (PF) John Magers, Larry McKinnon, John Bethea | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor (SF), Thomas Richards (C) Shing Hong, Paul Sullivan | |
| 12:00 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo is fouled on the floor by Alan Taylor - foul #2 on Alan Taylor, team foul #7 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Antle (PF), John Bethea (C) Leroy Tartt, John Chenard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roy Severino (SG) John Moore | |
| 12:00 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo misses the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Richards | 59-39 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Menard (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Bishop (tiring) 6 pts. 11 ast. SF - Mathew Astudillo (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Daniel Antle (fresh) 1 ast. C - John Bethea (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lonnie Vath (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Severino (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alan Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Smolinski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Lonnie Vath misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-39 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino misses the tip | 59-39 |
| 11:45 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Mathew Astudillo | 59-39 |
| 11:39 | Auburn | John Menard scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Fred Bishop | 62-39 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski misses the lay-in | 62-39 |
| 11:29 | Auburn | John Menard gets the rebound | 62-39 |
| 11:01 | Auburn | John Menard blows the layup | 62-39 |
| 10:59 | Auburn | Daniel Antle hits the follow up shot | 64-39 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | John Bethea swats the short shot by Roy Severino | 64-39 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor tips it back up and in | 64-41 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | John Menard misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-41 |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo can't tip it in | 64-41 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Thomas Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 64-41 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Mathew Astudillo - foul #1 on Mathew Astudillo, team foul #4 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Magers (PG), Larry McKinnon (SF), Leroy Tartt (PF), John Chenard (C) John Menard, Mathew Astudillo, Daniel Antle, John Bethea | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (PG), John Moore (SG), Paul Sullivan (PF), Amado Lombardi (C) Lonnie Vath, Roy Severino, Ivan Smolinski, Thomas Richards | |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor makes the free throw | 64-44 |
| 10:04 | Auburn | Fred Bishop connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Magers | 66-44 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-44 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Amado Lombardi | 66-44 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Franklin | 66-46 |
| 09:39 | Auburn | Leroy Tartt drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Larry McKinnon | 68-46 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | John Moore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-46 |
| 09:28 | Auburn | John Chenard pulls down the rebound | 68-46 |
| 09:14 | Auburn | John Moore steps in front of the Fred Bishop pass | 68-46 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | John Moore banks in the layup | 68-48 |
| 09:05 | Auburn | John Magers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-48 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi snags the defensive board | 68-48 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-48 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-48 |
| 08:34 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon gets the rebound | 68-48 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | John Chenard misses short on a runner in the lane | 68-48 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | John Chenard picks off the pass by Amado Lombardi | 68-48 |
| 07:47 | Auburn | John Magers travels with the ball | 68-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Menard (PG), Paul Mack (SG), Mathew Astudillo (SF), John Bethea (PF), Gregory Snyder (C) John Magers, Fred Bishop, Larry McKinnon, Leroy Tartt, John Chenard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lonnie Vath (PG), Roy Severino (SG), Shing Hong (SF), Ivan Smolinski (PF), Thomas Richards (C) Daniel Franklin, John Moore, Alan Taylor, Paul Sullivan, Amado Lombardi | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Menard (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Mack (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mathew Astudillo (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Bethea (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lonnie Vath (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Severino (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Shing Hong (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Smolinski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Richards | 68-50 |
| 07:20 | Auburn | John Menard knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Mathew Astudillo | 70-50 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | John Menard steals the ball from Thomas Richards | 70-50 |
| 06:45 | Auburn | Ivan Smolinski swats the short shot by John Menard | 70-50 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Lonnie Vath gets the rebound | 70-50 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | John Menard steps in front of the Lonnie Vath pass in the backcourt | 70-50 |
| 06:31 | Auburn | Ivan Smolinski blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by John Menard | 70-50 |
| 06:30 | Auburn | John Bethea grabs the offensive rebound | 70-50 |
| 06:20 | Auburn | John Menard is fouled on the floor by Shing Hong - foul #2 on Shing Hong, team foul #8 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Bishop (SG) Paul Mack | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (SF) Shing Hong | |
| 06:20 | Auburn | John Menard makes the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 06:20 | Auburn | John Menard misses the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 71-50 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Lonnie Vath hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-50 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | John Bethea pulls down the rebound | 71-50 |
| 06:05 | Auburn | John Bethea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Antle (PF) Gregory Snyder | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Thomas Richards's pass is intercepted by John Bethea | 71-50 |
| 05:41 | Auburn | John Menard misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 71-50 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski snags the defensive board | 71-50 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | John Bethea is called for the reach on Roy Severino - foul #2 on John Bethea, team foul #5 | 71-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Leroy Tartt (SF), John Chenard (C) Fred Bishop, Daniel Antle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (PG), Shing Hong (SG), Paul Sullivan (PF), Amado Lombardi (C) Lonnie Vath, Roy Severino, Ivan Smolinski, Thomas Richards | |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-50 |
| 05:03 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Chenard | 71-50 |
| 04:54 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo is whistled for traveling | 71-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Magers (PG), Fred Bishop (SG), Larry McKinnon (SF), Gregory Snyder (PF), John Dietz (C) John Menard, Mathew Astudillo, Leroy Tartt, John Bethea, John Chenard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Fred Bishop steps in front of the Daniel Franklin pass | 71-50 |
| 04:26 | Auburn | Fred Bishop scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by John Magers | 73-50 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | John Dietz swats the layup by Paul Sullivan | 73-50 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin tips it back up and in | 73-52 |
| 03:52 | Auburn | John Magers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-52 |
| 03:50 | Auburn | John Dietz hits the follow up shot | 75-52 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Magers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Bishop (tiring) 10 pts. 12 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry McKinnon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Dietz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shing Hong (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Amado Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Antle (PF) Gregory Snyder | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais (C) Shing Hong | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Auburn | John Magers misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-52 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais gets the rebound | 75-52 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-52 |
| 03:20 | Auburn | Daniel Antle pulls down the rebound | 75-52 |
| 03:12 | Auburn | Fred Bishop misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-52 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais pulls down the rebound | 75-52 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | John Magers takes the ball from Amado Lombardi | 75-52 |
| 03:00 | Auburn | John Magers hits the finger roll | 77-52 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | John Moore knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-55 |
| 02:27 | Auburn | Fred Bishop can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-55 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais pulls down the rebound | 77-55 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-55 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | John Moore grabs the offensive board | 77-55 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Moore | 77-57 |
| 01:38 | Auburn | Fred Bishop hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-57 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Amado Lombardi | 77-57 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Daniel Antle | 77-57 |
| 01:08 | Auburn | John Magers makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Larry McKinnon | 80-57 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-57 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | John Moore grabs the offensive board | 80-57 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | John Moore can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 80-57 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon grabs the defensive rebound | 80-57 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Auburn | John Magers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 80-57 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | John Dietz snags the offensive board | 80-57 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | John Magers runs out the clock | 80-57 |