| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Cora (fresh) SF - Earnest Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Stacks (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Gold (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Anton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Karl Perkinson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Bartos (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ante Wisnowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Wood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ante Wisnowski - foul #1 on Ante Wisnowski, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco (SG), James Collier (C) Frank Cora, Frank Gold | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:16 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-34 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 18:52 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Ante Wisnowski | 30-34 |
| 18:34 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski loses the ball out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG), Alan Colbert (PF), Frank Gold (C) Earnest Kelley, Roger Stacks, James Collier | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco misses the runner in the lane | 30-34 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Sung Xue pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Alan Colbert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 17:53 | Auburn | The short jumper by Ray Anton is denied by Frank Gold | 30-34 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Frank Gold | 30-34 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Frank Cora's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (SG), Earnest Kelley (SF), James Collier (C) Frank Cora, Giuseppe Greco, Alan Colbert | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:16 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson loses the dribble to James Ridinger | 30-34 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Sung Xue misses the lay-in | 30-34 |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 16:47 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski makes the floater from the left side set up by Karl Perkinson | 30-36 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | James Ridinger's fadeaway is rejected by Ante Wisnowski | 30-36 |
| 16:18 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 16:00 | Auburn | Earnest Kelley steps in front of the Ante Wisnowski pass | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Ridinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earnest Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Gold (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Collier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Anton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Karl Perkinson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Bartos (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ante Wisnowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Wood (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | James Collier's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG), Giuseppe Greco (SF), Roger Stacks (PF) James Ridinger, Earnest Kelley, Frank Gold | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Dickey (PG), Ronnie Sumter (PF), Carl Cardona (C) Ray Anton, Ante Wisnowski, Richard Wood | |
| 15:10 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 14:28 | Auburn | John Dickey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Roger Stacks | 32-36 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks hits a floater in the lane | 34-36 |
| 13:34 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos blows the layup | 34-36 |
| 13:32 | Auburn | Carl Cardona gets the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 13:22 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | John Dickey steals the ball from Giuseppe Greco | 34-39 |
| 12:53 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Dickey | 34-41 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Roger Stacks out of a doubleteam | 37-41 |
| 12:13 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter knocks in the runner from the baseline | 37-43 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco's fadeaway is rejected by Ronnie Sumter | 37-43 |
| 11:43 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Frank Cora (fairly fresh) SF - Giuseppe Greco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roger Stacks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - James Collier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Dickey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Perkinson (tiring) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Bartos (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Ronnie Sumter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Cardona (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter hits a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Sung Xue - foul #3 on Sung Xue, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), Alan Colbert (SG), Earnest Kelley (SF), Frank Gold (C) Sung Xue, Frank Cora, Giuseppe Greco, James Collier | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Anton (PG), Liang Mang (SG), Richard Wood (C) John Dickey, Karl Perkinson, Carl Cardona | |
| 11:27 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter makes the free throw | 37-46 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | The short jumper by James Ridinger is denied by Nathan Bartos | 37-46 |
| 11:04 | Auburn | Liang Mang gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 10:48 | Auburn | James Ridinger is called for the reach on Liang Mang - foul #2 on James Ridinger, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG) Roger Stacks | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski (PF) Ronnie Sumter | |
| 10:33 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Stacks (PF) Sung Xue | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Ridinger | 39-46 |
| 10:04 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Nathan Bartos, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG) Roger Stacks | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Alan Colbert is hacked by Ante Wisnowski - foul #2 on Ante Wisnowski, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Stacks (PF) Alan Colbert | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Frank Gold comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 39-46 |
| 09:27 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 08:58 | Auburn | Liang Mang hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-49 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | James Ridinger makes the shot from just outside the lane | 41-49 |
| 08:10 | Auburn | Liang Mang is fouled on the floor by Earnest Kelley - foul #1 on Earnest Kelley, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alan Colbert (PG), James Collier (C) Sung Xue, Roger Stacks | |
| Subs | Auburn | Norman Rosendahl (SG), Karl Perkinson (SF), Carl Cardona (C) Liang Mang, Nathan Bartos, Richard Wood | |
| 07:54 | Auburn | Earnest Kelley denies the turnaround by Ray Anton | 41-49 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | James Collier grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Frank Gold shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 41-49 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Frank Gold can't tip it in | 41-49 |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Norman Rosendahl grabs the board | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alan Colbert (fresh) SG - James Ridinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earnest Kelley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Gold (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Collier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Anton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Norman Rosendahl (fresh) SF - Karl Perkinson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ante Wisnowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Carl Cardona (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Auburn | Ray Anton scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Karl Perkinson | 41-51 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi | James Ridinger knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alan Colbert | 43-51 |
| 06:42 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 06:41 | Auburn | Norman Rosendahl snags the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 06:32 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski blows the layup but he's hacked by Earnest Kelley - foul #2 on Earnest Kelley, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Frank Cora (SG), Giuseppe Greco (SF), Roger Stacks (PF) Alan Colbert, James Ridinger, Earnest Kelley, James Collier | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Dickey (PG), Liang Mang (SG), Richard Wood (C) Ray Anton, Norman Rosendahl, Carl Cardona | |
| 06:32 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 06:32 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Frank Gold buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Roger Stacks out of a doubleteam | 45-51 |
| 05:40 | Auburn | Frank Cora is called for the reach on Liang Mang - foul #2 on Frank Cora, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), Earnest Kelley (SF), James Collier (C) Sung Xue, Giuseppe Greco, Frank Gold | |
| Subs | Auburn | Nathan Bartos (SF), Ronnie Sumter (PF) Karl Perkinson, Ante Wisnowski | |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Liang Mang hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 05:25 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter gets the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 04:56 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos misses the jumper in the paint | 45-51 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | James Collier grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Nathan Bartos - foul #3 on Nathan Bartos, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Giuseppe Greco (SG), Frank Gold (PF) James Ridinger, Frank Cora, Roger Stacks | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ray Anton (PG), Carl Cardona (C) John Dickey, Richard Wood | |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 04:40 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Liang Mang | 46-51 |
| 04:22 | Auburn | Liang Mang travels with the ball | 46-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (SG), Roger Stacks (PF) Earnest Kelley, James Collier | |
| Subs | Auburn | Karl Perkinson (SF) Nathan Bartos | |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses short on a runner from the right block | 46-51 |
| 04:04 | Auburn | Liang Mang grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 03:42 | Auburn | Ray Anton double dribbles | 46-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG), Earnest Kelley (SF), James Collier (C) James Ridinger, Giuseppe Greco, Roger Stacks | |
| Subs | Auburn | Norman Rosendahl (SG) Liang Mang | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | James Collier hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sung Xue | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Cora (fresh) SF - Earnest Kelley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Gold (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Collier (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Anton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Norman Rosendahl (fresh) SF - Karl Perkinson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronnie Sumter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Cardona (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | Frank Gold grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | James Collier comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Carl Cardona - foul #2 on Carl Cardona, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alan Colbert (PG), James Ridinger (SG), Giuseppe Greco (SF), Roger Stacks (PF) Sung Xue, Frank Cora, Earnest Kelley, Frank Gold | |
| Subs | Auburn | Liang Mang (SG), Nathan Bartos (SF), Ante Wisnowski (PF), Richard Wood (C) Norman Rosendahl, Karl Perkinson, Ronnie Sumter, Carl Cardona | |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | James Collier misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | James Collier misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 02:48 | Auburn | Richard Wood pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 02:23 | Auburn | Liang Mang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Earnest Kelley (SF), Frank Gold (C) James Ridinger, Giuseppe Greco, James Collier | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley misses long on a jump hook from close range | 48-51 |
| 01:54 | Auburn | Ray Anton grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 01:33 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski makes the turnaround near the basket | 48-53 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | Frank Gold knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Sung Xue | 50-53 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Earnest Kelley swats the short shot by Ante Wisnowski | 50-53 |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Richard Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:25 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Wood | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Alan Colbert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks gets the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Alan Colbert hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Sung Xue | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Richard Wood is fouled in the backcourt by Sung Xue - foul #4 on Sung Xue, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG) Alan Colbert | |
| Subs | Auburn | Karl Perkinson (SG) Liang Mang | |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson is fouled on the floor by Sung Xue - foul #5 on Sung Xue, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG) Sung Xue | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Frank Gold | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Frank Cora scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Ridinger | 56-56 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Auburn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Cora (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earnest Kelley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Roger Stacks (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Frank Gold (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Anton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Karl Perkinson (fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Bartos (tiring) 14 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ante Wisnowski (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Wood (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks wins the tip | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks blows the layup over the doubleteam | 56-56 |
| 04:35 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 04:17 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Roger Stacks - foul #2 on Roger Stacks, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco (SF), James Collier (C) Earnest Kelley, Frank Gold | |
| Subs | Auburn | Liang Mang (SG) Nathan Bartos | |
| 04:17 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:17 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Liang Mang - foul #3 on Liang Mang, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:39 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski loses the dribble to Giuseppe Greco | 58-58 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks tips it in | 60-58 |
| 02:54 | Auburn | Ray Anton can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Cora - foul #3 on Frank Cora, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Gold (PF) Roger Stacks | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:54 | Auburn | Ray Anton misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:54 | Auburn | Ray Anton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | James Collier clanks a shot from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to James Collier | 60-59 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | James Collier hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 60-59 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Frank Gold hits the follow up shot | 62-59 |
| 01:44 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski hits a jumper from close range | 62-61 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Frank Gold loses the dribble to Liang Mang | 62-61 |
| 01:02 | Auburn | Frank Cora is called for the reach on Liang Mang - foul #4 on Frank Cora, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley (SF), Roger Stacks (PF) Giuseppe Greco, James Collier | |
| Subs | Auburn | Nathan Bartos (SF) Karl Perkinson | |
| 01:02 | Auburn | Liang Mang makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:02 | Auburn | Liang Mang makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Cora (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Earnest Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Roger Stacks (fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. C - Frank Gold (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Anton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Liang Mang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Bartos (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ante Wisnowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Richard Wood (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Frank Gold knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-63 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos misses badly on a shot from close range | 64-63 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Frank Cora grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Frank Cora is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Anton - foul #2 on Ray Anton, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Karl Perkinson (SG) Liang Mang | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Frank Cora makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Frank Cora misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:08 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 00:08 | Auburn | Auburn calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roger Stacks - foul #3 on Roger Stacks, team foul #11 | 65-63 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Frank Cora misses short on a halfcourt shot | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Cora (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Earnest Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Roger Stacks (fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Gold (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Anton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Karl Perkinson (fresh) 20 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Bartos (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ante Wisnowski (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Richard Wood (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | Frank Cora's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alan Colbert (PG), Giuseppe Greco (SG), James Collier (C) James Ridinger, Frank Cora, Frank Gold | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:14 | Auburn | Ray Anton clanks a shot from the free throw line | 65-65 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Collier | 65-65 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | James Collier blows the layup | 65-65 |
| 03:42 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Karl Perkinson | 65-65 |
| 03:23 | Auburn | Alan Colbert is called for the reach on Karl Perkinson - foul #2 on Alan Colbert, team foul #12 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), Frank Gold (PF) Giuseppe Greco, Roger Stacks | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:23 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:23 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | James Collier pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Frank Gold knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Earnest Kelley | 67-66 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 67-66 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Earnest Kelley | 67-66 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | James Collier blows the layup | 67-66 |
| 02:25 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 02:03 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson is hacked by James Ridinger - foul #3 on James Ridinger, team foul #13 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG), Giuseppe Greco (SF), Roger Stacks (PF) Alan Colbert, Earnest Kelley, Frank Gold | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter (PF), Carl Cardona (C) Ante Wisnowski, Richard Wood | |
| 02:03 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:03 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks loses the ball out of bounds | 67-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley (SF), Frank Gold (C) Giuseppe Greco, James Collier | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski (PF), Richard Wood (C) Ronnie Sumter, Carl Cardona | |
| 01:13 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks tips it back up and in | 69-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Cora (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Earnest Kelley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Roger Stacks (fresh) 19 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Gold (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ray Anton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Karl Perkinson (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Bartos (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ante Wisnowski (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Richard Wood (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Ray Anton misses the dunk | 69-67 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Ray Anton is called for the reach on Earnest Kelley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ray Anton, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Anton - foul #4 on Ray Anton, team foul #9 | 71-67 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Richard Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ray Anton | 72-70 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Karl Perkinson is called for the reach on Roger Stacks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Karl Perkinson, team foul #10 | 72-70 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Karl Perkinson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ray Anton | 74-73 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Ray Anton is called for the reach on Roger Stacks in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ray Anton, team foul #11 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Dickey (PG) Ray Anton | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (5 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 76-73 |