| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Damian Calkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Holloway (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Rush (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lon Googe (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Al Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Robins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Burns (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Mark Smith inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Mississippi | Lon Googe steps in front of the Mark Smith pass in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| 19:53 | Auburn | Mark Smith steps in front of the Lon Googe pass | 29-33 |
| 19:51 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| 19:34 | Auburn | Lon Googe drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Leo Robins | 29-36 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway makes the wide open runner from the right block set up by Michael Black | 31-36 |
| 19:01 | Auburn | Gary Holloway swats the layup by Thomas Burns | 31-36 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Damian Calkins | 31-36 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Leo Robins - foul #2 on Leo Robins, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Powell (PG) Michael Rush | |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:41 | Auburn | Leo Robins misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | Leo Robins hits the follow up shot | 32-38 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway blows the wide open layup | 32-38 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway tips it home | 34-38 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Lon Googe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Palmer - foul #2 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Wilfred Chappell (SF), Robert Schrader (PF), Everett Graham (C) Michael Black, Damian Calkins, Mark Smith, Gary Holloway, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Auburn | Peter Murphy (SF), Donald Coleman (PF), Gary Tillman (C) Al Bell, Leo Robins, Thomas Burns | |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Lon Googe makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Lon Googe makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Jack Inman | 36-40 |
| 17:34 | Auburn | Jack Inman is called for the reach on Peter Murphy - foul #1 on Jack Inman, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), Scott Ellis (SG) Walter Powell, Lon Googe | |
| 17:25 | Auburn | Patrick Cross steps in front of the Donald Coleman pass | 36-40 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | Jack Inman misses the easy layup | 36-40 |
| 17:21 | Auburn | Michael Rush gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:17 | Auburn | Michael Rush knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Tillman | 36-43 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Gary Tillman swats the short shot by Wilfred Chappell | 36-43 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader tips it in | 38-43 |
| 16:32 | Auburn | Gary Tillman is hacked by Jack Inman - foul #2 on Jack Inman, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SG) Jack Inman | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (SG), Al Bell (SF), Patrick Randazzo (PF), Thomas Burns (C) Scott Ellis, Peter Murphy, Donald Coleman, Gary Tillman | |
| 16:15 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo hits the finger roll | 38-45 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Burns - foul #1 on Thomas Burns, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), Mark Smith (SF), Gary Holloway (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Patrick Cross, Wilfred Chappell, Robert Schrader, Everett Graham | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Powell (PG) Michael Rush | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | Mark Smith misses the easy layup | 38-45 |
| 15:49 | Auburn | Thomas Burns gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Damian Calkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Holloway (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Walter Powell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lanier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Al Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Randazzo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Burns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Auburn | Al Bell scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Walter Powell | 38-47 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway banks in the layup set up by Mark Smith | 40-47 |
| 15:17 | Auburn | Al Bell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Walter Powell and the foul's on Damian Calkins - foul #1 on Damian Calkins, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Jack Inman (SG) Michael Black, Damian Calkins | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), Lon Googe (SG), Leo Robins (PF) Walter Powell, John Lanier, Patrick Randazzo | |
| 15:17 | Auburn | Al Bell makes the free throw | 40-50 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway makes the shot near the basket and he's hacked by Leo Robins - foul #3 on Leo Robins, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell (SF), Everett Graham (C) Mark Smith, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Tillman (C) Thomas Burns | |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway misses the free throw | 42-50 |
| 14:58 | Auburn | Gary Tillman snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 14:49 | Auburn | Michael Rush is hacked by Jack Inman - foul #3 on Jack Inman, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Schrader (PF) Gary Holloway | |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Ellis (SG), Peter Murphy (SF) Lon Googe, Al Bell | |
| 14:39 | Auburn | Michael Rush clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 14:38 | Auburn | Scott Ellis pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 14:26 | Auburn | Michael Rush works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 14:24 | Auburn | Michael Rush grabs the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 14:13 | Auburn | Leo Robins is called for a charge - foul #4 on Leo Robins, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), Damian Calkins (SG) Patrick Cross, Jack Inman | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG), Lon Googe (SG), Donald Coleman (PF), Thomas Burns (C) Michael Rush, Scott Ellis, Leo Robins, Gary Tillman | |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader is hacked by Thomas Burns - foul #2 on Thomas Burns, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Smith (SF), Joseph Palmer (C) Wilfred Chappell, Everett Graham | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Powell (PG), Al Bell (SF) John Lanier, Peter Murphy | |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins hits a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Lon Googe - foul #2 on Lon Googe, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Holloway (PF) Robert Schrader | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (SG), Patrick Randazzo (C) Lon Googe, Thomas Burns | |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 13:16 | Auburn | Al Bell is fouled on the floor by Mark Smith - foul #1 on Mark Smith, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG) Michael Black | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:03 | Auburn | Al Bell misses the lay-in | 45-50 |
| 13:02 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Coleman | 45-50 |
| 12:57 | Auburn | A charge is called on Patrick Randazzo - foul #1 on Patrick Randazzo, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jack Inman (SG), Everett Graham (C) Damian Calkins, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lon Googe (SG), Gary Tillman (C) Walter Powell, Donald Coleman | |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | Mark Smith clanks a shot from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | Everett Graham grabs the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway misses short on an open jumper from the baseline | 45-50 |
| 12:13 | Auburn | John Lanier grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 11:56 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 45-50 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jack Inman | 45-50 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Mark Smith misses the lay-in | 45-50 |
| 11:31 | Auburn | Gary Tillman gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Patrick Cross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Inman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Holloway (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Everett Graham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lanier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lon Googe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Al Bell (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Randazzo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Tillman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Auburn | Al Bell is hacked by Gary Holloway - foul #1 on Gary Holloway, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), Damian Calkins (SG), Wilfred Chappell (SF), Robert Schrader (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Patrick Cross, Jack Inman, Mark Smith, Gary Holloway, Everett Graham | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Powell (PG), Scott Ellis (SG), Donald Coleman (PF), Thomas Burns (C) John Lanier, Lon Googe, Patrick Randazzo, Gary Tillman | |
| 11:09 | Auburn | Al Bell makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 11:09 | Auburn | Al Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 10:39 | Auburn | Thomas Burns snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 10:34 | Auburn | Donald Coleman drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Al Bell | 45-55 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Michael Black is hacked by Walter Powell - foul #2 on Walter Powell, team foul #8 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), Peter Murphy (SF) Walter Powell, Al Bell | |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Michael Black misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | Thomas Burns snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 10:18 | Auburn | Thomas Burns is called for traveling | 45-55 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Donald Coleman steps in front of the Wilfred Chappell pass in the backcourt | 45-55 |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Michael Rush shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-55 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lon Googe (SG) Scott Ellis | |
| 09:34 | Auburn | Joseph Palmer is called for the reach on Peter Murphy - foul #3 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #8 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Smith (SF), Gary Holloway (PF) Wilfred Chappell, Robert Schrader | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Powell (PG) Michael Rush | |
| 09:34 | Auburn | Peter Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 09:34 | Auburn | Peter Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi | Mark Smith connects on the floater in the lane set up by Michael Black and he's hacked by Thomas Burns - foul #3 on Thomas Burns, team foul #9 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Everett Graham (C) Michael Black, Damian Calkins, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi | Mark Smith makes the free throw | 48-57 |
| 08:57 | Auburn | Thomas Burns is open and buries a runner from the left block set up by Lon Googe out of the doubleteam | 48-59 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Jack Inman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Cross | 51-59 |
| 08:14 | Auburn | Lon Googe hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-62 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | Mark Smith misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Peter Murphy - foul #3 on Peter Murphy, team foul #10 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SG), Robert Schrader (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Jack Inman, Gary Holloway, Everett Graham | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), John Lanier (SG), Al Bell (SF), Leo Robins (PF), Gary Tillman (C) Walter Powell, Lon Googe, Peter Murphy, Donald Coleman, Thomas Burns | |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | Mark Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | Mark Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 07:34 | Auburn | Al Bell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-62 |
| 07:33 | Auburn | Gary Tillman gets the offensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Joseph Palmer takes the ball from Gary Tillman | 53-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Patrick Cross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Damian Calkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Palmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Rush (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lanier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Al Bell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Robins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Tillman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Mark Smith is open and buries a shot from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 06:47 | Auburn | Gary Tillman can't finish the layup | 55-62 |
| 06:46 | Auburn | Michael Rush pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 06:36 | Auburn | Michael Rush connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Al Bell | 55-65 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader's pass is intercepted by Leo Robins | 55-65 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Michael Rush clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-65 |
| 06:11 | Auburn | Gary Tillman grabs the offensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 05:57 | Auburn | Michael Rush hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mark Smith | 55-65 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Mark Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Wilfred Chappell (SF), Gary Holloway (PF), Everett Graham (C) Patrick Cross, Damian Calkins, Mark Smith, Robert Schrader, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Powell (PG), Scott Ellis (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Patrick Randazzo (C) Michael Rush, John Lanier, Al Bell, Gary Tillman | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:28 | Auburn | The short jumper by Leo Robins is denied by Everett Graham | 55-65 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway grabs the board | 55-65 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Michael Black clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Peter Murphy - foul #4 on Peter Murphy, team foul #11 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Burns (C) Leo Robins | |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Michael Black makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Michael Black misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 05:07 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 04:57 | Auburn | Thomas Burns can't connect on a runner near the basket | 56-65 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway grabs the board | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Jack Inman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-65 |
| 04:28 | Auburn | Peter Murphy gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 04:24 | Auburn | Michael Black is called for the reach on Patrick Randazzo - foul #4 on Michael Black, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), Lon Googe (SG) Walter Powell, Scott Ellis | |
| 04:24 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 04:24 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Al Bell (SF), Leo Robins (PF) Peter Murphy, Patrick Randazzo | |
| 04:12 | Auburn | Michael Black is called for the reach on Leo Robins - foul #5 on Michael Black, team foul #10 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SG) Michael Black | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:12 | Auburn | Leo Robins makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 04:12 | Auburn | Leo Robins makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Everett Graham hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Leo Robins - foul #5 on Leo Robins, team foul #12 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG) Jack Inman | |
| Subs | Auburn | Donald Coleman (PF) Leo Robins | |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Everett Graham makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Everett Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 03:47 | Auburn | Al Bell blows the wide open layup | 58-69 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | Everett Graham snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins hits a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Thomas Burns - foul #4 on Thomas Burns, team foul #13 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Schrader (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Gary Holloway, Everett Graham | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Powell (PG), Peter Murphy (SF) Michael Rush, Al Bell | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the free throw | 61-69 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Patrick Cross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Damian Calkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wilfred Chappell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Palmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Walter Powell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lon Googe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Donald Coleman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Burns (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Auburn | Thomas Burns connects on the open floater near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Lon Googe | 61-71 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Peter Murphy - foul #5 on Peter Murphy, team foul #14 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jack Inman (PG) Patrick Cross | |
| Subs | Auburn | Al Bell (SF), Patrick Randazzo (PF), Gary Tillman (C) Peter Murphy, Donald Coleman, Thomas Burns | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 02:39 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-71 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader grabs the defensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Gary Tillman is called for the reach on Wilfred Chappell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Tillman, team foul #15 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG), Scott Ellis (SG) Walter Powell, Lon Googe | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 02:21 | Auburn | Al Bell misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-71 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader grabs the defensive rebound | 65-71 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Jack Inman buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Palmer | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:05 | Auburn | Al Bell misses short on a floater from the baseline | 68-71 |
| 02:04 | Auburn | Al Bell gets the offensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 01:46 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Palmer | 68-71 |
| 01:45 | Auburn | Al Bell can't tip it in | 68-71 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader grabs the board | 68-71 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Mark Smith (SF), Gary Holloway (PF) Jack Inman, Wilfred Chappell, Robert Schrader | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), Lon Googe (SG), Donald Coleman (PF), Thomas Burns (C) John Lanier, Scott Ellis, Patrick Randazzo, Gary Tillman | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Al Bell steals the ball from Damian Calkins in the backcourt | 68-71 |
| 01:17 | Auburn | Michael Rush scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Al Bell | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins lays it up and in set up by Patrick Cross | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Auburn | Lon Googe evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 70-74 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mark Smith | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Mark Smith buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Cross | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Damian Calkins is called for the reach on Lon Googe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Damian Calkins, team foul #11 | 73-74 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Lon Googe makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Lon Googe makes the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Gary Holloway is blocked by Thomas Burns | 73-76 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Mark Smith snags the offensive board | 73-76 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-76 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-76 |