| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Munos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Antonia Giordano (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Jury (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Burpee (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Ronald Munos inbounds the ball | 32-17 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Auburn | Peter Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Foster | 35-17 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips is fouled on the floor by Brian Jury - foul #1 on Brian Jury, team foul #1 | 35-17 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-17 |
| 19:03 | Auburn | Peter Johnson snags the defensive board | 35-17 |
| 18:41 | Auburn | Peter Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-17 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee grabs the defensive rebound | 35-17 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-17 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-17 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses badly on a runner in the paint | 35-17 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Brian Jury | 35-17 |
| 17:34 | Auburn | Peter Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Foster | 38-17 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-17 |
| 17:00 | Auburn | Brian Jury drills a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Manuel Phillips - foul #1 on Manuel Phillips, team foul #1 | 40-17 |
| 17:00 | Auburn | Brian Jury makes the free throw | 41-17 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch lays it in set up by Alfred Yablonsky | 41-19 |
| 16:27 | Auburn | James Foster is fouled on the floor by Alfred Yablonsky - foul #2 on Alfred Yablonsky, team foul #2 | 41-19 |
| 16:13 | Auburn | James Foster misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas Welch - foul #2 on Douglas Welch, team foul #3 | 41-19 |
| 16:13 | Auburn | James Foster misses the 1st free throw | 41-19 |
| 16:13 | Auburn | James Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 42-19 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-19 |
| 15:57 | Auburn | Brian Jury snags the defensive board | 42-19 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Johnson (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Munos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Antonia Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Jury (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Burpee (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Auburn | James Foster hits the finger roll set up by Antonia Giordano | 44-19 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson's pass is intercepted by Brian Jury | 44-19 |
| 15:19 | Auburn | Peter Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-19 |
| 15:18 | Auburn | Ronald Munos grabs the offensive rebound | 44-19 |
| 14:57 | Auburn | Brian Jury blows the layup | 44-19 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee pulls down the rebound | 44-19 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Peter Johnson - foul #2 on Peter Johnson, team foul #2 | 44-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Goebel (SF), Richard Butler (PF), Philip Edward (C) Ronald Munos, Antonia Giordano, Brian Jury | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Robert Ferrill (SF) Alfred Yablonsky, Manuel Phillips | |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the 1st free throw | 44-20 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 44-21 |
| 14:45 | Auburn | James Foster's pass is intercepted by Robert Graham in the backcourt | 44-21 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-21 |
| 14:07 | Auburn | Peter Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Foster | 47-21 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Douglas Welch is denied by Richard Butler | 47-21 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham gets the offensive rebound | 47-21 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Butler - foul #4 on Richard Butler, team foul #3 | 47-21 |
| Subs | Auburn | Antonia Giordano (PF), Brian Jury (C) Richard Butler, Philip Edward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the 1st free throw | 47-22 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 47-22 |
| 13:39 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 47-22 |
| 13:23 | Auburn | Robert Graham steps in front of the Brian Jury pass | 47-22 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham can't throw it down | 47-22 |
| 13:18 | Auburn | Brian Jury grabs the board | 47-22 |
| 12:53 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Ferrill - foul #2 on Robert Ferrill, team foul #4 | 47-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Munos (SF) Peter Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (SG), Manuel Phillips (SF) Douglas Welch, Robert Ferrill | |
| 12:53 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel makes the 1st free throw | 48-22 |
| 12:53 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel misses the 2nd free throw | 48-22 |
| 12:53 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-22 |
| 12:32 | Auburn | Brian Jury scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from James Foster | 50-22 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 50-24 |
| 12:01 | Auburn | Ronald Munos clanks a shot from the free throw line | 50-24 |
| 12:00 | Auburn | Brian Jury pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-24 |
| 11:39 | Auburn | Ronald Munos banks in the layup | 52-24 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Foster (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Goebel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Munos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonia Giordano (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Jury (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Burpee (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | James Foster picks off the pass by Robert Graham in the backcourt | 52-24 |
| 11:34 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel misses the dunk | 52-24 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham pulls down the rebound | 52-24 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the contested jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Burpee and the foul's on James Foster - foul #2 on James Foster, team foul #4 | 52-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Peter Johnson (PG), Philip Edward (C) James Foster, Brian Jury | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the free throw | 52-27 |
| 10:52 | Auburn | Peter Johnson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-27 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson gets the rebound | 52-27 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Manuel Phillips | 52-29 |
| 10:07 | Auburn | Peter Johnson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-29 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky grabs the defensive rebound | 52-29 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky is hacked by Antonia Giordano - foul #1 on Antonia Giordano, team foul #5 | 52-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Jury (C) Philip Edward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG), Thomas Cunningham (PF) Robert Graham, Kenneth Jackson | |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left block | 52-29 |
| 09:48 | Auburn | Brian Jury snags the defensive board | 52-29 |
| 09:32 | Auburn | Brian Jury hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 52-29 |
| 09:30 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano grabs the offensive rebound | 52-29 |
| 09:08 | Auburn | Peter Johnson hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Goebel | 55-29 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alfred Yablonsky | 55-31 |
| 08:30 | Auburn | Ronald Munos is hacked by Manuel Phillips - foul #2 on Manuel Phillips, team foul #5 | 55-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Foster (PG) Ronald Munos | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Robert Ferrill (SF), Kenneth Jackson (PF), Carlton Braxton (C) Alfred Yablonsky, Manuel Phillips, Thomas Cunningham, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| 08:09 | Auburn | Peter Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-31 |
| 08:07 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel gets the offensive rebound | 55-31 |
| 07:45 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-31 |
| 07:44 | Auburn | Brian Jury tips it in | 57-31 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Brian Jury is called for the reach on Douglas Welch - foul #2 on Brian Jury, team foul #6 | 57-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Philip Edward (C) Brian Jury | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Foster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Peter Johnson (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Goebel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Antonia Giordano (tiring) 5 reb. C - Philip Edward (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Robert Ferrill (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Carlton Braxton (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-31 |
| 07:23 | Auburn | Philip Edward snags the defensive board | 57-31 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | Peter Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-31 |
| 06:53 | Auburn | James Foster gets the offensive rebound | 57-31 |
| 06:37 | Auburn | James Foster's floater is tipped away by Carlton Braxton | 57-31 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch grabs the board | 57-31 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton is denied on a layup by Philip Edward | 57-31 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Philip Edward | 57-31 |
| 05:43 | Auburn | Philip Edward misses badly on a floater in the lane | 57-31 |
| 05:42 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel misses the tip | 57-31 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Carlton Braxton | 57-31 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Philip Edward swats the layup by Robert Graham | 57-31 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton tips it but misses | 57-31 |
| 05:32 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel snags the defensive board | 57-31 |
| 05:07 | Auburn | Peter Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-31 |
| 05:06 | Auburn | Philip Edward grabs the offensive rebound | 57-31 |
| 04:39 | Auburn | James Foster makes the turnaround in the paint | 59-31 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-31 |
| 04:19 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano gets the rebound | 59-31 |
| 03:54 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel is fouled on the floor by Robert Ferrill - foul #3 on Robert Ferrill, team foul #6 | 59-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Munos (SF) James Foster | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (SG), Manuel Phillips (SF), Thomas Cunningham (PF), Jeffrey Burpee (C) Douglas Welch, Robert Ferrill, Kenneth Jackson, Carlton Braxton | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel is fouled on the floor by Alfred Yablonsky - foul #3 on Alfred Yablonsky, team foul #7 | 59-31 |
| 03:32 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel misses the 1st free throw | 59-31 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee snags the defensive board | 59-31 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Peter Johnson (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Goebel (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Munos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonia Giordano (tiring) 6 reb. C - Philip Edward (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Cunningham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Burpee (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses the lay-in | 59-31 |
| 03:14 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Philip Edward | 59-31 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Ronald Munos can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Manuel Phillips - foul #3 on Manuel Phillips, team foul #8 | 59-31 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Ronald Munos makes the 1st free throw | 60-31 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Ronald Munos misses the 2nd free throw | 60-31 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Cunningham | 60-31 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Peter Johnson steals the ball from Robert Graham in the backcourt | 60-31 |
| 02:32 | Auburn | Thomas Cunningham takes the ball from Peter Johnson | 60-31 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky is whistled for traveling | 60-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Foster (PG) Peter Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill (SG), Kenneth Jackson (PF) Robert Graham, Thomas Cunningham | |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Ronald Munos misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Jackson - foul #1 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #9 | 60-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Douglas Welch (SG) Alfred Yablonsky, Robert Ferrill | |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Ronald Munos makes the 1st free throw | 61-31 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Ronald Munos makes the 2nd free throw | 62-31 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Graham out of the doubleteam and the foul's on Ronald Munos - foul #2 on Ronald Munos, team foul #7 | 62-33 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips misses the free throw | 62-33 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson grabs the offensive board | 62-33 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Graham | 62-35 |
| 01:23 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-35 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 62-35 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham throws it down | 62-37 |
| 00:40 | Auburn | Philip Edward can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 62-37 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips snags the defensive board | 62-37 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Antonia Giordano - foul #2 on Antonia Giordano, team foul #8 | 62-37 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 62-38 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 62-39 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Jeffrey Burpee is called for the reach on James Foster - foul #2 on Jeffrey Burpee, team foul #10 | 62-39 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | James Foster makes the 1st free throw | 63-39 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | James Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 63-39 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson gets the rebound | 63-39 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson is whistled for a carry | 63-39 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | James Foster runs out the clock | 63-39 |