| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Nims (fresh) SF - John Erwin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Casey Dunaway (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hoisington (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn tips it home | 24-34 |
| 19:19 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway's pass is intercepted by Kevin Vaughn | 24-34 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice buries a shot from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 18:36 | Auburn | John Hoisington denies the turnaround by Michael Richards | 24-36 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Raymond Chalmers | 24-36 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn is whistled for traveling | 24-36 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | John Hoisington is called for the reach on Dean Nims - foul #1 on John Hoisington, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| 17:45 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway drills a turnaround in the lane | 26-36 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice loses the dribble to Michael Richards | 26-36 |
| 17:23 | Auburn | Michael Richards banks in the layup | 28-36 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 28-38 |
| 17:07 | Auburn | Michael Richards is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Richards, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lee Valley (SG) Michael Richards | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke (C) Warren Taylor | |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Dean Nims is called for the reach on Isaac Dice - foul #2 on Dean Nims, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Isaac Dice | 28-40 |
| 16:06 | Auburn | John Erwin's floater is tipped away by Jacob Brooke | 28-40 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Kevin Vaughn | 28-43 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dean Nims (fairly fresh) SG - Lee Valley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Erwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Casey Dunaway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Hoisington (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) | |
| 15:16 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 28-43 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice pulls down the rebound | 28-43 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-43 |
| 14:44 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway grabs the board | 28-43 |
| 14:26 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace is called for a charge - foul #3 on Joseph Wallace, team foul #3 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Richards (PG) Lee Valley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau (PF), Warren Taylor (C) Kevin Vaughn, Jacob Brooke | |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice is hacked by Michael Richards - foul #4 on Michael Richards, team foul #4 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Allen (SG) Michael Richards | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Joseph Wallace swats the short shot by Raymond Chalmers | 28-43 |
| 13:38 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| 13:16 | Auburn | Dean Nims misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gus Croteau - foul #3 on Gus Croteau, team foul #2 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lee Valley (SG) Robert Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:16 | Auburn | Dean Nims makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 13:16 | Auburn | Dean Nims makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-43 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau tips it back up and in | 30-45 |
| 12:45 | Auburn | A charge is called on Dean Nims - foul #3 on Dean Nims, team foul #5 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Weber (PF) Casey Dunaway | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Powers (SG), Roger Valentine (SF) John Hoisington, Raymond Chalmers | |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine lays it in uncontested | 30-47 |
| 12:03 | Auburn | Frank Weber misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by John Powers - foul #1 on John Powers, team foul #3 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson (SF), Yul Wang (PF) John Erwin, Joseph Wallace | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn (PF), Jacob Brooke (C) Gus Croteau, Warren Taylor | |
| 12:03 | Auburn | Frank Weber misses the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 12:03 | Auburn | Frank Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-47 |
| 11:42 | Auburn | Frank Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dean Nims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lee Valley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Yul Wang (fresh) C - Frank Weber (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Powers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Auburn | Dean Nims misses short on a shot from close range | 31-47 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | John Powers grabs the board | 31-47 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice misses the easy layup | 31-47 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice tips it in | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:55 | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson clanks a runner near the basket | 31-49 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke gets the rebound | 31-49 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-49 |
| 10:37 | Auburn | Yul Wang pulls down the rebound | 31-49 |
| 10:18 | Auburn | Lee Valley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Allen (SG), John Erwin (SF), Casey Dunaway (PF), Joseph Wallace (C) Dean Nims, Jeffery Davidson, Yul Wang, Frank Weber | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), John Hoisington (SG), Raymond Chalmers (SF), Warren Taylor (C) Isaac Dice, John Powers, Roger Valentine, Jacob Brooke | |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington misses the 3 from the left wing | 31-49 |
| 09:56 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Joseph Wallace | 31-49 |
| 09:41 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Warren Taylor - foul #1 on Warren Taylor, team foul #4 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronnie Reed (PG) Lee Valley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau (PF) Kevin Vaughn | |
| 09:41 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 09:41 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses the lay-in | 32-49 |
| 09:19 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace pulls down the rebound | 32-49 |
| 09:07 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-49 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington gets the rebound | 32-49 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-49 |
| 08:38 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace pulls down the rebound | 32-49 |
| 08:20 | Auburn | Ronnie Reed misses short on a shot from the left wing | 32-49 |
| 08:19 | Auburn | Ronnie Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 08:04 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-49 |
| 08:02 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Wallace | 32-49 |
| 07:51 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace hits a turnaround from the left block | 34-49 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Warren Taylor | 34-51 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Ronnie Reed (fresh) SG - Robert Allen (fresh) SF - John Erwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Casey Dunaway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hoisington (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gus Croteau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Warren Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Auburn | John Erwin loses the ball out of bounds | 34-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Richards (PG), Dean Nims (SG) Ronnie Reed, Robert Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice (PG), Kevin Vaughn (PF), Jacob Brooke (C) Michael Turner, Gus Croteau, Warren Taylor | |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice is hacked by John Erwin - foul #3 on John Erwin, team foul #6 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Weber (C) Joseph Wallace | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Hoisington | 34-54 |
| 06:18 | Auburn | Frank Weber's pass is intercepted by Raymond Chalmers | 34-54 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 34-54 |
| 05:58 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway snags the defensive board | 34-54 |
| 05:41 | Auburn | Michael Richards misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-54 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn gets the rebound | 34-54 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | John Erwin blocks the jumper by Kevin Vaughn | 34-54 |
| 05:19 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway gets the rebound | 34-54 |
| 05:05 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway loses the ball out of bounds | 34-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lee Valley (PG), Robert Allen (SG), Jeffery Davidson (SF), Yul Wang (PF) Michael Richards, Dean Nims, John Erwin, Casey Dunaway | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), John Powers (SG), Roger Valentine (SF), Gus Croteau (PF) Isaac Dice, John Hoisington, Raymond Chalmers, Kevin Vaughn | |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | John Powers scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Turner | 34-57 |
| 04:24 | Auburn | Frank Weber knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Allen | 36-57 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-57 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Valentine | 36-57 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Yul Wang is called for the reach on Michael Turner - foul #1 on Yul Wang, team foul #7 | 36-57 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner misses the 1st free throw | 36-57 |
| 03:36 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Jeffery Davidson | 36-57 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lee Valley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Allen (fresh) SF - Jeffery Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Yul Wang (fresh) C - Frank Weber (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Powers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roger Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gus Croteau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Jacob Brooke (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Auburn | Lee Valley connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Allen | 39-57 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | John Powers knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gus Croteau and the foul's on Robert Allen - foul #1 on Robert Allen, team foul #8 | 39-59 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | John Powers makes the free throw | 39-60 |
| 03:04 | Auburn | Robert Allen misses the shot from just outside the lane | 39-60 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine pulls down the rebound | 39-60 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Allen is called for the reach on Michael Turner - foul #2 on Robert Allen, team foul #9 | 39-60 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner misses the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 02:56 | Auburn | Frank Weber snags the defensive board | 39-60 |
| 02:47 | Auburn | Robert Allen is fouled on the floor by Roger Valentine - foul #3 on Roger Valentine, team foul #5 | 39-60 |
| 02:42 | Auburn | Robert Allen makes the jumper from the right wing | 41-60 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Powers | 41-62 |
| 02:06 | Auburn | Yul Wang is fouled on the floor by Gus Croteau - foul #4 on Gus Croteau, team foul #6 | 41-62 |
| 01:56 | Auburn | Lee Valley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-62 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine pulls down the rebound | 41-62 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | John Powers clanks a 3 from the right corner | 41-62 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Brooke | 41-62 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | John Powers scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-64 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Gus Croteau steals it from Robert Allen | 41-64 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | John Powers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-64 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Lee Valley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-64 |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson grabs the offensive board | 41-64 |
| 00:30 | Auburn | Lee Valley misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-64 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson grabs the offensive board | 41-64 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Lee Valley is hacked by John Powers - foul #2 on John Powers, team foul #7 | 41-64 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Lee Valley misses the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gus Croteau | 41-64 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner runs out the clock | 41-64 |