| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Roy Severino (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. C - Larry McClanahan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Mathew Astudillo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Menard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Larry McKinnon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Chenard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon inbounds the ball | 29-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Auburn | John Menard hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Mathew Astudillo and he's hacked by Roy Severino - foul #3 on Roy Severino, team foul #1 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (PG) Roy Severino | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 19:40 | Auburn | John Menard misses the free throw | 29-47 |
| 19:40 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 19:26 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Larry McKinnon | 29-49 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-49 |
| 18:50 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Larry McKinnon and the foul's on Daniel Franklin - foul #1 on Daniel Franklin, team foul #2 | 29-51 |
| 18:50 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo makes the free throw | 29-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | John Moore is hacked by John Chenard - foul #2 on John Chenard, team foul #1 | 29-52 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor loses the dribble to John Chenard | 29-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:58 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Mathew Astudillo | 29-54 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-54 |
| 17:37 | Auburn | John Menard is fouled on the floor by Paul Sullivan - foul #2 on Paul Sullivan, team foul #3 | 31-54 |
| 17:09 | Auburn | Paul Sullivan steps in front of the John Chenard pass | 31-54 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | Gregory Snyder steps in front of the Paul Sullivan pass | 31-54 |
| 16:36 | Auburn | John Menard is hacked by John Moore - foul #3 on John Moore, team foul #4 | 31-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais (PG), Ernesto Torres (SF), Shing Hong (PF), Amado Lombardi (C) John Moore, Alan Taylor, Paul Sullivan, Larry McClanahan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Bishop (PG), Paul Mack (SG), William Weaver (SF), Darko Zills (PF), James Chandler (C) Mathew Astudillo, John Menard, Larry McKinnon, Gregory Snyder, John Chenard | |
| 16:20 | Auburn | William Weaver misses the turnaround in the lane | 31-54 |
| 16:18 | Auburn | Darko Zills tips it home | 31-56 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-56 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong tips it back up and in | 33-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Sais (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Daniel Franklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernesto Torres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shing Hong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Amado Lombardi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Fred Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Mack (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darko Zills (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Chandler (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Auburn | Darko Zills clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-56 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais grabs the defensive rebound | 33-56 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres buries a jumper from the left side set up by Daniel Franklin | 35-56 |
| 14:42 | Auburn | Paul Mack misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-56 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres gets the rebound | 35-56 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Shing Hong | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:02 | Auburn | Paul Mack misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Shing Hong - foul #1 on Shing Hong, team foul #5 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roy Severino (PG), John Moore (SG), Alan Taylor (SF), Paul Sullivan (PF), Larry McClanahan (C) Gregory Sais, Daniel Franklin, Ernesto Torres, Shing Hong, Amado Lombardi | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Menard (SG), Larry McKinnon (SF), Gregory Snyder (PF), John Chenard (C) Fred Bishop, William Weaver, Darko Zills, James Chandler | |
| 14:02 | Auburn | Paul Mack misses the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 14:02 | Auburn | Paul Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:53 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-56 |
| 13:52 | Auburn | John Menard pulls down the rebound | 38-56 |
| 13:38 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Menard | 38-59 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan makes the jump hook from close range | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:54 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-59 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan pulls down the rebound | 40-59 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | John Menard picks off the pass by Roy Severino | 40-59 |
| 12:29 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-59 |
| 12:28 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder snags the offensive board | 40-59 |
| 12:11 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-59 |
| 12:09 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder tips it in | 40-61 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo (PG) Paul Mack | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Roy Severino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Alan Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Sullivan (fresh) 11 pts. C - Larry McClanahan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Mathew Astudillo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Menard (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Larry McKinnon (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Snyder (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - John Chenard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Auburn | John Chenard lays it in on a nice dish by John Menard | 40-63 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Larry McKinnon swats the short shot by Paul Sullivan | 40-63 |
| 11:01 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder pulls down the rebound | 40-63 |
| 10:40 | Auburn | John Chenard buries a jumper near the basket set up by Mathew Astudillo | 40-65 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | John Moore lays it up and in set up by Alan Taylor | 42-65 |
| 10:11 | Auburn | John Chenard's fadeaway is rejected by Larry McClanahan | 42-65 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor grabs the board | 42-65 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | John Menard picks off the pass by John Moore | 42-65 |
| 09:56 | Auburn | John Menard hits the finger roll | 42-67 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan lays it in | 44-67 |
| 09:25 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (SG), Ernesto Torres (SF), Shing Hong (PF), Gregory Sais (C) John Moore, Alan Taylor, Paul Sullivan, Larry McClanahan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Bishop (SG), William Weaver (SF), Darko Zills (PF), James Chandler (C) John Menard, Larry McKinnon, Gregory Snyder, John Chenard | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-67 |
| 09:10 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo pulls down the rebound | 44-67 |
| 08:44 | Auburn | William Weaver misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-67 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Franklin | 44-67 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gregory Sais | 47-67 |
| 08:05 | Auburn | Darko Zills connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mathew Astudillo | 47-69 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Mathew Astudillo - foul #2 on Mathew Astudillo, team foul #2 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan (PF) Roy Severino | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Mack (SG) Mathew Astudillo | |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres makes the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 07:29 | Auburn | Darko Zills clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Paul Sullivan - foul #3 on Paul Sullivan, team foul #6 | 49-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Menard (SG), Larry McKinnon (SF), John Chenard (C) Paul Mack, William Weaver, James Chandler | |
| 07:29 | Auburn | Darko Zills makes the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 07:29 | Auburn | Darko Zills makes the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Shing Hong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Daniel Franklin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernesto Torres (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Sullivan (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. C - Gregory Sais (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Fred Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Menard (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry McKinnon (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darko Zills (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Chenard (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-71 |
| 07:16 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon pulls down the rebound | 49-71 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | Darko Zills lays it up and in on a nice dish by Fred Bishop | 49-73 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Fred Bishop steps in front of the Shing Hong pass | 49-73 |
| 06:18 | Auburn | John Menard double dribbles | 49-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (SG), Alan Taylor (SF), Larry McClanahan (C) Shing Hong, Daniel Franklin, Ernesto Torres | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo (PG), Gregory Snyder (PF) Fred Bishop, Darko Zills | |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 49-73 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan grabs the offensive rebound | 49-73 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-73 |
| 05:44 | Auburn | John Chenard grabs the board | 49-73 |
| 05:25 | Auburn | John Chenard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mathew Astudillo | 49-75 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-75 |
| 05:14 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder gets the rebound | 49-75 |
| 05:07 | Auburn | John Menard makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Snyder | 49-77 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-77 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | John Moore can't tip it in | 49-77 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais snags the offensive board | 49-77 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Gregory Snyder steals the ball from Gregory Sais | 49-77 |
| 04:14 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mathew Astudillo | 49-80 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | Mathew Astudillo steps in front of the Gregory Sais pass in the backcourt | 49-80 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo lays it in | 49-82 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | John Moore misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-82 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | John Moore tips it home | 51-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:27 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon is fouled on the floor by Gregory Sais - foul #2 on Gregory Sais, team foul #7 | 51-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres (SG), Shing Hong (PF), Amado Lombardi (C) Alan Taylor, Paul Sullivan, Larry McClanahan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Bishop (PG), Paul Mack (SG), Darko Zills (PF), James Chandler (C) Mathew Astudillo, John Menard, Gregory Snyder, John Chenard | |
| 03:27 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon makes the 1st free throw | 51-83 |
| 03:27 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon makes the 2nd free throw | 51-84 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Sais (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SG - Ernesto Torres (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Moore (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shing Hong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Amado Lombardi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Fred Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Mack (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry McKinnon (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darko Zills (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - James Chandler (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ernesto Torres, team foul #8 | 51-84 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Weaver (SF) Larry McKinnon | |
| 02:47 | Auburn | Paul Mack is whistled for traveling | 51-84 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | John Moore misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-84 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | John Moore tips it home | 53-84 |
| 02:19 | Auburn | Shing Hong steals it from James Chandler | 53-84 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Fred Bishop - foul #1 on Fred Bishop, team foul #3 | 53-84 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres makes the 1st free throw | 54-84 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 55-84 |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Fred Bishop comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gregory Sais - foul #3 on Gregory Sais, team foul #9 | 55-84 |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Fred Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 55-85 |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Fred Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 55-86 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi drills a driving attempt in the lane | 57-86 |
| 01:06 | Auburn | Paul Mack hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-86 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi snags the defensive board | 57-86 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Gregory Sais and he's hacked by Fred Bishop - foul #2 on Fred Bishop, team foul #4 | 59-86 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi makes the free throw | 60-86 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Fred Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-86 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | John Moore misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Mack - foul #1 on Paul Mack, team foul #5 | 60-86 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | John Moore makes the 1st free throw | 61-86 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | John Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 62-86 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Shing Hong swats the short shot by Fred Bishop | 62-86 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais snags the defensive board | 62-86 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Shing Hong | 64-86 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Fred Bishop runs out the clock | 64-86 |