| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark League (fresh) PF - Charles Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Cahill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Munos (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Antonia Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Edward (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Mark League inbounds the ball | 20-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Douglas Welch | 22-28 |
| 19:17 | Auburn | James Foster comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-28 |
| 19:15 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano hits the follow up shot | 22-30 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | Philip Edward blocks the jumper by Douglas Welch | 22-30 |
| 18:56 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 18:51 | Auburn | James Foster scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Peter Johnson | 22-32 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Robert Graham is denied by Philip Edward | 22-32 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Charles Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | David Cahill misses the lay-in | 22-32 |
| 18:17 | Auburn | James Foster gets the rebound | 22-32 |
| 17:56 | Auburn | James Foster comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 22-32 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch gets the rebound | 22-32 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-32 |
| 17:46 | Auburn | James Foster gets the rebound | 22-32 |
| 17:30 | Auburn | Ronald Munos hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 22-32 |
| 17:29 | Auburn | Ronald Munos tips it back up and in | 22-34 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 22-34 |
| 17:07 | Auburn | Peter Johnson gets the rebound | 22-34 |
| 16:46 | Auburn | Peter Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-34 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano tips it back up and in | 22-36 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Peter Johnson steps in front of the Douglas Welch pass | 22-36 |
| 15:53 | Auburn | Robert Graham is called for the reach on James Foster - foul #1 on Robert Graham, team foul #1 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Kenneth Jackson (PF), Jeffrey Burpee (C) Robert Graham, Charles Lewis, David Cahill | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Taylor (PG), Thomas Goebel (SF), Ronald Lund (PF) James Foster, Ronald Munos, Antonia Giordano | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark League (fresh) PF - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Burpee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kevin Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Goebel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Lund (fresh) 1 pts. C - Philip Edward (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Auburn | Ronald Lund clanks a jumper in the paint | 22-36 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Mark League pulls down the rebound | 22-36 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Douglas Welch, team foul #2 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill (SF) Mark League | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallecillo (C) Philip Edward | |
| 14:58 | Auburn | Ronald Lund clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Alfred Yablonsky - foul #2 on Alfred Yablonsky, team foul #3 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG) Douglas Welch | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Munos (SF) Peter Johnson | |
| 14:58 | Auburn | Ronald Lund makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 14:58 | Auburn | Ronald Lund makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by John Vallecillo - foul #2 on John Vallecillo, team foul #1 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Lewis (PF) Kenneth Jackson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Antonia Giordano (PF) John Vallecillo | |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 14:08 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Taylor | 24-40 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark League (SF), David Cahill (C) Robert Ferrill, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Foster (PG), Peter Johnson (SG), Philip Edward (C) Kevin Taylor, Thomas Goebel, Ronald Lund | |
| 13:27 | Auburn | Peter Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-40 |
| 13:26 | Auburn | Ronald Munos grabs the offensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 13:08 | Auburn | James Foster comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Graham - foul #2 on Robert Graham, team foul #4 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG) Alfred Yablonsky | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:08 | Auburn | James Foster makes the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 13:08 | Auburn | James Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Peter Johnson - foul #1 on Peter Johnson, team foul #2 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG) Robert Graham | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Lund (PF) Antonia Giordano | |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 12:23 | Auburn | Ronald Lund makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from James Foster | 26-44 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 26-44 |
| 12:17 | Auburn | James Foster pulls down the rebound | 26-44 |
| 11:56 | Auburn | Ronald Munos hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Peter Johnson | 26-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark League (fresh) PF - Charles Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - David Cahill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Foster (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Munos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Lund (fresh) 5 pts. C - Philip Edward (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch comes up short on the 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Peter Johnson - foul #2 on Peter Johnson, team foul #3 | 26-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Kenneth Jackson (PF) Alfred Yablonsky, Charles Lewis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Goebel (SF) Ronald Munos | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the 1st free throw | 27-46 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 28-46 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the 3rd free throw | 29-46 |
| 11:28 | Auburn | Ronald Lund throws it down on a great pass from Thomas Goebel | 29-48 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | David Cahill is hacked by Ronald Lund - foul #1 on Ronald Lund, team foul #4 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee (C) David Cahill | |
| Subs | Auburn | Antonia Giordano (PF) Ronald Lund | |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-48 |
| 10:39 | Auburn | James Foster is hacked by Douglas Welch - foul #3 on Douglas Welch, team foul #5 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Munos (SF) James Foster | |
| 10:26 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-48 |
| 10:24 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-48 |
| 10:05 | Auburn | Ronald Munos can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-48 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-48 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch scores on a jumper from the left side | 33-48 |
| 09:13 | Auburn | Peter Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-48 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Mark League is called for traveling | 33-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Robert Ferrill (SF), Charles Lewis (PF), David Cahill (C) Robert Graham, Mark League, Kenneth Jackson, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Foster (PG), Ronald Lund (C) Peter Johnson, Philip Edward | |
| 08:34 | Auburn | Ronald Munos is called for traveling | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky clanks a shot from the right side | 33-48 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Charles Lewis tips it in | 35-48 |
| 07:59 | Auburn | Ronald Lund knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Foster | 35-50 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-50 |
| 07:37 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano pulls down the rebound | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Douglas Welch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Ferrill (fresh) PF - Charles Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Cahill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Foster (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Goebel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Munos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Antonia Giordano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Lund (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Auburn | James Foster scores on a shot in the lane set up by Ronald Munos | 35-52 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | David Cahill drills a jumper from the left block | 37-52 |
| 07:02 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel loses the ball out of bounds | 37-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Mark League (SF) Douglas Welch, Robert Ferrill | |
| Subs | Auburn | Peter Johnson (SG), John Vallecillo (PF), Philip Edward (C) Thomas Goebel, Ronald Munos, Antonia Giordano | |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alfred Yablonsky | 39-52 |
| 06:48 | Auburn | James Foster is hacked by Robert Graham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Graham, team foul #6 | 39-52 |
| 06:40 | Auburn | John Vallecillo's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Lewis | 39-52 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Graham | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | David Cahill hits a floater from the right side | 41-52 |
| 05:57 | Auburn | Peter Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alfred Yablonsky | 43-55 |
| 05:38 | Auburn | Peter Johnson makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Foster and he's fouled by Mark League - foul #3 on Mark League, team foul #7 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee (C) David Cahill | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Goebel (PG), Ronald Munos (SF) James Foster, Ronald Lund | |
| 05:38 | Auburn | Peter Johnson makes the free throw | 43-58 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 43-58 |
| 05:24 | Auburn | John Vallecillo snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| 05:00 | Auburn | Philip Edward misses the easy layup | 43-58 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-58 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Charles Lewis grabs the offensive board | 43-58 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 43-58 |
| 04:30 | Auburn | Peter Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 04:09 | Auburn | Philip Edward drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Peter Johnson and he's fouled by Charles Lewis - foul #3 on Charles Lewis, team foul #8 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG), Kenneth Jackson (PF), David Cahill (C) Alfred Yablonsky, Charles Lewis, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Foster (PG), Antonia Giordano (PF) Thomas Goebel, John Vallecillo | |
| 04:09 | Auburn | Philip Edward makes the free throw | 43-61 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | David Cahill's pass is intercepted by Peter Johnson | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:40 | Auburn | Peter Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-61 |
| 03:39 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano snags the offensive board | 43-61 |
| 03:22 | Auburn | Ronald Munos hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-61 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson snags the defensive board | 43-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark League (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Cahill (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Foster (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ronald Munos (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Antonia Giordano (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Philip Edward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch hits a 3 from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 02:48 | Auburn | Peter Johnson makes the shot from the right side set up by James Foster | 46-63 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | David Cahill clanks a shot from the right wing | 46-63 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to David Cahill | 46-63 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Philip Edward - foul #1 on Philip Edward, team foul #5 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Robert Ferrill (SF) Robert Graham, Mark League | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Taylor (PG), Thomas Goebel (SG), Ronald Lund (SF), John Vallecillo (C) James Foster, Peter Johnson, Ronald Munos, Philip Edward | |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 01:45 | Auburn | Ronald Lund comes up short on the floater from the right block | 48-63 |
| 01:44 | Auburn | Ronald Lund snags the offensive board | 48-63 |
| 01:25 | Auburn | Ronald Lund connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Taylor | 48-65 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the floater from the left side | 48-65 |
| 01:08 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano grabs the board | 48-65 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Alfred Yablonsky steps in front of the Ronald Lund pass | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Ferrill | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano misses the jump hook in the paint | 50-65 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Cahill | 50-65 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-65 |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Ronald Lund gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Kevin Taylor runs out the clock | 50-65 |