| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Summers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Andrew Fellows (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Elmer Hale (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Liang Mang (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Bobby Bosley (fresh) SF - Nathan Bartos (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ante Wisnowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Summers inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Wilson | 41-32 |
| 19:29 | Auburn | Bobby Bosley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 19:27 | Auburn | Liang Mang pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 19:16 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Wood and he's hacked by Andrew Fellows - foul #2 on Andrew Fellows, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| 19:16 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Richard Wood is called for the reach on Elmer Hale - foul #3 on Richard Wood, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carl Cardona (C) Richard Wood | |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale is whistled for traveling | 41-35 |
| 18:37 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Liang Mang | 41-38 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | David Taylor hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 17:47 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-38 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi State | David Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Norman Rosendahl (SG), Ronnie Sumter (SF) Bobby Bosley, Nathan Bartos | |
| 17:02 | Auburn | Liang Mang misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Andrew Fellows - foul #3 on Andrew Fellows, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey (SF), Henry Henson (PF), Sidney Bemis (C) Charles Wilson, Andrew Fellows, Elmer Hale | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Costello (PF) Ante Wisnowski | |
| 17:02 | Auburn | Liang Mang makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 17:02 | Auburn | Liang Mang makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 17:02 | Auburn | Liang Mang misses the 3rd free throw | 44-40 |
| 17:02 | Auburn | Michael Costello grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:47 | Auburn | Carl Cardona buries a jump hook from close range | 44-42 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | David Taylor's floater is tipped away by Michael Costello | 44-42 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson misses the tip | 44-42 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson tips it back up and in | 46-42 |
| 16:08 | Auburn | Sidney Bemis is called for the reach on Norman Rosendahl - foul #2 on Sidney Bemis, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG), Emanuel Hutchison (SF) William Summers, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Dickey (PG), Bobby Bosley (SG), Nathan Bartos (SF), Ante Wisnowski (PF), William Woodall (C) Liang Mang, Norman Rosendahl, Ronnie Sumter, Michael Costello, Carl Cardona | |
| 15:52 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 46-42 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Dewey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Emanuel Hutchison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Henson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Sidney Bemis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Dickey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Bosley (fresh) SF - Nathan Bartos (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ante Wisnowski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - William Woodall (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Emanuel Hutchison comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-42 |
| 15:37 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 15:17 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bobby Bosley | 46-44 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | John Dickey picks off the pass by Sidney Bemis | 46-44 |
| 14:58 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski blows the layup | 46-44 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Emanuel Hutchison | 46-44 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Bobby Bosley - foul #1 on Bobby Bosley, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Taylor (SG), William Summers (SF), Andrew Fellows (PF), Elmer Hale (C) Leon Dewey, Emanuel Hutchison, Henry Henson, Sidney Bemis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Liang Mang (PG), Richard Wood (C) John Dickey, William Woodall | |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:26 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski misses the lay-in | 48-44 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Elmer Hale | 48-44 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 14:14 | Auburn | Bobby Bosley pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 14:03 | Auburn | David Taylor is called for the reach on Nathan Bartos - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey (SF) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Norman Rosendahl (SG), Ronnie Sumter (SF), Michael Costello (PF) Bobby Bosley, Nathan Bartos, Ante Wisnowski | |
| 13:57 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter blows the dunk | 48-44 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | Norman Rosendahl tips it in | 48-46 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | David Taylor comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-46 |
| 13:39 | Auburn | Liang Mang pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 13:20 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-46 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | William Summers misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale gets the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | David Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 12:22 | Auburn | Michael Costello gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 12:01 | Auburn | Norman Rosendahl loses the ball out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG) Leon Dewey | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Dickey (PG), Bobby Bosley (SG), Nathan Bartos (SF), Ante Wisnowski (PF) Liang Mang, Norman Rosendahl, Ronnie Sumter, Michael Costello | |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Henson (PF), Sidney Bemis (C) Andrew Fellows, Elmer Hale | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carl Cardona (C) Richard Wood | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Summers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Henry Henson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Sidney Bemis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Dickey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Bosley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Bartos (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ante Wisnowski (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Cardona (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Auburn | John Dickey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-46 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson lays it up and in | 50-46 |
| 10:41 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-46 |
| 10:39 | Auburn | Bobby Bosley hits the follow up shot | 50-48 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-48 |
| 10:16 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 09:58 | Auburn | William Summers steps in front of the Nathan Bartos pass | 50-48 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | David Taylor hits the finger roll set up by William Summers | 52-48 |
| 09:32 | Auburn | Bobby Bosley makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Cardona | 52-51 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | David Taylor drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Summers and the foul's on Nathan Bartos - foul #3 on Nathan Bartos, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey (SF), Andrew Fellows (PF), Elmer Hale (C) William Summers, Henry Henson, Sidney Bemis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Liang Mang (PG), Norman Rosendahl (SG), Ronnie Sumter (SF), Richard Wood (C) John Dickey, Bobby Bosley, Nathan Bartos, Carl Cardona | |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | David Taylor makes the free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:49 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski's floater is tipped away by Elmer Hale | 56-51 |
| 08:48 | Auburn | Liang Mang can't tip it in | 56-51 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 08:39 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Ante Wisnowski | 56-51 |
| 08:23 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Leon Dewey - foul #3 on Leon Dewey, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Johnson (PG), Emanuel Hutchison (SF) Charles Wilson, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Costello (PF) Ante Wisnowski | |
| 08:23 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:23 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Liang Mang steals it from Emanuel Hutchison | 56-53 |
| 07:50 | Auburn | Emanuel Hutchison is called for the reach on Liang Mang - foul #2 on Emanuel Hutchison, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Nathan Bartos (SF) Michael Costello | |
| 07:31 | Auburn | Norman Rosendahl makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronnie Sumter | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Johnson (fresh) SG - Leon Dewey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Emanuel Hutchison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Fellows (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Elmer Hale (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Liang Mang (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norman Rosendahl (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nathan Bartos (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronnie Sumter (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Wood - foul #4 on Richard Wood, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Bosley (SG) Norman Rosendahl | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:58 | Auburn | Bobby Bosley drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Bobby Bosley - foul #2 on Bobby Bosley, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG), William Summers (SF) John Johnson, Emanuel Hutchison | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski (PF) Ronnie Sumter | |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Nathan Bartos | 60-60 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Andrew Fellows, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Taylor (SG) Leon Dewey | |
| Subs | Auburn | Norman Rosendahl (SG) Nathan Bartos | |
| 06:01 | Auburn | Charles Wilson is called for the reach on Liang Mang - foul #3 on Charles Wilson, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Henson (PF), Sidney Bemis (C) Andrew Fellows, Elmer Hale | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter (SF), Carl Cardona (C) Norman Rosendahl, Richard Wood | |
| 06:01 | Auburn | Liang Mang misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Carl Cardona blocks the short jumper by Sidney Bemis | 60-60 |
| 05:45 | Auburn | Bobby Bosley pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 05:32 | Auburn | Liang Mang clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Carl Cardona pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 05:20 | Auburn | Carl Cardona's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Dickey (PG), Norman Rosendahl (SG), Nathan Bartos (SF) Liang Mang, Bobby Bosley, Ronnie Sumter | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | David Taylor hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Charles Wilson and the foul's on John Dickey - foul #1 on John Dickey, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale (C) Sidney Bemis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Wood (C) Carl Cardona | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | David Taylor makes the free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:40 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Wilson - foul #4 on Charles Wilson, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey (SF), Andrew Fellows (PF) Charles Wilson, Henry Henson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:40 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:40 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Norman Rosendahl steals it from William Summers | 63-61 |
| 04:05 | Auburn | Richard Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Liang Mang (PG), Bobby Bosley (SG), Ronnie Sumter (PF) John Dickey, Norman Rosendahl, Ante Wisnowski | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | David Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows hits the follow up shot | 65-61 |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Liang Mang makes the 3 from the left wing | 65-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Summers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Dewey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Fellows (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Elmer Hale (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Liang Mang (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Bosley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Bartos (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronnie Sumter (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by William Summers | 67-64 |
| 03:09 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter hits the finger roll | 67-66 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | David Taylor misses long on a 3 from straight away | 67-66 |
| 02:58 | Auburn | Liang Mang grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 02:40 | Auburn | Liang Mang misses the dunk | 67-66 |
| 02:39 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos grabs the offensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 02:25 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Liang Mang and he's hacked by David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG), Emanuel Hutchison (SF), Henry Henson (PF), Sidney Bemis (C) William Summers, David Taylor, Andrew Fellows, Elmer Hale | |
| Subs | Auburn | Norman Rosendahl (SG), Ante Wisnowski (PF), Carl Cardona (C) Bobby Bosley, Ronnie Sumter, Richard Wood | |
| 02:25 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos makes the free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Taylor (SG), Andrew Fellows (PF) Emanuel Hutchison, Sidney Bemis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Bosley (SG), Richard Wood (C) Norman Rosendahl, Carl Cardona | |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Bobby Bosley is called for the reach on David Taylor - foul #3 on Bobby Bosley, team foul #7 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Summers (SF) Leon Dewey | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | David Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:14 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Ante Wisnowski | 67-69 |
| 01:51 | Auburn | Bobby Bosley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-69 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson grabs the board | 67-69 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson knocks in the shot near the basket | 69-69 |
| 00:59 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos blows the layup | 69-69 |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Bobby Bosley gets the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos's pass is intercepted by David Taylor | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Liang Mang steals it from Charles Wilson in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| 00:31 | Auburn | Liang Mang lays it in | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | William Summers misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-71 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Richard Wood | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Richard Wood is hacked by Charles Wilson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Wilson, team foul #11 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey (SF), Elmer Hale (C) Charles Wilson, Henry Henson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Richard Wood misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Richard Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | William Summers is called for traveling | 69-72 |