| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Yankovitz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Severino (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shing Hong (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Sais (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry McClanahan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Mathew Astudillo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Menard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Mack (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Paul Mack inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mark Caraballo (SG) Mathew Astudillo | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Gregory Sais is blocked by Gregory Snyder | 29-28 |
| 19:39 | Auburn | James Chandler snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 19:30 | Auburn | John Menard knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Mack | 29-30 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Paul Mack steps in front of the Shing Hong pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 29-30 |
| 18:50 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-30 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Mark Caraballo steals the ball from Roy Severino | 29-30 |
| 18:24 | Auburn | John Menard drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Caraballo | 29-32 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 29-32 |
| 18:07 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Mark Caraballo | 29-32 |
| 17:50 | Auburn | John Menard can't finish the layup | 29-32 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 17:12 | Auburn | Roy Severino is called for the reach on Mark Caraballo - foul #3 on Roy Severino, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (SG), Austin Bramlett (C) Roy Severino, Larry McClanahan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo (PG), Larry McKinnon (SF), Charles Billups (C) Mark Caraballo, Paul Mack, Gregory Snyder | |
| 16:51 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Menard | 31-35 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-35 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong tips it back up and in | 33-35 |
| 16:04 | Auburn | Charles Billups comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 33-35 |
| 16:02 | Auburn | James Chandler gets the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Mathew Astudillo | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Yankovitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shing Hong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gregory Sais (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Austin Bramlett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Mathew Astudillo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Menard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry McKinnon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Chandler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Billups (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais is denied on a dunk by Charles Billups | 33-38 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais misses the tip | 33-38 |
| 15:24 | Auburn | Charles Billups snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 15:08 | Auburn | Gregory Sais is called for the reach on Mathew Astudillo - foul #3 on Gregory Sais, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roy Severino (SG), Ernesto Torres (SF), Amado Lombardi (PF), Larry McClanahan (C) James Yankovitz, Shing Hong, Gregory Sais, Austin Bramlett | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mark Caraballo (SG), Paul Mack (SF), Gregory Snyder (C) Mathew Astudillo, Larry McKinnon, James Chandler | |
| 14:39 | Auburn | John Menard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 14:37 | Auburn | Paul Mack tips it in | 33-40 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 14:12 | Auburn | John Menard gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 13:43 | Auburn | Charles Billups's dunk attempt is rejected by Amado Lombardi | 33-40 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi gets the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Charles Billups steps in front of the Daniel Franklin pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 33-40 |
| 13:12 | Auburn | John Menard misses badly on a floater from the left block | 33-40 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres travels with the ball | 33-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz (PG), Shing Hong (SF), Gregory Sais (PF) Daniel Franklin, Ernesto Torres, Amado Lombardi | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo (PG), Larry McKinnon (SF), James Chandler (PF), Carlos Alvarado (C) John Menard, Paul Mack, Charles Billups, Gregory Snyder | |
| 12:28 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-40 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gregory Sais | 33-40 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side | 33-40 |
| 12:19 | Auburn | Mark Caraballo grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 12:03 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Mathew Astudillo | 33-42 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino can't finish the layup | 33-42 |
| 11:37 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Yankovitz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Severino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Shing Hong (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gregory Sais (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry McClanahan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Mathew Astudillo (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Mark Caraballo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry McKinnon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Alvarado (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Auburn | James Chandler hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Caraballo | 33-44 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Mathew Astudillo is called for the reach on James Yankovitz - foul #1 on Mathew Astudillo, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (SG), Austin Bramlett (C) Roy Severino, Larry McClanahan | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Menard (SG), Charles Billups (C) Mark Caraballo, Carlos Alvarado | |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais gets the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-44 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 10:31 | Auburn | Charles Billups misses the jump hook from the left block | 33-44 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Austin Bramlett grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz's pass is intercepted by Mathew Astudillo | 33-44 |
| 10:10 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo dunks the ball | 33-46 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Franklin | 35-46 |
| 09:40 | Auburn | Charles Billups misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by James Yankovitz - foul #2 on James Yankovitz, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Herbert Barstow (PG), Ernesto Torres (SF), Amado Lombardi (PF) James Yankovitz, Shing Hong, Gregory Sais | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mark Caraballo (SG), Paul Mack (SF) Mathew Astudillo, Larry McKinnon | |
| 09:40 | Auburn | Charles Billups makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 09:40 | Auburn | Charles Billups misses the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-47 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres gets the offensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Herbert Barstow misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by John Menard - foul #1 on John Menard, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan (C) Austin Bramlett | |
| Subs | Auburn | Larry McKinnon (SF), Gregory Snyder (C) Paul Mack, Charles Billups | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Herbert Barstow makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Herbert Barstow makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 08:56 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-47 |
| 08:55 | Auburn | John Menard tips it but misses | 37-47 |
| 08:54 | Auburn | Gregory Snyder hits the follow up shot | 37-49 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Daniel Franklin | 40-49 |
| 08:13 | Auburn | Herbert Barstow is called for the reach on Larry McKinnon - foul #1 on Herbert Barstow, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roy Severino (SG), Gregory Sais (PF) Daniel Franklin, Amado Lombardi | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo (PG), Paul Mack (SF), Charles Billups (PF) Mark Caraballo, Larry McKinnon, James Chandler | |
| 07:49 | Auburn | Roy Severino is called for the reach on John Menard - foul #4 on Roy Severino, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz (PG), Shing Hong (SF) Herbert Barstow, Ernesto Torres | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Chandler (PF) Gregory Snyder | |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Mack | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Yankovitz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Severino (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Shing Hong (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gregory Sais (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry McClanahan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Mathew Astudillo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Menard (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Mack (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Chandler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Billups (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-51 |
| 07:13 | Auburn | James Chandler snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 06:48 | Auburn | John Menard is fouled on the floor by Roy Severino - foul #5 on Roy Severino, team foul #6 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (SG), Austin Bramlett (C) Roy Severino, Larry McClanahan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mark Caraballo (SG), Larry McKinnon (SF), Gregory Snyder (C) Mathew Astudillo, Paul Mack, James Chandler | |
| 06:31 | Auburn | Charles Billups loses the dribble to Austin Bramlett | 40-51 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-51 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong grabs the offensive board | 40-51 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 05:53 | Auburn | Charles Billups grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 05:32 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon hits a 3 from the left corner | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Charles Billups steals the ball from Daniel Franklin | 40-54 |
| 04:56 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Shing Hong - foul #2 on Shing Hong, team foul #7 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Herbert Barstow (PG), Ernesto Torres (SF), Amado Lombardi (PF), Larry McClanahan (C) James Yankovitz, Shing Hong, Gregory Sais, Austin Bramlett | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo (PG), James Chandler (PF) John Menard, Gregory Snyder | |
| 04:56 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon misses the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 04:56 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Larry McKinnon is called for the reach on Ernesto Torres - foul #1 on Larry McKinnon, team foul #3 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Menard (SG), Paul Mack (SF) Mark Caraballo, Larry McKinnon | |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 40-55 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Mathew Astudillo | 40-55 |
| 04:19 | Auburn | Mathew Astudillo hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Billups | 40-57 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi is called for traveling | 40-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Austin Bramlett (C) Larry McClanahan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jay Bayerl (PG), Mark Caraballo (SG), Larry McKinnon (SF), Carlos Alvarado (PF) Mathew Astudillo, John Menard, Paul Mack, James Chandler | |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jay Bayerl | 40-60 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Franklin | 42-60 |
| 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 man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon loses the ball out of bounds | 42-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Herbert Barstow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernesto Torres (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Franklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Amado Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Austin Bramlett (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jay Bayerl (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry McKinnon (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Alvarado (fresh) 3 blk. C - Charles Billups (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-60 |
| 02:46 | Auburn | Mark Caraballo's floater is tipped away by Austin Bramlett | 45-60 |
| 02:44 | Auburn | Carlos Alvarado gets the offensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 02:25 | Auburn | Charles Billups buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Mark Caraballo | 45-62 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi is hacked by Carlos Alvarado - foul #2 on Carlos Alvarado, team foul #4 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Garner (C) Austin Bramlett | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin is fouled on the floor by Larry McKinnon - foul #2 on Larry McKinnon, team foul #5 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Austin Bramlett (C) Thomas Garner | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-62 |
| 01:24 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon misses the 3 from straight away | 48-62 |
| 01:23 | Auburn | Jay Bayerl grabs the offensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 01:11 | Auburn | Charles Billups misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-62 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-62 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Carlos Alvarado | 48-62 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Larry McKinnon scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jay Bayerl | 48-64 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-64 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Mark Caraballo | 48-64 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Jay Bayerl runs out the clock | 48-64 |