| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Brousseau (fresh) SG - Brice Steele (fresh) SF - Ryan Webster (fresh) PF - Steven Reel (fresh) C - Joseph Pratt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Mack Krebs (fresh) SG - Walter Ryan (fresh) SF - Roy Edens (fresh) PF - Ernest Schreiner (fresh) C - Darrin Maples (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Darrin Maples wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Auburn | Roy Edens misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Reel - foul #1 on Steven Reel, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Auburn | Roy Edens misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Auburn | Roy Edens misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Steven Reel gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Auburn | Darrin Maples pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Auburn | Walter Ryan knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Mack Krebs | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Ryan Webster knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Brice Steele | 3-3 |
| 18:48 | Auburn | Mack Krebs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele misses badly on a floater from the right side | 3-3 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Pratt | 3-3 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | Darrin Maples swats the short shot by Richard Brousseau | 3-3 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau hits the follow up shot | 5-3 |
| 17:49 | Auburn | Richard Brousseau picks off the pass by Walter Ryan | 5-3 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Joseph Pratt is denied by Ernest Schreiner | 5-3 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt gets the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Ernest Schreiner is called for the reach on Steven Reel - foul #1 on Ernest Schreiner, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Douglas Fullilove (PG), Donald Wilson (SG), David White (SF), Robert Hamilton (PF), Tony Mullins (C) Mack Krebs, Walter Ryan, Roy Edens, Ernest Schreiner, Darrin Maples | |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt hits a shot from the right block set up by Richard Brousseau | 7-3 |
| 16:21 | Auburn | Joseph Pratt takes the ball from Tony Mullins | 7-3 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brice Steele | 9-3 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Brousseau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brice Steele (fresh) SF - Ryan Webster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Reel (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Pratt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Douglas Fullilove (fresh) SG - Donald Wilson (fresh) SF - David White (fresh) PF - Robert Hamilton (fresh) C - Tony Mullins (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Auburn | Robert Hamilton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steven Reel - foul #2 on Steven Reel, team foul #2 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Davis (SF), Jim Damron (PF) Ryan Webster, Steven Reel | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Ryan (SG), Roy Edens (SF), Darrin Maples (C) Donald Wilson, David White, Tony Mullins | |
| 15:35 | Auburn | Robert Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:35 | Auburn | Robert Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele is called for traveling | 9-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mack Krebs (PG), Ernest Schreiner (PF) Douglas Fullilove, Robert Hamilton | |
| 15:05 | Auburn | Mack Krebs loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 14:37 | Auburn | Darrin Maples gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:24 | Auburn | Ernest Schreiner scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Walter Ryan | 9-7 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Mack Krebs is called for the reach on Brice Steele - foul #1 on Mack Krebs, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Douglas Fullilove (SG), David White (SF), Robert Hamilton (C) Walter Ryan, Roy Edens, Darrin Maples | |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt loses the ball out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins (PG), Ryan Webster (SF) Richard Brousseau, Joseph Pratt | |
| Subs | Auburn | Donald Wilson (SG) Mack Krebs | |
| 13:13 | Auburn | David White hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Brice Steele - foul #1 on Brice Steele, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Schultz (C) Jim Damron | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tony Mullins (C) Ernest Schreiner | |
| 13:13 | Auburn | David White makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:13 | Auburn | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele clanks a 3 from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 12:53 | Auburn | David White gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:48 | Auburn | Robert Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt (C) Paul Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Ryan (SG), Roy Edens (SF), Darrin Maples (C) Donald Wilson, David White, Tony Mullins | |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Hawkins | 12-9 |
| 12:22 | Auburn | Walter Ryan makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Roy Edens | 12-12 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt is hacked by Darrin Maples - foul #1 on Darrin Maples, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau (PG), Jim Damron (PF) Timothy Hawkins, Joseph Pratt | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mack Krebs (PG), Ernest Schreiner (PF) Douglas Fullilove, Robert Hamilton | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 11:41 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Darrin Maples | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Brousseau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brice Steele (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Webster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Damron (fresh) C - Ted Schultz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Mack Krebs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Edens (fresh) PF - Ernest Schreiner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrin Maples (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Auburn | Mack Krebs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-12 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Ryan Webster pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Mack Krebs - foul #2 on Mack Krebs, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Ewing (SG), Paul Davis (SF), Joseph Pratt (C) Brice Steele, Ryan Webster, Ted Schultz | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Smith (PG), Donald Wilson (SG), David White (SF), Tony Mullins (C) Mack Krebs, Walter Ryan, Roy Edens, Darrin Maples | |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:50 | Auburn | David White misses short on a jump hook from close range | 14-12 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | George Ewing misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-12 |
| 10:43 | Auburn | David White gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:22 | Auburn | Paul Davis blocks the short jumper by David White | 14-12 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Richard Brousseau, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins (PG), Brice Steele (SF) Richard Brousseau, Jim Damron | |
| Subs | Auburn | Douglas Fullilove (PG), Walter Ryan (SG), Roy Edens (SF), Robert Hamilton (PF), Darrin Maples (C) Samuel Smith, Donald Wilson, David White, Ernest Schreiner, Tony Mullins | |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Roy Edens comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Darrin Maples blocks the jumper by George Ewing | 14-12 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele misses the tip | 14-12 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins grabs the offensive board | 14-12 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Roy Edens - foul #1 on Roy Edens, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Webster (SF), Ted Schultz (C) George Ewing, Joseph Pratt | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:54 | Auburn | Douglas Fullilove misses the shot in the lane | 16-12 |
| 08:52 | Auburn | Robert Hamilton tips it in | 16-14 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins travels with the ball | 16-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau (PG), Jim Damron (PF) Timothy Hawkins, Paul Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Donald Wilson (SG), David White (SF), Ernest Schreiner (PF) Walter Ryan, Roy Edens, Darrin Maples | |
| 08:05 | Auburn | Ernest Schreiner misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-14 |
| 08:04 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to David White | 16-14 |
| 07:48 | Auburn | Ernest Schreiner hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-14 |
| 07:47 | Auburn | Douglas Fullilove tips it back up and in | 16-16 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Ryan Webster knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Brousseau | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Brousseau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brice Steele (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ryan Webster (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jim Damron (fresh) C - Ted Schultz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Douglas Fullilove (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Wilson (fresh) SF - David White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Schreiner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 06:59 | Auburn | Douglas Fullilove knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Wilson | 19-18 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-18 |
| 06:39 | Auburn | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Donald Wilson is called for 10 seconds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins (PG), George Ewing (SG), Paul Davis (SF), Steven Reel (PF), Joseph Pratt (C) Richard Brousseau, Brice Steele, Ryan Webster, Jim Damron, Ted Schultz | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Smith (PG), Walter Ryan (SG), Roy Edens (SF), Tony Mullins (PF), Darrin Maples (C) Douglas Fullilove, Donald Wilson, David White, Ernest Schreiner, Robert Hamilton | |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-18 |
| 05:48 | Auburn | Samuel Smith knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Walter Ryan | 19-20 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Steven Reel is whistled for traveling | 19-20 |
| 05:18 | Auburn | Tony Mullins misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Darrin Maples - foul #2 on Darrin Maples, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brice Steele (SG) George Ewing | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ernest Schreiner (PF), David White (C) Tony Mullins, Darrin Maples | |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Roy Edens blows the layup | 20-20 |
| 04:42 | Auburn | Ernest Schreiner gets the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 04:18 | Auburn | Walter Ryan clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-20 |
| 04:17 | Auburn | Ernest Schreiner misses the tip | 20-20 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Paul Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Brice Steele | 23-20 |
| 03:50 | Auburn | Samuel Smith is hacked by Joseph Pratt - foul #1 on Joseph Pratt, team foul #5 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau (PG), Ryan Webster (SF), Jim Damron (C) Timothy Hawkins, Paul Davis, Joseph Pratt | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mack Krebs (PG), Douglas Fullilove (SG), Donald Wilson (SF), Robert Hamilton (PF), Darrin Maples (C) Samuel Smith, Walter Ryan, Roy Edens, Ernest Schreiner, David White | |
| 03:43 | Auburn | Darrin Maples misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-20 |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Mack Krebs grabs the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 03:30 | Auburn | Darrin Maples connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Mack Krebs | 23-22 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Brousseau | 26-22 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Brousseau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brice Steele (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ryan Webster (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Reel (fairly fresh) C - Jim Damron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Mack Krebs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Fullilove (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Wilson (fresh) PF - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Darrin Maples (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:55 | Auburn | Donald Wilson's floater is tipped away by Jim Damron | 26-22 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau grabs the board | 26-22 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Steven Reel clanks a turnaround in the lane | 26-22 |
| 02:22 | Auburn | Mack Krebs pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 02:03 | Auburn | Ryan Webster denies the turnaround by Robert Hamilton | 26-22 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Jim Damron is denied on a layup by Robert Hamilton | 26-22 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Steven Reel gets the offensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-22 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Robert Hamilton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Douglas Fullilove | 29-24 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Jim Damron hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Darrin Maples - foul #3 on Darrin Maples, team foul #7 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins (PG), George Ewing (SG), Paul Davis (SF), Joseph Pratt (C) Richard Brousseau, Brice Steele, Ryan Webster, Steven Reel | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Smith (PG), Walter Ryan (SG), Roy Edens (SF), Ernest Schreiner (PF), David White (C) Mack Krebs, Douglas Fullilove, Donald Wilson, Robert Hamilton, Darrin Maples | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Jim Damron makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Jim Damron makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 00:42 | Auburn | Roy Edens is hacked by Paul Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Davis, team foul #6 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Schultz (PF) Jim Damron | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Roy Edens knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David White | 31-26 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Paul Davis hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Hawkins | 33-26 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Roy Edens hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 33-26 |