| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harry Opstein (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Hutchens (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Steven James (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Kendrick (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steven Hodapp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Philip Cartwright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Faust (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Tallent (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright inbounds the ball | 43-21 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-21 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright misses the tip | 43-21 |
| 19:39 | Auburn | William Kendrick grabs the board | 43-21 |
| 19:17 | Auburn | Vincent Daniels double dribbles | 43-21 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-21 |
| 18:51 | Auburn | Vincent Daniels pulls down the rebound | 43-21 |
| 18:34 | Auburn | Harry Opstein's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Orji | 43-21 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright comes up short on the shot from the right side | 43-21 |
| 18:28 | Auburn | Eric Hutchens snags the defensive board | 43-21 |
| 18:10 | Auburn | Vincent Daniels misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Patrick Tallent - foul #2 on Patrick Tallent, team foul #1 | 43-21 |
| 18:10 | Auburn | Vincent Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 44-21 |
| 18:10 | Auburn | Vincent Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 45-21 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright blows the dunk but the foul's on Eric Hutchens - foul #1 on Eric Hutchens, team foul #1 | 45-21 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright makes the 1st free throw | 45-22 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright misses the 2nd free throw | 45-22 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | Vincent Daniels snags the defensive board | 45-22 |
| 17:37 | Auburn | Vincent Daniels misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-22 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent pulls down the rebound | 45-22 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent misses badly on a shot near the basket | 45-22 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright tips it back up and in | 45-24 |
| 17:01 | Auburn | Vincent Daniels hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Hodapp - foul #2 on Steven Hodapp, team foul #2 | 45-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joe Taylor (PG), Charles Banks (SG), Michael Negrete (PF) Harry Opstein, Eric Hutchens, William Kendrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Williams (C) Patrick Tallent | |
| 17:01 | Auburn | Vincent Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 45-24 |
| 17:01 | Auburn | Vincent Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 46-24 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust lays it in set up by Philip Cartwright | 46-26 |
| 16:20 | Auburn | Charles Banks loses the dribble to Dikembe Orji | 46-26 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Charles Banks - foul #1 on Charles Banks, team foul #2 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Harry Constantino (C) Vincent Daniels | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer (SG), Ryan Ledford (SF) Steven Hodapp, Philip Cartwright | |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji makes the 1st free throw | 46-27 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 15:38 | Auburn | Michael Negrete clanks a jumper from the left block | 46-28 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust grabs the defensive rebound | 46-28 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Joe Taylor (fresh) SG - Charles Banks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Negrete (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harry Constantino (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Ledford (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Faust (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-28 |
| 15:16 | Auburn | Harry Constantino grabs the defensive rebound | 46-28 |
| 15:00 | Auburn | Christopher Meyer is called for the reach on Charles Banks - foul #1 on Christopher Meyer, team foul #3 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Harry Opstein (PG), Eric Hutchens (SG), William Kendrick (PF) Joe Taylor, Charles Banks, Michael Negrete | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp (PG), James Osborn (SG), Philip Cartwright (SF), Patrick Tallent (C) Dikembe Orji, Christopher Meyer, Ryan Ledford, Dennis Faust | |
| 14:38 | Auburn | William Kendrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Vincent Daniels (C) Harry Constantino | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent is whistled for traveling | 46-28 |
| 13:52 | Auburn | Vincent Daniels comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 46-28 |
| 13:51 | Auburn | Eric Hutchens pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-28 |
| 13:37 | Auburn | Eric Hutchens comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on James Osborn - foul #4 on James Osborn, team foul #4 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer (SG), Dennis Faust (PF) James Osborn, Gary Williams | |
| 13:37 | Auburn | Eric Hutchens makes the 1st free throw | 47-28 |
| 13:37 | Auburn | Eric Hutchens makes the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-30 |
| 13:01 | Auburn | Harry Opstein's floater is knocked away by Philip Cartwright | 48-30 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Eric Hutchens misses the tip | 48-30 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust grabs the defensive rebound | 48-30 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-30 |
| 12:50 | Auburn | Vincent Daniels grabs the board | 48-30 |
| 12:33 | Auburn | Steven James hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Harry Opstein | 50-30 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-30 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp tips it but misses | 50-30 |
| 12:14 | Auburn | Steven James snags the defensive board | 50-30 |
| 11:52 | Auburn | Harry Opstein is hacked by Steven Hodapp - foul #3 on Steven Hodapp, team foul #5 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joe Taylor (PG), Charles Banks (SG), Thomas Hare (SF), Michael Negrete (PF), Harry Constantino (C) Harry Opstein, Eric Hutchens, Steven James, William Kendrick, Vincent Daniels | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji (PG), Ryan Ledford (SF), Gary Williams (C) Steven Hodapp, Philip Cartwright, Patrick Tallent | |
| 11:23 | Auburn | Charles Banks misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-30 |
| 11:22 | Auburn | Harry Constantino pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-30 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Joe Taylor (fresh) SG - Charles Banks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hare (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Negrete (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harry Constantino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Ledford (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Faust (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:00 | Auburn | Harry Constantino clanks a floater from the right side | 50-30 |
| 10:58 | Auburn | Harry Constantino gets the offensive rebound | 50-30 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Charles Banks can't connect on a floater in the paint | 50-30 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | Gary Williams snags the defensive board | 50-30 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 50-32 |
| 10:01 | Auburn | Thomas Hare buries a 3 from straight away | 53-32 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-32 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer tips it back up and in | 53-34 |
| 09:26 | Auburn | Charles Banks is called for traveling | 53-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Harry Opstein (PG), Eric Hutchens (SG), Steven James (SF), William Kendrick (PF), Vincent Daniels (C) Joe Taylor, Charles Banks, Thomas Hare, Michael Negrete, Harry Constantino | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp (PG), Philip Cartwright (SF), William Freeman (PF), Patrick Tallent (C) Christopher Meyer, Ryan Ledford, Dennis Faust, Gary Williams | |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | William Freeman lays it in set up by Dikembe Orji | 53-36 |
| 08:52 | Auburn | Vincent Daniels is fouled on the floor by Steven Hodapp - foul #4 on Steven Hodapp, team foul #6 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Sealy (SG) Steven Hodapp | |
| 08:36 | Auburn | Eric Hutchens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-36 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji snags the defensive board | 53-36 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dikembe Orji | 53-39 |
| 07:55 | Auburn | Vincent Daniels buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Harry Opstein | 55-39 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | William Sealy connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Philip Cartwright | 55-41 |
| 07:23 | Auburn | Philip Cartwright is called for the reach on Eric Hutchens - foul #3 on Philip Cartwright, team foul #7 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp (PG), James Osborn (SG), Dennis Faust (PF) Dikembe Orji, William Sealy, William Freeman | |
| 07:23 | Auburn | Eric Hutchens misses the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust snags the defensive board | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harry Opstein (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Hutchens (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. SF - Steven James (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Kendrick (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincent Daniels (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steven Hodapp (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Osborn (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Philip Cartwright (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Faust (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Tallent (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright travels with the ball | 55-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Hare (SF) Steven James | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:41 | Auburn | Eric Hutchens connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Hare | 58-41 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dennis Faust | 58-44 |
| 05:58 | Auburn | Vincent Daniels is called for a charge - foul #3 on Vincent Daniels, team foul #3 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joe Taylor (PG), Charles Banks (SG), Michael Negrete (PF), Harry Constantino (C) Harry Opstein, Eric Hutchens, William Kendrick, Vincent Daniels | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Williams (C) Patrick Tallent | |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | James Osborn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Banks - foul #2 on Charles Banks, team foul #4 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven James (SF) Thomas Hare | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | James Osborn makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | James Osborn misses the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 05:43 | Auburn | Steven James pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 05:14 | Auburn | Harry Constantino scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Joe Taylor | 60-45 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright is hacked by Steven James - foul #2 on Steven James, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer (SF) Philip Cartwright | |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer drills a shot from just outside the lane | 60-47 |
| 04:29 | Auburn | Michael Negrete dunks the ball on a nice dish by Joe Taylor and the foul's on Dennis Faust - foul #3 on Dennis Faust, team foul #8 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Harry Opstein (PG), Eric Hutchens (SG), Vincent Daniels (C) Joe Taylor, Charles Banks, Harry Constantino | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent (C) Gary Williams | |
| 04:29 | Auburn | Michael Negrete makes the free throw | 63-47 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 63-47 |
| 04:20 | Auburn | Eric Hutchens gets the rebound | 63-47 |
| 03:58 | Auburn | Michael Negrete hits a shot from the free throw line | 65-47 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Hodapp | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Auburn | James Osborn picks off the pass by Harry Opstein in the backcourt | 65-50 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | James Osborn lays it in | 65-52 |
| 03:10 | Auburn | Harry Opstein clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steven Hodapp - foul #5 on Steven Hodapp, team foul #9 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Hare (SF), William Kendrick (PF) Steven James, Michael Negrete | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji (PG), Philip Cartwright (SF), Gary Williams (PF) Steven Hodapp, Christopher Meyer, Dennis Faust | |
| 03:10 | Auburn | Harry Opstein makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 03:10 | Auburn | Harry Opstein misses the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent grabs the defensive rebound | 66-52 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harry Opstein (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Hutchens (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. SF - Thomas Hare (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Kendrick (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincent Daniels (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Osborn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Philip Cartwright (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Tallent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-52 |
| 03:02 | Auburn | William Kendrick pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| 02:33 | Auburn | Vincent Daniels buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Opstein | 68-52 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Dikembe Orji is denied by William Kendrick | 68-52 |
| 02:15 | Auburn | Vincent Daniels grabs the board | 68-52 |
| 01:52 | Auburn | Vincent Daniels buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Harry Opstein | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 70-52 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent snags the offensive board | 70-52 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | James Osborn hits a shot from the baseline set up by Dikembe Orji | 70-54 |
| 00:58 | Auburn | Eric Hutchens is hacked by Patrick Tallent - foul #3 on Patrick Tallent, team foul #10 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven James (SF) Thomas Hare | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer (SG), Ryan Ledford (SF), John Dimarco (C) James Osborn, Philip Cartwright, Patrick Tallent | |
| 00:58 | Auburn | Eric Hutchens makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 00:58 | Auburn | Eric Hutchens makes the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Eric Hutchens picks off the pass by Ryan Ledford | 72-54 |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Eric Hutchens lays it up and in | 74-54 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 74-54 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Vincent Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 74-54 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Auburn | William Kendrick is fouled on the floor by Christopher Meyer - foul #2 on Christopher Meyer, team foul #11 | 74-54 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | William Kendrick misses the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | William Kendrick makes the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-54 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Vincent Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 75-54 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Harry Opstein runs out the clock | 75-54 |