| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bud Cullum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. C - Charles White (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 22-28 |
| 19:51 | Auburn | Charles White snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 19:32 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Bud Cullum | 25-28 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 25-28 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye gets the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 25-28 |
| 19:04 | Auburn | Charles White snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 18:43 | Auburn | Bud Cullum comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-28 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Thurman Harris | 25-31 |
| 18:31 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Franklin Cook - foul #2 on Franklin Cook, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 18:31 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 18:31 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dennis Posey | 25-31 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Bud Cullum - foul #2 on Bud Cullum, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Luis Marro (PF) Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 25-31 |
| 18:18 | Auburn | Charles White grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 18:03 | Auburn | Dennis Posey is called for the reach on Richard Huffaker - foul #3 on Dennis Posey, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Tourville (PG), Wayne Gilbert (SF) Bud Cullum, Tracy Cruce | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (SG) Dennis Posey | |
| 17:45 | Auburn | Scott Tarin steals the ball from Charles White | 25-31 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 25-31 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin gets the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris clanks a floater from the left block | 25-31 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito can't tip it in | 25-31 |
| 17:14 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 16:55 | Auburn | David Tourville knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Norman Dye - foul #2 on Norman Dye, team foul #3 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Thomas Mitchell (PF), Khamisi Dare (C) Wayne Gilbert, Luis Marro, Charles White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Peter Angulo (PF), Randy Hendrix (C) Thurman Harris, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook, Rene Esposito | |
| 16:55 | Auburn | David Tourville makes the free throw | 28-31 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Tarin | 28-33 |
| 16:12 | Auburn | Bud Cullum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SF), Luis Marro (PF), Charles White (C) David Tourville, Thomas Mitchell, Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix steps out of bounds on the sideline | 28-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell (PF) Luis Marro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Norman Dye (SF), Franklin Cook (PF) Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla, Randy Hendrix | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bud Cullum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Huffaker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. C - Charles White (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Scott Tarin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 8 reb. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Angulo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell banks in the layup on a great pass from Bud Cullum | 30-33 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 15:27 | Auburn | Charles White gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 15:10 | Auburn | Bud Cullum comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 30-33 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 14:42 | Auburn | Charles White snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 14:36 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker's floater is tipped away by Franklin Cook | 30-33 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Norman Dye | 30-33 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Tracy Cruce is called for the reach on Norman Dye - foul #3 on Tracy Cruce, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury (SG), Luis Marro (PF), Khamisi Dare (C) Bud Cullum, Thomas Mitchell, Charles White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Rene Esposito (C) Scott Tarin, Peter Angulo | |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 14:17 | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 13:58 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce's pass is intercepted by Thurman Harris | 30-33 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito is whistled for a carry | 30-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Thomas Mitchell (PF), Charles White (C) Stanley Salisbury, Luis Marro, Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (SF), Randy Hendrix (PF) Norman Dye, Franklin Cook | |
| 13:21 | Auburn | Dennis Posey steals the ball from Bud Cullum | 30-33 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury (SG), Wayne Gilbert (SF), Luis Marro (PF), Khamisi Dare (C) Bud Cullum, Tracy Cruce, Thomas Mitchell, Charles White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:52 | Auburn | Luis Marro hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Stanley Salisbury | 32-33 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thurman Harris, team foul #4 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Tracy Cruce (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF), Charles White (C) Stanley Salisbury, Wayne Gilbert, Luis Marro, Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (SF) Rene Esposito | |
| 12:33 | Auburn | Charles White misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-33 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo clanks a turnaround from close range | 32-33 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo gets the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo connects on the jumper from the left block | 32-35 |
| 11:56 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce is hacked by Dennis Posey - foul #4 on Dennis Posey, team foul #5 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury (SG), David Tourville (SF), Luis Marro (PF), Khamisi Dare (C) Bud Cullum, Tracy Cruce, Thomas Mitchell, Charles White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Norman Dye (SF), Franklin Cook (PF) Thurman Harris, Dennis Posey, Randy Hendrix | |
| 11:40 | Auburn | David Tourville misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo grabs the board | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Richard Huffaker (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Salisbury (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Tourville (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Marro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Khamisi Dare (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Scott Tarin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 9 reb. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Angulo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo's fadeaway is rejected by Khamisi Dare | 32-35 |
| 11:17 | Auburn | David Tourville gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 10:59 | Auburn | Franklin Cook is called for the reach on Luis Marro - foul #3 on Franklin Cook, team foul #6 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Tracy Cruce (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF), Charles White (C) Stanley Salisbury, David Tourville, Luis Marro, Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SG), Rene Esposito (C) Scott Tarin, Peter Angulo | |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell is hacked by Franklin Cook - foul #4 on Franklin Cook, team foul #7 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Randy Hendrix (PF) Kevin Bonilla, Franklin Cook | |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt misses the 3 from straight away | 32-35 |
| 10:29 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 10:11 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses the floater from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 10:09 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 34-35 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris scores on a turnaround in the paint | 34-37 |
| 09:18 | Auburn | Charles White is hacked by Rene Esposito - foul #2 on Rene Esposito, team foul #8 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury (SG), Wayne Gilbert (SF), Luis Marro (PF) Bud Cullum, Tracy Cruce, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Peter Angulo (PF) Thurman Harris, Rene Esposito | |
| 09:18 | Auburn | Charles White makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 09:18 | Auburn | Charles White misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randy Hendrix | 35-37 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-37 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix tips it back up and in | 35-39 |
| 08:48 | Auburn | Charles White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), David Tourville (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF), Khamisi Dare (C) Stanley Salisbury, Wayne Gilbert, Luis Marro, Charles White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SG) Cody Lingerfelt | |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla hits a shot from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 08:16 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell misses the runner from the baseline | 35-41 |
| 08:15 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Khamisi Dare | 35-41 |
| 07:58 | Auburn | David Tourville buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Bud Cullum | 37-41 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Huffaker - foul #4 on Richard Huffaker, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury (SG), Tracy Cruce (SF), Luis Marro (PF), Charles White (C) Bud Cullum, David Tourville, Thomas Mitchell, Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Dennis Posey (SG), Rene Esposito (C) Kevin Bonilla, Norman Dye, Peter Angulo | |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 07:22 | Auburn | Charles White misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Rene Esposito - foul #3 on Rene Esposito, team foul #9 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Stanley Salisbury, Luis Marro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook (PF) Randy Hendrix | |
| 07:22 | Auburn | Charles White makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 07:22 | Auburn | Charles White makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bud Cullum (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Richard Huffaker (tiring) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Scott Tarin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Bud Cullum steals it from Dennis Posey | 39-43 |
| 06:57 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce lays it up and in on a great pass from Bud Cullum | 41-43 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook blows the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Mitchell - foul #1 on Thomas Mitchell, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury (SG), Luis Marro (PF) Bud Cullum, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (SF) Scott Tarin | |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 06:22 | Auburn | Luis Marro dunks the ball | 43-44 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 05:58 | Auburn | Charles White grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 05:44 | Auburn | Luis Marro buries a runner from the right block | 45-44 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris is hacked by Richard Huffaker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Huffaker, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), David Tourville (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF), Khamisi Dare (C) Richard Huffaker, Tracy Cruce, Luis Marro, Charles White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Norman Dye (SF) Thurman Harris, Rene Esposito | |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Tarin | 45-46 |
| 05:17 | Auburn | Norman Dye is called for the reach on David Tourville - foul #3 on Norman Dye, team foul #10 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles White (C) Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:17 | Auburn | David Tourville makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 05:17 | Auburn | David Tourville makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Tarin | 47-49 |
| 04:33 | Auburn | Charles White clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 04:32 | Auburn | Charles White pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 04:08 | Auburn | A charge is called on Thomas Mitchell - foul #2 on Thomas Mitchell, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SF), Khamisi Dare (C) David Tourville, Charles White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Randy Hendrix (C) Scott Tarin, Franklin Cook | |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 03:46 | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 03:28 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 03:27 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 03:20 | Auburn | Bud Cullum makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Salisbury | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bud Cullum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stanley Salisbury (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Khamisi Dare (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Posey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Angulo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo is fouled on the floor by Bud Cullum - foul #3 on Bud Cullum, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Tourville (SG), Luis Marro (PF), Charles White (C) Stanley Salisbury, Thomas Mitchell, Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (SG), Rene Esposito (C) Dennis Posey, Randy Hendrix | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 02:56 | Auburn | Charles White snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 02:37 | Auburn | Charles White buries a floater in the lane | 51-50 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Franklin Cook (PF) Scott Tarin, Peter Angulo | |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 02:28 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Charles White | 51-50 |
| 02:23 | Auburn | Bud Cullum misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Rene Esposito - foul #4 on Rene Esposito, team foul #11 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell (PF) Luis Marro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:23 | Auburn | Bud Cullum misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 02:23 | Auburn | Bud Cullum makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses short on a floater from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 02:05 | Auburn | Bud Cullum pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 01:46 | Auburn | David Tourville misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-50 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Posey and he's hacked by Thomas Mitchell - foul #3 on Thomas Mitchell, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury (SG) David Tourville | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 01:16 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 52-53 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Thurman Harris | 52-55 |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell misses long on a runner near the basket | 52-55 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Salisbury - foul #1 on Stanley Salisbury, team foul #9 | 52-55 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:31 | Auburn | Charles White snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Rene Esposito is called for the reach on Bud Cullum - foul #5 on Rene Esposito, team foul #12 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (C) Rene Esposito | |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Bud Cullum makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Bud Cullum makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Salisbury - foul #2 on Stanley Salisbury, team foul #10 | 54-56 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell is hacked by Peter Angulo - foul #2 on Peter Angulo, team foul #13 | 54-57 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Salisbury - foul #3 on Stanley Salisbury, team foul #11 | 56-57 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Charles White hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-58 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bud Cullum (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Salisbury (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles White (fresh) 9 pts. 15 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Peter Angulo (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Auburn | Charles White wins the tip | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Thurman Harris | 58-61 |
| 04:13 | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury is hacked by Peter Angulo - foul #3 on Peter Angulo, team foul #14 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Tourville (PG), Wayne Gilbert (SF), Luis Marro (PF), Khamisi Dare (C) Bud Cullum, Tracy Cruce, Thomas Mitchell, Charles White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:13 | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:13 | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 03:47 | Auburn | Wayne Gilbert snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 03:25 | Auburn | Wayne Gilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG) Stanley Salisbury | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook travels with the ball | 60-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SF) Wayne Gilbert | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:39 | Auburn | Luis Marro misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Franklin Cook - foul #5 on Franklin Cook, team foul #15 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | Wayne Gilbert (SF), Charles White (C) Tracy Cruce, Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Randy Hendrix (C) Thurman Harris, Franklin Cook | |
| 02:39 | Auburn | Luis Marro makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:39 | Auburn | Luis Marro misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Peter Angulo | 61-61 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo scores on a runner from the left block | 61-63 |
| 02:04 | Auburn | David Tourville connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Wayne Gilbert | 64-63 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury (SG), Tracy Cruce (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Bud Cullum, Wayne Gilbert, Luis Marro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG) Scott Tarin | |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-63 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG) David Tourville | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-63 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Tracy Cruce | 66-63 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bud Cullum (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Salisbury (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles White (fresh) 9 pts. 15 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Bud Cullum takes the ball from Peter Angulo | 66-63 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bud Cullum | 68-63 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dennis Posey | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury is hacked by Dennis Posey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dennis Posey, team foul #16 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (SG) Dennis Posey | |
| 00:15 | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:15 | Auburn | Stanley Salisbury makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo is hacked by Stanley Salisbury - foul #4 on Stanley Salisbury, team foul #12 | 70-66 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Thurman Harris is called for the reach on Tracy Cruce in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thurman Harris, team foul #17 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Tourville (SG) Stanley Salisbury | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye buries a 3 from straight away | 71-70 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Bud Cullum runs out the clock | 71-70 |