| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Paul Pace (fresh) SF - John Gruenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Faust (fresh) C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Zane Branch (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Stoney (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | John Gruenberg inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:55 | Auburn | William Fabre throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on William Fabre - foul #3 on William Fabre, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG) William Fabre | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 19:35 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 19:23 | Auburn | George Hill denies the turnaround by David Faust | 35-41 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | John Gruenberg tips it home | 37-41 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | John Gruenberg steals it from David White | 37-41 |
| 18:59 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley misses the easy layup | 37-41 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | David White pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | George Hill drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Mederos | 37-43 |
| 18:47 | Auburn | Paul Pace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (SG), Daniel Branton (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) Paul Pace, David Faust, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (PG), Daniel Evans (SF), Charles Champagne (C) Richard Mederos, George Hill, David White | |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Christopher Hilley - foul #3 on Christopher Hilley, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (SG), Kevin Hudson (SF) Christopher Hilley, John Gruenberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 18:12 | Auburn | Daniel Branton buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Eric Robinson and he's hacked by Daniel Evans - foul #2 on Daniel Evans, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| 18:12 | Auburn | Daniel Branton misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Zane Branch | 39-47 |
| 17:58 | Auburn | Daniel Evans is called for the reach on Kevin Hudson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Evans, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs (PF) Daniel Evans | |
| 17:44 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette connects on the turnaround near the basket | 41-47 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 17:32 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Daniel Branton | 41-47 |
| 17:29 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (SG), John Gruenberg (SF), David Faust (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Eric Robinson, Kevin Hudson, Daniel Branton, Ronald Lafayette | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), George Hill (SF) David Avitia, Brian Jacobs | |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne is fouled on the floor by Theodore Gascon - foul #3 on Theodore Gascon, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (PG) Theodore Gascon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Robinson - foul #1 on Eric Robinson, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 17:02 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 17:00 | Auburn | Eric Robinson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (C) Charles Champagne | |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Richard Mederos | 41-50 |
| 16:25 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz's pass is intercepted by David White | 41-50 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney loses the ball out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Hudson (SF), Daniel Branton (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) John Gruenberg, David Faust, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (PG), Brian Jacobs (PF), Charles Champagne (C) Richard Mederos, George Hill, David White | |
| 15:59 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette is open and buries a shot in the lane | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Eric Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Pace (fairly fresh) SF - Kevin Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Branton (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Lafayette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Avitia (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Zane Branch (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Stoney (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Champagne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | David Avitia scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Zane Branch | 43-53 |
| 15:27 | Auburn | Daniel Branton misses short on a jumper from the left side | 43-53 |
| 15:25 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson gets the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 15:13 | Auburn | Daniel Branton comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 43-53 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Eric Robinson steals it from Brian Jacobs | 43-53 |
| 14:35 | Auburn | Paul Pace drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Eric Robinson | 46-53 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Charles Champagne - foul #1 on Charles Champagne, team foul #3 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Theodore Gascon (SG), John Gruenberg (SF), Tim Shepard (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Eric Robinson, Paul Pace, Kevin Hudson, Daniel Branton, Ronald Lafayette | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), George Hill (SF), Daniel Evans (PF) David Avitia, Christopher Stoney, Brian Jacobs | |
| 14:08 | Auburn | Daniel Evans denies the turnaround by Tim Shepard | 46-53 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-53 |
| 13:45 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 13:38 | Auburn | Richard Mederos takes the ball from Freddy Grenz | 46-53 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Daniel Evans - foul #4 on Daniel Evans, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Faust (PF) Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (PG), David White (C) Richard Mederos, Daniel Evans | |
| 13:07 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley is fouled on the floor by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Freddy Grenz (C) Tim Shepard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:56 | Auburn | Charles Champagne denies the turnaround by John Gruenberg | 46-53 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | George Hill gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | David Avitia drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 12:35 | Auburn | David White takes the ball from David Faust | 46-56 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | David Avitia is whistled for traveling | 46-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (SG) Theodore Gascon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Brian Jacobs (PF) David Avitia, Charles Champagne | |
| 11:48 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Pace | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Christopher Hilley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Pace (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gruenberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - David Faust (fairly fresh) C - Freddy Grenz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Zane Branch (very tired) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Hill (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David White (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch is called for traveling | 48-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Hudson (SF), Tim Shepard (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) John Gruenberg, David Faust, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (PG), Peter Barnes (SG), Christopher Stoney (PF) Richard Mederos, George Hill, David White | |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Paul Pace comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | David Avitia hits a jumper from the left side | 48-58 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Paul Pace clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 10:37 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette hits the follow up shot | 50-58 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses long on a jumper from the right side | 50-58 |
| 10:22 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| 10:20 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley is hacked by Zane Branch in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zane Branch, team foul #6 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (SG), John Gruenberg (SF), Daniel Branton (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Paul Pace, Kevin Hudson, Tim Shepard, Ronald Lafayette | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), David White (C) David Avitia, Brian Jacobs | |
| 09:51 | Auburn | John Gruenberg buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Theodore Gascon | 52-58 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney loses the dribble to John Gruenberg | 52-58 |
| 09:31 | Auburn | Christopher Stoney steps in front of the Christopher Hilley pass in the backcourt | 52-58 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney drills a shot in the paint | 52-60 |
| 09:09 | Auburn | Richard Mederos is called for the reach on Christopher Hilley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Mederos, team foul #7 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), Eric Robinson (SG), Ronald Lafayette (C) Theodore Gascon, John Gruenberg, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (PG), George Hill (SF), Charles Champagne (C) Richard Mederos, Peter Barnes, David White | |
| 09:09 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Champagne | 52-60 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney makes the jumpshot from the left side | 52-62 |
| 08:46 | Auburn | Zane Branch is called for the reach on Eric Robinson - foul #4 on Zane Branch, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Hudson (SF), David Faust (PF) Christopher Hilley, Daniel Branton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:46 | Auburn | Eric Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne snags the defensive board | 52-62 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Avitia and the foul's on Ronald Lafayette - foul #1 on Ronald Lafayette, team foul #5 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs (PF) Christopher Stoney | |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne misses the free throw | 52-64 |
| 08:39 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 08:13 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne makes the turnaround in the paint | 52-66 |
| 07:38 | Auburn | William Fabre is fouled on the floor by Charles Champagne - foul #2 on Charles Champagne, team foul #9 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (SG), John Gruenberg (SF), Tim Shepard (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Eric Robinson, Kevin Hudson, David Faust, Ronald Lafayette | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Daniel Evans (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF), David White (C) David Avitia, George Hill, Brian Jacobs, Charles Champagne | |
| 07:38 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 07:38 | Auburn | William Fabre misses the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 07:38 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Freddy Grenz | 53-66 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Theodore Gascon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Gruenberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tim Shepard (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddy Grenz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Zane Branch (very tired) 1 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Christopher Stoney (tired) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - David White (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Auburn | William Fabre scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from John Gruenberg | 55-66 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-66 |
| 06:57 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Freddy Grenz | 55-66 |
| 06:41 | Auburn | Daniel Evans is called for the reach on William Fabre - foul #5 on Daniel Evans, team foul #10 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Branton (PF) Tim Shepard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (PG), Peter Barnes (SG), Brian Jacobs (PF), Charles Champagne (C) Richard Mederos, Daniel Evans, Christopher Stoney, David White | |
| 06:41 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 06:41 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes is fouled on the floor by Daniel Branton - foul #1 on Daniel Branton, team foul #6 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Hudson (SF), Ronald Lafayette (C) John Gruenberg, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne is denied on a layup by Ronald Lafayette | 57-66 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes tips it in | 57-68 |
| 05:52 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 57-68 |
| 05:51 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon hits the follow up shot | 59-68 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | David Avitia travels in the backcourt | 59-68 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (SG), David Faust (PF) Theodore Gascon, Ronald Lafayette | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF) Peter Barnes, Brian Jacobs | |
| 05:33 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch grabs the board | 59-68 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (PG), Theodore Gascon (SG), John Gruenberg (SF) William Fabre, Paul Pace, Kevin Hudson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), David White (C) David Avitia, Charles Champagne | |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | George Hill scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Mederos | 59-70 |
| 04:55 | Auburn | David White is called for the reach on David Faust - foul #3 on David White, team foul #11 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette (C) Daniel Branton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs (PF) Christopher Stoney | |
| 04:55 | Auburn | David Faust makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 04:55 | Auburn | David Faust makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne (C) David White | |
| 04:35 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 61-70 |
| 04:34 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to David Faust | 61-70 |
| 04:21 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), Kevin Hudson (SF), Tim Shepard (PF) Theodore Gascon, John Gruenberg, David Faust | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (PG) Richard Mederos | |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-70 |
| 04:03 | Auburn | Eric Robinson snags the defensive board | 61-70 |
| 03:46 | Auburn | Tim Shepard connects on the open jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Robinson | 63-70 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Ronald Lafayette takes the ball from David Avitia | 63-70 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - Eric Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Hudson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tim Shepard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Lafayette (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Avitia (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Zane Branch (very tired) 1 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Hill (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Jacobs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Champagne (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Auburn | William Fabre is fouled in the backcourt by Zane Branch - foul #5 on Zane Branch, team foul #12 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (SG), Christopher Hilley (SF), Daniel Branton (PF) Eric Robinson, Kevin Hudson, Ronald Lafayette | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Peter Barnes (SG), Christopher Stoney (PF), David White (C) David Avitia, Zane Branch, Brian Jacobs, Charles Champagne | |
| 03:23 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 03:23 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Stoney | 65-73 |
| 03:01 | Auburn | William Fabre can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 65-73 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | George Hill snags the defensive board | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos is fouled on the floor by William Fabre - foul #4 on William Fabre, team foul #7 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (PG), John Gruenberg (SF), David Faust (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) William Fabre, Christopher Hilley, Daniel Branton, Tim Shepard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 02:17 | Auburn | David White picks off the pass by John Gruenberg | 65-75 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Theodore Gascon is called for the reach on Richard Mederos in the backcourt - foul #4 on Theodore Gascon, team foul #8 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG) Paul Pace | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| 02:12 | Auburn | William Fabre is hacked by Christopher Stoney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Stoney, team foul #13 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Hudson (SF), Daniel Branton (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) John Gruenberg, David Faust, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (PG) Richard Mederos | |
| 02:12 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 02:12 | Auburn | William Fabre misses the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney pulls down the rebound | 66-77 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-77 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | George Hill comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-77 |
| 01:49 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon pulls down the rebound | 66-77 |
| 01:44 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon double dribbles in the backcourt | 66-77 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Eric Robinson (SG) William Fabre, Theodore Gascon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG) David Avitia | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Kevin Hudson is called for the reach on George Hill - foul #2 on Kevin Hudson, team foul #9 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (PG), Charles Champagne (C) Richard Mederos, David White | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 1st free throw | 66-78 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 66-79 |
| 01:21 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette connects on the open shot in the lane | 68-79 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne is hacked by Christopher Hilley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Hilley, team foul #10 | 68-79 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 68-81 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | Daniel Branton misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Stoney - foul #4 on Christopher Stoney, team foul #14 | 68-81 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), David White (C) David Avitia, Charles Champagne | |
| 01:09 | Auburn | Daniel Branton makes the 1st free throw | 69-81 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | Daniel Branton misses the 2nd free throw | 69-81 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David White | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-81 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | George Hill gets the offensive rebound | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Daniel Branton denies the turnaround by George Hill | 69-81 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette snags the defensive board | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 69-81 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Eric Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 69-81 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Daniel Branton makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-81 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos runs out the clock | 71-81 |