| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) SG - William Parker (fresh) SF - Richard Knight (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fresh) C - Curtis Hines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) SG - Paul Pace (fresh) SF - John Gruenberg (fresh) PF - David Faust (fresh) C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | John Gruenberg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:43 | Auburn | John Gruenberg misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Auburn | David Faust tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz knocks in the turnaround from close range | 0-4 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines hits the finger roll | 2-4 |
| 18:53 | Auburn | Richard Knight steals it from David Faust | 2-4 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | Richard Knight lays it in | 4-4 |
| 18:43 | Auburn | William Fabre misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 18:41 | Auburn | Paul Pace snags the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 18:24 | Auburn | Chad Smith steals it from Paul Pace | 4-4 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Freddy Grenz swats the short shot by William Parker | 4-4 |
| 18:11 | Auburn | John Gruenberg gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:02 | Auburn | William Fabre is hacked by Chad Smith - foul #1 on Chad Smith, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:45 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | Richard Knight grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | Chad Smith's pass is intercepted by David Faust | 4-4 |
| 17:09 | Auburn | William Fabre scores on a 3 from straight away | 4-7 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Paul Pace is called for the reach on William Parker - foul #1 on Paul Pace, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SG), Dwight Jones (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Randy Quinlan (C) Bradley Dunning, William Parker, Richard Knight, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Eric Robinson (SG), Kevin Hudson (SF), Daniel Branton (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) William Fabre, Paul Pace, John Gruenberg, David Faust, Freddy Grenz | |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Murray | 7-7 |
| 16:29 | Auburn | Daniel Branton clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | Randy Quinlan snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 16:22 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Kevin Hudson | 7-7 |
| 16:18 | Auburn | Eric Robinson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 7-7 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones tips it but misses | 7-7 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | Jason Williams tips it but misses | 7-7 |
| 15:52 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Ronald Lafayette | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randall Murray (fresh) SF - Dwight Jones (fresh) PF - Jason Williams (fresh) C - Randy Quinlan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Christopher Hilley (fresh) SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) SF - Kevin Hudson (fresh) PF - Daniel Branton (fresh) C - Ronald Lafayette (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Randy Quinlan | 7-7 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones hits a driving attempt in the lane | 9-7 |
| 15:16 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jason Williams | 9-7 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu can't finish the layup | 9-7 |
| 14:48 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:42 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Hilley | 9-9 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Randall Murray is hacked by Eric Robinson - foul #1 on Eric Robinson, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), William Parker (SG), Richard Knight (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Dwight Jones, Jason Williams, Randy Quinlan | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), Paul Pace (SG), John Gruenberg (SF), David Faust (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Christopher Hilley, Eric Robinson, Kevin Hudson, Daniel Branton, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Richard Knight hits the follow up shot | 11-9 |
| 13:48 | Auburn | William Fabre misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bradley Dunning - foul #1 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SF) Bradley Dunning, Richard Knight | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:48 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:48 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits a driving attempt from the right block | 13-11 |
| 13:01 | Auburn | Paul Pace hits a jumper from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-13 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Chad Smith snags the offensive board | 13-13 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Freddy Grenz - foul #1 on Freddy Grenz, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Richard Knight (SF) William Parker, Randall Murray | |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Branton (PF) David Faust | |
| 12:18 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:18 | Auburn | Daniel Branton gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:00 | Auburn | Richard Knight is called for the reach on William Fabre - foul #1 on Richard Knight, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF) Paul Mathieu | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (SG), Ronald Lafayette (C) Paul Pace, Freddy Grenz | |
| 11:44 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Robinson | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) SG - Richard Knight (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Randall Murray (fairly fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Gruenberg (fresh) PF - Daniel Branton (fresh) C - Ronald Lafayette (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | John Gruenberg steps in front of the Chad Smith pass | 14-15 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Bradley Dunning picks off the pass by Ronald Lafayette | 14-15 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is fouled on the floor by William Fabre - foul #1 on William Fabre, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Kevin Hudson (SF), David Faust (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) William Fabre, John Gruenberg, Daniel Branton, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning hits a fadeaway from the right side | 16-15 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Jason Williams - foul #1 on Jason Williams, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Bradley Dunning, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (SG) Eric Robinson | |
| 10:23 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:06 | Auburn | The refs have stopped play. Kevin Hudson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 16-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF) Paul Mathieu, Richard Knight | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (PG) Kevin Hudson | |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Curtis Hines, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SF) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz can't finish the layup | 16-16 |
| 09:35 | Auburn | David Faust grabs the offensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:26 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley is fouled on the floor by Paul Mathieu - foul #1 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF) Paul Mathieu, Richard Knight | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG) Eric Robinson | |
| 09:06 | Auburn | William Fabre clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 16-16 |
| 09:05 | Auburn | David Faust hits the follow up shot | 16-18 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | William Parker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 08:43 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 08:38 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-18 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | William Parker grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 08:08 | Auburn | David Faust snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 07:42 | Auburn | David Faust misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 16-18 |
| 07:40 | Auburn | David Faust gets the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Parker (fresh) SF - Randall Murray (fairly fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Hines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Pace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Hilley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Faust (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Freddy Grenz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Auburn | William Fabre hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi | Randall Murray is whistled for traveling | 16-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Richard Knight (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) William Parker, Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (PG), Theodore Gascon (SG), John Gruenberg (SF), Daniel Branton (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) William Fabre, Paul Pace, Christopher Hilley, David Faust, Freddy Grenz | |
| 06:36 | Auburn | John Gruenberg banks in the layup on a great pass from Eric Robinson and he's hacked by Richard Knight - foul #2 on Richard Knight, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Randall Murray (SF) Bradley Dunning, Richard Knight | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:36 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Parker | 19-21 |
| 06:00 | Auburn | Daniel Branton's layup is rejected by Jason Williams | 19-21 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | William Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) William Parker, Randall Murray, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG) Theodore Gascon | |
| 05:35 | Auburn | Bradley Dunning is called for the reach on John Gruenberg - foul #2 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Jason Williams (PF) Bradley Dunning, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 05:35 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:35 | Auburn | John Gruenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:35 | Auburn | John Gruenberg snags the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 05:26 | Auburn | Curtis Hines steals it from John Gruenberg | 19-22 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Jason Williams scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Mathieu and he's fouled by Ronald Lafayette - foul #1 on Ronald Lafayette, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF) William Parker, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Jason Williams misses the free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:00 | Auburn | Daniel Branton snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 04:56 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the fadeaway in the paint | 21-24 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Mathieu and the foul's on Ronald Lafayette - foul #2 on Ronald Lafayette, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG) Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (SG), Tim Shepard (C) Eric Robinson, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:09 | Auburn | John Gruenberg misses long on a floater near the basket | 24-24 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Tim Shepard steps in front of the Paul Mathieu pass | 24-24 |
| 03:37 | Auburn | William Fabre is fouled on the floor by Paul Mathieu - foul #2 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Richard Knight (SF), Randy Quinlan (C) William Parker, Randall Murray, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Hudson (SF), David Faust (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) John Gruenberg, Daniel Branton, Tim Shepard | |
| 03:37 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:37 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Knight (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Quinlan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Pace (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Hudson (fresh) PF - David Faust (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 02:48 | Auburn | Richard Knight takes the ball from William Fabre | 27-26 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Mathieu | 30-26 |
| 02:11 | Auburn | William Fabre misses the runner from the left block | 30-26 |
| 02:09 | Auburn | David Faust pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 01:44 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz misses long on a jumper from the right side | 30-26 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Randy Quinlan pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Chad Smith tips it home | 32-26 |
| 01:00 | Auburn | David Faust is hacked by Chad Smith - foul #2 on Chad Smith, team foul #10 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Jason Williams (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Paul Mathieu, Chad Smith, Randy Quinlan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Eric Robinson (SG), John Gruenberg (SF), Ronald Lafayette (C) William Fabre, Paul Pace, Kevin Hudson, Freddy Grenz | |
| 01:00 | Auburn | David Faust makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:00 | Auburn | David Faust makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 00:41 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Ronald Lafayette | 32-28 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | John Gruenberg buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Robinson | 32-30 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | David Faust steps in front of the Bradley Dunning pass | 32-30 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | David Faust is called for traveling | 32-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF) Bradley Dunning, William Parker, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Branton (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) David Faust, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Randall Murray misses the fullcourt shot | 32-30 |