| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Fiorini (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David McLead (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ben Jacobo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Landberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Molinski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Van Ashcroft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 10 pts. C - Charlie Leppert (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Ben Jacobo inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Auburn | Donald Landberg can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 26-26 |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Donald Landberg misses the tip | 26-26 |
| 19:37 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Landberg | 26-26 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | David McLead misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 19:12 | Auburn | Alex Molinski tips it in | 28-26 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses badly on a floater from the right side | 28-26 |
| 19:05 | Auburn | Donald Landberg pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:45 | Auburn | Ben Jacobo misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Timothy Williams - foul #3 on Timothy Williams, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (SF) Timothy Williams | |
| 18:45 | Auburn | Ben Jacobo makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:45 | Auburn | Ben Jacobo misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | Mike Butler grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Ben Jacobo - foul #1 on Ben Jacobo, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 18:17 | Auburn | Ben Jacobo clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-27 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mike Butler | 29-27 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Van Ashcroft | 29-30 |
| 17:46 | Auburn | Alex Molinski's floater is tipped away by Charlie Leppert | 29-30 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | Mike Butler misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Landberg - foul #3 on Donald Landberg, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | Mike Butler makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | Mike Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:03 | Auburn | David McLead drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Matthew Fiorini | 32-32 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Mike Butler | 32-34 |
| 16:15 | Auburn | David McLead misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi | Donald Landberg blocks the short jumper by Mike Butler | 32-34 |
| 15:46 | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Fiorini (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David McLead (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ben Jacobo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Landberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Alex Molinski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Van Ashcroft (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Lansing (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Mike Butler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Charlie Leppert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:23 | Auburn | Gary Lansing takes the ball from Matthew Fiorini | 32-34 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi | Mike Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 15:13 | Auburn | Donald Landberg pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 14:56 | Auburn | Ben Jacobo knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Fiorini | 34-34 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Campbell | 34-36 |
| 14:04 | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Ben Jacobo | 36-36 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi | Mike Butler loses the dribble to Donald Landberg | 36-36 |
| 13:38 | Auburn | Ben Jacobo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 13:36 | Auburn | Donald Landberg tips it home | 38-36 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell double dribbles | 38-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Dunbar (SG), Thomas Ware (SF), Richard Diep (PF), Alva Pilakowski (C) David McLead, Ben Jacobo, Donald Landberg, Alex Molinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), James Davis (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Paul Hester (PF), Howard Rudd (C) Van Ashcroft, Gary Lansing, Paul Campbell, Mike Butler, Charlie Leppert | |
| 12:58 | Auburn | Richard Diep loses the dribble to Paul Hester | 38-36 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Richard Diep takes the ball from Donald McCraven | 38-36 |
| 12:19 | Auburn | Thomas Dunbar connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Fiorini | 40-36 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 12:00 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 11:31 | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini makes the shot from the left block set up by Thomas Ware | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Fiorini (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Dunbar (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Ware (fresh) PF - Richard Diep (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Alva Pilakowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) SG - James Davis (fresh) SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Hester (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Rudd (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Davis | 42-38 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Thomas Ware misses short on a shot from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 10:50 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski misses the tip | 42-38 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | James Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 10:40 | Auburn | Richard Diep grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 10:19 | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald McCraven - foul #3 on Donald McCraven, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ben Jacobo (SF), Donald Landberg (PF), Alex Molinski (C) Thomas Ware, Richard Diep, Alva Pilakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft (PG), Gary Lansing (SG), Paul Campbell (SF), Mike Butler (PF), Charlie Leppert (C) Donald McCraven, James Davis, Timothy Williams, Paul Hester, Howard Rudd | |
| 10:19 | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 10:19 | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Mike Butler is denied by Donald Landberg | 44-38 |
| 10:00 | Auburn | Thomas Dunbar snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 09:35 | Auburn | Ben Jacobo lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Dunbar and he's hacked by Paul Campbell - foul #1 on Paul Campbell, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | David McLead (SG) Thomas Dunbar | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:35 | Auburn | Ben Jacobo makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert's dunk attempt is rejected by Donald Landberg | 47-38 |
| 09:15 | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 08:46 | Auburn | Paul Campbell is called for the reach on David McLead - foul #2 on Paul Campbell, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Ware (SF) Matthew Fiorini | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF) Paul Campbell | |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Donald Landberg is whistled for traveling | 47-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Dunbar (PG) Thomas Ware | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Mike Butler scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Gary Lansing | 47-40 |
| 07:34 | Auburn | Donald Landberg can't finish the layup but the foul's on Mike Butler - foul #1 on Mike Butler, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Donald McCraven (SG), Paul Hester (PF), Howard Rudd (C) Van Ashcroft, Gary Lansing, Mike Butler, Charlie Leppert | |
| 07:34 | Auburn | Donald Landberg makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 07:34 | Auburn | Donald Landberg makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Thomas Dunbar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David McLead (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ben Jacobo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Landberg (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Alex Molinski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Hester (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Rudd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd gets the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams is whistled for a carry | 49-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Diep (PF) Donald Landberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SF) Timothy Williams | |
| 06:28 | Auburn | Ben Jacobo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 06:26 | Auburn | Alex Molinski tips it in | 51-40 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald McCraven | 51-42 |
| 05:49 | Auburn | Richard Diep knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by David McLead | 53-42 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-42 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Paul Hester tips it but misses | 53-42 |
| 05:31 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Alex Molinski | 53-42 |
| 05:11 | Auburn | Ben Jacobo misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-42 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Campbell | 53-42 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini (PG), Donald Landberg (PF) Thomas Dunbar, Richard Diep | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft (PG), Gary Lansing (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Mike Butler (PF), Charlie Leppert (C) Paul Campbell, Donald McCraven, Paul Thompson, Paul Hester, Howard Rudd | |
| 04:50 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 04:48 | Auburn | Donald Landberg snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 04:36 | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini misses the floater from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | David McLead steps in front of the Gary Lansing pass | 53-42 |
| 04:19 | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini lays it in on a nice dish by David McLead | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Van Ashcroft, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Dunbar (SG) David McLead | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Alex Molinski double dribbles | 55-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Ware (SF) Ben Jacobo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Donald McCraven (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Paul Hester (PF), Howard Rudd (C) Van Ashcroft, Gary Lansing, Timothy Williams, Mike Butler, Charlie Leppert | |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Paul Hester comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 55-42 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | Paul Hester tips it home | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Fiorini (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Dunbar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Ware (fresh) PF - Donald Landberg (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Alex Molinski (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Hester (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Rudd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Auburn | Alex Molinski lays it up and in set up by Donald Landberg | 57-44 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd gets the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson is fouled on the floor by Alex Molinski - foul #1 on Alex Molinski, team foul #3 | 57-44 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Donald Landberg steals it from Donald McCraven | 57-44 |
| 02:30 | Auburn | Thomas Ware scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Fiorini | 59-44 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Ware - foul #1 on Thomas Ware, team foul #4 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | David McLead (SG), Ben Jacobo (SF) Thomas Dunbar, Thomas Ware | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 01:54 | Auburn | Ben Jacobo misses the easy layup | 59-46 |
| 01:53 | Auburn | Donald Landberg tips it home | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-46 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Paul Hester gets the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Matthew Fiorini takes the ball from Paul Campbell | 61-46 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | David McLead can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Howard Rudd - foul #1 on Howard Rudd, team foul #7 | 61-46 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | David McLead makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | David McLead makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Paul Campbell is blocked by Alex Molinski | 63-46 |
| 00:40 | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini grabs the defensive rebound | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Auburn | David McLead lays it in on a great pass from Matthew Fiorini | 65-46 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven is hacked by David McLead - foul #2 on David McLead, team foul #5 | 65-46 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven makes the jump hook from the right block | 65-48 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini runs out the clock | 65-48 |