| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) SF - Mark Brown (fresh) PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) C - Travis Lyons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bruce Gorman (fresh) SG - David Johnson (fresh) SF - James Duchesne (fresh) PF - James Kyle (fresh) C - Justin Guynn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:53 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Auburn | James Kyle comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Duchesne - foul #1 on James Duchesne, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Auburn | James Kyle grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman is hacked by Mark Brown - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Auburn | David Johnson's pass is intercepted by Joe Phillips | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 17:52 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman is whistled for a carry | 4-0 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Finley | 7-0 |
| 17:16 | Auburn | David Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-3 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Bruce Gorman is called for the reach on Mark Brown - foul #1 on Bruce Gorman, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Kenneth Torain (C) Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 16:47 | Auburn | Justin Guynn gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:22 | Auburn | Justin Guynn buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Gorman | 7-5 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses the shot from the left side | 7-5 |
| 16:02 | Auburn | James Kyle gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) SF - Donald Evens (fresh) PF - Oscar Leal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Torain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bruce Gorman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Duchesne (fresh) PF - James Kyle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Justin Guynn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Auburn | David Johnson misses the 3 from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Oscar Leal | 7-5 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Travis Lyons (C) Daniel Finley, Keith Rudolph, Donald Evens, Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Summers (SG), Robert Ragsdale (PF), Andrew Johnson (C) David Johnson, James Kyle, Justin Guynn | |
| 14:53 | Auburn | Robert Ragsdale misses short on a jumper from the right side | 7-5 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown gets the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-5 |
| 14:02 | Auburn | Robert Ragsdale grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 13:40 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses long on a shot from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain tips it home | 9-8 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | William Summers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | The 3pt attempt by Joe Phillips is denied by Andrew Johnson | 9-8 |
| 12:53 | Auburn | James Duchesne gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:47 | Auburn | Robert Ragsdale comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 9-8 |
| 12:46 | Auburn | Robert Ragsdale tips it back up and in | 9-10 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 12:37 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Andrew Johnson | 9-10 |
| 12:31 | Auburn | Robert Ragsdale clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 12:30 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson hits the follow up shot | 9-12 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Andrew Johnson takes the ball from Kenneth Torain | 9-12 |
| 11:53 | Auburn | William Summers is hacked by Kenneth Torain - foul #1 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Daniel Lin (C) John Spenser, Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Kenneth Torain, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Felty (PG), David Johnson (SG), James Kyle (PF), Justin Guynn (C) Bruce Gorman, William Summers, Robert Ragsdale, Andrew Johnson | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) SF - Donald Evens (fresh) PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Lin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Stanley Felty (fresh) SG - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Duchesne (fairly fresh) PF - James Kyle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Justin Guynn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Auburn | David Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Stanley Felty | 9-15 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Stanley Felty picks off the pass by Daniel Finley | 9-15 |
| 11:03 | Auburn | Stanley Felty blows the layup | 9-15 |
| 11:02 | Auburn | James Kyle tips it home | 9-17 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-17 |
| 10:44 | Auburn | James Kyle gets the rebound | 9-17 |
| 10:17 | Auburn | Justin Guynn scores on a shot from the baseline | 9-19 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Justin Guynn picks off the pass by Oscar Leal | 9-19 |
| 09:44 | Auburn | Justin Guynn scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by David Johnson | 9-21 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-21 |
| 09:20 | Auburn | James Kyle gets the rebound | 9-21 |
| 09:02 | Auburn | Daniel Finley is called for the reach on David Johnson - foul #1 on Daniel Finley, team foul #3 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Travis Lyons (C) Keith Rudolph, Donald Evens, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bruce Gorman (PG), Robert Ragsdale (SF), Andrew Johnson (PF) Stanley Felty, James Duchesne, James Kyle | |
| 08:40 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman lays it in set up by Robert Ragsdale | 9-23 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Oscar Leal | 12-23 |
| 08:08 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-23 |
| 08:06 | Auburn | Justin Guynn grabs the offensive board | 12-23 |
| 07:48 | Auburn | Travis Lyons denies the turnaround by Bruce Gorman | 12-23 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal snags the defensive board | 12-23 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oscar Leal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bruce Gorman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ragsdale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Guynn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-23 |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman pulls down the rebound | 12-23 |
| 06:59 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Daniel Finley - foul #2 on Daniel Finley, team foul #4 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Kenneth Torain (PF) Daniel Finley, Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Summers (SG), James Duchesne (SF), James Kyle (PF) David Johnson, Robert Ragsdale, Justin Guynn | |
| 06:59 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman misses the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 06:59 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman misses the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain grabs the defensive rebound | 12-23 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | John Spenser scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joe Phillips | 15-23 |
| 06:18 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson's layup is rejected by Travis Lyons | 15-23 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain pulls down the rebound | 15-23 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain comes up short on the floater near the basket | 15-23 |
| 06:00 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson pulls down the rebound | 15-23 |
| 05:32 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Spenser - foul #1 on John Spenser, team foul #5 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Oscar Leal (PF) Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Auburn | Justin Guynn (C) Andrew Johnson | |
| 05:32 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 05:32 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by William Summers - foul #1 on William Summers, team foul #3 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Johnson (SG) William Summers | |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 04:48 | Auburn | David Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-25 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain snags the defensive board | 17-25 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | John Spenser drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Keith Rudolph | 20-25 |
| 04:15 | Auburn | The jumper by Bruce Gorman is denied by Donald Evens | 20-25 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | James Kyle swats the short shot by Oscar Leal | 20-25 |
| 03:55 | Auburn | David Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 03:32 | Auburn | Justin Guynn misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kenneth Torain - foul #2 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #6 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Travis Lyons (C) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Donald Evens, Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Felty (PG), Robert Ragsdale (SF), Andrew Johnson (PF) Bruce Gorman, James Duchesne, James Kyle | |
| 03:32 | Auburn | Justin Guynn makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 03:32 | Auburn | Justin Guynn makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Stanley Felty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ragsdale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Guynn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses long on a 3 from straight away | 20-27 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley tips it home | 22-27 |
| 02:53 | Auburn | Stanley Felty misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 02:33 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Stanley Felty connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Ragsdale | 22-30 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain (PF) Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bruce Gorman (PG), William Summers (SG), James Duchesne (SF), James Kyle (PF) Stanley Felty, David Johnson, Robert Ragsdale, Justin Guynn | |
| 01:17 | Auburn | Bruce Gorman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips is fouled on the floor by Bruce Gorman - foul #2 on Bruce Gorman, team foul #4 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF), Daniel Lin (C) Mark Brown, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Auburn | Justin Guynn (C) Andrew Johnson | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips's floater is knocked away by James Kyle | 22-30 |
| 00:37 | Auburn | James Kyle gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | William Summers misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Justin Guynn snags the defensive board | 22-30 |