| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Quinn Botkin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor inbounds the ball | 42-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor is called for traveling | 42-25 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Greg Walker scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Quinn Botkin | 44-25 |
| 19:23 | Auburn | Thomas Mains drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Johnny Koster | 44-28 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Smith | 47-28 |
| 18:54 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt travels with the ball | 47-28 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Wayne Gentle - foul #1 on Wayne Gentle, team foul #1 | 47-28 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin misses the 1st free throw | 47-28 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| 18:27 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Kevin Pegues - foul #2 on Kevin Pegues, team foul #1 | 48-30 |
| 18:27 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor makes the free throw | 48-31 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-31 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Greg Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Greg Walker can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 48-31 |
| 17:56 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt gets the rebound | 48-31 |
| 17:35 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-31 |
| 17:33 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt grabs the offensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 17:20 | Auburn | Dustin Holbrook denies the turnaround by Wayne Gentle | 48-31 |
| 17:19 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle tips it home | 48-33 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Greg Walker scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Quinn Botkin and he's fouled by Geoffrey Hunt - foul #1 on Geoffrey Hunt, team foul #2 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF) Kenneth Smith, Dustin Holbrook | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Parsons (C) Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses the free throw | 50-33 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Greg Walker grabs the offensive board | 50-33 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | Greg Walker scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Kawakami | 52-33 |
| 16:27 | Auburn | Johnny Koster misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Kawakami - foul #1 on Charles Kawakami, team foul #2 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Terry Fitch (PF), Yul Ximines (C) Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle | |
| 16:27 | Auburn | Johnny Koster makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 16:27 | Auburn | Johnny Koster makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-35 |
| 16:08 | Auburn | Johnny Koster pulls down the rebound | 52-35 |
| 15:50 | Auburn | John Mays is called for the reach on Johnny Koster - foul #2 on John Mays, team foul #3 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Dustin Holbrook (SG) John Mays, Kevin Pegues | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG) Johnny Koster, Thomas Mains | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Walker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Burton Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Fitch (fresh) 2 reb. C - Yul Ximines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Auburn | Yul Ximines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-35 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami grabs the defensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Greg Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 52-35 |
| 15:20 | Auburn | Burton Campbell pulls down the rebound | 52-35 |
| 15:00 | Auburn | Dustin Holbrook steps in front of the Yul Ximines pass | 52-35 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses short on a runner from close range | 52-35 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin grabs the offensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook blows the layup but he's fouled by Wallace Mishler - foul #1 on Wallace Mishler, team foul #3 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (SG) Charles Kawakami | |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Wayne Gentle (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Burton Campbell, Wallace Mishler, Paul Parsons, Terry Fitch, Yul Ximines | |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook makes the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:21 | Auburn | Thomas Mains drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Gentle | 54-38 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 54-38 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Greg Walker hits the follow up shot | 56-38 |
| 13:40 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-38 |
| 13:39 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle tips it but misses | 56-38 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith snags the defensive board | 56-38 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Sheldon Taylor takes the ball from Greg Walker | 56-38 |
| 13:01 | Auburn | Greg Walker steals it from Thomas Mains | 56-38 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith drills a floater from the right side | 58-38 |
| 12:29 | Auburn | Thomas Mains comes up short on the shot from the left side | 58-38 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin pulls down the rebound | 58-38 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Kevin Pegues | 60-38 |
| 12:00 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Gentle | 60-40 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Clarence Birdwell (PF), John Powers (C) Kenneth Smith, Dustin Holbrook, Quinn Botkin, Greg Walker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG) Johnny Koster | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Mays (fresh) SG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Powers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Burton Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-43 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 60-43 |
| 11:16 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 11:00 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Burton Campbell and he's hacked by Clarence Birdwell - foul #1 on Clarence Birdwell, team foul #4 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (SG), Paul Parsons (SF), Terry Fitch (C) Thomas Mains, Sheldon Taylor, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 11:00 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle makes the free throw | 60-46 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Pegues | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:24 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 62-46 |
| 10:22 | Auburn | Terry Fitch snags the offensive board | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:17 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-46 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Powers | 62-46 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-46 |
| 09:59 | Auburn | Paul Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 09:41 | Auburn | Paul Parsons clanks a runner in the paint | 62-46 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell grabs the defensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-46 |
| 09:14 | Auburn | Terry Fitch gets the rebound | 62-46 |
| 09:09 | Auburn | Burton Campbell double dribbles | 62-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Scott Mertens (SG), Quinn Botkin (PF), Greg Walker (C) John Mays, Kevin Pegues, Clarence Birdwell, John Powers | |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Burton Campbell, Wallace Mishler, Wayne Gentle, Terry Fitch | |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith lays it in set up by Scott Mertens | 64-46 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Paul Parsons hits a turnaround from close range set up by Johnny Koster | 64-48 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Greg Walker connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Smith | 66-48 |
| 08:03 | Auburn | Johnny Koster buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Mains | 66-50 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-50 |
| 07:40 | Auburn | Paul Parsons gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Greg Walker (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Auburn | Johnny Koster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-50 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Greg Walker pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | Greg Walker hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Smith | 68-50 |
| 07:17 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-50 |
| 07:16 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Parsons | 68-50 |
| 06:58 | Auburn | A charge is called on Sheldon Taylor - foul #3 on Sheldon Taylor, team foul #4 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (SG), Dustin Holbrook (SF) Scott Mertens, Charles Kawakami | |
| Subs | Auburn | Wayne Gentle (PF), Terry Fitch (C) Paul Parsons, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues is hacked by Thomas Mains - foul #2 on Thomas Mains, team foul #5 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG) Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Terry Fitch is called for the reach on Greg Walker - foul #1 on Terry Fitch, team foul #6 | 68-50 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi | Greg Walker's pass is intercepted by Sheldon Taylor | 68-50 |
| 06:01 | Auburn | Thomas Mains scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Koster | 68-53 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Mains - foul #3 on Thomas Mains, team foul #7 | 68-53 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 05:32 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-53 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues grabs the defensive rebound | 70-53 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dustin Holbrook | 73-53 |
| 05:14 | Auburn | Kevin Pegues is called for the reach on Thomas Mains - foul #3 on Kevin Pegues, team foul #5 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Clarence Birdwell (C) John Mays, Greg Walker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Paul Parsons (SF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Johnny Koster, Thomas Mains, Sheldon Taylor, Terry Fitch | |
| 04:59 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Parsons | 73-56 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Parsons - foul #2 on Paul Parsons, team foul #8 | 73-56 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 04:24 | Auburn | Paul Parsons makes the runner from the left block | 75-58 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Burton Campbell is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Burton Campbell, team foul #9 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami (SF), Greg Walker (C) Dustin Holbrook, Clarence Birdwell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF) Burton Campbell, Wallace Mishler, Paul Parsons | |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses the 1st free throw | 75-58 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Walker | 75-58 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith's floater is tipped away by Wayne Gentle | 75-58 |
| 03:49 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Sheldon Taylor | 75-58 |
| 03:47 | Auburn | Kenneth Smith is called for the reach on Johnny Koster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #6 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Parsons (PF) Wayne Gentle | |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt comes up short on the runner in the lane | 75-58 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Greg Walker | 75-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 27 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Greg Walker (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Kevin Pegues - foul #4 on Kevin Pegues, team foul #7 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG), Scott Mertens (SG), Clarence Birdwell (PF), John Powers (C) Kenneth Smith, Kevin Pegues, Quinn Botkin, Greg Walker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Terry Fitch (PF), Yul Ximines (C) Johnny Koster, Thomas Mains, Sheldon Taylor, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 03:06 | Auburn | Yul Ximines lays it up and in on a nice dish by Burton Campbell and he's fouled by John Powers - foul #1 on John Powers, team foul #8 | 75-60 |
| 03:06 | Auburn | Yul Ximines makes the free throw | 75-61 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami connects on the runner from the right block set up by John Mays and he's hacked by Paul Parsons - foul #3 on Paul Parsons, team foul #10 | 77-61 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami misses the free throw | 77-61 |
| 02:54 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Yul Ximines | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Auburn | Paul Parsons misses the floater from the baseline | 77-61 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell gets the rebound | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Wallace Mishler - foul #2 on Wallace Mishler, team foul #11 | 77-61 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami makes the 1st free throw | 78-61 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami makes the 2nd free throw | 79-61 |
| 02:06 | Auburn | Terry Fitch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-61 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | John Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 79-61 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | John Powers knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Kawakami | 81-61 |
| 01:35 | Auburn | Charles Kawakami is called for the reach on Paul Parsons - foul #2 on Charles Kawakami, team foul #9 | 81-61 |
| 01:35 | Auburn | Paul Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 81-62 |
| 01:35 | Auburn | Paul Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 81-62 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell gets the rebound | 81-62 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | John Mays misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 81-62 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | John Mays hits the follow up shot | 83-62 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Paul Parsons hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Terry Fitch | 83-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Paul Parsons steps in front of the Charles Kawakami pass | 83-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Charles Kawakami is called for the reach on Burton Campbell - foul #3 on Charles Kawakami, team foul #10 | 83-64 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Burton Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 83-64 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Burton Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 83-65 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | John Mays runs out the clock | 83-65 |