| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt knocks in the shot in the lane | 36-35 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Geoffrey Hunt denies the turnaround by Ryan Mickelsen | 36-35 |
| 19:34 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 19:23 | Auburn | Thomas Mains clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-35 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Johnny Koster takes the ball from Travis Dunaway | 36-35 |
| 18:57 | Auburn | Johnny Koster lays it up and in | 38-35 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Aten | 38-37 |
| 18:19 | Auburn | Thomas Mains double dribbles | 38-37 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | Johnny Koster is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Aten - foul #2 on Michael Aten, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 17:46 | Auburn | Travis Dunaway is called for the reach on Thomas Mains - foul #2 on Travis Dunaway, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| 17:29 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor lays it in set up by Johnny Koster | 40-40 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Johnny Koster is called for the reach on Michael Aten - foul #3 on Johnny Koster, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Paul Parsons (C) Johnny Koster, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Ted Terrell (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Matthew Massie (PF), Randy Simon (C) Michael Aten, Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie misses the lay-in | 40-40 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby tips it in | 40-42 |
| 16:28 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon is hacked by Paul Parsons - foul #2 on Paul Parsons, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (SG), Terry Fitch (PF), Yul Ximines (C) Thomas Mains, Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway (SG), Brad Nelson (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Ted Terrell, Matthew Massie, Randy Simon | |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Yul Ximines - foul #1 on Yul Ximines, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG) Burton Campbell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Fitch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Yul Ximines (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ezekiel Godby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Auburn | Johnny Koster misses the lay-in | 40-44 |
| 15:34 | Auburn | Terry Fitch misses the tip | 40-44 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson lays it in on a nice dish by Jack Wallace | 40-46 |
| 15:01 | Auburn | Terry Fitch can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Ezekiel Godby | 40-48 |
| 14:25 | Auburn | Yul Ximines is denied on a layup by Brad Nelson | 40-48 |
| 14:24 | Auburn | Paul Parsons tips it but misses | 40-48 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway lays it in and he's fouled by Yul Ximines - foul #2 on Yul Ximines, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Wayne Gentle (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Wallace Mishler, Paul Parsons, Terry Fitch, Yul Ximines | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Ronald Ward (SF) Jack Wallace, Ezekiel Godby | |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway makes the free throw | 40-51 |
| 14:05 | Auburn | Johnny Koster hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Mains | 43-51 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 43-51 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson snags the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-51 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Michael Aten | 43-53 |
| 13:15 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brad Nelson - foul #1 on Brad Nelson, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG) Johnny Koster | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell (SG), Matthew Massie (PF), Ezekiel Godby (C) Travis Dunaway, Brad Nelson, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| 13:15 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 13:15 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie loses the ball out of bounds | 45-53 |
| 12:39 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt travels with the ball | 45-53 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Aten | 45-56 |
| 12:02 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ezekiel Godby - foul #1 on Ezekiel Godby, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG) Burton Campbell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:02 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 12:02 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | Sheldon Taylor is called for the reach on Ronald Ward - foul #2 on Sheldon Taylor, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Parsons (SF), Terry Fitch (C) Sheldon Taylor, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Matthew Massie, Ezekiel Godby | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 4 reb. C - Terry Fitch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ted Terrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | Wayne Gentle is called for the reach on Michael Aten - foul #3 on Wayne Gentle, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Yul Ximines (C) Wayne Gentle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Randy Simon (SF) Michael Aten, Ted Terrell, Ronald Ward | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen misses long on a jumper from close range | 46-56 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace tips it in | 46-58 |
| 10:52 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Travis Dunaway - foul #3 on Travis Dunaway, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor (SF) Yul Ximines | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby (SF) Randy Simon | |
| 10:52 | Auburn | Thomas Mains makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 10:52 | Auburn | Thomas Mains makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen lays it up and in set up by Brad Nelson | 48-60 |
| 10:10 | Auburn | Johnny Koster misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor grabs the offensive board | 48-60 |
| 09:55 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-60 |
| 09:53 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Koster | 48-60 |
| 09:40 | Auburn | Terry Fitch's pass is intercepted by Ryan Mickelsen | 48-60 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace dunks the ball on a great pass from Travis Dunaway | 48-62 |
| 09:16 | Auburn | Johnny Koster makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Parsons and the foul's on Ezekiel Godby - foul #2 on Ezekiel Godby, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (SG), Wayne Gentle (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Thomas Mains, Paul Parsons, Terry Fitch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Ted Terrell (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Matthew Massie (PF) Jack Wallace, Travis Dunaway, Brad Nelson, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| 09:16 | Auburn | Johnny Koster makes the free throw | 51-62 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 08:54 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 08:43 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 51-62 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten is hacked by Johnny Koster - foul #4 on Johnny Koster, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Paul Parsons (SF) Johnny Koster, Sheldon Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Simon (C) Ezekiel Godby | |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 08:02 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Aten - foul #3 on Michael Aten, team foul #7 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen (C) Randy Simon | |
| 08:02 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 08:02 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie grabs the board | 51-64 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten gets the offensive rebound | 51-64 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Burton Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ted Terrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Massie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ted Terrell | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:15 | Auburn | Ronald Ward picks off the pass by Wayne Gentle | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Paul Parsons steps in front of the Ted Terrell pass | 51-66 |
| 06:48 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-66 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten pulls down the rebound | 51-66 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ted Terrell | 51-69 |
| 06:26 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler drills a shot from the left side set up by Burton Campbell | 53-69 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-71 |
| 05:52 | Auburn | Burton Campbell is called for 10 seconds | 53-71 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Terry Fitch (PF), Yul Ximines (C) Burton Campbell, Wallace Mishler, Paul Parsons, Wayne Gentle, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Brad Nelson (PF), Randy Simon (C) Michael Aten, Ted Terrell, Ronald Ward, Matthew Massie, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Ezekiel Godby and he's hacked by Terry Fitch - foul #1 on Terry Fitch, team foul #8 | 53-73 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson makes the free throw | 53-74 |
| 05:24 | Auburn | Johnny Koster knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Yul Ximines | 56-74 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-74 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Ezekiel Godby | 56-74 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-74 |
| 04:42 | Auburn | Terry Fitch gets the rebound | 56-74 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | Johnny Koster misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-74 |
| 04:23 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Yul Ximines | 56-74 |
| 04:09 | Auburn | Yul Ximines clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brad Nelson - foul #2 on Brad Nelson, team foul #8 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Auburn | Wayne Gentle (PF) Terry Fitch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Ronald Ward (SF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Jack Wallace, Ezekiel Godby, Randy Simon | |
| 04:09 | Auburn | Yul Ximines makes the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 04:09 | Auburn | Yul Ximines makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Auburn | Thomas Mains throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-77 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Paul Parsons (SF), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF) Johnny Koster, Thomas Mains, Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Ted Terrell (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Matthew Massie (PF), Randy Simon (C) Michael Aten, Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Burton Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Yul Ximines (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Terrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ezekiel Godby (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Massie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Simon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell blows the dunk | 58-77 |
| 03:17 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler pulls down the rebound | 58-77 |
| 03:11 | Auburn | Yul Ximines clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-77 |
| 03:09 | Auburn | Burton Campbell snags the offensive board | 58-77 |
| 02:55 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler drills a shot from the left wing | 60-77 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Wallace | 60-80 |
| 02:19 | Auburn | Yul Ximines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-80 |
| Subs | Auburn | Terry Fitch (C) Yul Ximines | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon lays it up and in | 60-82 |
| 01:36 | Auburn | Randy Simon is called for the reach on Jiao-Long Xyong - foul #1 on Randy Simon, team foul #9 | 60-82 |
| 01:36 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong makes the 1st free throw | 61-82 |
| 01:36 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong makes the 2nd free throw | 62-82 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ezekiel Godby | 62-84 |
| 01:05 | Auburn | Paul Parsons is whistled for a carry | 62-84 |
| Subs | Auburn | Yul Ximines (C) Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-84 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler is hacked by Ted Terrell - foul #1 on Ted Terrell, team foul #10 | 62-84 |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler makes the 1st free throw | 63-84 |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler makes the 2nd free throw | 64-84 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Terry Fitch swats the short shot by Matthew Massie | 64-84 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Burton Campbell | 64-84 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Burton Campbell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-84 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | The clock runs out | 64-84 |