| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fresh) SG - Mathew Shaw (fresh) SF - Darrin Dodd (fresh) PF - Angel Moretti (fresh) C - Carl Sizemore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brian Dehn (fresh) SG - Donald Escobedo (fresh) SF - Christopher Heid (fresh) PF - Michael Cerda (fresh) C - Thomas Bishop (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Auburn | Angel Moretti misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Michael Cerda - foul #1 on Michael Cerda, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Auburn | Angel Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:20 | Auburn | Angel Moretti misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 1-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda tips it back up and in | 1-2 |
| 18:54 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:30 | Auburn | Donald Escobedo steps in front of the Mathew Shaw pass in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Angel Moretti is called for the reach on Brian Dehn - foul #1 on Angel Moretti, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | The short jumper by Brian Dehn is denied by Angel Moretti | 4-2 |
| 17:49 | Auburn | Angel Moretti gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Ben | 7-2 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda travels with the ball | 7-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best (PG), Alfred Mattes (SG), Marcus Randles (SF), Blake Burgess (PF), Frank Paxton (C) Brian Dehn, Donald Escobedo, Christopher Heid, Michael Cerda, Thomas Bishop | |
| 16:55 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd throws it down set up by Angel Moretti and the foul's on Frank Paxton - foul #1 on Frank Paxton, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| 16:55 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd makes the free throw | 10-2 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-2 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Marcus Randles | 10-2 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-2 |
| 16:19 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore snags the defensive board | 10-2 |
| 15:50 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Carl Sizemore | 12-2 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darrin Dodd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Angel Moretti (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Carl Sizemore (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Emmett Best (fresh) SG - Alfred Mattes (fresh) SF - Marcus Randles (fresh) PF - Blake Burgess (fairly fresh) C - Frank Paxton (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes's layup is rejected by Carl Sizemore | 12-2 |
| 15:44 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore grabs the defensive rebound | 12-2 |
| 15:24 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-2 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Frank Paxton | 12-2 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Sizemore | 12-2 |
| 15:15 | Auburn | Angel Moretti snags the defensive board | 12-2 |
| 14:51 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd is hacked by Alfred Mattes - foul #1 on Alfred Mattes, team foul #3 | 12-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein (SG), Antonia Bianchi (PF), Randy Quint (C) Mathew Shaw, Angel Moretti, Carl Sizemore | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG), Donald Escobedo (SG), Christopher Heid (SF), Michael Cerda (PF), Daniel Fowler (C) Emmett Best, Alfred Mattes, Marcus Randles, Blake Burgess, Frank Paxton | |
| 14:31 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-2 |
| 14:29 | Auburn | Randy Quint tips it in | 14-2 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Brian Dehn, team foul #4 | 14-2 |
| 14:07 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Antonia Bianchi | 17-2 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Donald Escobedo | 17-4 |
| 13:44 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Darrin Dodd | 20-4 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Antonia Bianchi - foul #1 on Antonia Bianchi, team foul #2 | 20-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Shaw (SG) Kenneth Ben | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles (SF), Thomas Bishop (C) Christopher Heid, Daniel Fowler | |
| 13:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn makes the 1st free throw | 20-5 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn makes the 2nd free throw | 20-6 |
| 13:27 | Auburn | Donald Escobedo is called for the reach on Mathew Shaw in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Escobedo, team foul #5 | 20-6 |
| 13:05 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd is fouled on the floor by Marcus Randles - foul #1 on Marcus Randles, team foul #6 | 20-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Angel Moretti (PF) Randy Quint | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes (PG) Brian Dehn | |
| 12:50 | Auburn | The jump hook by Angel Moretti is blocked by Thomas Bishop | 20-6 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles grabs the board | 20-6 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 20-6 |
| 12:40 | Auburn | Angel Moretti grabs the defensive rebound | 20-6 |
| 12:17 | Auburn | Antonia Bianchi hits the easy wide open finger roll | 22-6 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Angel Moretti is called for the reach on Marcus Randles - foul #2 on Angel Moretti, team foul #3 | 22-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Ben (PG), Randy Quint (PF), Carl Sizemore (C) Mathew Shaw, Darrin Dodd, Angel Moretti | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG), Emmett Best (SG), Christopher Heid (SF), Blake Burgess (PF), Daniel Fowler (C) Alfred Mattes, Donald Escobedo, Marcus Randles, Michael Cerda, Thomas Bishop | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best loses the dribble to Kenneth Ben | 22-6 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Dickstein (fairly fresh) SF - Antonia Bianchi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Quint (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Sizemore (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brian Dehn (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Emmett Best (fresh) SF - Christopher Heid (fairly fresh) PF - Blake Burgess (fresh) C - Daniel Fowler (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Auburn | Christopher Heid steps in front of the Floyd Dickstein pass | 22-6 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Antonia Bianchi - foul #2 on Antonia Bianchi, team foul #4 | 22-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Dodd (SF) Antonia Bianchi | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton (C) Daniel Fowler | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn makes the 1st free throw | 22-7 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn makes the 2nd free throw | 22-8 |
| 10:52 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Floyd Dickstein | 25-8 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid hits a floater from the baseline | 25-10 |
| 10:20 | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Emmett Best - foul #1 on Emmett Best, team foul #7 | 25-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes (PG), Donald Escobedo (SG), Marcus Randles (SF), Michael Cerda (PF) Brian Dehn, Emmett Best, Christopher Heid, Blake Burgess | |
| 10:20 | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein makes the 1st free throw | 26-10 |
| 10:20 | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein makes the 2nd free throw | 27-10 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Randy Quint - foul #1 on Randy Quint, team foul #5 | 27-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Elliott (SG) Floyd Dickstein | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler (C) Frank Paxton | |
| 10:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda misses the 1st free throw | 27-10 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda makes the 2nd free throw | 27-11 |
| 09:47 | Auburn | Randy Quint makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Ben | 29-11 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-11 |
| 09:25 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Robert Elliott | 29-11 |
| 09:23 | Auburn | Robert Elliott is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 29-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Shaw (SG) Kenneth Ben | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop (C) Daniel Fowler | |
| 09:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Escobedo and he's fouled by Darrin Dodd - foul #1 on Darrin Dodd, team foul #6 | 29-13 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best (PG) Donald Escobedo | |
| 09:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles makes the free throw | 29-14 |
| 08:50 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-14 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda pulls down the rebound | 29-14 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Darrin Dodd picks off the pass by Alfred Mattes | 29-14 |
| 08:41 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw throws it down on a great pass from Darrin Dodd | 31-14 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-14 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-14 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Bishop | 31-16 |
| 07:49 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-16 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles snags the defensive board | 31-16 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best clanks a floater from the left side | 31-16 |
| 07:41 | Auburn | Randy Quint pulls down the rebound | 31-16 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Robert Elliott (fairly fresh) SG - Mathew Shaw (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Darrin Dodd (tired) 9 pts. PF - Randy Quint (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Sizemore (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Emmett Best (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfred Mattes (fairly fresh) SF - Marcus Randles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Cerda (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Bishop (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-16 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda snags the defensive board | 31-16 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes scores on a floater from the free throw line | 31-18 |
| 06:49 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-18 |
| 06:47 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-18 |
| 06:28 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 33-18 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes connects on the floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Randy Quint - foul #2 on Randy Quint, team foul #7 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Ben (PG), Floyd Dickstein (SG), Angel Moretti (PF) Robert Elliott, Mathew Shaw, Randy Quint | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo (SG), Christopher Heid (SF), Blake Burgess (PF), Frank Paxton (C) Emmett Best, Marcus Randles, Michael Cerda, Thomas Bishop | |
| 06:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes makes the free throw | 33-21 |
| 06:06 | Auburn | The jumper by Darrin Dodd is denied by Blake Burgess | 33-21 |
| 06:04 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore grabs the offensive board | 33-21 |
| 05:43 | Auburn | Angel Moretti misses the easy layup | 33-21 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid grabs the board | 33-21 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Donald Escobedo | 33-23 |
| 05:35 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben is hacked by Christopher Heid in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Heid, team foul #8 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG) Alfred Mattes | |
| 05:35 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben misses the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Dickstein steps in front of the Brian Dehn pass | 33-23 |
| 04:49 | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 33-23 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid is whistled for traveling | 33-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best (SG), Daniel Fowler (C) Donald Escobedo, Frank Paxton | |
| 04:01 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben is fouled on the floor by Emmett Best - foul #2 on Emmett Best, team foul #9 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Duncan (SG) Floyd Dickstein | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo (SG) Emmett Best | |
| 04:01 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 04:01 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-23 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Duncan (fresh) SF - Darrin Dodd (tired) 11 pts. PF - Angel Moretti (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Sizemore (very tired) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brian Dehn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Escobedo (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Christopher Heid (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Blake Burgess (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Fowler (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 35-23 |
| 03:23 | Auburn | Angel Moretti gets the rebound | 35-23 |
| 02:59 | Auburn | Daniel Fowler swats the short shot by Carl Sizemore | 35-23 |
| 02:58 | Auburn | Angel Moretti tips it back up and in | 37-23 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Blake Burgess | 37-25 |
| 02:38 | Auburn | David Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein (PG), Mathew Shaw (SG), Antonia Bianchi (C) Kenneth Ben, David Duncan, Carl Sizemore | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best (PG), Marcus Randles (SF), Michael Cerda (PF), Albert Richardson (C) Brian Dehn, Christopher Heid, Blake Burgess, Daniel Fowler | |
| 02:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 37-25 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Albert Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best is whistled for a carry | 37-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Quint (C) Darrin Dodd | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Antonia Bianchi is hacked by Marcus Randles - foul #2 on Marcus Randles, team foul #10 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Ben (PG) Floyd Dickstein | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton (C) Albert Richardson | |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Antonia Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Antonia Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Donald Escobedo | 39-27 |
| 01:00 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw's floater is knocked away by Marcus Randles | 39-27 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Elliott (SG), Darrin Dodd (SF) Mathew Shaw, Randy Quint | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes (SG), Thomas Bishop (C) Donald Escobedo, Frank Paxton | |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben is hacked by Emmett Best in the backcourt - foul #3 on Emmett Best, team foul #11 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG) Emmett Best | |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-27 |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Antonia Bianchi pulls down the rebound | 41-27 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd is called for traveling | 41-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein (PG) Kenneth Ben | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid (SF), Blake Burgess (PF), Daniel Fowler (C) Marcus Randles, Michael Cerda, Thomas Bishop | |
| 00:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-30 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 41-30 |