| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Craig (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Gallego (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David West (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wagner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 3 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Lance Ebert - foul #1 on Lance Ebert, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Gallego - foul #2 on James Gallego, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:38 | Auburn | Michael Wagner pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | David West's fadeaway is rejected by Guadalupe Mendoza | 35-33 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses short on a runner in the lane | 35-33 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams tips it in | 35-35 |
| 18:50 | Auburn | Clarence Williams swats the layup by David West | 35-35 |
| 18:49 | Auburn | James Gallego grabs the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 18:40 | Auburn | David West clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 35-35 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | Lance Ebert tips it back up and in | 37-35 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams can't finish the layup | 37-35 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams tips it home | 37-37 |
| 18:05 | Auburn | The jump hook by David West is blocked by Guadalupe Mendoza | 37-37 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 37-37 |
| 17:58 | Auburn | James Gallego grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 17:47 | Auburn | Michael Wagner steps out of bounds on the baseline | 37-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong is fouled on the floor by David West - foul #1 on David West, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG) Wayne Powell | |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-37 |
| 17:08 | Auburn | Lance Ebert grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 16:46 | Auburn | David West hits a floater in the paint | 39-37 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Long | 39-39 |
| 16:00 | Auburn | David West is denied on a dunk by Lin Xiong | 39-39 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the board | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Gallego (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - David West (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen is fouled on the floor by James Gallego - foul #3 on James Gallego, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Mills (C) Michael Wagner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Lance Ebert - foul #2 on Lance Ebert, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF) Clarence Williams | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 15:22 | Auburn | David West loses the ball out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF) Danny Carreiro | |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams loses the dribble to Travis Craig | 39-41 |
| 14:53 | Auburn | Lance Ebert works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 14:31 | Auburn | James Gallego snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 14:17 | Auburn | Lance Ebert can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 39-41 |
| 14:15 | Auburn | Lance Ebert gets the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:50 | Auburn | Travis Craig knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Lance Ebert | 41-41 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams tips it but misses | 41-41 |
| 13:35 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David West | 41-41 |
| 13:19 | Auburn | David West is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by David Mills | 43-41 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Wayne Powell | 43-43 |
| 12:47 | Auburn | David West misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #4 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), Rodney Walden (SG), Joseph Simon (SF), Michael Wagner (C) Lance Ebert, Travis Craig, James Gallego, David Mills | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 12:47 | Auburn | David West makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:47 | Auburn | David West makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell is whistled for traveling | 45-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Mills (PF) David West | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:22 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Simon | 47-43 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Robert Long double dribbles | 47-43 |
| 11:57 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman's pass is intercepted by Wayne Powell | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Samuel Bateman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) SF - Joseph Simon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Mills (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Michael Wagner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Danny Carreiro | 47-46 |
| 11:30 | Auburn | Danny Carreiro is called for the reach on Joseph Simon - foul #2 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lance Ebert (PG), Travis Craig (SG) Samuel Bateman, Rodney Walden | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:19 | Auburn | Lance Ebert double dribbles | 47-46 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman's fadeaway is rejected by David Mills | 47-46 |
| 10:53 | Auburn | Joseph Simon pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:37 | Auburn | David Mills clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 47-46 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | David Mills gets the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:14 | Auburn | David Mills is fouled on the floor by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #1 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Gallego (SF), Steven Hensley (PF) Joseph Simon, Michael Wagner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) Robert Long, Lin Xiong | |
| 09:54 | Auburn | Steven Hensley misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 47-46 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Clarence Williams | 47-46 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman tips it home | 47-48 |
| 09:26 | Auburn | Lance Ebert evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-48 |
| 09:24 | Auburn | James Gallego snags the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 09:03 | Auburn | Steven Hensley misses the easy layup | 47-48 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Clarence Williams | 47-48 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman can't finish the layup | 47-48 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is fouled on the floor by David Mills - foul #4 on David Mills, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), Rodney Walden (SG), David West (PF), Michael Wagner (C) Lance Ebert, Travis Craig, Steven Hensley, David Mills | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-48 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the tip | 47-48 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 07:35 | Auburn | Michael Wagner pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Samuel Bateman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) SF - James Gallego (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - David West (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Wagner (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-48 |
| 07:29 | Auburn | James Gallego tips it in | 49-48 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory Claassen | 49-50 |
| 06:57 | Auburn | Rodney Walden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen is fouled on the floor by Samuel Bateman - foul #1 on Samuel Bateman, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (SG), Joseph Simon (SF) Rodney Walden, James Gallego | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 06:09 | Auburn | David West blows the dunk but he's hacked by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #2 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lance Ebert (PG) Samuel Bateman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF) Gregory Claassen | |
| 06:09 | Auburn | David West makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:09 | Auburn | David West makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell is fouled on the floor by Travis Craig - foul #2 on Travis Craig, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Mills (C) Michael Wagner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:45 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David Mills | 51-53 |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Danny Carreiro steals it from David West | 51-53 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Gallego (SF) Joseph Simon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman (C) Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 05:02 | Auburn | Wayne Powell steps in front of the David West pass | 51-53 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wayne Powell | 51-55 |
| 04:53 | Auburn | David West buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Lance Ebert | 53-55 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Long can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 53-55 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman hits the follow up shot | 53-57 |
| 04:29 | Auburn | James Gallego's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), Rodney Walden (SG), Michael Wagner (C) Lance Ebert, Travis Craig, David West | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 04:15 | Auburn | James Gallego pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 03:58 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman is fouled on the floor by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #1 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 03:47 | Auburn | David Mills can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Wagner - foul #2 on Michael Wagner, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Simon (SF), Steven Hensley (PF) James Gallego, David Mills | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong | |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 03:29 | Auburn | Steven Hensley is whistled for a carry | 53-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lance Ebert (PG), Travis Craig (SG) Samuel Bateman, Rodney Walden | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Robert Long, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Simon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Hensley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Wagner (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Joseph Simon - foul #1 on Joseph Simon, team foul #10 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | David West (PF) Steven Hensley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the free throw | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:00 | Auburn | David West misses the driving attempt near the basket | 53-62 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-62 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza tips it in | 53-64 |
| 02:28 | Auburn | Lance Ebert works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 53-64 |
| 02:26 | Auburn | Travis Craig snags the offensive board | 53-64 |
| 02:11 | Auburn | Travis Craig loses the ball out of bounds | 53-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), Rodney Walden (SG), Steven Hensley (PF), David Mills (C) Lance Ebert, Travis Craig, David West, Michael Wagner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF) Wayne Powell, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:35 | Auburn | Gregory Claassen takes the ball from David Mills | 53-66 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Joseph Simon steps in front of the Gregory Claassen pass | 53-66 |
| 01:01 | Auburn | David Mills is called for traveling | 53-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Ernest Catoe | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 53-66 |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Steven Hensley pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Rodney Walden is hacked by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #2 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #6 | 53-66 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | David Mills misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #3 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #7 | 53-66 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | David Mills makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | David Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the board | 54-66 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen runs out the clock | 54-66 |