| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Buck (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (fresh) PF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Vernon Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Floyd Dickstein (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mathew Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrin Dodd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Angel Moretti (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carl Sizemore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Travis Stanford out of a doubleteam | 29-26 |
| 19:26 | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein misses long on a shot in the paint | 29-26 |
| 19:25 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd can't tip it in | 29-26 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford throws it down despite the doubleteam set up by Larry Buck | 31-26 |
| 18:43 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd is fouled on the floor by Vernon Newton - foul #3 on Vernon Newton, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 18:24 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore misses the easy layup | 31-26 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Carl Sizemore steps in front of the Travis Stanford pass | 31-26 |
| 17:36 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Floyd Dickstein | 31-29 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson (C) Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:17 | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein is hacked by Edward Horton - foul #2 on Edward Horton, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Travis Stanford | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:05 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw clanks a 3 from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 17:04 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore can't tip it in | 31-29 |
| 17:02 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Angel Moretti | 31-29 |
| 16:45 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Dustin Edwards - foul #1 on Dustin Edwards, team foul #3 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG), James Dickey (SF) Larry Buck, Dustin Edwards | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:45 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 16:45 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | James Dickey travels with the ball | 31-30 |
| 16:08 | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein is wide open but clanks a turnaround near the basket | 31-30 |
| 16:07 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore gets the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 15:47 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Floyd Dickstein | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Charlton (fresh) SF - James Dickey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Floyd Dickstein (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mathew Shaw (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrin Dodd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Moretti (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Carl Sizemore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | George Charlton is called for a charge - foul #2 on George Charlton, team foul #4 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Larry Buck (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF), Travis Stanford (PF), Vernon Newton (C) Edward Horton, George Charlton, James Dickey, Kosta Gembarowski, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Ben (PG) Floyd Dickstein | |
| 15:04 | Auburn | Chris Franks steals it from Darrin Dodd out of a doubleteam | 31-33 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Chris Franks | 34-33 |
| 14:23 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore is open and buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Ben out of a doubleteam | 34-35 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 14:05 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 13:38 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dustin Edwards | 34-35 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 34-35 |
| 13:21 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Angel Moretti knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Sizemore and the foul's on Travis Stanford - foul #1 on Travis Stanford, team foul #5 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), George Charlton (SG), James Dickey (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Chris Franks, Larry Buck, Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford, Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Antonia Bianchi (C) Carl Sizemore | |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Angel Moretti misses the free throw | 34-37 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Angel Moretti - foul #1 on Angel Moretti, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein (SG), Randy Quint (C) Mathew Shaw, Angel Moretti | |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 12:21 | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-37 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski buries a floater from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 11:48 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Darrin Dodd | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Charlton (fresh) SF - James Dickey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Floyd Dickstein (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Darrin Dodd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonia Bianchi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Quint (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Antonia Bianchi - foul #1 on Antonia Bianchi, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Buck (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF), Vernon Newton (C) George Charlton, James Dickey, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Shaw (SG), Carl Sizemore (C) Floyd Dickstein, Randy Quint | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 11:07 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-40 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Carl Sizemore - foul #3 on Carl Sizemore, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford (PF) Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein (SG) Darrin Dodd | |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 10:58 | Auburn | Antonia Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Edward Horton steals it from Antonia Bianchi | 41-40 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Horton | 43-40 |
| 10:16 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Horton - foul #3 on Edward Horton, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Angel Moretti (SF) Floyd Dickstein | |
| 10:16 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:16 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton tips it in | 45-42 |
| 09:43 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Kenneth Ben | 45-44 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton is by himself and knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Travis Stanford | 47-44 |
| 08:49 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-44 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Horton | 50-44 |
| 08:01 | Auburn | Antonia Bianchi comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Vernon Newton | 50-44 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck is whistled for traveling | 50-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), George Charlton (SG), James Dickey (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Edward Horton, Larry Buck, Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford, Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein (SG), Darrin Dodd (SF), Randy Quint (C) Mathew Shaw, Angel Moretti, Carl Sizemore | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Charlton (fresh) SF - James Dickey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Floyd Dickstein (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Darrin Dodd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonia Bianchi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Quint (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Auburn | James Dickey picks off the pass by Randy Quint | 50-44 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | James Dickey hits the finger roll | 52-44 |
| 06:59 | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein double dribbles | 52-44 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 06:37 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 06:32 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:58 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-44 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | James Dickey knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Chris Franks | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:23 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 05:21 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Quint | 57-44 |
| 05:08 | Auburn | Antonia Bianchi misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | George Charlton gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Larry Buck (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF), Travis Stanford (PF), Vernon Newton (C) Chris Franks, George Charlton, James Dickey, Kosta Gembarowski, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Shaw (SG), Angel Moretti (PF), Carl Sizemore (C) Floyd Dickstein, Antonia Bianchi, Randy Quint | |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-44 |
| 04:51 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 04:34 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot in the lane | 57-44 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Stanford | 57-44 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 03:56 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 03:49 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Kenneth Ben | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Buck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Vernon Newton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mathew Shaw (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrin Dodd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Moretti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Sizemore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton misses short on an open shot from the free throw line | 57-46 |
| 03:34 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Darrin Dodd | 57-46 |
| 03:27 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore banks in the layup on a great pass from Mathew Shaw | 57-48 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-48 |
| 03:11 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:59 | Auburn | Angel Moretti banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Darrin Dodd | 57-50 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-50 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford tips it but misses | 57-50 |
| 02:34 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:18 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Carl Sizemore - foul #4 on Carl Sizemore, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG), James Dickey (SF), Leo Johnson (C) Larry Buck, Dustin Edwards, Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein (PG), Antonia Bianchi (C) Kenneth Ben, Carl Sizemore | |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | James Dickey pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson grabs the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | James Dickey is hacked by Darrin Dodd - foul #2 on Darrin Dodd, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Buck (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF), Vernon Newton (C) George Charlton, James Dickey, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Ben (PG), Carl Sizemore (C) Floyd Dickstein, Antonia Bianchi | |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Travis Stanford | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:11 | Auburn | Travis Stanford picks off the pass by Darrin Dodd | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton blows the dunk but he's fouled by Carl Sizemore - foul #5 on Carl Sizemore, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Antonia Bianchi (C) Carl Sizemore | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:49 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Angel Moretti | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is fouled in the backcourt by Mathew Shaw - foul #1 on Mathew Shaw, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson (C) Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:40 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Antonia Bianchi | 60-53 |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (SF) Dustin Edwards | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Ben - foul #4 on Kenneth Ben, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:30 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from straight away | 62-56 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson is hacked by Kenneth Ben in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kenneth Ben, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein (PG) Kenneth Ben | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Darrin Dodd | 62-59 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton is fouled in the backcourt by Floyd Dickstein - foul #2 on Floyd Dickstein, team foul #10 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SF), Vernon Newton (C) James Dickey, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:18 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| 00:15 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Antonia Bianchi pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd is fouled on the floor by Larry Buck - foul #1 on Larry Buck, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton is fouled in the backcourt by Floyd Dickstein - foul #3 on Floyd Dickstein, team foul #11 | 64-61 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Vernon Newton steals the ball from Floyd Dickstein | 66-61 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck is hacked by Mathew Shaw in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mathew Shaw, team foul #12 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (SF), Leo Johnson (C) Dustin Edwards, Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 67-61 |