| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Bateman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Gallego (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Mills (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David West (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Grant (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Hidalgo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | William Grant inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Mills - foul #2 on David Mills, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (SG), Leo Hatten (SF) Samuel Bateman, James Gallego | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:32 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:20 | Auburn | Lance Ebert buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Leo Hatten | 36-30 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Thompson | 36-32 |
| 18:40 | Auburn | Lance Ebert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-32 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | David West gets the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | Lance Ebert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | William Grant comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo hits the follow up shot | 36-34 |
| 18:06 | Auburn | Lance Ebert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG), James Gallego (SF) Travis Craig, Leo Hatten | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco misses the runner from the baseline | 36-34 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Thompson | 36-34 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco hits the follow up shot | 36-36 |
| 17:19 | Auburn | Rodney Walden lays it up and in | 38-36 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | William Grant clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on James Gallego - foul #3 on James Gallego, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Leo Hatten (SF) James Gallego | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | William Grant misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | William Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:01 | Auburn | David Mills gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 16:45 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses the easy layup | 38-36 |
| 16:43 | Auburn | Leo Hatten gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 16:33 | Auburn | David Mills drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Rodney Walden | 40-36 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi | William Grant misses short on a shot from the right block | 40-36 |
| 16:14 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Lance Ebert | 40-36 |
| 15:46 | Auburn | David West's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (SG), James Gallego (SF), Steven Hensley (PF), Joseph Simon (C) Rodney Walden, Leo Hatten, David Mills, David West | |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (PG), Jason Young (SG), Timothy Clayton (SF), Eddie Davenport (PF), Dana Echols (C) Robert Thompson, Steven Digiacomo, William Grant, Efrain Monaco, Timothy Hidalgo | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Craig (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Gallego (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Simon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - George Brown (fresh) SG - Jason Young (fresh) SF - Timothy Clayton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eddie Davenport (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dana Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Jason Young comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Steven Hensley - foul #1 on Steven Hensley, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Mills (PF), David West (C) Steven Hensley, Joseph Simon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Jason Young misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Jason Young makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 14:53 | Auburn | Eddie Davenport steals the ball from Lance Ebert | 40-37 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Jason Young misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 14:24 | Auburn | David West grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 14:19 | Auburn | Lance Ebert buries a floater from the free throw line set up by David Mills | 42-37 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport tips it home | 42-39 |
| 13:29 | Auburn | David Mills banks in the layup | 44-39 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | Dana Echols clanks a runner near the basket | 44-39 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi | Dana Echols misses the tip | 44-39 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | Dana Echols hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-41 |
| 12:34 | Auburn | Lance Ebert makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by David West and he's hacked by Eddie Davenport - foul #1 on Eddie Davenport, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG), Steven Hensley (PF), Joseph Simon (C) Travis Craig, David Mills, David West | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Thompson (PG), Steven Digiacomo (SG), William Grant (SF), Efrain Monaco (PF), Timothy Hidalgo (C) George Brown, Jason Young, Timothy Clayton, Eddie Davenport, Dana Echols | |
| 12:34 | Auburn | Lance Ebert makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | William Grant connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Robert Thompson | 47-43 |
| 12:04 | Auburn | Timothy Hidalgo takes the ball from Rodney Walden | 47-43 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | Steven Hensley blocks the short jumper by Steven Digiacomo | 47-43 |
| 11:48 | Auburn | Rodney Walden grabs the board | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gallego (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Simon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Grant (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Hidalgo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:26 | Auburn | Lance Ebert misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco can't throw it down but he's hacked by Steven Hensley - foul #2 on Steven Hensley, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (SG), David Mills (PF), David West (C) Lance Ebert, Steven Hensley, Joseph Simon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 11:02 | Auburn | David West snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 10:48 | Auburn | David Mills travels with the ball | 47-44 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi | William Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lance Ebert (PG) Rodney Walden | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:17 | Auburn | David Mills misses long on a floater from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 47-44 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo tips it back up and in | 47-46 |
| 09:29 | Auburn | Lance Ebert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | James Gallego is called for the reach on William Grant - foul #4 on James Gallego, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Rodney Walden (SG), Michael Wagner (SF), Steven Hensley (PF), Joseph Simon (C) Lance Ebert, Samuel Bateman, James Gallego, David Mills, David West | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton (SF), Eddie Davenport (PF) William Grant, Efrain Monaco | |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton tips it home | 47-48 |
| 08:48 | Auburn | Travis Craig scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rodney Walden | 49-48 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo connects on the jump hook near the basket | 49-50 |
| 08:22 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Eddie Davenport - foul #2 on Eddie Davenport, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lance Ebert (PG), Leo Hatten (SF), David Mills (PF), David West (C) Travis Craig, Michael Wagner, Steven Hensley, Joseph Simon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (SG), Efrain Monaco (PF), Dana Echols (C) Steven Digiacomo, Eddie Davenport, Timothy Hidalgo | |
| 08:22 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:22 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco is whistled for a carry | 50-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (SG) Rodney Walden | |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (PG), William Grant (SF) Robert Thompson, Timothy Clayton | |
| 07:54 | Auburn | David West is fouled on the floor by Dana Echols - foul #2 on Dana Echols, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Gallego (SF) Leo Hatten | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:35 | Auburn | David Mills misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by George Brown - foul #2 on George Brown, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG) Travis Craig | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:35 | Auburn | David Mills misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:35 | Auburn | David Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Gallego (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Mills (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - David West (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - George Brown (fresh) SG - Jason Young (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Grant (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dana Echols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco banks in the layup | 51-52 |
| 06:53 | Auburn | Lance Ebert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (SG), Steven Hensley (PF), Joseph Simon (C) Rodney Walden, David Mills, David West | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Thompson (PG), Steven Digiacomo (SG), Timothy Hidalgo (C) George Brown, Jason Young, Dana Echols | |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Lance Ebert - foul #2 on Lance Ebert, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (SG), David Mills (PF), David West (C) Travis Craig, Steven Hensley, Joseph Simon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton (SF) William Grant | |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:30 | Auburn | David Mills gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 06:28 | Auburn | Lance Ebert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport (PF) Efrain Monaco | |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | David Mills is called for the reach on Steven Digiacomo - foul #3 on David Mills, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (SG) Samuel Bateman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:06 | Auburn | A charge is called on David West - foul #2 on David West, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 05:47 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David Mills | 51-54 |
| 05:42 | Auburn | Travis Craig comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 51-54 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | James Gallego steps in front of the Steven Digiacomo pass | 51-54 |
| 05:17 | Auburn | Lance Ebert dunks the ball on a great pass from James Gallego | 53-54 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo hits a turnaround from the baseline | 53-56 |
| 04:37 | Auburn | Timothy Hidalgo swats the layup by Travis Craig | 53-56 |
| 04:35 | Auburn | David Mills can't tip it in | 53-56 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (PG), Samuel Bateman (SG), Leo Hatten (SF), Steven Hensley (PF), Joseph Simon (C) Lance Ebert, Travis Craig, James Gallego, David Mills, David West | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Grant (SF), Efrain Monaco (PF) Timothy Clayton, Eddie Davenport | |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Samuel Bateman - foul #1 on Samuel Bateman, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lance Ebert (PG), Michael Wagner (SF) Samuel Bateman, Leo Hatten | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:59 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-58 |
| 03:58 | Auburn | Joseph Simon tips it back up and in | 55-58 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | William Grant's floater is tipped away by Joseph Simon | 55-58 |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Steven Hensley gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 03:15 | Auburn | Steven Hensley hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lance Ebert (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Hensley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Simon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Grant (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Hidalgo (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (SG), James Gallego (SF), David Mills (PF), David West (C) Rodney Walden, Michael Wagner, Steven Hensley, Joseph Simon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:35 | Auburn | David Mills clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | William Grant misses the dunk attempt | 57-58 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Efrain Monaco | 57-58 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi | William Grant clanks a turnaround from close range | 57-58 |
| 01:55 | Auburn | David Mills pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 01:51 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman's floater is knocked away by Robert Thompson | 57-58 |
| 01:50 | Auburn | Lance Ebert tips it in | 59-58 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by William Grant | 59-61 |
| 01:11 | Auburn | William Grant is called for the reach on James Gallego - foul #1 on William Grant, team foul #5 | 59-61 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman is whistled for traveling | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Thompson and the foul's on Samuel Bateman - foul #2 on Samuel Bateman, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo makes the free throw | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman's pass is intercepted by Robert Thompson | 59-64 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson blows the layup | 59-64 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | David Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:15 | Auburn | Lance Ebert misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco is hacked by Lance Ebert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lance Ebert, team foul #11 | 59-64 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Lance Ebert is hacked by Robert Thompson - foul #3 on Robert Thompson, team foul #6 | 59-66 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-66 |