| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) SG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) SF - Chuck Mansfield (fresh) PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) C - Christopher Spann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) C - Charles White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Charles White wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Auburn | James Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Auburn | Charles White can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses long on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Auburn | Curtis Porter pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell lays it in and he's fouled by Nicholas Anderson - foul #1 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann is hacked by Charles White - foul #1 on Charles White, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield buries a jumper from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell is called for traveling | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Mitchell - foul #1 on Thomas Mitchell, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:51 | Auburn | James Smith's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Anderson | 4-3 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-3 |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Curtis Porter gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:50 | Auburn | Charles White is whistled for traveling | 4-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Tracy Cruce (SF), Khamisi Dare (PF), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Smith, Curtis Porter, Thomas Mitchell, Charles White | |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Macaulay | 6-3 |
| 16:17 | Auburn | Jeremy Macaulay is called for the reach on Bud Cullum - foul #1 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 16:11 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-3 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Tracy Cruce - foul #1 on Tracy Cruce, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chuck Mansfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Spann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bud Cullum (fresh) SG - Richard Huffaker (fairly fresh) SF - Tracy Cruce (fresh) PF - Khamisi Dare (fresh) C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce is fouled on the floor by Chuck Mansfield - foul #1 on Chuck Mansfield, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG) Richard Huffaker | |
| 15:31 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski is called for traveling | 8-3 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Macaulay | 11-3 |
| 14:56 | Auburn | Bud Cullum makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-5 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-5 |
| 14:32 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:19 | Auburn | Bud Cullum comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 11-5 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann tips it back up and in | 13-5 |
| 13:35 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG), Curtis Porter (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF), Charles White (C) Bud Cullum, Tracy Cruce, Khamisi Dare, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-5 |
| 13:13 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell gets the rebound | 13-5 |
| 12:56 | Auburn | Charles White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 13-5 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner gets the rebound | 13-5 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield misses the dunk | 13-5 |
| 12:42 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell gets the rebound | 13-5 |
| 12:23 | Auburn | Curtis Porter double dribbles | 13-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Ralls (PF) Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SF) James Smith | |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Thomas Mitchell picks off the pass by Christopher Spann | 13-5 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cecil Skinner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chuck Mansfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ralls (fresh) C - Christopher Spann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Curtis Porter (fresh) SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) SF - Tracy Cruce (fresh) PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles White (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Auburn | Curtis Porter misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeremy Macaulay - foul #2 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #4 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG) Jeremy Macaulay | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG) Tracy Cruce | |
| 11:39 | Auburn | Curtis Porter makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 11:39 | Auburn | Curtis Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi | John Ralls's pass is intercepted by Charles White | 13-7 |
| 11:06 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 13-7 |
| 11:05 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell tips it in | 13-9 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-9 |
| 10:19 | Auburn | Bud Cullum hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Cecil Skinner - foul #1 on Cecil Skinner, team foul #5 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Laird (SG), Nicholas Anderson (PF), Ronald Edwards (C) Cecil Skinner, John Ralls, Christopher Spann | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SF), Khamisi Dare (PF), Yuri Burakowski (C) Curtis Porter, Thomas Mitchell, Charles White | |
| 10:19 | Auburn | Bud Cullum misses the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 10:19 | Auburn | Bud Cullum makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-10 |
| 10:01 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski pulls down the rebound | 16-10 |
| 09:42 | Auburn | Jeffrey Zybia is called for the reach on Tracy Cruce - foul #1 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #6 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (SG) Chuck Mansfield | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG) Bud Cullum | |
| 09:28 | Auburn | James Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Edwards - foul #1 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #7 | 16-10 |
| 09:28 | Auburn | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 09:28 | Auburn | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Christopher Laird | 18-11 |
| 08:52 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 18-13 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Zybia | 20-13 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Edwards - foul #2 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #8 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield (SF), John Ralls (PF), Christopher Spann (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Nicholas Anderson, Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Curtis Porter (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) James Smith, Richard Huffaker, Khamisi Dare | |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Ralls | 20-14 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Laird and he's fouled by Bud Cullum - foul #1 on Bud Cullum, team foul #4 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG) Cecil Skinner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles White (C) Yuri Burakowski | |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield makes the free throw | 23-14 |
| 07:52 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses the lay-in | 23-14 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield gets the rebound | 23-14 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Laird (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chuck Mansfield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Ralls (fresh) C - Christopher Spann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bud Cullum (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tracy Cruce (fresh) SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles White (fresh) | |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #9 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (PG) Jeffrey Zybia | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 07:35 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell is called for traveling | 23-14 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | Thomas Mitchell denies the turnaround by Christopher Laird | 23-14 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | John Ralls grabs the offensive board | 23-14 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann double dribbles | 23-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson (PF) John Ralls | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG) Tracy Cruce | |
| 06:46 | Auburn | Bud Cullum misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-14 |
| 06:45 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell snags the offensive board | 23-14 |
| 06:33 | Auburn | Charles White hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Smith and he's hacked by Chuck Mansfield - foul #2 on Chuck Mansfield, team foul #10 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) Chuck Mansfield | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG) Bud Cullum | |
| 06:33 | Auburn | Charles White makes the free throw | 23-17 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird is hacked by Curtis Porter - foul #1 on Curtis Porter, team foul #5 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Khamisi Dare (PF), Yuri Burakowski (C) Thomas Mitchell, Charles White | |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Yuri Burakowski is called for the reach on Christopher Laird - foul #1 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Ralls (PF) Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SF) Curtis Porter | |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird loses the dribble to Yuri Burakowski | 23-17 |
| 05:10 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 25-17 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | James Smith misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 25-17 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird blows the layup | 25-17 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 04:05 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-17 |
| 04:04 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Yuri Burakowski | 25-17 |
| 03:59 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Macaulay - foul #3 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #11 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Chuck Mansfield (SF), Nicholas Anderson (PF), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeremy Macaulay, Cecil Skinner, John Ralls, Christopher Spann | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Curtis Porter (SF), Charles White (C) James Smith, Tracy Cruce, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 03:59 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 03:59 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell (PF) Khamisi Dare | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Laird (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chuck Mansfield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bud Cullum (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Huffaker (fairly fresh) SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles White (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 25-19 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird banks in the layup | 27-19 |
| 02:48 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-19 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Curtis Porter - foul #2 on Curtis Porter, team foul #7 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Spann (C) Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SG) Richard Huffaker | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield misses the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield misses the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 02:34 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell gets the rebound | 27-19 |
| 02:09 | Auburn | Charles White comes up short on the shot from the left side | 27-19 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia is called for 10 seconds | 27-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (SG), John Ralls (PF) Christopher Laird, Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:39 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell buries a shot from close range | 27-21 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner clanks a shot from the free throw line | 27-21 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia tips it in | 29-21 |
| 00:57 | Auburn | John Ralls denies the turnaround by Bud Cullum | 29-21 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield tips it back up and in | 31-21 |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Curtis Porter slams it home on a nice dish by Tracy Cruce and he's hacked by Jeffrey Zybia - foul #3 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #12 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Laird (SG), Nicholas Anderson (PF), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeffrey Zybia, John Ralls, Christopher Spann | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Richard Huffaker (SG), Khamisi Dare (PF), Yuri Burakowski (C) Bud Cullum, Tracy Cruce, Thomas Mitchell, Charles White | |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Curtis Porter makes the free throw | 31-24 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Khamisi Dare is called for the reach on Christopher Laird - foul #1 on Khamisi Dare, team foul #8 | 31-24 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | James Smith comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 33-24 |