| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Fiorini (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David McLead (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Griffith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Diep (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Donald Landberg (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino inbounds the ball | 22-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 22-30 |
| 19:35 | Auburn | Richard Diep gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 19:12 | Auburn | Richard Diep hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 22-30 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell snags the defensive board | 22-30 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 18:45 | Auburn | David McLead gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 18:23 | Auburn | Richard Diep scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Anthony Griffith | 22-33 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing is fouled on the floor by Anthony Griffith - foul #1 on Anthony Griffith, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing clanks a 3 from the right corner | 22-33 |
| 17:59 | Auburn | Richard Diep grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 17:39 | Auburn | Arnoldo Marino takes the ball from Anthony Griffith | 22-33 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | Donald Landberg swats the shot by Mike Butler | 22-33 |
| 17:21 | Auburn | David McLead snags the defensive board | 22-33 |
| 16:56 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Arnoldo Marino - foul #3 on Arnoldo Marino, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (SF) Arnoldo Marino | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:56 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 16:56 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Lansing | 25-35 |
| 16:08 | Auburn | David McLead can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Mike Butler grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing is hacked by Matthew Fiorini - foul #1 on Matthew Fiorini, team foul #2 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Howard Rudd (PF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Gary Lansing, Paul Campbell, Mike Butler, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Casillas (SG), Thomas Ware (SF), Christopher Newton (PF), Alva Pilakowski (C) David McLead, Anthony Griffith, Richard Diep, Donald Landberg | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Davis (fresh) SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Howard Rudd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Fiorini (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Casillas (fresh) SF - Thomas Ware (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Newton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alva Pilakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-35 |
| 15:17 | Auburn | Christopher Newton clanks a shot from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd is called for traveling | 25-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Lansing (PG) James Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Vernon (PG), Donald Landberg (C) Matthew Fiorini, Alva Pilakowski | |
| 14:30 | Auburn | Thomas Ware misses short on a floater from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 14:28 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Ware | 25-35 |
| 14:03 | Auburn | Thomas Ware throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (SG), Mike Butler (PF), Paul Hester (C) Arnoldo Marino, Howard Rudd, Mladen Linkowski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini (PG), David McLead (SG), Anthony Griffith (SF), Richard Diep (PF) Timothy Vernon, Paul Casillas, Thomas Ware, Christopher Newton | |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Diep - foul #4 on Richard Diep, team foul #3 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Ware (PF) Richard Diep | |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 13:35 | Auburn | Thomas Ware clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-35 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Paul Hester snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Paul Hester comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Landberg - foul #1 on Donald Landberg, team foul #4 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Diep (PF) Thomas Ware | |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the 3rd free throw | 28-35 |
| 12:49 | Auburn | Donald Landberg misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Hester - foul #1 on Paul Hester, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (PG), Arnoldo Marino (SF) Gary Lansing, Donald McCraven | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:49 | Auburn | Donald Landberg makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 12:49 | Auburn | Donald Landberg misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | Mike Butler gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | Mike Butler drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Campbell | 30-36 |
| 12:10 | Auburn | David McLead misses short on a floater from close range | 30-36 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | Mike Butler gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Richard Diep swats the shot by Paul Campbell | 30-36 |
| 11:46 | Auburn | Richard Diep grabs the board | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Davis (fresh) SG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Fiorini (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David McLead (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Griffith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Diep (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Donald Landberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Auburn | Donald Landberg hits the finger roll on a great pass from Matthew Fiorini | 30-38 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Mike Butler hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Landberg - foul #2 on Donald Landberg, team foul #5 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Lansing (PG), Donald McCraven (SG), Howard Rudd (C) James Davis, Paul Campbell, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Vernon (PG), Thomas Ware (SF), Alva Pilakowski (C) Matthew Fiorini, Anthony Griffith, Donald Landberg | |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Mike Butler makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Mike Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 10:40 | Auburn | David McLead comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Thomas Ware grabs the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 10:17 | Auburn | Timothy Vernon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 32-38 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Ware - foul #2 on Thomas Ware, team foul #6 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Arnoldo Marino, Mike Butler | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini (PG), Paul Casillas (SG) Timothy Vernon, David McLead | |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 10:09 | Auburn | Richard Diep grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 09:54 | Auburn | Thomas Ware is called for traveling | 32-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Anthony Griffith (SF) Richard Diep | |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald McCraven | 35-38 |
| 09:10 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski is fouled on the floor by Donald McCraven - foul #2 on Donald McCraven, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (SG), Mike Butler (PF), Paul Hester (C) Timothy Williams, Howard Rudd, Mladen Linkowski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Donald Landberg (C) Alva Pilakowski | |
| 08:43 | Auburn | Donald McCraven picks off the pass by Matthew Fiorini | 35-38 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven hits the finger roll | 37-38 |
| 08:13 | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Donald Landberg - foul #3 on Donald Landberg, team foul #7 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino (SF) Donald McCraven | |
| Subs | Auburn | David McLead (SG), Richard Diep (PF) Paul Casillas, Anthony Griffith | |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 07:32 | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-40 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Campbell | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Fiorini (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David McLead (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Ware (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Diep (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Donald Landberg (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-40 |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Richard Diep misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-40 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Arnoldo Marino | 41-40 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Diep - foul #5 on Richard Diep, team foul #8 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), James Davis (SG), Howard Rudd (PF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Gary Lansing, Paul Campbell, Mike Butler, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Vernon (PG), Anthony Griffith (SF), Christopher Newton (PF), Alva Pilakowski (C) Matthew Fiorini, Thomas Ware, Richard Diep, Donald Landberg | |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 05:56 | Auburn | Timothy Vernon hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by David McLead | 43-42 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Davis | 45-42 |
| 05:19 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski blows the layup but he's fouled by James Davis - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| 05:19 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 05:19 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven's pass is intercepted by Timothy Vernon | 45-43 |
| 04:27 | Auburn | Mladen Linkowski is called for the reach on Anthony Griffith - foul #2 on Mladen Linkowski, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Lansing (PG), Paul Campbell (SG), Mike Butler (PF), Paul Hester (C) James Davis, Arnoldo Marino, Howard Rudd, Mladen Linkowski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini (PG), Paul Casillas (SG), Thomas Ware (PF), Donald Landberg (C) Timothy Vernon, David McLead, Christopher Newton, Alva Pilakowski | |
| 04:09 | Auburn | Paul Casillas loses the ball out of bounds | 45-43 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 03:55 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Anthony Griffith | 45-43 |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Donald Landberg misses the fadeaway from close range | 45-43 |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Donald Landberg hits the follow up shot | 45-45 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | Thomas Ware steals the ball from Paul Campbell | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald McCraven (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Fiorini (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Casillas (fresh) SF - Anthony Griffith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Ware (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Donald Landberg (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:55 | Auburn | Donald Landberg connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Fiorini | 45-47 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 02:35 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Anthony Griffith | 45-47 |
| 02:35 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino (SF) Donald McCraven | |
| Subs | Auburn | David McLead (SG) Paul Casillas | |
| 02:12 | Auburn | Donald Landberg is hacked by Paul Hester - foul #2 on Paul Hester, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| 01:57 | Auburn | Gary Lansing picks off the pass by Matthew Fiorini | 45-47 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mike Butler | 48-47 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Mike Butler tips it home | 50-47 |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith lays it in | 50-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing is hacked by Matthew Fiorini in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Fiorini, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | David McLead scores on a 3 from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Fiorini (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - David McLead (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Griffith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Ware (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Donald Landberg (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Paul Hester wins the tip | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino is fouled on the floor by Anthony Griffith - foul #2 on Anthony Griffith, team foul #10 | 52-52 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:17 | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by David McLead | 54-54 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Paul Hester knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Mike Butler | 56-54 |
| 03:36 | Auburn | Donald Landberg misses the floater from the left block | 56-54 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Campbell | 56-54 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Mike Butler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-54 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell grabs the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Mike Butler misses the tip | 56-54 |
| 03:03 | Auburn | Thomas Ware gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 03:01 | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-54 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 02:21 | Auburn | Matthew Fiorini misses the lay-in | 56-54 |
| 02:19 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith tips it home | 56-56 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 02:01 | Auburn | Donald Landberg grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 01:32 | Auburn | David McLead makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Mike Butler buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Hester | 58-59 |
| 00:50 | Auburn | David McLead misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-59 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Paul Hester gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary Lansing (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mike Butler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Hester (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Fiorini (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David McLead (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Griffith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Ware (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Donald Landberg (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Mike Butler misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 58-59 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Mike Butler hits the follow up shot | 60-59 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Thomas Ware connects on the floater from the free throw line | 60-61 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing travels with the ball | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Gary Lansing is called for the reach on David McLead in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Lansing, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | David McLead makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | David McLead makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses the halfcourt shot | 60-63 |