| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Khamisi Dare (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 10 pts. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Curtis Porter inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Auburn | Darrel Villarreal is called for the reach on Curtis Porter - foul #1 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 19:36 | Auburn | Curtis Porter blows the layup | 30-33 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito's dunk attempt is rejected by Khamisi Dare | 30-33 |
| 19:10 | Auburn | Charles White snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 18:55 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare is called for traveling | 30-33 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Rene Esposito is blocked by Khamisi Dare | 30-33 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal grabs the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Khamisi Dare - foul #2 on Khamisi Dare, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:25 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Charles White | 30-33 |
| 18:08 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare lays it in on a nice dish by Curtis Porter and the foul's on Peter Angulo - foul #1 on Peter Angulo, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| 18:08 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare misses the free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kevin Bonilla | 32-33 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal lays it up and in | 32-35 |
| 17:33 | Auburn | Charles White scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Khamisi Dare | 34-35 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Tracy Cruce (SF), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Smith, Curtis Porter, Charles White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SG), Randy Hendrix (SF), Richard Gokey (C) Darrel Villarreal, Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla, Rene Esposito | |
| 16:54 | Auburn | Bud Cullum buries a runner in the paint | 36-35 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix's pass is intercepted by Bud Cullum | 36-35 |
| 16:29 | Auburn | Bud Cullum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher (PF) Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (C) Peter Angulo | |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Stephen White is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| 16:13 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher loses the dribble to Randy Hendrix | 36-35 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Arthur Gallagher - foul #2 on Arthur Gallagher, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Curtis Porter (SF), Charles White (C) Richard Huffaker, Tracy Cruce, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF) William Whaley, Kenneth Rosas | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bud Cullum (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles White (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Auburn | Charles White comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 15:31 | Auburn | Charles White snags the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 15:21 | Auburn | Curtis Porter clanks a turnaround from the left block | 36-37 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen White | 36-39 |
| 14:54 | Auburn | James Smith connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Porter | 38-39 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Stephen White | 38-42 |
| 14:16 | Auburn | Bud Cullum is fouled on the floor by Kevin Bonilla - foul #3 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG), Tracy Cruce (SF), Khamisi Dare (PF) James Smith, Bud Cullum, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Peter Angulo (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Stephen White, Richard Gokey, Randy Hendrix | |
| 14:02 | Auburn | Curtis Porter is hacked by Rene Esposito - foul #2 on Rene Esposito, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski (C) Charles White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:47 | Auburn | Curtis Porter is hacked by Darrel Villarreal - foul #2 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SF) Kevin Bonilla | |
| 13:31 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Porter | 40-42 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Tracy Cruce steals it from William Whaley | 40-42 |
| 12:53 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker hits a shot from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Khamisi Dare is called for the reach on Darrel Villarreal - foul #3 on Khamisi Dare, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Charles White (C) Curtis Porter, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF) Cody Lingerfelt, William Whaley | |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen White | 42-44 |
| 12:12 | Auburn | Darrel Villarreal picks off the pass by Tracy Cruce | 42-44 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Stephen White can't connect on a floater from the left side | 42-44 |
| 11:46 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Charles White | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Huffaker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Khamisi Dare (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Charles White (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen White (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 10 pts. C - Rene Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Auburn | Charles White buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Khamisi Dare | 44-44 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (SG), Curtis Porter (SF), Arthur Gallagher (PF) Richard Huffaker, Tracy Cruce, Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Randy Hendrix (C) Stephen White, Rene Esposito | |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | James Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Darrel Villarreal - foul #3 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski (C) Charles White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SF), Richard Gokey (C) Darrel Villarreal, Kevin Bonilla, Peter Angulo | |
| 10:51 | Auburn | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 10:40 | Auburn | Curtis Porter lays it in on a nice dish by James Smith | 47-46 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | Stephen White's pass is intercepted by James Smith | 47-46 |
| 10:09 | Auburn | Randy Hendrix is called for the reach on Curtis Porter - foul #1 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SG), Khamisi Dare (PF) James Smith, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:09 | Auburn | Curtis Porter misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | William Whaley scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen White and he's fouled by Curtis Porter - foul #1 on Curtis Porter, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG), Charles White (C) Tracy Cruce, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SF), Peter Angulo (PF) Stephen White, Richard Gokey | |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:37 | Auburn | William Whaley is called for the reach on Bud Cullum - foul #1 on William Whaley, team foul #8 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SF) Curtis Porter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG) Cody Lingerfelt | |
| 09:37 | Auburn | Bud Cullum makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:37 | Auburn | Bud Cullum makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses the dunk attempt | 49-49 |
| 09:24 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:19 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-49 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Bud Cullum steals the ball from Kevin Bonilla | 49-49 |
| 08:58 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker can't finish the layup | 49-49 |
| 08:57 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare tips it back up and in | 51-49 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Richard Huffaker steals the ball from Stephen White | 51-49 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Bud Cullum is hacked by Stephen White - foul #1 on Stephen White, team foul #9 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Curtis Porter (SF), Arthur Gallagher (PF), Yuri Burakowski (C) Richard Huffaker, Tracy Cruce, Khamisi Dare, Charles White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Rene Esposito (C) Stephen White, William Whaley, Kevin Bonilla | |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Bud Cullum misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Rene Esposito - foul #3 on Rene Esposito, team foul #10 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG) Bud Cullum | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SF) Randy Hendrix | |
| 07:41 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. PF - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) 3 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) PF - Peter Angulo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo is called for 5 seconds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SG), Khamisi Dare (PF) Richard Huffaker, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (PF) Peter Angulo | |
| 06:55 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Curtis Porter | 56-49 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | James Smith is called for the reach on Darrel Villarreal in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles White (C) Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Randy Hendrix (PF) Darrel Villarreal, Terry Koerner, Richard Gokey | |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | Tracy Cruce is called for the reach on Stephen White - foul #2 on Tracy Cruce, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:11 | Auburn | James Smith drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Tracy Cruce | 58-51 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Richard Huffaker (SG), Arthur Gallagher (PF) James Smith, Curtis Porter, Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SG), Peter Angulo (PF) Cody Lingerfelt, Rene Esposito | |
| 05:25 | Auburn | Bud Cullum misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Stephen White grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix slams it home set up by William Whaley and the foul's on Arthur Gallagher - foul #3 on Arthur Gallagher, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SF), Yuri Burakowski (C) Tracy Cruce, Charles White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG) William Whaley | |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:37 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Bud Cullum | 60-54 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Stephen White drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Randy Hendrix and he's hacked by Arthur Gallagher - foul #4 on Arthur Gallagher, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Khamisi Dare (PF) Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), William Whaley (SF), Richard Gokey (C) Darrel Villarreal, Kevin Bonilla, Randy Hendrix | |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 04:02 | Auburn | Stephen White is called for the reach on Bud Cullum - foul #2 on Stephen White, team foul #11 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SF) Curtis Porter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG) Stephen White | |
| 04:02 | Auburn | Bud Cullum makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:02 | Auburn | Bud Cullum makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bud Cullum (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Khamisi Dare (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Gokey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare loses the dribble to Cody Lingerfelt | 62-59 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt banks in the layup | 62-61 |
| 03:06 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Curtis Porter (SF), Charles White (C) Bud Cullum, Tracy Cruce, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SF), Rene Esposito (C) William Whaley, Richard Gokey | |
| 02:48 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 02:27 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 02:20 | Auburn | Curtis Porter makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Khamisi Dare | 64-61 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Curtis Porter - foul #2 on Curtis Porter, team foul #10 | 64-61 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:54 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker blows the layup but he's fouled by Cody Lingerfelt - foul #2 on Cody Lingerfelt, team foul #12 | 64-63 |
| 01:54 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:54 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito lays it in on a great pass from Darrel Villarreal and he's hacked by Khamisi Dare - foul #4 on Khamisi Dare, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:24 | Auburn | Charles White can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 01:22 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Charles White | 66-66 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Charles White misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Rene Esposito - foul #4 on Rene Esposito, team foul #13 | 66-66 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Charles White makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Charles White makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 68-66 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare can't tip it in | 68-66 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-66 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare is fouled in the backcourt by Darrel Villarreal - foul #4 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #14 | 68-66 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker snags the defensive board | 69-66 |