| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Khamisi Dare (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chuck Mansfield (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Macaulay | 28-37 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | James Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-37 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay is whistled for a carry | 30-37 |
| 18:35 | Auburn | Charles White hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 18:33 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses the tip | 30-37 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards tips it but misses | 30-37 |
| 18:10 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 18:02 | Auburn | James Smith misses the floater from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner blows the layup but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Smith, Charles White | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 17:24 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker's pass is intercepted by Cecil Skinner | 30-39 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-39 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards hits the follow up shot | 30-41 |
| 16:56 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Nicholas Anderson - foul #3 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SF) Curtis Porter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Ralls (PF) Nicholas Anderson | |
| 16:56 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 16:56 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses the fadeaway from the left side | 31-41 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | John Ralls tips it in | 31-43 |
| 16:30 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare misses the dunk | 31-43 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jeremy Macaulay and the foul's on Richard Huffaker - foul #2 on Richard Huffaker, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Arthur Gallagher (PF), Charles White (C) Richard Huffaker, Khamisi Dare, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson (PF), Christopher Spann (C) John Ralls, Ronald Edwards | |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the free throw | 31-46 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bud Cullum (fresh) SF - Tracy Cruce (fresh) PF - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Cecil Skinner (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chuck Mansfield (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Spann (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:43 | Auburn | Bud Cullum travels with the ball | 31-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SF) Tracy Cruce | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses the lay-in | 31-46 |
| 15:22 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher grabs the defensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 15:16 | Auburn | James Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-46 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-46 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Anderson | 31-46 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Chuck Mansfield | 31-48 |
| 14:21 | Auburn | Curtis Porter loses the dribble to Nicholas Anderson | 31-48 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Arthur Gallagher - foul #1 on Arthur Gallagher, team foul #3 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG), Tracy Cruce (SF), Khamisi Dare (PF), Yuri Burakowski (C) Bud Cullum, Curtis Porter, Arthur Gallagher, Charles White | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield makes the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:31 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jeremy Macaulay - foul #3 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #2 | 31-50 |
| 13:31 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 13:31 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner pulls down the rebound | 31-50 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield is hacked by Tracy Cruce - foul #3 on Tracy Cruce, team foul #4 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG) Jeremy Macaulay | |
| 13:01 | Mississippi | Yuri Burakowski steals it from Chuck Mansfield | 31-50 |
| 12:43 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare hits a driving attempt in the paint | 33-50 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner lays it in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Zybia and he's hacked by Tracy Cruce - foul #4 on Tracy Cruce, team foul #5 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (PG), Charles White (C) James Smith, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), John Ralls (PF) Jeffrey Zybia, Nicholas Anderson | |
| 12:21 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses the free throw | 33-52 |
| 12:21 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Khamisi Dare | 33-52 |
| 12:02 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by John Ralls - foul #2 on John Ralls, team foul #3 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (SG) Cecil Skinner | |
| 12:02 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce makes the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 12:02 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Zybia | 35-54 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Curtis Porter (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Khamisi Dare (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Chuck Mansfield (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Ralls (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Spann (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce is hacked by Jeffrey Zybia - foul #1 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #4 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG) Tracy Cruce | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Laird (SF) Chuck Mansfield | |
| 11:30 | Auburn | John Ralls swats the short shot by Curtis Porter | 35-54 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | John Ralls gets the rebound | 35-54 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia is hacked by Khamisi Dare - foul #2 on Khamisi Dare, team foul #6 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher (PF) Khamisi Dare | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (SG) Jeffrey Zybia | |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-54 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann tips it in | 35-56 |
| 10:53 | Auburn | Bud Cullum can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-56 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird grabs the defensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 35-56 |
| 10:37 | Auburn | Curtis Porter pulls down the rebound | 35-56 |
| 10:11 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on John Ralls - foul #3 on John Ralls, team foul #5 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Khamisi Dare (PF), Yuri Burakowski (C) Arthur Gallagher, Charles White | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Chuck Mansfield (SF), Nicholas Anderson (PF) Jeremy Macaulay, Christopher Laird, John Ralls | |
| 10:11 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses the 1st free throw | 35-56 |
| 10:11 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-56 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Zybia | 36-58 |
| 09:45 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker double dribbles | 36-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Tracy Cruce (SF) Bud Cullum, Curtis Porter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:24 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-58 |
| 09:23 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski grabs the board | 36-58 |
| 09:08 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-58 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner grabs the defensive rebound | 36-58 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Spann | 36-60 |
| 08:44 | Auburn | Christopher Spann blocks the short jumper by Yuri Burakowski | 36-60 |
| 08:42 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-60 |
| 08:30 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Huffaker, team foul #7 | 36-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (SG), Curtis Porter (SF), Arthur Gallagher (PF), Charles White (C) Richard Huffaker, Tracy Cruce, Khamisi Dare, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Ronald Edwards (C) Cecil Skinner, Christopher Spann | |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | James Smith steals the ball from Chuck Mansfield | 36-60 |
| 07:59 | Auburn | Bud Cullum hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Smith | 38-60 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-60 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia snags the offensive board | 38-60 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bud Cullum (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Chuck Mansfield (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Anderson (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 38-62 |
| 07:12 | Auburn | Charles White misses long on a floater from the left wing | 38-62 |
| 07:10 | Auburn | James Smith gets the offensive rebound | 38-62 |
| 07:05 | Auburn | Jeffrey Zybia steals the ball from James Smith | 38-62 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia throws it down | 38-64 |
| 06:49 | Auburn | Charles White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jeremy Macaulay - foul #4 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #6 | 38-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SG), Khamisi Dare (PF) Bud Cullum, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (SG), Christopher Laird (SF), John Ralls (PF) Jeremy Macaulay, Chuck Mansfield, Nicholas Anderson | |
| 06:49 | Auburn | Charles White makes the 1st free throw | 39-64 |
| 06:49 | Auburn | Charles White makes the 2nd free throw | 40-64 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-64 |
| 06:30 | Auburn | Charles White pulls down the rebound | 40-64 |
| 06:11 | Auburn | Charles White is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Zybia - foul #2 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #7 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG) Curtis Porter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:11 | Auburn | Charles White misses the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | John Ralls pulls down the rebound | 40-64 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Cecil Skinner is denied by Khamisi Dare | 40-64 |
| 05:59 | Auburn | Charles White grabs the defensive rebound | 40-64 |
| 05:51 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses the jumper from the right side | 40-64 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird gets the rebound | 40-64 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Cecil Skinner, team foul #8 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Smith, Charles White | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:14 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski loses the dribble to Jeffrey Zybia | 40-64 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Tracy Cruce - foul #5 on Tracy Cruce, team foul #8 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SF) Tracy Cruce | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird makes the 1st free throw | 40-65 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses the 2nd free throw | 40-65 |
| 04:57 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare grabs the board | 40-65 |
| 04:49 | Auburn | Bud Cullum misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Laird - foul #1 on Christopher Laird, team foul #9 | 40-65 |
| 04:49 | Auburn | Bud Cullum misses the 1st free throw | 40-65 |
| 04:49 | Auburn | Bud Cullum misses the 2nd free throw | 40-65 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Ralls | 40-65 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner can't finish the layup | 40-65 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird tips it in | 40-67 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-67 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Cecil Skinner | 40-69 |
| 03:36 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare banks in the layup set up by Richard Huffaker | 42-69 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bud Cullum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Huffaker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Khamisi Dare (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Skinner (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Laird (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Ralls (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | Yuri Burakowski picks off the pass by Cecil Skinner | 42-69 |
| 03:00 | Auburn | Curtis Porter lays it up and in on a nice dish by Khamisi Dare | 44-69 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses the jumper from the free throw line | 44-69 |
| 02:36 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare gets the rebound | 44-69 |
| 02:23 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Richard Huffaker, team foul #9 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Arthur Gallagher (PF), Charles White (C) Bud Cullum, Khamisi Dare, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) Cecil Skinner | |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Charles White blocks the short jumper by Christopher Laird | 44-69 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher grabs the board | 44-69 |
| 01:53 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 44-69 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird grabs the defensive rebound | 44-69 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-69 |
| 01:27 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher grabs the board | 44-69 |
| 01:18 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Smith | 46-69 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-69 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 46-69 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird makes the fadeaway from close range | 46-71 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Curtis Porter is open and scores on a shot from the left wing | 48-71 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay runs out the clock | 48-71 |