| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Khamisi Dare (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 30-38 |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt tips it in | 32-38 |
| 19:21 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare clanks a floater from the right side | 32-38 |
| 19:19 | Auburn | Curtis Porter tips it in | 32-40 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal is fouled in the backcourt by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Curtis Porter - foul #1 on Curtis Porter, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:48 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker is hacked by Rene Esposito - foul #3 on Rene Esposito, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (C) Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 18:25 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Huffaker | 34-42 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | Curtis Porter takes the ball from Darrel Villarreal | 34-42 |
| 17:51 | Auburn | James Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 17:49 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare tips it in | 34-44 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SF) Kevin Bonilla | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Smith, Charles White | |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:14 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-44 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Cody Lingerfelt | 38-44 |
| 16:38 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker can't connect on a floater from the right side | 38-44 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Whaley | 38-44 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt is hacked by Yuri Burakowski - foul #3 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Kevin Bonilla (SF) Darrel Villarreal, Cody Lingerfelt | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Tracy Cruce (SF), Arthur Gallagher (PF), Charles White (C) Richard Huffaker, Curtis Porter, Khamisi Dare, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Stephen White | 40-44 |
| 15:51 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Kevin Bonilla - foul #2 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Kenneth Rosas, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:51 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 15:51 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Whaley (fresh) SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bud Cullum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-46 |
| 15:31 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 15:12 | Auburn | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Stephen White - foul #1 on Stephen White, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG), Curtis Porter (SF), Khamisi Dare (PF), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Smith, Tracy Cruce, Arthur Gallagher, Charles White | |
| 14:59 | Auburn | Bud Cullum hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Peter Angulo | 40-46 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla clanks a jumper in the paint | 40-46 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito snags the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | William Whaley double dribbles | 40-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Randy Hendrix (SF) William Whaley, Kevin Bonilla | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SF) Bud Cullum | |
| 14:05 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Peter Angulo - foul #4 on Peter Angulo, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (PF) Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Charles White (C) Curtis Porter, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 14:05 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:05 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses the shot from the baseline | 40-47 |
| 13:44 | Auburn | James Smith snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare slams it home set up by James Smith | 40-49 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito's floater is tipped away by Charles White | 40-49 |
| 13:06 | Auburn | Charles White pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Rene Esposito - foul #4 on Rene Esposito, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Kevin Bonilla (SF) Stephen White, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SF) Tracy Cruce | |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Cody Lingerfelt | 42-51 |
| 12:40 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 42-51 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | James Smith steals the ball from Darrel Villarreal | 42-51 |
| 12:23 | Auburn | James Smith lays it up and in | 42-53 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Gokey | 45-53 |
| 11:48 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Smith | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Hendrix (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Gokey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Huffaker (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Khamisi Dare (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (SG), William Whaley (SF), Kenneth Rosas (PF) Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Tracy Cruce (SG), Arthur Gallagher (PF), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Smith, Richard Huffaker, Khamisi Dare, Charles White | |
| 11:07 | Auburn | Randy Hendrix steals it from Tracy Cruce | 45-55 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-55 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Rosas | 45-55 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Stephen White's pass is intercepted by Tracy Cruce | 45-55 |
| 10:04 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Tracy Cruce | 45-57 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 09:45 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 09:32 | Auburn | Curtis Porter is fouled on the floor by Darrel Villarreal - foul #3 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #6 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Richard Gokey (PF) Darrel Villarreal, Stephen White, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Richard Huffaker (SG), Charles White (C) Bud Cullum, Curtis Porter, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 09:19 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Smith | 45-60 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | William Whaley knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Bonilla | 48-60 |
| 08:49 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Rosas - foul #1 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Randy Hendrix (PF) William Whaley, Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 08:49 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 08:49 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher misses the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the turnaround from the left block | 50-61 |
| 08:10 | Auburn | Cody Lingerfelt is called for the reach on Richard Huffaker - foul #1 on Cody Lingerfelt, team foul #8 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG) Darrel Villarreal | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (PG), Curtis Porter (SF), Khamisi Dare (PF) James Smith, Tracy Cruce, Arthur Gallagher | |
| 08:10 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 08:10 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 07:53 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Charles White | 50-63 |
| 07:40 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-63 |
| 07:38 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Charles White | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Hendrix (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bud Cullum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Khamisi Dare (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Auburn | Cody Lingerfelt takes the ball from Richard Huffaker | 50-63 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Curtis Porter steps in front of the Stephen White pass | 50-63 |
| 07:05 | Auburn | Bud Cullum throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Richard Gokey, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Yuri Burakowski (C) Bud Cullum, Charles White | |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito loses the dribble to Richard Huffaker | 50-63 |
| 06:47 | Auburn | Curtis Porter misses the easy layup | 50-63 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Stephen White pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-63 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo snags the offensive board | 50-63 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 50-63 |
| 06:07 | Auburn | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| 05:46 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare drills a driving attempt in the lane | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo is fouled on the floor by Yuri Burakowski - foul #4 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #5 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), William Whaley (SG), Terry Koerner (SF) Stephen White, Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bud Cullum (SG), Tracy Cruce (SF) Richard Huffaker, Curtis Porter | |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Bud Cullum - foul #1 on Bud Cullum, team foul #6 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher (PF), Charles White (C) Khamisi Dare, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 05:00 | Auburn | William Whaley steals it from Tracy Cruce | 51-65 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito lays it in on a nice dish by Darrel Villarreal | 53-65 |
| 04:29 | Auburn | Bud Cullum buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-67 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses the 3 from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 04:19 | Auburn | Charles White grabs the defensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 03:57 | Auburn | James Smith drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Tracy Cruce | 53-69 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-69 |
| 03:48 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce grabs the board | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Darrel Villarreal steals it from Arthur Gallagher | 53-69 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) PF - Peter Angulo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Rene Esposito (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bud Cullum (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles White (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Arthur Gallagher is called for the reach on Peter Angulo - foul #2 on Arthur Gallagher, team foul #7 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Randy Hendrix (SF), Richard Gokey (C) Darrel Villarreal, Terry Koerner, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG), Curtis Porter (SF), Khamisi Dare (PF), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Smith, Tracy Cruce, Arthur Gallagher, Charles White | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 03:22 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski gets the rebound | 53-69 |
| 02:58 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Bud Cullum | 53-71 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Yuri Burakowski is called for the reach on Peter Angulo - foul #5 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #8 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SG) William Whaley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SF), Arthur Gallagher (C) Bud Cullum, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 02:31 | Auburn | Khamisi Dare gets the rebound | 54-71 |
| 02:10 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce double dribbles | 54-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (C) Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charles White (C) Arthur Gallagher | |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 54-71 |
| 01:57 | Auburn | Charles White snags the defensive board | 54-71 |
| 01:53 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Curtis Porter | 54-73 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 54-73 |
| 01:41 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker grabs the defensive rebound | 54-73 |
| 01:23 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SG) Terry Koerner | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG) Tracy Cruce | |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Auburn | Charles White is hacked by Randy Hendrix - foul #1 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #9 | 57-73 |
| 00:37 | Auburn | Charles White makes the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 00:37 | Auburn | Charles White makes the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-75 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Hendrix | 57-75 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-75 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | James Smith runs out the clock | 59-75 |