| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) SF - John Gruenberg (fresh) PF - David Faust (fresh) C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) SG - William Parker (fresh) SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fresh) C - Curtis Hines (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | John Gruenberg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Auburn | David Faust makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from William Fabre | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Freddy Grenz - foul #1 on Freddy Grenz, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:13 | Auburn | William Fabre misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Chad Smith pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Chad Smith knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Bradley Dunning | 2-4 |
| 18:42 | Auburn | William Fabre misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | Auburn | Chad Smith swats the short shot by William Fabre | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Auburn | Eric Robinson grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:07 | Auburn | David Faust lays it in | 4-4 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | William Parker misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Eric Robinson - foul #1 on Eric Robinson, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:41 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 17:39 | Auburn | John Gruenberg tips it home | 6-6 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | William Parker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 17:22 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 17:16 | Auburn | David Faust is called for traveling | 6-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (SG) Eric Robinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF) William Parker | |
| 16:59 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-6 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu is hacked by William Fabre - foul #1 on William Fabre, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki (SF), Tim Shepard (PF), Daniel Branton (C) John Gruenberg, David Faust, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Paul Mathieu, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is hacked by William Fabre - foul #2 on William Fabre, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Eric Robinson (SG) William Fabre, Paul Pace | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:16 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 16:14 | Auburn | Daniel Branton gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:08 | Auburn | Eric Robinson misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Curtis Hines - foul #1 on Curtis Hines, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), William Parker (SG), Marcus Ludwig (PF) Bradley Dunning, Richard Knight, Chad Smith | |
| 16:08 | Auburn | Eric Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:08 | Auburn | Eric Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Randall Murray grabs the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Christopher Hilley (fresh) SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fresh) PF - Tim Shepard (fresh) C - Daniel Branton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) SG - William Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) PF - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) C - Curtis Hines (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Daniel Branton - foul #1 on Daniel Branton, team foul #5 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gruenberg (SF) Kenneth Wysocki | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) William Parker, Randall Murray, Marcus Ludwig, Curtis Hines | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:10 | Auburn | Eric Robinson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | Chad Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Chad Smith, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (SG), David Faust (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Eric Robinson, Tim Shepard, Daniel Branton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), William Parker (SG), Curtis Hines (C) Paul Mathieu, Vernon Fletcher, Dwight Jones | |
| 14:33 | Auburn | David Faust misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Chad Smith - foul #2 on Chad Smith, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Jason Williams (PF) Richard Knight, Chad Smith | |
| 14:33 | Auburn | David Faust makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:33 | Auburn | David Faust makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the lay-in but the foul's on Freddy Grenz - foul #2 on Freddy Grenz, team foul #6 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Branton (C) Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF) Vernon Fletcher | |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:45 | Auburn | Daniel Branton is fouled on the floor by Bradley Dunning - foul #1 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (SG) Paul Pace | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Dwight Jones (C) William Parker, Randall Murray, Jason Williams, Curtis Hines | |
| 13:29 | Auburn | Dwight Jones is called for the reach on Eric Robinson - foul #1 on Dwight Jones, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Curtis Hines (C) Vernon Fletcher, Dwight Jones | |
| 13:15 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 13:14 | Auburn | John Gruenberg hits the follow up shot | 12-10 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | Richard Knight comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig snags the offensive board | 12-10 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF) Christopher Hilley, John Gruenberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Richard Knight, Marcus Ludwig, Curtis Hines | |
| 12:29 | Auburn | Jason Williams swats the shot by David Faust | 12-10 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Vernon Fletcher | 12-13 |
| 12:10 | Auburn | Jason Williams takes the ball from Eric Robinson | 12-13 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is fouled on the floor by Eric Robinson - foul #2 on Eric Robinson, team foul #7 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Tim Shepard (PF), John Gruenberg (C) Eric Robinson, David Faust, Daniel Branton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Curtis Hines (C) William Parker, Vernon Fletcher, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:53 | Auburn | Tim Shepard gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 11:36 | Auburn | John Gruenberg drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Christopher Hilley (fresh) SG - Paul Pace (fresh) SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fresh) PF - Tim Shepard (fresh) C - John Gruenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Knight (fresh) SF - Randall Murray (fresh) PF - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Randall Murray | 14-16 |
| 11:10 | Auburn | Paul Pace clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 11:00 | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:56 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | Randall Murray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Faust (PF), Daniel Branton (C) Kenneth Wysocki, Tim Shepard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), William Parker (SG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Jason Williams (PF) Bradley Dunning, Richard Knight, Randall Murray, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 10:20 | Auburn | Paul Pace is alone and drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by John Gruenberg | 16-16 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines is hacked by Daniel Branton - foul #2 on Daniel Branton, team foul #8 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (PG), Kevin Hudson (SG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF), Tim Shepard (C) Christopher Hilley, Paul Pace, John Gruenberg, Daniel Branton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig (PF) Jason Williams | |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:57 | Auburn | Tim Shepard gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:42 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Marcus Ludwig | 16-16 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Curtis Hines, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Richard Knight (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Paul Mathieu, Vernon Fletcher, Marcus Ludwig, Curtis Hines | |
| 08:59 | Auburn | David Faust misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is hacked by Theodore Gascon - foul #1 on Theodore Gascon, team foul #9 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Paul Pace (SG), John Gruenberg (C) Theodore Gascon, Kevin Hudson, David Faust | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF) Richard Knight, Jason Williams | |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:35 | Auburn | Tim Shepard snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | John Gruenberg loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 16-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG) Bradley Dunning | |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | William Parker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 08:01 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Gruenberg | 16-16 |
| 07:54 | Auburn | John Gruenberg loses the dribble to Vernon Fletcher | 16-16 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher lays it in | 16-18 |
| 07:38 | Auburn | Tim Shepard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Christopher Hilley (fresh) SG - Paul Pace (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fairly fresh) PF - Tim Shepard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gruenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig snags the offensive board | 18-18 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Pace - foul #1 on Paul Pace, team foul #10 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Faust (PF) Kenneth Wysocki | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF) Paul Mathieu, Vernon Fletcher, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:03 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley loses the dribble to Randall Murray | 18-20 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 18-20 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | Randall Murray gets the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | William Parker travels with the ball | 18-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Hudson (SG) Paul Pace | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SG), Marcus Ludwig (C) William Parker, Dwight Jones | |
| 06:20 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Gruenberg | 21-20 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hudson - foul #1 on Kevin Hudson, team foul #11 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (PG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF) Christopher Hilley, John Gruenberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), William Parker (SG) Randall Murray, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:38 | Auburn | 3 seconds is called on Tim Shepard | 21-21 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Richard Knight, Jason Williams, Bradley Dunning | |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses badly on a floater from the left side | 21-21 |
| 05:24 | Auburn | David Faust grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 05:18 | Auburn | David Faust knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-21 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG) Theodore Gascon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Richard Knight (SF), Jason Williams (PF) Paul Mathieu, Vernon Fletcher, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 05:11 | Auburn | David Faust misses short on a runner from close range | 23-21 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi | Richard Knight grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Parker | 23-24 |
| 04:49 | Auburn | Paul Pace comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 04:48 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson tips it back up and in | 25-24 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 25-24 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | Paul Pace pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 04:21 | Auburn | David Faust misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-24 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Richard Knight tips it but misses | 25-24 |
| 03:54 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Kevin Hudson | 25-24 |
| 03:50 | Auburn | Paul Pace drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kevin Hudson | 28-24 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | William Parker travels with the ball | 28-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), Eric Robinson (SG), John Gruenberg (SF), Daniel Branton (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Paul Pace, Kevin Hudson, Kenneth Wysocki, David Faust, Tim Shepard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Bradley Dunning, Richard Knight, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| 03:25 | Auburn | Eric Robinson makes the shot from the baseline | 30-24 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Gruenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Branton (fresh) C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu loses the ball out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF) Paul Mathieu, William Parker | |
| 02:50 | Auburn | John Gruenberg works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 30-24 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Fabre - foul #3 on William Fabre, team foul #12 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG) William Fabre | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG) Randall Murray | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:25 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz misses the easy layup | 30-26 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Chad Smith tips it back up and in | 30-28 |
| 02:09 | Auburn | Curtis Hines blocks the short jumper by Eric Robinson | 30-28 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley snags the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Eric Robinson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 01:58 | Auburn | Daniel Branton grabs the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 01:37 | Auburn | Eric Robinson makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | William Parker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 01:19 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 01:14 | Auburn | Bradley Dunning steals the ball from Freddy Grenz | 32-28 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 32-28 |
| 00:50 | Auburn | Daniel Branton grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley misses short on a jumper from close range | 32-28 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Freddy Grenz steals the ball from Vernon Fletcher | 32-28 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Gruenberg | 35-28 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-30 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley misses the fullcourt shot | 35-30 |