| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brian Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Beaver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Greer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Jarman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Wayne Flood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Dean (fresh) SF - William Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - James Krout (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - George Vangilder (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Bennett inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss loses the ball out of bounds | 32-35 |
| 19:07 | Auburn | Brian Lawson connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Richard Beaver | 34-35 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder is hacked by Brian Lawson - foul #1 on Brian Lawson, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | The jumper by William Bennett is denied by Mark Jarman | 34-35 |
| 18:33 | Auburn | Mark Jarman snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 18:16 | Auburn | Benjamin Greer makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Brian Lawson | 36-35 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Dean | 36-37 |
| 17:47 | Auburn | Benjamin Greer is denied on a layup by James Krout | 36-37 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | James Dean grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Foss, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Boone (PG), Travis Calahan (SG), Jimmy Chavis (PF), Harold Sullivan (C) Brian Lawson, Richard Beaver, Mark Jarman, Wayne Flood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Frank Foss, James Dean, William Bennett, James Krout | |
| 17:15 | Auburn | Jimmy Chavis blows the dunk | 36-37 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella is hacked by Travis Calahan - foul #2 on Travis Calahan, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi is hacked by Harold Sullivan - foul #1 on Harold Sullivan, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | Harold Sullivan takes the ball from George Vangilder | 36-37 |
| 16:22 | Auburn | Benjamin Greer is fouled on the floor by Dan Pittman - foul #1 on Dan Pittman, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Beaver (SG), Mark Jarman (PF), Wayne Flood (C) Travis Calahan, Jimmy Chavis, Harold Sullivan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer (SF), James Krout (PF), William Bennett (C) Dan Pittman, Dave Iser, George Vangilder | |
| 16:03 | Auburn | Wayne Flood hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 16:02 | Auburn | Benjamin Greer tips it back up and in | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Chris Boone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Beaver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Greer (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Mark Jarman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Wayne Flood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Panella (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dirk Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Krout (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | William Bennett hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 15:26 | Auburn | Benjamin Greer connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Mark Jarman | 40-40 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi tips it in | 40-42 |
| 15:01 | Auburn | Ronald Panella steps in front of the Richard Beaver pass | 40-42 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | James Krout misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 14:41 | Auburn | Chris Boone snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 14:23 | Auburn | Benjamin Greer's pass is intercepted by Maximo Bianchi | 40-42 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella travels in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Lawson (PG), Travis Calahan (SG), William Hollis (SF), Jimmy Chavis (PF), Harold Sullivan (C) Chris Boone, Richard Beaver, Benjamin Greer, Mark Jarman, Wayne Flood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (PF), George Vangilder (C) Maximo Bianchi, Ronald Panella, Dirk Dyer, James Krout, William Bennett | |
| 14:09 | Auburn | Brian Lawson can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by James Dean - foul #2 on James Dean, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| 14:09 | Auburn | Brian Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:09 | Auburn | Brian Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dave Iser | 41-42 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | James Dean is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Calahan - foul #3 on Travis Calahan, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser travels with the ball | 41-42 |
| 13:19 | Auburn | Travis Calahan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mark Jarman (PF) Jimmy Chavis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (SG) James Dean | |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 13:04 | Auburn | Mark Jarman gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 12:58 | Auburn | Mark Jarman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 41-42 |
| 12:56 | Auburn | William Hollis can't tip it in | 41-42 |
| 12:55 | Auburn | Harold Sullivan tips it back up and in | 43-42 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Brian Lawson steps in front of the James Green pass | 43-42 |
| 12:37 | Auburn | Brian Lawson jams it | 45-42 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | James Green connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 11:59 | Auburn | William Hollis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by James Green - foul #3 on James Green, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Beaver (SG), Jimmy Chavis (PF), Wayne Flood (C) Travis Calahan, Mark Jarman, Harold Sullivan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Dirk Dyer (SF), James Krout (PF), William Bennett (C) Frank Foss, Dan Pittman, Dave Iser, George Vangilder | |
| 11:59 | Auburn | William Hollis misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 11:59 | Auburn | William Hollis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brian Lawson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Beaver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Hollis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Chavis (fresh) 4 reb. C - Wayne Flood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Dean (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Dirk Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Krout (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Wayne Flood swats the layup by Dirk Dyer | 46-45 |
| 11:41 | Auburn | Richard Beaver gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 11:36 | Auburn | Richard Beaver knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Brian Lawson | 49-45 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | James Dean is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Beaver - foul #1 on Richard Beaver, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Boone (PG) Brian Lawson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG) James Green | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | William Bennett is wide open but clanks a runner from the left block | 49-45 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | James Krout grabs the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-45 |
| 10:52 | Auburn | Jimmy Chavis snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Richard Beaver misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 10:37 | Auburn | Wayne Flood misses the tip | 49-45 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | William Hollis pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:24 | Auburn | Wayne Flood comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Bennett - foul #2 on William Bennett, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Lawson (PG), Mark Jarman (PF) Chris Boone, Jimmy Chavis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), George Vangilder (C) Frank Foss, James Dean, Dirk Dyer | |
| 10:24 | Auburn | Wayne Flood makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 10:24 | Auburn | Wayne Flood makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder's floater is knocked away by Mark Jarman | 51-45 |
| 09:54 | Auburn | Wayne Flood grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 09:48 | Auburn | Brian Lawson drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Jarman | 53-45 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by William Hollis - foul #4 on William Hollis, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Boone (PG), Travis Calahan (SG), Benjamin Greer (SF), Harold Sullivan (C) Brian Lawson, Richard Beaver, William Hollis, Wayne Flood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:30 | Auburn | Benjamin Greer snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 09:13 | Auburn | Harold Sullivan drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Chris Boone and he's hacked by George Vangilder - foul #2 on George Vangilder, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| 09:13 | Auburn | Harold Sullivan misses the free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | James Krout grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | James Krout is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Jarman - foul #1 on Mark Jarman, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (SG) Ronald Panella | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | James Krout makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | James Krout makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 08:48 | Auburn | Chris Boone clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-47 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | William Bennett grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | William Bennett is whistled for traveling | 55-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Lawson (PG), Jimmy Chavis (PF) Chris Boone, Mark Jarman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Maximo Bianchi, William Bennett, James Krout | |
| 08:15 | Auburn | Benjamin Greer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Dan Pittman - foul #2 on Dan Pittman, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Beaver (SG) Travis Calahan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG) James Dean | |
| 08:15 | Auburn | Benjamin Greer makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 08:15 | Auburn | Benjamin Greer misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | James Green clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 07:53 | Auburn | Harold Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brian Lawson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Beaver (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Greer (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Chavis (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Harold Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - George Vangilder (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Auburn | Jimmy Chavis blows the layup but the foul's on George Vangilder - foul #3 on George Vangilder, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Hollis (SF), Wayne Flood (C) Benjamin Greer, Harold Sullivan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer (SF), James Krout (PF), William Bennett (C) Dan Pittman, Dave Iser, George Vangilder | |
| 07:47 | Auburn | Jimmy Chavis makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 07:47 | Auburn | Jimmy Chavis misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | James Krout grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella loses the dribble to Richard Beaver in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| 07:22 | Auburn | Dirk Dyer is called for the reach on Wayne Flood - foul #2 on Dirk Dyer, team foul #9 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Boone (PG), Travis Calahan (SG) Brian Lawson, Richard Beaver | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), James Dean (SG) James Green, Ronald Panella | |
| 07:22 | Auburn | Wayne Flood makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 07:22 | Auburn | Wayne Flood misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | James Krout grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer hits a jumper from the right block | 58-49 |
| 06:49 | Auburn | Frank Foss is called for the reach on Chris Boone - foul #2 on Frank Foss, team foul #10 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mark Jarman (PF) Jimmy Chavis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (SG) James Dean | |
| 06:49 | Auburn | Chris Boone makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:49 | Auburn | Chris Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William Bennett | 60-51 |
| 06:35 | Auburn | Travis Calahan misses long on a shot from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Krout | 60-51 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer hits the follow up shot | 60-53 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Wayne Flood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-53 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | William Bennett gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the lane | 60-53 |
| 05:53 | Auburn | Mark Jarman gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 05:49 | Auburn | William Hollis's pass is intercepted by Frank Foss | 60-53 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | James Krout buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 05:28 | Auburn | Mark Jarman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Lawson (PG), Richard Beaver (SG), Benjamin Greer (SF), Harold Sullivan (C) Chris Boone, Travis Calahan, William Hollis, Wayne Flood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (PF), George Vangilder (C) Frank Foss, Maximo Bianchi, Dirk Dyer, James Krout, William Bennett | |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | James Green throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jimmy Chavis (PF) Mark Jarman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:09 | Auburn | Richard Beaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-56 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 60-56 |
| 04:53 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Harold Sullivan | 60-56 |
| 04:48 | Auburn | Richard Beaver is fouled on the floor by George Vangilder - foul #4 on George Vangilder, team foul #11 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG) James Dean | |
| 04:48 | Auburn | Richard Beaver makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:48 | Auburn | Richard Beaver makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Hollis (SF), Mark Jarman (PF) Benjamin Greer, Jimmy Chavis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:26 | Auburn | Richard Beaver misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Panella - foul #2 on Ronald Panella, team foul #12 | 62-56 |
| 04:26 | Auburn | Richard Beaver makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:26 | Auburn | Richard Beaver misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:26 | Auburn | Richard Beaver makes the 3rd free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Richard Beaver snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 04:04 | Auburn | Brian Lawson buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Beaver and he's hacked by James Green - foul #4 on James Green, team foul #13 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), James Krout (PF) James Green, Dave Iser | |
| 04:04 | Auburn | Brian Lawson makes the free throw | 67-56 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-56 |
| 03:57 | Auburn | Mark Jarman misses long on a floater from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brian Lawson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Beaver (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Hollis (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mark Jarman (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. C - Harold Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Dan Pittman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Krout (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - George Vangilder (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella is fouled on the floor by Richard Beaver - foul #2 on Richard Beaver, team foul #8 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Boone (PG), Travis Calahan (SG), Benjamin Greer (SF), Jimmy Chavis (PF), Wayne Flood (C) Brian Lawson, Richard Beaver, William Hollis, Mark Jarman, Harold Sullivan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Bennett (SF), James Dean (C) Dan Pittman, George Vangilder | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:14 | Auburn | Wayne Flood scores on a turnaround from close range | 69-58 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | James Krout comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Benjamin Greer grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 02:45 | Auburn | Chris Boone knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Jimmy Chavis | 71-58 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Chris Boone steals it from James Dean in the backcourt | 71-58 |
| 02:25 | Auburn | Chris Boone is fouled on the floor by William Bennett - foul #3 on William Bennett, team foul #14 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Beaver (SG), William Hollis (SF), Mark Jarman (PF), Harold Sullivan (C) Travis Calahan, Benjamin Greer, Jimmy Chavis, Wayne Flood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Dirk Dyer (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Ronald Panella, James Krout, James Dean | |
| 02:25 | Auburn | Chris Boone makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 02:25 | Auburn | Chris Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 73-58 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser grabs the offensive board | 73-58 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | William Bennett clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-58 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser grabs the offensive rebound | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser misses long on a runner from the left block | 73-58 |
| 01:29 | Auburn | Mark Jarman grabs the board | 73-58 |
| 01:25 | Auburn | Richard Beaver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-58 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi gets the rebound | 73-58 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Mark Jarman swats the short shot by William Bennett | 73-58 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to William Bennett | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | William Bennett lays it in set up by James Green | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Richard Beaver's pass is intercepted by Dirk Dyer | 73-60 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | James Green dunks the ball set up by Dirk Dyer | 73-62 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Chris Boone runs out the clock | 73-62 |