| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Simon (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Leo Hatten (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Wagner - foul #2 on Michael Wagner, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG) James Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:19 | Auburn | Joseph Simon misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Long's pass is intercepted by Leo Hatten | 27-28 |
| 18:45 | Auburn | Joseph Simon clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 27-28 |
| 18:44 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wagner | 27-28 |
| 18:29 | Auburn | Joseph Simon connects on the open fadeaway near the basket | 27-30 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 18:07 | Auburn | Michael Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 17:38 | Auburn | Rodney Walden comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 17:36 | Auburn | Leo Hatten can't tip it in | 27-30 |
| 17:35 | Auburn | Rodney Walden can't tip it in | 27-30 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses short on a shot in the lane | 27-30 |
| 17:29 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Leo Hatten | 27-30 |
| 17:06 | Auburn | Joseph Simon double dribbles | 27-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Mills (SF) Michael Wagner | |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses long on a floater from the left side | 27-30 |
| 16:54 | Auburn | David Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 16:38 | Auburn | Joseph Simon misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 27-30 |
| 16:36 | Auburn | Joseph Simon tips it back up and in | 27-32 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-32 |
| 16:29 | Auburn | Leo Hatten grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 16:11 | Auburn | Joseph Simon can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Lin Xiong - foul #3 on Lin Xiong, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Justin Cobb, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:11 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 16:11 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Long hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Mills - foul #2 on David Mills, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) James Davis, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Wagner (SF) David Mills | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joseph Simon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Leo Hatten (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Joseph Simon knocks in the turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Lin Xiong - foul #4 on Lin Xiong, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Justin Cobb, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Robert Long scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from James Davis | 31-37 |
| 15:10 | Auburn | Travis Craig is hacked by Robert Long - foul #3 on Robert Long, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Davis, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:00 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses the 3 from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-37 |
| 14:29 | Auburn | Joseph Simon can't finish the layup | 33-37 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Danny Carreiro | 36-37 |
| 14:02 | Auburn | Rodney Walden jams it and he's fouled by Justin Cobb - foul #2 on Justin Cobb, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), James Davis (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Mills (SF) Michael Wagner | |
| 14:02 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Leo Hatten blocks the jumper by James Davis | 36-40 |
| 13:45 | Auburn | Joseph Simon grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 13:41 | Auburn | Rodney Walden knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Mills | 36-42 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Gene Land hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Davis | 38-42 |
| 13:14 | Auburn | Gene Land steals the ball from David Mills | 38-42 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Joseph Simon is called for the reach on Gene Land - foul #2 on Joseph Simon, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Davis, Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Wagner (SF), Steven Hensley (PF) Joseph Simon, Leo Hatten | |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses the fadeaway from the left side | 38-42 |
| 12:39 | Auburn | Michael Wagner snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 12:14 | Auburn | Rodney Walden is hacked by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #2 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (SG) Rodney Walden | |
| 11:51 | Auburn | David Mills evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Travis Craig | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Catoe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Bateman (fresh) SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Steven Hensley (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Mills (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 40-44 |
| 11:12 | Auburn | Travis Craig scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Wagner | 40-47 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams gets the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 10:39 | Auburn | David Mills buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Michael Wagner | 42-49 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | David Mills is called for the reach on Clarence Williams - foul #3 on David Mills, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG), Joseph Simon (PF), Leo Hatten (C) Travis Craig, Michael Wagner, Steven Hensley | |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses badly on a floater from the right side | 42-49 |
| 10:15 | Auburn | Joseph Simon snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 09:46 | Auburn | David Mills is called for 3 seconds | 42-49 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the shot from the left side | 44-49 |
| 09:10 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-49 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Robert Long's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Simon | 44-49 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the easy layup | 44-49 |
| 08:51 | Auburn | Leo Hatten grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:35 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Rodney Walden | 44-51 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman grabs the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman knocks in the shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by David Mills - foul #4 on David Mills, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Robert Long, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Elmer Mills (SG), Michael Wagner (SF) Samuel Bateman, Rodney Walden, David Mills | |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 07:31 | Auburn | Lin Xiong picks off the pass by Joseph Simon | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer Mills (fresh) SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Joseph Simon (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. C - Leo Hatten (tiring) 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-51 |
| 07:24 | Auburn | Michael Wagner snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 07:05 | Auburn | Elmer Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Hensley (PF), David Mills (C) Joseph Simon, Leo Hatten | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Mills - foul #5 on David Mills, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG) Gene Land | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG), Leo Hatten (C) Elmer Mills, David Mills | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 06:49 | Auburn | Steven Hensley snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Michael Wagner loses the dribble to Lin Xiong | 48-51 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 06:04 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Steven Hensley | 48-51 |
| 05:35 | Auburn | Travis Craig works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-51 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Long pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 48-51 |
| 05:13 | Auburn | Steven Hensley snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 04:52 | Auburn | Rodney Walden is hacked by James Davis - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, James Davis, Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (SG), Joseph Simon (PF) Rodney Walden, Steven Hensley | |
| 04:38 | Auburn | Travis Craig travels with the ball | 48-51 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Danny Carreiro | 50-51 |
| 04:01 | Auburn | Travis Craig evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Simon | 50-54 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro travels with the ball | 50-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Justin Cobb, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG) Travis Craig | |
| 03:23 | Auburn | Rodney Walden connects on the jumper from the left side | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Samuel Bateman (fresh) SG - Rodney Walden (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Wagner (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Joseph Simon (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. C - Leo Hatten (tiring) 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Gene Land clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Simon - foul #3 on Joseph Simon, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 03:04 | Auburn | Joseph Simon pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 02:37 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF) Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG) Samuel Bateman | |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Leo Hatten swats the short shot by Gene Land | 51-56 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Gene Land tips it in | 53-56 |
| 01:52 | Auburn | Joseph Simon can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 53-56 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Leo Hatten - foul #3 on Leo Hatten, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) Gene Land, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:21 | Auburn | Joseph Simon's pass is intercepted by James Davis | 55-56 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | James Davis banks in the layup | 57-56 |
| 00:50 | Auburn | Rodney Walden is denied on a layup by Curtis Wiedeman | 57-56 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Robert Long scores on a shot from the right side set up by James Davis | 59-56 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Joseph Simon throws it down on a great pass from Travis Craig | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Travis Craig is called for the reach on Robert Long in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Craig, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:08 | Auburn | Travis Craig misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-58 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | James Davis grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Travis Craig is called for the reach on James Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Travis Craig, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | James Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Leo Hatten | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Leo Hatten misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 62-58 |