| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) SG - James Nagle (fresh) SF - John Dooley (fresh) PF - Michael Ours (fresh) C - Henry Mosley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fresh) SG - Mathew Shaw (fresh) SF - Darrin Dodd (fresh) PF - Angel Moretti (fresh) C - Carl Sizemore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi | John Dooley gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Darrin Dodd steps in front of the Henry Mosley pass | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw banks in the layup on a great pass from Darrin Dodd | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Ted Pack loses the dribble to Carl Sizemore | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Auburn | James Nagle is called for the reach on Mathew Shaw - foul #1 on James Nagle, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley misses the floater from the right side | 0-5 |
| 18:05 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by John Dooley - foul #1 on John Dooley, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein (PG), William Stallworth (SG), Brandon Montag (PF), Brian Eliason (C) Kenneth Ben, Mathew Shaw, Angel Moretti, Carl Sizemore | |
| 17:57 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd makes the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd misses the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley pulls down the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Michael Ours misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-6 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | James Nagle tips it home | 2-6 |
| 17:16 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Floyd Dickstein | 2-8 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | Ted Pack clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi | John Dooley gets the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi | Michael Ours clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 16:53 | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd loses the ball out of bounds | 2-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Forrester (SF), Ian Milanowski (C) John Dooley, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Ben (PG), Mathew Shaw (SG), Angel Moretti (PF) Floyd Dickstein, Darrin Dodd, Brian Eliason | |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski makes the runner from the right block | 4-8 |
| 16:09 | Auburn | Brandon Montag misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by James Nagle - foul #2 on James Nagle, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Dwight Ray (SG), Billy Donnelly (PF) Ted Pack, James Nagle, Michael Ours | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carl Sizemore (C) Angel Moretti | |
| 16:09 | Auburn | Brandon Montag makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:09 | Auburn | Brandon Montag makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 15:48 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) SG - Dwight Ray (fresh) SF - David Forrester (fresh) PF - Billy Donnelly (fresh) C - Ian Milanowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mathew Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Stallworth (fairly fresh) PF - Brandon Montag (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Sizemore (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Mathew Shaw | 4-12 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-12 |
| 15:22 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore grabs the board | 4-12 |
| 15:07 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben travels with the ball | 4-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dooley (SF), Henry Mosley (C) David Forrester, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Dodd (SF), Angel Moretti (PF), Brian Eliason (C) Mathew Shaw, Brandon Montag, Carl Sizemore | |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 4-12 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley tips it back up and in | 6-12 |
| 14:33 | Auburn | Dwight Ray steals the ball from Brian Eliason | 6-12 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | John Dooley throws it down on a great pass from Dwight Ray | 8-12 |
| 14:07 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Dwight Ray - foul #1 on Dwight Ray, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), Michael Ours (PF) Abdul Guiterrez, Billy Donnelly | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Shaw (SG), Carl Sizemore (C) William Stallworth, Brian Eliason | |
| 14:07 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:07 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Ted Pack is whistled for traveling | 8-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Holland (SG) Dwight Ray | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brandon Montag (C) Carl Sizemore | |
| 13:51 | Auburn | Ted Pack takes the ball from Kenneth Ben in the backcourt | 8-14 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Walter Holland drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-14 |
| 13:36 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Ted Pack misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 13:18 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 13:06 | Auburn | Angel Moretti's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Ours | 10-14 |
| 13:05 | Auburn | Brandon Montag hits the follow up shot | 10-16 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Ted Pack hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Ours | 13-16 |
| 12:46 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right block | 13-18 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | John Dooley is hacked by Darrin Dodd - foul #1 on Darrin Dodd, team foul #1 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (SG), David Forrester (SF), Ian Milanowski (C) Walter Holland, John Dooley, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein (PG), William Stallworth (SG), Brian Eliason (PF), Carl Sizemore (C) Kenneth Ben, Mathew Shaw, Angel Moretti, Brandon Montag | |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray is hacked by Carl Sizemore - foul #1 on Carl Sizemore, team foul #2 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Ben (PG) Floyd Dickstein | |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Michael Ours knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ted Pack | 16-18 |
| 11:59 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 16-18 |
| 11:57 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore snags the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 11:38 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore makes the jumper near the basket | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwight Ray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Forrester (fresh) PF - Michael Ours (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Ian Milanowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Stallworth (fairly fresh) SF - Darrin Dodd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Eliason (fresh) C - Carl Sizemore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | Brian Eliason blocks the short jumper by Ian Milanowski | 16-20 |
| 11:24 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 11:11 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | David Forrester snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | David Forrester is fouled on the floor by William Stallworth - foul #1 on William Stallworth, team foul #3 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Billy Donnelly (PF) Ted Pack, Michael Ours | |
| Subs | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein (PG), Mathew Shaw (SG), Angel Moretti (PF) Kenneth Ben, William Stallworth, Brian Eliason | |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly's pass is intercepted by Mathew Shaw | 16-20 |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by David Forrester - foul #1 on David Forrester, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Holland (SG), Bryan Towers (C) Dwight Ray, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Ben (PG), William Stallworth (SF) Floyd Dickstein, Darrin Dodd | |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-21 |
| 10:24 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Carl Sizemore | 16-21 |
| 10:00 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben is fouled on the floor by David Forrester - foul #2 on David Forrester, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dooley (SF) David Forrester | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Dodd (SF), Brandon Montag (C) William Stallworth, Carl Sizemore | |
| 09:36 | Auburn | John Dooley picks off the pass by Darrin Dodd | 16-21 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Angel Moretti swats the short shot by Walter Holland | 16-21 |
| 09:18 | Auburn | Brandon Montag snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 09:03 | Auburn | Bryan Towers is called for the reach on Brandon Montag - foul #1 on Bryan Towers, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), Dwight Ray (SG), Michael Ours (PF), Henry Mosley (C) Abdul Guiterrez, John Dooley, Billy Donnelly, Bryan Towers | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Stallworth (SF), Carl Sizemore (C) Kenneth Ben, Angel Moretti | |
| 09:03 | Auburn | Brandon Montag makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:03 | Auburn | Brandon Montag makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley is hacked by Mathew Shaw - foul #1 on Mathew Shaw, team foul #4 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Angel Moretti (PF) Brandon Montag | |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | Walter Holland scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Ted Pack and he's hacked by William Stallworth - foul #2 on William Stallworth, team foul #5 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Ben (PG), Brandon Montag (PF) William Stallworth, Angel Moretti | |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | Walter Holland misses the free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:37 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 08:24 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Darrin Dodd, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dooley (SF) Walter Holland | |
| Subs | Auburn | Angel Moretti (SF) Darrin Dodd | |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Ted Pack is whistled for traveling | 18-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein (PG), Brian Eliason (C) Kenneth Ben, Carl Sizemore | |
| 07:55 | Auburn | Brian Eliason knocks in the shot from the left wing | 18-25 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | John Dooley clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-25 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | John Dooley gets the offensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi | Michael Ours buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwight Ray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Dooley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Ours (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Floyd Dickstein (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mathew Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Moretti (fairly fresh) PF - Brandon Montag (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Eliason (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Auburn | Brian Eliason blows the layup | 20-25 |
| 07:14 | Auburn | Angel Moretti tips it in | 20-27 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | Ted Pack comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-27 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | Brandon Montag gets the rebound | 20-27 |
| 06:49 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray loses the ball out of bounds | 20-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Walter Holland (SG), Billy Donnelly (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Ted Pack, Dwight Ray, Michael Ours, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Ben (PG), Carl Sizemore (C) Floyd Dickstein, Brandon Montag | |
| 06:15 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore travels with the ball | 20-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Nagle (SG), David Forrester (SF) Walter Holland, John Dooley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brandon Montag (PF) Brian Eliason | |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Abdul Guiterrez | 22-27 |
| 05:46 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mathew Shaw | 22-30 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi | David Forrester knocks in the floater in the lane | 24-30 |
| 05:13 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore misses the easy layup | 24-30 |
| 05:12 | Auburn | Brandon Montag tips it home | 24-32 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez loses the ball out of bounds | 24-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Ours (PF), Bryan Towers (C) Billy Donnelly, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Eliason (PF) Brandon Montag | |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Angel Moretti's pass is intercepted by David Forrester | 24-32 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | David Forrester's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Eliason | 24-32 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez grabs the offensive board | 24-32 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Angel Moretti is called for the reach on David Forrester - foul #1 on Angel Moretti, team foul #7 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), Henry Mosley (C) Abdul Guiterrez, Bryan Towers | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brandon Montag (C) Carl Sizemore | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | David Forrester makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | David Forrester makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:01 | Auburn | Brian Eliason is whistled for traveling | 26-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (SG), Walter Holland (SF) James Nagle, David Forrester | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carl Sizemore (C) Brandon Montag | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-32 |
| 03:45 | Auburn | Angel Moretti grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Walter Holland takes the ball from Mathew Shaw | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwight Ray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Holland (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Ours (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mathew Shaw (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Angel Moretti (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Eliason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Carl Sizemore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Walter Holland can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Eliason - foul #1 on Brian Eliason, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly (PF) Michael Ours | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Dodd (SF), Brandon Montag (PF) Angel Moretti, Carl Sizemore | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Walter Holland misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Walter Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:17 | Auburn | Brian Eliason gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 03:07 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-32 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Walter Holland misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-32 |
| 02:55 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 02:40 | Auburn | Brandon Montag is fouled on the floor by Billy Donnelly - foul #1 on Billy Donnelly, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), James Nagle (SG), John Dooley (SF), Ian Milanowski (C) Ted Pack, Dwight Ray, Walter Holland, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carl Sizemore (C) Mathew Shaw | |
| 02:40 | Auburn | Brandon Montag misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kenneth Ben - foul #1 on Kenneth Ben, team foul #9 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Shaw (SG) Carl Sizemore | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:34 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 02:16 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly blows the layup | 26-32 |
| 01:56 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 01:50 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd misses the easy layup | 26-32 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski is called for traveling | 26-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), David Forrester (SF), Michael Ours (PF) Abdul Guiterrez, John Dooley, Billy Donnelly | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carl Sizemore (C) Brandon Montag | |
| 01:10 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben's pass is intercepted by Ian Milanowski | 26-32 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | David Forrester can't finish the layup but the foul's on Brian Eliason - foul #2 on Brian Eliason, team foul #10 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Henry Mosley (C) Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Angel Moretti (PF) Brian Eliason | |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | David Forrester makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | David Forrester makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:42 | Auburn | Angel Moretti knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Kenneth Ben | 28-34 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | James Nagle connects on the 3 from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd is open and buries a jump hook from the left block | 31-36 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | David Forrester misses the fullcourt shot | 31-36 |