| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Faust (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Branton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki inbounds the ball | 40-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:46 | Auburn | Vernon Fletcher picks off the pass by Eric Robinson | 40-43 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | David Faust is called for the reach on William Parker - foul #2 on David Faust, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Joseph Warren (PF) Bradley Dunning, William Parker, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | David Faust steals it from Vernon Fletcher | 40-43 |
| 18:57 | Auburn | William Fabre misses short on a shot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 18:56 | Auburn | William Fabre can't tip it in | 40-43 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Randall Murray knocks in the floater from the left block | 42-43 |
| 18:30 | Auburn | Eric Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), William Parker (SG), Chad Smith (PF) Cedric Halpin, Randall Murray, Joseph Warren | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | William Parker is fouled on the floor by Eric Robinson - foul #3 on Eric Robinson, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (SG) Eric Robinson | |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | William Parker knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bradley Dunning | 45-43 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | David Faust is called for traveling | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (C) Vernon Fletcher, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | William Parker is fouled on the floor by Daniel Branton - foul #2 on Daniel Branton, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Dwight Jones (C) Randall Murray, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Chad Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 45-43 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | William Parker tips it home | 47-43 |
| 17:13 | Auburn | William Fabre works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 16:53 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Daniel Branton | 47-45 |
| 16:47 | Auburn | Paul Pace buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Daniel Branton | 47-48 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-48 |
| 16:20 | Auburn | David Faust misses badly on a runner from close range | 49-48 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi | William Parker buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Bradley Dunning | 52-48 |
| 15:55 | Auburn | Daniel Branton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Joseph Warren (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Eric Robinson (SG), Kevin Hudson (SF), Tim Shepard (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) William Fabre, Paul Pace, Kenneth Wysocki, David Faust, Daniel Branton | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) SG - William Parker (fresh) 25 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) C - Jason Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Christopher Hilley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tim Shepard (fresh) C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi | William Parker double dribbles | 52-48 |
| 15:38 | Auburn | Eric Robinson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Parker - foul #2 on William Parker, team foul #1 | 52-48 |
| 15:38 | Auburn | Eric Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 15:38 | Auburn | Eric Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | Jason Williams lays it up and in set up by Randall Murray | 54-50 |
| 14:57 | Auburn | Eric Robinson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Hilley | 54-53 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | William Parker comes up short on the floater from the left side | 54-53 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin snags the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | William Parker drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Cedric Halpin | 56-53 |
| 14:15 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi | Randall Murray connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Cedric Halpin | 58-53 |
| 13:45 | Auburn | Eric Robinson knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Tim Shepard | 58-56 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 13:18 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 13:13 | Auburn | Eric Robinson connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Hilley | 58-58 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-58 |
| 12:54 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 12:49 | Auburn | Cedric Halpin steals it from Eric Robinson | 58-58 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | William Parker travels with the ball | 58-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Cedric Halpin, Randall Murray, Joseph Warren, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), Paul Pace (SG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF), David Faust (PF), Daniel Branton (C) Christopher Hilley, Eric Robinson, Kevin Hudson, Tim Shepard, Ricky Lagunas | |
| 12:21 | Auburn | Daniel Branton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | Kenneth Wysocki steals the ball from William Parker | 58-58 |
| 11:51 | Auburn | David Faust misses the easy layup | 58-58 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | Chad Smith snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Pace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Faust (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Branton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones misses badly on a shot from the right block | 58-58 |
| 11:26 | Auburn | Daniel Branton snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 11:21 | Auburn | William Fabre can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 11:20 | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki tips it but misses | 58-58 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is fouled on the floor by David Faust - foul #3 on David Faust, team foul #4 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (SG) Paul Pace | |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones makes the jump hook from the right block | 60-58 |
| 10:22 | Auburn | Eric Robinson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-58 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning loses the ball out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF) William Parker | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:00 | Auburn | Chad Smith is called for the reach on William Fabre - foul #2 on Chad Smith, team foul #2 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Jason Williams (C) Randall Murray, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tim Shepard (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) David Faust, Daniel Branton | |
| 09:39 | Auburn | William Fabre hits a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Bradley Dunning - foul #2 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #3 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Dwight Jones (C) William Parker, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:39 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the free throw | 60-61 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Dwight Jones | 63-61 |
| 09:10 | Auburn | Eric Robinson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 08:32 | Auburn | Eric Robinson gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 08:23 | Auburn | Tim Shepard hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William Fabre | 63-63 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Kenneth Wysocki is called for the reach on Bradley Dunning - foul #2 on Kenneth Wysocki, team foul #5 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Jason Williams (C) Randall Murray, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Paul Pace (SG), Kevin Hudson (SF), David Faust (PF), Daniel Branton (C) William Fabre, Eric Robinson, Kenneth Wysocki, Tim Shepard, Ricky Lagunas | |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | William Parker drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Christopher Hilley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Pace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Faust (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Daniel Branton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Auburn | David Faust misses the dunk attempt | 65-63 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | William Parker snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is fouled on the floor by Christopher Hilley - foul #1 on Christopher Hilley, team foul #6 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig (PF) Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher banks in the layup set up by Bradley Dunning and he's fouled by Kevin Hudson - foul #2 on Kevin Hudson, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the free throw | 68-63 |
| 07:03 | Auburn | William Parker is called for the reach on Kevin Hudson - foul #3 on William Parker, team foul #4 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Marcus Ludwig, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:57 | Auburn | Daniel Branton misses the floater in the paint | 68-63 |
| 06:56 | Auburn | David Faust grabs the offensive board | 68-63 |
| 06:45 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 68-63 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | William Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 06:38 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson grabs the board | 68-63 |
| 06:34 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley misses long on a jumper from the left side | 68-63 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Bradley Dunning and the foul's on Christopher Hilley - foul #2 on Christopher Hilley, team foul #8 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF) Christopher Hilley, Kevin Hudson | |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the free throw | 71-63 |
| 06:14 | Auburn | The pull-up jumper by William Fabre is blocked by Chad Smith | 71-63 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher gets the rebound | 71-63 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | William Fabre steals it from Jason Williams | 71-63 |
| 05:51 | Auburn | William Fabre misses the easy layup | 71-63 |
| 05:50 | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki snags the offensive board | 71-63 |
| 05:33 | Auburn | Paul Pace drills a turnaround from the right block set up by William Fabre | 71-65 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the easy layup | 71-65 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Chad Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 71-65 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher tips it back up and in | 73-65 |
| 04:21 | Auburn | William Fabre comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-65 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Jason Williams pulls down the rebound | 73-65 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | William Parker is denied on a layup by Daniel Branton | 73-65 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | William Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-65 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | William Parker's pass is intercepted by Daniel Branton | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:43 | Auburn | David Faust loses the dribble to Vernon Fletcher | 73-65 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | William Parker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vernon Fletcher | 75-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Parker (tiring) 31 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vernon Fletcher (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chad Smith (tiring) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Jason Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Pace (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Faust (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Daniel Branton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Auburn | Paul Pace can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-65 |
| 03:15 | Auburn | Daniel Branton misses the tip | 75-65 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 75-65 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Joseph Warren (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Cedric Halpin, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (SG), Tim Shepard (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) Paul Pace, David Faust, Daniel Branton | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | William Parker misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on William Fabre - foul #2 on William Fabre, team foul #9 | 75-65 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 02:54 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Faust (PF), Daniel Branton (C) Tim Shepard, Ricky Lagunas | |
| 02:45 | Auburn | Eric Robinson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-65 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Randall Murray | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Daniel Branton denies the turnaround by William Parker | 77-65 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones tips it but misses | 77-65 |
| 02:38 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David Faust | 77-65 |
| 02:33 | Auburn | Randall Murray steals the ball from Kenneth Wysocki | 77-65 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning lays it up and in set up by Randall Murray | 79-65 |
| 02:08 | Auburn | William Fabre's floater is knocked away by William Parker | 79-65 |
| 02:06 | Auburn | Eric Robinson can't tip it in | 79-65 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning grabs the board | 79-65 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-65 |
| 01:36 | Auburn | David Faust gets the rebound | 79-65 |
| 01:29 | Auburn | David Faust is whistled for a carry | 79-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Chad Smith (PF) Randall Murray, Joseph Warren | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bradley Dunning | 82-65 |
| 00:47 | Auburn | Eric Robinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 82-65 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Wysocki | 82-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Eric Robinson is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 82-65 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning grabs the board | 82-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by David Faust - foul #4 on David Faust, team foul #10 | 82-65 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones misses the 1st free throw | 82-65 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 83-65 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | William Fabre drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 83-67 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning runs out the clock | 83-67 |