| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fabian Marino (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Koonce (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Holmes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Griffith (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | James Holmes inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith dunks the ball and he's hacked by Arnoldo Marino - foul #1 on Arnoldo Marino, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 19:51 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith misses the free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:51 | Mississippi | Paul Hester grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:49 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| 19:44 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Davis | 33-33 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | James Holmes picks off the pass by Paul Hester in the backcourt | 33-33 |
| 19:39 | Auburn | James Holmes hits the finger roll | 33-35 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | David Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 19:06 | Auburn | David Davis scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Griffith | 33-38 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Paul Hester's pass is intercepted by David Davis in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| 19:03 | Auburn | David Davis hits the finger roll | 33-40 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino lays it up and in and the foul's on David Davis - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kosta Markowski (PG), Timothy Vernon (SG), Alva Pilakowski (PF), Christopher Newton (C) David Davis, Ronald Koonce, Anthony Griffith, Charles Scott | |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:28 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski loses the ball out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski (PF) Fabian Marino | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 18:26 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven is hacked by Kosta Markowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kosta Markowski, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino's pass is intercepted by James Holmes | 36-40 |
| 18:05 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Paul Hester - foul #3 on Paul Hester, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Andrew Arviso (C) James Davis, Arnoldo Marino, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 18:05 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 18:05 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 17:35 | Auburn | Christopher Newton misses the runner from close range | 38-42 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Donald McCraven | 38-42 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski is hacked by Timothy Vernon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Vernon, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG) Donald McCraven | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG), Anthony Griffith (PF), Charles Scott (C) Timothy Vernon, Alva Pilakowski, Christopher Newton | |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by David Davis - foul #3 on David Davis, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG) Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Koonce (SG) David Davis | |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 17:04 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-42 |
| 17:02 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski can't tip it in | 40-42 |
| 17:00 | Auburn | Charles Scott hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | James Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-44 |
| 16:54 | Auburn | Charles Scott snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 16:52 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski's pass is intercepted by Christopher Barnes in the backcourt | 40-44 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski dunks the ball on a nice dish by Christopher Barnes | 42-44 |
| 16:37 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce's pass is intercepted by Christopher Barnes | 42-44 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson loses the dribble to James Holmes | 42-44 |
| 16:10 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith scores on a shot from the left block set up by Kosta Markowski | 42-46 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-46 |
| 15:44 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Ronald Koonce | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mladen Linkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Arviso (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kosta Markowski (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Koonce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Holmes (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Anthony Griffith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-46 |
| 15:37 | Auburn | James Holmes snags the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 15:31 | Auburn | Charles Scott comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Andrew Arviso - foul #1 on Andrew Arviso, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Timothy Williams (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Fabian Marino (PF), Paul Hester (C) Christopher Barnes, James Davis, Paul Thompson, Mladen Linkowski, Andrew Arviso | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG), Timothy Vernon (SG), Paul Casillas (SF), Alva Pilakowski (PF) Kosta Markowski, Ronald Koonce, James Holmes, Anthony Griffith | |
| 15:31 | Auburn | Charles Scott makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 15:31 | Auburn | Charles Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | Alva Pilakowski is called for the reach on Fabian Marino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alva Pilakowski, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Newton (C) Charles Scott | |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on David Davis - foul #4 on David Davis, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Koonce (SG) David Davis | |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 15:12 | Auburn | Christopher Newton gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 14:52 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Hester | 43-48 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket | 45-48 |
| 14:21 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Fabian Marino - foul #3 on Fabian Marino, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| 14:21 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 14:21 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Vernon - foul #4 on Timothy Vernon, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kosta Markowski (PG) Timothy Vernon | |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 14:12 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Alva Pilakowski | 47-53 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Ronald Koonce is called for the reach on Timothy Williams - foul #2 on Ronald Koonce, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Howard Rudd (PF) Fabian Marino | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Holmes (SF), Anthony Griffith (PF), Charles Scott (C) Paul Casillas, Alva Pilakowski, Christopher Newton | |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 13:31 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith misses the lay-in | 49-53 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 13:08 | Auburn | Charles Scott lays it in | 49-55 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd drills a floater in the paint and the foul's on Anthony Griffith - foul #2 on Anthony Griffith, team foul #9 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG), James Davis (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Donald McCraven, Timothy Williams, Arnoldo Marino, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Casillas (PG) Ronald Koonce | |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd misses the free throw | 51-55 |
| 12:46 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Anthony Griffith | 51-55 |
| 12:41 | Auburn | Charles Scott lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kosta Markowski | 51-57 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso (C) Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski (PF) Anthony Griffith | |
| 12:24 | Auburn | Charles Scott clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Paul Thompson - foul #2 on Paul Thompson, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| 12:24 | Auburn | Charles Scott makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 12:24 | Auburn | Charles Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson is hacked by James Holmes - foul #2 on James Holmes, team foul #10 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Fabian Marino (PF) Mladen Linkowski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Koonce (SG), Christopher Newton (PF) James Holmes, Charles Scott | |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 11:31 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 11:30 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski grabs the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fabian Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Andrew Arviso (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kosta Markowski (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Ronald Koonce (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Paul Casillas (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Christopher Newton (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Alva Pilakowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Auburn | Christopher Newton scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Kosta Markowski | 52-60 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes is hacked by Alva Pilakowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alva Pilakowski, team foul #11 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Gooding (SF), Howard Rudd (C) Paul Thompson, Andrew Arviso | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Holmes (SF), Anthony Griffith (PF) Kosta Markowski, Alva Pilakowski | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 10:55 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce scores on a 3 from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Christopher Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 10:31 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 10:29 | Auburn | Christopher Newton snags the offensive board | 53-63 |
| 10:09 | Auburn | Charles Gooding blocks the short jumper by Anthony Griffith | 53-63 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino snags the defensive board | 53-63 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | James Davis is open and buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Gooding | 55-63 |
| 09:41 | Auburn | James Holmes hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | Charles Gooding is by himself and knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from James Davis and the foul's on James Holmes - foul #3 on James Holmes, team foul #12 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Paul Thompson (SG), Mladen Linkowski (PF), Paul Hester (C) Christopher Barnes, James Davis, Fabian Marino, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kosta Markowski (PG), Alva Pilakowski (PF), Charles Scott (C) Paul Casillas, Anthony Griffith, Christopher Newton | |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | Charles Gooding makes the free throw | 58-65 |
| 09:19 | Auburn | Charles Scott misses the lay-in | 58-65 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson pulls down the rebound | 58-65 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Hester | 61-65 |
| 08:42 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce is hacked by Charles Gooding - foul #1 on Charles Gooding, team foul #6 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino (SF) Charles Gooding | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Casillas (SG) Ronald Koonce | |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Thompson - foul #3 on Paul Thompson, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Paul Hester hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-67 |
| 08:12 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Charles Scott | 61-67 |
| 07:46 | Auburn | Kosta Markowski's pass is intercepted by Donald McCraven | 61-67 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses the easy layup | 61-67 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson tips it in | 63-67 |
| 07:31 | Auburn | Charles Scott misses long on a runner from the baseline | 63-67 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | Paul Hester grabs the board | 63-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mladen Linkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Hester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kosta Markowski (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Casillas (tiring) 3 pf. SF - James Holmes (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Alva Pilakowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Scott (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Arnoldo Marino and he's fouled by Charles Scott - foul #1 on Charles Scott, team foul #13 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (PG), James Davis (SG), Howard Rudd (PF) Donald McCraven, Paul Thompson, Mladen Linkowski | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG), Timothy Vernon (SG), Anthony Griffith (PF) Kosta Markowski, James Holmes, Alva Pilakowski | |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the free throw | 66-67 |
| 06:49 | Auburn | David Davis drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Vernon | 66-70 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Andrew Arviso (C) Arnoldo Marino, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Newton (C) Charles Scott | |
| 06:37 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith misses short on a jumper from the right side | 66-70 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams's dunk attempt is rejected by Anthony Griffith | 66-70 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso snags the offensive board | 66-70 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald McCraven | 68-70 |
| 05:50 | Auburn | Timothy Vernon misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Williams - foul #1 on Timothy Williams, team foul #8 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG), Fabian Marino (PF) Donald McCraven, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Koonce (SF), Alva Pilakowski (C) Paul Casillas, Christopher Newton | |
| 05:50 | Auburn | Timothy Vernon makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 05:50 | Auburn | Timothy Vernon makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-72 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino can't tip it in | 68-72 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams snags the offensive board | 68-72 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino buries a turnaround from close range | 70-72 |
| 05:24 | Auburn | Timothy Vernon misses the lay-in | 70-72 |
| 05:22 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith tips it but misses | 70-72 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso snags the defensive board | 70-72 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes travels in the backcourt | 70-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino (SF), Paul Hester (C) Timothy Williams, Andrew Arviso | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kosta Markowski (SG) Timothy Vernon | |
| 05:03 | Auburn | David Davis hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Alva Pilakowski and the foul's on Christopher Barnes - foul #2 on Christopher Barnes, team foul #9 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Paul Thompson (SG), Howard Rudd (PF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Christopher Barnes, James Davis, Fabian Marino, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Holmes (SF), Charles Scott (C) Ronald Koonce, Alva Pilakowski | |
| 05:03 | Auburn | David Davis misses the free throw | 70-74 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd pulls down the rebound | 70-74 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald McCraven | 72-74 |
| 04:27 | Auburn | David Davis misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 72-74 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski gets the rebound | 72-74 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Paul Thompson | 75-74 |
| 04:09 | Auburn | David Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-74 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson gets the rebound | 75-74 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Kosta Markowski - foul #2 on Kosta Markowski, team foul #14 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso (PF), Paul Hester (C) Howard Rudd, Mladen Linkowski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Vernon (SG), Paul Casillas (SF), Christopher Newton (PF), Alva Pilakowski (C) Kosta Markowski, James Holmes, Anthony Griffith, Charles Scott | |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 03:56 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from David Davis | 76-76 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson scores on a 3 from the left wing | 79-76 |
| 03:25 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski comes up short on the shot from close range | 79-76 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Arnoldo Marino | 79-76 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Thompson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Arviso (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Davis (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Vernon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Casillas (tired) 3 pf. PF - Christopher Newton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Alva Pilakowski (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Christopher Newton steps in front of the Donald McCraven pass in the backcourt | 79-76 |
| 03:10 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski double dribbles | 79-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG), James Davis (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Fabian Marino (PF), Howard Rudd (C) Donald McCraven, Paul Thompson, Arnoldo Marino, Andrew Arviso, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Koonce (SF), Charles Scott (C) Paul Casillas, Alva Pilakowski | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Charles Scott picks off the pass by James Davis in the backcourt | 79-76 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-76 |
| 02:48 | Auburn | Christopher Newton can't tip it in | 79-76 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Fabian Marino | 79-76 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino (SF), Paul Hester (C) Timothy Williams, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski (PF) Christopher Newton | |
| 02:24 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 79-76 |
| 02:23 | Auburn | Charles Scott pulls down the rebound | 79-76 |
| 02:03 | Auburn | Fabian Marino is called for the reach on Alva Pilakowski - foul #4 on Fabian Marino, team foul #10 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG) Christopher Barnes | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kosta Markowski (SG), James Holmes (SF), Anthony Griffith (PF) David Davis, Ronald Koonce, Charles Scott | |
| 02:03 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 02:03 | Auburn | Alva Pilakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald McCraven and the foul's on Alva Pilakowski - foul #4 on Alva Pilakowski, team foul #15 | 81-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Davis (PG), Ronald Koonce (SG), Charles Scott (C) Timothy Vernon, Kosta Markowski, Alva Pilakowski | |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino misses the free throw | 81-78 |
| 01:51 | Auburn | Charles Scott snags the defensive board | 81-78 |
| 01:34 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-78 |
| 01:33 | Auburn | Charles Scott gets the offensive rebound | 81-78 |
| 01:24 | Auburn | Anthony Griffith misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 81-78 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino pulls down the rebound | 81-78 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Fabian Marino - foul #5 on Fabian Marino, team foul #11 | 81-78 |
| 01:08 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski (PF) Fabian Marino | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Charles Scott scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 81-80 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven is hacked by Ronald Koonce - foul #3 on Ronald Koonce, team foul #16 | 81-80 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-80 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven makes the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven makes the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Ronald Koonce drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 83-83 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Davis | 85-83 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Auburn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-83 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | David Davis misses the halfcourt shot | 85-83 |