| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) PF - Daniel Landry (fresh) C - Marc Beam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) C - Anthony Cunniff (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Marc Beam wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Auburn | Brian Matthews can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Auburn | John Moen gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | John Moen misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Eggert - foul #1 on Mark Eggert, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | John Moen makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | John Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | John Moen takes the ball from Mark Quinn after a doubleteam | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Auburn | Mark Quinn steals it from Brian Matthews | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | Daniel Landry is called for the reach on Anthony Cunniff - foul #1 on Daniel Landry, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 17:54 | Auburn | Daniel Landry grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:38 | Auburn | John Moen banks in the layup on a great pass from Clifton Newlon | 4-0 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff can't throw it down | 4-0 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek tips it in | 4-2 |
| 16:45 | Auburn | Daniel Landry is hacked by Freddy Bozek - foul #1 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), David Peacock (SF), Sonny Davis (PF), Chad Laforce (C) John Moen, Brian Matthews, Daniel Landry, Marc Beam | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:28 | Auburn | Sonny Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 16:27 | Auburn | David Peacock hits the follow up shot | 6-2 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 16:02 | Auburn | David Peacock grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Marcus Ono (fresh) SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Peacock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sonny Davis (fresh) C - Chad Laforce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Cunniff (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Marcus Ono | 8-2 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 15:35 | Auburn | Sonny Davis snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 15:17 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon lays it up and in set up by Marcus Ono | 10-2 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek lays it in set up by Mark Quinn | 10-4 |
| 14:51 | Auburn | Freddy Bozek steps in front of the David Peacock pass | 10-4 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-4 |
| 14:33 | Auburn | Chad Laforce snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 14:06 | Auburn | Chad Laforce hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from David Peacock and he's fouled by Anthony Cunniff - foul #1 on Anthony Cunniff, team foul #3 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Clifton Newlon, David Peacock, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SF), Andrew Wright (C) Pablo Castaneda, Anthony Cunniff | |
| 14:06 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses the free throw | 12-4 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek pulls down the rebound | 12-4 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | John Moen takes the ball from Andrew Wright | 12-4 |
| 13:38 | Auburn | Marcus Ono can't finish the layup | 12-4 |
| 13:37 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson hits the follow up shot | 14-4 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 14-4 |
| 13:15 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson snags the defensive board | 14-4 |
| 12:58 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Eggert - foul #2 on Mark Eggert, team foul #4 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | Sonny Davis (PF), Marc Beam (C) John Moen, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), Anthony Cunniff (C) Mark Eggert, Mark Quinn, Freddy Bozek | |
| 12:58 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson makes the 1st free throw | 15-4 |
| 12:58 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-4 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 15-4 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Peacock (SF) Anthony Donaldson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:17 | Auburn | Brian Matthews scores on a 3 from the right corner | 18-4 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 18-4 |
| 11:50 | Auburn | Brian Matthews gets the rebound | 18-4 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Marcus Ono (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Peacock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sonny Davis (fresh) C - Marc Beam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) SG - Hank Hanna (fresh) SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) PF - Andrew Wright (fresh) C - Anthony Cunniff (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Auburn | Anthony Cunniff is called for the reach on Brian Matthews - foul #2 on Anthony Cunniff, team foul #5 | 18-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Clifton Newlon (SG), Anthony Donaldson (SF), Daniel Landry (PF), Chad Laforce (C) Marcus Ono, Brian Matthews, David Peacock, Sonny Davis, Marc Beam | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (PF) Anthony Cunniff | |
| 11:15 | Auburn | Daniel Landry makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Clifton Newlon and he's fouled by Pablo Castaneda - foul #1 on Pablo Castaneda, team foul #6 | 20-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SG), Marc Beam (C) Clifton Newlon, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG) Hank Hanna | |
| 11:15 | Auburn | Daniel Landry makes the free throw | 21-4 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-4 |
| 10:53 | Auburn | Brian Matthews pulls down the rebound | 21-4 |
| 10:28 | Auburn | Daniel Landry misses the lay-in | 21-4 |
| 10:27 | Auburn | Daniel Landry grabs the offensive board | 21-4 |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 21-4 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 21-4 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn is hacked by Marc Beam - foul #1 on Marc Beam, team foul #2 | 21-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Clifton Newlon (SG), David Peacock (SF), Sonny Davis (PF), Chad Laforce (C) John Moen, Brian Matthews, Anthony Donaldson, Daniel Landry, Marc Beam | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SF), Ronald Biller (C) Pablo Castaneda, Andrew Wright | |
| 09:36 | Mississippi | Marcus Ono steals the ball from Hank Hanna | 21-4 |
| 09:14 | Auburn | Marcus Ono drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clifton Newlon | 23-4 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Greg Moon | 23-6 |
| 08:37 | Auburn | Chad Laforce comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 23-6 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Greg Moon grabs the board | 23-6 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi | Ronald Biller misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-6 |
| 08:23 | Auburn | David Peacock pulls down the rebound | 23-6 |
| 07:54 | Auburn | Chad Laforce can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 23-6 |
| 07:53 | Auburn | David Peacock pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-6 |
| 07:29 | Auburn | Chad Laforce is whistled for traveling | 23-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SF), Daniel Landry (PF), Marc Beam (C) Marcus Ono, David Peacock, Sonny Davis, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Wade (PG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), Andrew Wright (PF) Greg Moon, Mark Quinn, Freddy Bozek | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Landry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Beam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Walter Wade (fresh) SG - Hank Hanna (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) PF - Andrew Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Biller (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Ronald Biller scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Hank Hanna | 23-8 |
| 06:56 | Auburn | Daniel Landry makes the floater from close range set up by John Moen | 25-8 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Clifton Newlon - foul #1 on Clifton Newlon, team foul #3 | 25-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson (PF) Daniel Landry | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna makes the free throw | 25-11 |
| 06:16 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson knocks in the floater from the left block | 27-11 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses long on a shot from the right side | 27-11 |
| 05:54 | Auburn | Brian Matthews snags the defensive board | 27-11 |
| 05:48 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Hank Hanna - foul #1 on Hank Hanna, team foul #7 | 27-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Daniel Landry (PF), Chad Laforce (C) John Moen, Anthony Donaldson, Marc Beam | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), Freddy Bozek (PF) Walter Wade, Hank Hanna, Ronald Biller | |
| 05:48 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 1st free throw | 28-11 |
| 05:48 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon misses the 2nd free throw | 28-11 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright snags the defensive board | 28-11 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-11 |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Chad Laforce snags the defensive board | 28-11 |
| 05:06 | Auburn | Chad Laforce hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-11 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek snags the defensive board | 28-11 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 28-11 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn gets the offensive rebound | 28-11 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright is called for a backcourt violation | 28-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), David Peacock (SF), Sonny Davis (PF), Marc Beam (C) Marcus Ono, Clifton Newlon, Daniel Landry, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SF) Pablo Castaneda | |
| 04:02 | Auburn | Brian Matthews misses the 3 from the left corner | 28-11 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek snags the defensive board | 28-11 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi | Greg Moon is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 28-11 |
| 03:49 | Auburn | Sonny Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 28-11 |
| 03:27 | Auburn | Brian Matthews is whistled for traveling | 28-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (SG), Daniel Landry (PF) David Peacock, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), Anthony Cunniff (C) Greg Moon, Mark Quinn, Andrew Wright | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marcus Ono (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Landry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Beam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) SG - Hank Hanna (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Cunniff (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | The jumper by Mark Eggert is denied by Brian Matthews | 28-11 |
| 03:05 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Moen | 28-11 |
| 02:45 | Auburn | Marcus Ono is called for a backcourt violation | 28-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), David Peacock (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF), Chad Laforce (C) Marcus Ono, Brian Matthews, Daniel Landry, Marc Beam | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (SG) Freddy Bozek | |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Anthony Donaldson steals it from Pablo Castaneda out of a doubleteam | 28-11 |
| 01:56 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony Cunniff - foul #3 on Anthony Cunniff, team foul #8 | 28-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Brian Matthews (SF), Sonny Davis (PF) John Moen, David Peacock, Anthony Donaldson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG), Andrew Wright (C) Greg Moon, Anthony Cunniff | |
| 01:56 | Auburn | Chad Laforce makes the 1st free throw | 29-11 |
| 01:56 | Auburn | Chad Laforce makes the 2nd free throw | 30-11 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 30-14 |
| 01:06 | Auburn | Pablo Castaneda picks off the pass by Sonny Davis | 30-14 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 30-14 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Chad Laforce snags the defensive board | 30-14 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 30-14 |
| 00:18 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon tips it in | 32-14 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda lays it in and he's hacked by Chad Laforce - foul #1 on Chad Laforce, team foul #4 | 32-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), David Peacock (SF), Daniel Landry (PF), Marc Beam (C) Marcus Ono, Clifton Newlon, Sonny Davis, Chad Laforce | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (PF) Hank Hanna | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses the free throw | 32-16 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Marc Beam grabs the board | 32-16 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Marc Beam can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 32-16 |