| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) SG - James Marsh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Tsao (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | James Tsao inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Auburn | James Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | James Smith is called for the reach on Stephen White in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SG), Arthur Gallagher (C) Richard Huffaker, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 19:21 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 19:03 | Auburn | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Stephen White - foul #2 on Stephen White, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SF), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Tsao, Arthur Gallagher | |
| 18:57 | Auburn | James Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey hits the follow up shot | 31-36 |
| 18:33 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen White | 33-39 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Rosas - foul #3 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Howell (C) Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), James Tsao (SF), Arthur Gallagher (PF) James Smith, Richard Huffaker, Thomas Mitchell | |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | William Whaley clanks a floater from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 17:44 | Auburn | James Tsao pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:32 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Whaley - foul #2 on William Whaley, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (SG), Terry Koerner (PF) James Marsh, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell (PF) Yuri Burakowski | |
| 17:32 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:32 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell lays it in on a great pass from Stephen White | 35-41 |
| 16:49 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Terry Koerner | 35-41 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Stephen White loses the dribble to Curtis Porter | 35-41 |
| 16:17 | Auburn | James Tsao is hacked by Stephen White - foul #3 on Stephen White, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG), Richard Gokey (PF) Stephen White, William Whaley | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Richard Huffaker (SG), Yuri Burakowski (C) Tracy Cruce, Curtis Porter, Arthur Gallagher | |
| 16:00 | Auburn | Terry Koerner steals the ball from Yuri Burakowski | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Howell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Tsao (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner grabs the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 15:27 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Tsao | 35-41 |
| 15:05 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker is whistled for a carry | 35-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Sterling Horton (SF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Darrel Villarreal, Terry Koerner, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), Curtis Porter (SF), Arthur Gallagher (PF) James Smith, James Tsao, Thomas Mitchell | |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 14:39 | Auburn | Curtis Porter grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 14:34 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce is hacked by Michael Harvey - foul #2 on Michael Harvey, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SF), Kenneth Rosas (PF) James Marsh, Sterling Horton, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), James Tsao (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Tracy Cruce, Curtis Porter, Arthur Gallagher | |
| 14:21 | Auburn | James Tsao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SG), Arthur Gallagher (C) Richard Huffaker, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Mitchell - foul #1 on Thomas Mitchell, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SG) Michael Harvey | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Tsao, Arthur Gallagher | |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:44 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski is hacked by Lawrence Broadhead - foul #4 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz (C) Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), James Tsao (SF), Arthur Gallagher (PF) James Smith, Richard Huffaker, Thomas Mitchell | |
| 13:31 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Rosas - foul #4 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #7 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (SG) Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Curtis Porter, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 13:31 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 13:31 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | William Whaley snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses the shot from the left block | 36-42 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal hits the follow up shot | 38-42 |
| 12:54 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell misses the lay-in | 38-42 |
| 12:52 | Auburn | James Tsao tips it home | 38-44 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 12:35 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 12:20 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Tracy Cruce | 38-46 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-46 |
| 12:02 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darrel Villarreal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Whaley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Koerner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Darryl Paz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Tsao (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Auburn | James Tsao clanks a shot from the baseline | 38-46 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | William Whaley drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 11:25 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tracy Cruce | 40-48 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses short on a shot from the left side | 40-48 |
| 11:09 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 11:04 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell can't throw it down | 40-48 |
| 11:03 | Auburn | James Tsao tips it but misses | 40-48 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the shot from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 10:52 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Gallagher | 42-51 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Darrel Villarreal | 44-51 |
| 10:09 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell hits the finger roll set up by Tracy Cruce | 44-53 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Arthur Gallagher denies the turnaround by Terry Koerner | 44-53 |
| 09:51 | Auburn | James Tsao gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 09:24 | Auburn | Stephen White is called for the reach on Tracy Cruce - foul #4 on Stephen White, team foul #8 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), James Marsh (SG), Sterling Horton (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Randy Howell (C) Stephen White, Darrel Villarreal, William Whaley, Terry Koerner, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Curtis Porter (SF), Yuri Burakowski (C) Richard Huffaker, James Tsao, Arthur Gallagher | |
| 09:24 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 09:24 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Gokey | 46-54 |
| 08:51 | Auburn | James Smith connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Tracy Cruce | 46-56 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-56 |
| 08:26 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| 08:08 | Auburn | James Smith misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Michael Harvey - foul #3 on Michael Harvey, team foul #9 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SF), James Tsao (PF) Tracy Cruce, Thomas Mitchell | |
| 08:08 | Auburn | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 08:08 | Auburn | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Yuri Burakowski steps in front of the Randy Howell pass | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sterling Horton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Howell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Huffaker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Tsao (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:37 | Auburn | James Tsao misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Gokey | 48-57 |
| 06:53 | Auburn | James Tsao scores on a jumper from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #4 on James Smith, team foul #3 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SF), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Sterling Horton, Richard Gokey, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher (PF) Richard Huffaker | |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 06:10 | Auburn | James Tsao scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Smith | 50-62 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-62 |
| 05:50 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 05:31 | Auburn | James Tsao drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by James Smith | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | William Whaley drills a jumper from the right side | 52-64 |
| 04:56 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher is hacked by Kenneth Rosas - foul #5 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #10 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Darrel Villarreal (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Richard Gokey (PF) Michael Harvey, James Marsh, William Whaley, Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG) James Tsao | |
| 04:56 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher misses the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 04:56 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead dunks the ball | 54-65 |
| 04:30 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-65 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner pulls down the rebound | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 04:19 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Richard Gokey is called for the reach on Richard Huffaker - foul #1 on Richard Gokey, team foul #11 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Howell (C) Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell (PF) Arthur Gallagher | |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Mitchell | 54-67 |
| 03:49 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Richard Huffaker | 54-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Howell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Yuri Burakowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:23 | Auburn | James Smith misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephen White - foul #5 on Stephen White, team foul #12 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SF), Sterling Horton (PF) Stephen White, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Tsao (SF) Richard Huffaker | |
| 03:23 | Auburn | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 03:23 | Auburn | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 03:00 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| 02:40 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by James Tsao | 54-71 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-71 |
| 02:15 | Auburn | James Smith snags the defensive board | 54-71 |
| 01:56 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Smith | 54-73 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Curtis Porter steals the ball from Terry Koerner | 54-73 |
| 01:26 | Auburn | James Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-73 |
| 01:25 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell misses the tip | 54-73 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Darrel Villarreal | 54-73 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-73 |
| 00:49 | Auburn | James Smith loses the dribble to Darrel Villarreal | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton is whistled for traveling | 57-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG) William Whaley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Patricio (PG), Tracy Cruce (SG), Arthur Gallagher (C) James Smith, James Tsao, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Patricio | 57-75 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Randy Howell | 59-75 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Frank Patricio runs out the clock | 59-75 |