| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) SF - James Tsao (fresh) PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) SF - James Dickerson (fresh) PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | James Tsao wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Auburn | James Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards clanks a floater from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Auburn | James Tsao grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Huffaker | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | James Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:34 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski's dunk attempt is rejected by Ronald Edwards | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | Auburn | James Tsao tips it back up and in | 6-2 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 17:25 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:18 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-2 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Lamson | 6-2 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson is called for a backcourt violation | 6-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), Frank Patricio (SG), Curtis Porter (SF), Arthur Gallagher (C) James Smith, Richard Huffaker, James Tsao, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:28 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell is hacked by Nicholas Anderson - foul #1 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski (C) Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:16 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Porter | 9-2 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-2 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards tips it in | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Patricio (fresh) SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Curtis Porter | 11-4 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards is called for traveling | 11-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG), James Tsao (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Frank Patricio, Curtis Porter, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:39 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-4 |
| 14:37 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell tips it back up and in | 13-4 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | James Dickerson comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Mitchell - foul #1 on Thomas Mitchell, team foul #2 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Curtis Porter (SF) Tracy Cruce, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker is called for traveling | 13-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), Thomas Mitchell (PF) James Smith, Richard Huffaker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | James Dickerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Richard Huffaker (SG), Yuri Burakowski (C) Tracy Cruce, James Tsao, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:08 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), James Tsao (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) James Smith, Curtis Porter, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Arthur Gallagher - foul #1 on Arthur Gallagher, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Curtis Porter (SG), Yuri Burakowski (C) Tracy Cruce, Richard Huffaker, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 12:45 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell snags the defensive board | 13-7 |
| 12:38 | Auburn | James Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-7 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Edwards | 16-9 |
| 11:59 | Auburn | James Tsao misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on James Tsao - foul #1 on James Tsao, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), Richard Huffaker (SG), Arthur Gallagher (PF) James Smith, James Tsao, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG) Jeffrey Lamson | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 11:28 | Auburn | Curtis Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fairly fresh) SG - Harold Corona (fresh) SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:09 | Auburn | Harold Corona picks off the pass by Tracy Cruce | 16-9 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-9 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards hits the follow up shot | 16-11 |
| 10:20 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 16-11 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Harold Corona | 16-14 |
| 09:38 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Nicholas Anderson - foul #2 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #2 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), James Tsao (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Tracy Cruce, Curtis Porter, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Jeffrey Lamson (SG), Frank Morton (PF), John Fedele (C) Jeffrey Zybia, James Dickerson, Nicholas Anderson, Ronald Edwards | |
| 09:38 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:38 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Frank Morton snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Mitchell - foul #2 on Thomas Mitchell, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Patricio (SG) Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:55 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | John Fedele pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi | Frank Morton drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Harold Corona | 17-17 |
| 08:33 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses the 3 from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Frank Morton gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Harold Corona comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson tips it back up and in | 17-19 |
| 08:06 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker is hacked by Harold Corona - foul #1 on Harold Corona, team foul #3 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), Curtis Porter (SF), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Smith, Richard Huffaker, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF) Harold Corona | |
| 07:41 | Auburn | Curtis Porter is whistled for traveling | 17-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Richard Huffaker (SG) Tracy Cruce, Frank Patricio | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (SG), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeffrey Lamson, John Fedele | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay is hacked by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), Frank Patricio (SG) James Smith, Curtis Porter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Patricio (fresh) SF - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Tsao (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jeffrey Zybia (fairly fresh) SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Frank Morton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the right block | 17-19 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | Frank Morton snags the offensive board | 17-19 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia is called for traveling | 17-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SG), Thomas Mitchell (PF), Arthur Gallagher (C) Frank Patricio, Richard Huffaker, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SF), John Fedele (PF) James Dickerson, Frank Morton | |
| 06:18 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Porter | 20-19 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Harold Corona's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Mitchell | 20-19 |
| 05:56 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 05:29 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell can't tip it in | 20-19 |
| 05:26 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to James Tsao | 20-19 |
| 05:12 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Fedele | 20-19 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 20-19 |
| 04:47 | Auburn | James Tsao grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 04:43 | Auburn | Curtis Porter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-19 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Tracy Cruce is called for the reach on Jeremy Macaulay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tracy Cruce, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Patricio (SG), Richard Huffaker (SF), Yuri Burakowski (C) Curtis Porter, James Tsao, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), James Dickerson (SF), Frank Morton (PF) Jeffrey Zybia, Harold Corona, Ronald Edwards | |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 04:24 | Auburn | John Fedele is called for the reach on Thomas Mitchell - foul #1 on John Fedele, team foul #4 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Tsao (SF) Tracy Cruce | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG) Jeremy Macaulay | |
| 04:11 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Patricio | 23-21 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 03:46 | Auburn | James Tsao grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 03:42 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Tsao | 26-21 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Frank Patricio (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Tsao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Frank Morton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fedele (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 03:01 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 02:46 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-24 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-24 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to John Fedele | 26-24 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | James Dickerson clanks a runner near the basket | 26-24 |
| 01:52 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 01:39 | Auburn | James Tsao comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 26-24 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | Frank Morton grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | James Dickerson drills a jumper from the free throw line | 26-26 |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski is called for traveling | 26-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Curtis Porter (SG), Arthur Gallagher (C) Frank Patricio, James Tsao, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Harold Corona (SF), Nicholas Anderson (PF), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeffrey Zybia, James Dickerson, Frank Morton, John Fedele | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Harold Corona's pass is intercepted by Arthur Gallagher | 26-26 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell is hacked by Harold Corona - foul #2 on Harold Corona, team foul #5 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski (C) Richard Huffaker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:03 | Auburn | James Smith is hacked by Jeremy Macaulay - foul #1 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #6 | 26-26 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 26-26 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | James Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 26-26 |