| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darrin Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Crocker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 7 pts. C - Brett Whitaker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Pittman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Dean (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | James Dean inbounds the ball | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:53 | Mississippi State | George Lambert hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 28-46 |
| 19:52 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman tips it but misses | 28-46 |
| 19:50 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker grabs the board | 28-46 |
| 19:33 | Auburn | Michael Williams is fouled on the floor by Dan Pittman - foul #1 on Dan Pittman, team foul #1 | 28-46 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | Michael Crocker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Dean - foul #1 on James Dean, team foul #2 | 28-46 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | Michael Crocker makes the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | Michael Crocker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by James Green is blocked by Michael Williams | 30-46 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | James Green gets the offensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser is whistled for traveling | 30-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (SG), Kyle Smith (PF), James Ashurst (C) Darrin Nguyen, Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:28 | Auburn | Michael Crocker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-46 |
| 18:26 | Auburn | James Ashurst snags the offensive board | 30-46 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | John Gooch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-46 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | James Green scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by James Dean | 30-48 |
| 17:28 | Auburn | Michael Crocker makes the floater from the left side set up by Matthew Moua | 32-48 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman loses the dribble to John Gooch in the backcourt | 32-48 |
| 17:18 | Auburn | Matthew Moua clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-48 |
| 17:17 | Auburn | Kyle Smith gets the offensive rebound | 32-48 |
| 17:00 | Auburn | John Gooch drills a 3 from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | James Green's pass is intercepted by John Gooch | 35-48 |
| 16:20 | Auburn | Michael Crocker buries a 3 from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses badly on a floater from the left block | 38-48 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | George Lambert tips it back up and in | 38-50 |
| 15:50 | Auburn | Michael Crocker drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gooch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Crocker (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Kyle Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ashurst (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Pittman (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Dean (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Dave Iser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - George Lambert (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | George Lambert knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Green | 40-52 |
| 15:18 | Auburn | Michael Crocker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Darrin Nguyen (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Matthew Moua, John Gooch, Michael Crocker, Kyle Smith, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), William Felts (PF) Dan Pittman, James Dean, Dave Iser | |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core is hacked by Earl Zullinger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Earl Zullinger, team foul #1 | 40-52 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | George Lambert drills a floater in the lane | 40-54 |
| 14:52 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen blows the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Panella - foul #1 on Ronald Panella, team foul #3 | 40-54 |
| 14:52 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 14:52 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | George Lambert connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-56 |
| 14:12 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (PG) Earl Zullinger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dave Iser (C) George Lambert | |
| 13:53 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Kyle Core | 42-58 |
| 13:41 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer loses the dribble to James Green | 42-58 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | James Green misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-58 |
| 13:14 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Brett Whitaker | 42-58 |
| 13:09 | Auburn | David Locklin connects on the jumper from the right block | 44-58 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | William Felts hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-58 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | James Green can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-58 |
| 12:26 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 44-58 |
| 12:20 | Auburn | David Locklin connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-58 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser can't throw it down | 46-58 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | James Green grabs the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | William Felts clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #2 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), John Gooch (SG), Michael Crocker (SF), James Ashurst (C) David Locklin, Darrin Nguyen, Robert Kiefer, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SG), James Dean (SF), George Lambert (C) Ronald Panella, Kyle Core, Dave Iser | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | William Felts misses the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 11:35 | Auburn | Michael Williams pulls down the rebound | 46-59 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Earl Zullinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Gooch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Crocker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Michael Williams (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Ashurst (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Pittman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Dean (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Felts (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - George Lambert (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Auburn | Michael Williams comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 46-59 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | James Dean gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | George Lambert is denied on a dunk by James Ashurst | 46-59 |
| 11:04 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| 10:59 | Auburn | Michael Crocker is fouled on the floor by James Dean - foul #2 on James Dean, team foul #4 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kyle Smith (PF) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dave Iser (PF) William Felts | |
| 10:54 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger is hacked by James Green - foul #3 on James Green, team foul #5 | 46-59 |
| 10:30 | Auburn | Kyle Smith misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Dave Iser - foul #2 on Dave Iser, team foul #6 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), Brett Whitaker (C) Earl Zullinger, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:30 | Auburn | Kyle Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 10:30 | Auburn | Kyle Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Crocker takes the ball from George Lambert | 48-59 |
| 10:06 | Auburn | Kyle Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Crocker | 50-59 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Kyle Smith takes the ball from James Green in the backcourt | 50-59 |
| 09:47 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Gooch | 53-59 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | George Lambert is hacked by Brett Whitaker - foul #1 on Brett Whitaker, team foul #3 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Darrin Nguyen (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Michael Williams (PF), James Ashurst (C) Matthew Moua, John Gooch, Michael Crocker, Kyle Smith, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (PG), William Felts (PF) James Green, Dave Iser | |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | William Felts comes up short on the shot in the lane | 53-59 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | George Lambert comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #4 | 53-59 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 08:34 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the floater from close range | 56-63 |
| 08:06 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger is hacked by James Dean - foul #3 on James Dean, team foul #7 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (SG) Darrin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Dave Iser (PF) Dan Pittman, William Felts | |
| 08:06 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 08:06 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #5 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), Kyle Smith (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Earl Zullinger, Michael Williams, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 07:26 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer lays it up and in | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Locklin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Kiefer (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kyle Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brett Whitaker (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Core (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Dean (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dave Iser (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - George Lambert (tired) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser throws it down on a great pass from Kyle Core | 60-66 |
| 06:49 | Auburn | David Locklin misses the floater from the free throw line | 60-66 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kyle Core | 60-66 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | George Lambert grabs the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | James Dean connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 60-68 |
| 06:00 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-68 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ronald Panella | 60-68 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (SG), Michael Crocker (SF), Michael Williams (PF), James Ashurst (C) David Locklin, Robert Kiefer, Kyle Smith, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Dan Pittman (SG), William Felts (PF) Kyle Core, Ronald Panella, George Lambert | |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | James Green lays it in on a nice dish by Dan Pittman | 60-70 |
| 05:17 | Auburn | Matthew Moua knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Gooch | 62-70 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman's pass is intercepted by John Gooch in the backcourt | 62-70 |
| 05:13 | Auburn | Michael Crocker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Gooch | 64-70 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | James Ashurst is called for the reach on Dave Iser - foul #2 on James Ashurst, team foul #6 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG) Matthew Moua | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SF), George Lambert (C) James Dean, Dave Iser | |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 64-70 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the offensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Earl Zullinger is called for the reach on Dan Pittman - foul #3 on Earl Zullinger, team foul #7 | 64-70 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | William Felts gets the offensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core is hacked by Earl Zullinger - foul #4 on Earl Zullinger, team foul #8 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG) Dan Pittman | |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 04:21 | Auburn | Michael Crocker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-72 |
| 04:20 | Auburn | Michael Williams snags the offensive board | 64-72 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Michael Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-72 |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen (SG) John Gooch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF) Kyle Core | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Michael Williams is called for the reach on William Felts - foul #4 on Michael Williams, team foul #9 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (PG), Kyle Smith (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Earl Zullinger, Michael Williams, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SF), Dave Iser (C) Ronald Panella, George Lambert | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:29 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by David Locklin | 66-74 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser lays it in | 66-76 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Locklin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrin Nguyen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Crocker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Kyle Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brett Whitaker (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dan Pittman (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kyle Core (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. PF - William Felts (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Dave Iser (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Auburn | David Locklin buries a 3 from the right wing | 69-76 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | James Green makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-79 |
| 02:17 | Auburn | David Locklin misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Dan Pittman - foul #2 on Dan Pittman, team foul #8 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Michael Williams (PF), James Ashurst (C) Darrin Nguyen, Michael Crocker, Kyle Smith, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), James Dean (SF), George Lambert (C) Dan Pittman, Kyle Core, William Felts | |
| 02:17 | Auburn | David Locklin misses the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 02:17 | Auburn | David Locklin misses the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser gets the rebound | 69-79 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | George Lambert can't throw it down | 69-79 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | George Lambert tips it in | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:44 | Auburn | Ronald Panella takes the ball from Matthew Moua | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | James Dean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-81 |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen (SG), Brett Whitaker (C) David Locklin, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (PG), William Felts (PF) James Green, Dave Iser | |
| 01:25 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Kiefer | 71-81 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | James Dean loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-81 |
| 01:00 | Auburn | James Dean swats the layup by Brett Whitaker | 71-81 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ronald Panella | 71-81 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Darrin Nguyen is called for the reach on Ronald Panella in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darrin Nguyen, team foul #10 | 71-81 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dave Iser (C) George Lambert | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella misses the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella makes the 2nd free throw | 71-82 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Dean - foul #4 on James Dean, team foul #9 | 71-82 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Lambert (C) Dave Iser | |
| 00:50 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:50 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Matthew Moua is called for the reach on James Dean in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Moua, team foul #11 | 73-82 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SG), Dave Iser (PF) Ronald Panella, George Lambert | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer is fouled on the floor by James Dean - foul #5 on James Dean, team foul #10 | 73-84 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), George Lambert (C) Dan Pittman, James Dean, Dave Iser | |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer misses the 1st free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer misses the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core snags the defensive board | 73-84 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Brett Whitaker denies the turnaround by Kyle Core | 73-84 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core snags the offensive board | 73-84 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Green runs out the clock | 73-84 |