| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Zane Branch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary McNeece (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Christopher Hilley (fresh) 20 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tim Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse hits a fadeaway near the basket | 34-39 |
| 19:16 | Auburn | Mark Rouse denies the turnaround by Eric Robinson | 34-39 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz tips it home | 36-39 |
| 18:34 | Auburn | Eric Robinson makes the turnaround in the paint | 36-41 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Tim Shepard - foul #3 on Tim Shepard, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Widman (PF) Tim Shepard | |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 18:11 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Widman | 37-41 |
| 18:02 | Auburn | Eric Robinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gary McNeece | 37-41 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz is called for traveling | 37-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF), David White (C) Gary McNeece, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Hudson (SG), Mitchell Hayes (C) Eric Robinson, Ricky Lagunas | |
| 17:28 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-41 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses the easy layup | 37-41 |
| 17:07 | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 17:00 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley's pass is intercepted by Richard Mederos | 37-41 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch loses the dribble to Mitchell Hayes | 37-41 |
| 16:19 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-41 |
| 16:18 | Auburn | Mitchell Hayes tips it in | 37-43 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | David White misses the lay-in | 37-43 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos grabs the offensive board | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Zane Branch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Latta (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Horwitz (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - David White (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Christopher Hilley (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Hudson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Widman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mitchell Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos connects on the floater from the left side set up by Zane Branch | 39-43 |
| 15:30 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley is fouled on the floor by David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SF), Mark Rouse (C) Eric Latta, David White | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy (PG), Eric Robinson (SG), Galen Brown (SF), Tim Shepard (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) Christopher Hilley, Kevin Hudson, Kenneth Wysocki, James Widman, Mitchell Hayes | |
| 15:19 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas's layup is rejected by Mark Rouse | 39-43 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos's pass is intercepted by Ricky Lagunas | 39-43 |
| 14:44 | Auburn | Eric Robinson connects on the jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 14:27 | Auburn | Eric Robinson grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 14:21 | Auburn | Tim Shepard makes the shot near the basket | 39-47 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Mederos | 41-47 |
| 13:28 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Rouse | 41-47 |
| 13:26 | Auburn | Eric Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 13:12 | Auburn | Tim Shepard clanks a jumper from the right side | 41-47 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Lonnie Conroy - foul #1 on Lonnie Conroy, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG), Eric Latta (SF), David White (PF), James Widener (C) Zane Branch, Gary McNeece, Terry Horwitz, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Kevin Hudson (SG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF), James Widman (PF), Mitchell Hayes (C) Lonnie Conroy, Eric Robinson, Galen Brown, Tim Shepard, Ricky Lagunas | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:06 | Auburn | James Widman gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 12:45 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 12:43 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley grabs the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 12:32 | Auburn | Mitchell Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scruggs (SG) Richard Mederos | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta's pass is intercepted by Kevin Hudson | 42-47 |
| 12:06 | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki misses the easy layup | 42-47 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Eric Latta | 42-47 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Christopher Hilley is called for the reach on Frank Pruden - foul #2 on Christopher Hilley, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (SG) Kevin Hudson | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 11:45 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley grabs the board | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Pruden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Scruggs (fresh) SF - Eric Latta (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David White (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Widener (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Christopher Hilley (fresh) 20 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Widman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Mitchell Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Auburn | David White steps in front of the Christopher Hilley pass | 42-47 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | David White dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Widener | 44-47 |
| 10:52 | Auburn | Eric Robinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-47 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Christopher Hilley steps in front of the Eric Latta pass | 44-47 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Eric Robinson lays it in set up by Christopher Hilley | 44-49 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David White | 47-49 |
| 10:07 | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 10:06 | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki can't tip it in | 47-49 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 09:51 | Auburn | Eric Robinson is hacked by James Widener - foul #1 on James Widener, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Zane Branch (SG), Gary McNeece (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Frank Pruden, David Scruggs, Eric Latta, David White, James Widener | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy (PG), Kevin Hudson (SG), Galen Brown (SF), Tim Shepard (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) Christopher Hilley, Eric Robinson, Kenneth Wysocki, James Widman, Mitchell Hayes | |
| 09:28 | Auburn | Tim Shepard misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 09:27 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 09:06 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-49 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Terry Horwitz | 50-49 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Horwitz | 53-49 |
| 08:19 | Auburn | Mark Rouse picks off the pass by Tim Shepard | 53-49 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Ricky Lagunas - foul #1 on Ricky Lagunas, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Eric Robinson (SG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF) Lonnie Conroy, Kevin Hudson, Galen Brown | |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:58 | Auburn | Tim Shepard grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 07:43 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary McNeece - foul #3 on Gary McNeece, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF), David White (C) Gary McNeece, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mitchell Hayes (C) Ricky Lagunas | |
| 07:43 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 07:43 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Zane Branch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Latta (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Terry Horwitz (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - David White (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Christopher Hilley (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Tim Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mitchell Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | David White is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Hayes - foul #3 on Mitchell Hayes, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta grabs the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | David White tips it home | 55-50 |
| 06:42 | Auburn | Richard Mederos is called for the reach on Eric Robinson - foul #3 on Richard Mederos, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG), Mark Rouse (C) Zane Branch, David White | |
| Subs | Auburn | Galen Brown (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) Tim Shepard, Mitchell Hayes | |
| 06:25 | Auburn | Eric Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SF) Eric Latta | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Hudson (SG), James Widman (PF) Eric Robinson, Galen Brown | |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece clanks a floater from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece snags the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-50 |
| 05:44 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-50 |
| 05:43 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas tips it home | 55-52 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece is hacked by Kenneth Wysocki - foul #1 on Kenneth Wysocki, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), David White (PF), James Widener (C) Frank Pruden, Terry Horwitz, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mitchell Hayes (C) Ricky Lagunas | |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | James Widener tips it back up and in | 57-52 |
| 04:51 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Wysocki | 57-54 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Wysocki steals it from David White | 57-54 |
| 04:23 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson loses the dribble to James Widener | 57-54 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Kevin Hudson is called for the reach on Richard Mederos in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Hudson, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Gary McNeece, David White, James Widener | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy (PG), Eric Robinson (SG), Galen Brown (SF), Tim Shepard (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) Christopher Hilley, Kevin Hudson, Kenneth Wysocki, James Widman, Mitchell Hayes | |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Eric Robinson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Zane Branch - foul #1 on Zane Branch, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG) Zane Branch | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Eric Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Eric Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-56 |
| 03:56 | Auburn | Eric Robinson snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Eric Robinson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Frank Pruden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Latta (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Terry Horwitz (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lonnie Conroy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Galen Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Auburn | Richard Mederos steals the ball from Lonnie Conroy in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos hits the finger roll | 63-56 |
| 03:03 | Auburn | Richard Mederos is called for the reach on Lonnie Conroy - foul #4 on Richard Mederos, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), David White (C) Frank Pruden, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF), Mitchell Hayes (C) Lonnie Conroy, Galen Brown, Ricky Lagunas | |
| 02:52 | Auburn | The short jumper by Christopher Hilley is denied by Terry Horwitz | 63-56 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SF), Mark Rouse (C) Eric Latta, David White | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas (C) Mitchell Hayes | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Zane Branch | 65-56 |
| 02:27 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley makes the jumper from the right side set up by Kenneth Wysocki | 65-58 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Zane Branch | 67-58 |
| 02:01 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-58 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse grabs the board | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Eric Robinson is called for the reach on Mark Rouse in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Robinson, team foul #8 | 67-58 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:57 | Auburn | Tim Shepard pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| 01:49 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley double dribbles | 67-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (C) Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos is hacked by Christopher Hilley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Hilley, team foul #9 | 67-58 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:27 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | David White grabs the board | 69-58 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | David White is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Hilley - foul #4 on Christopher Hilley, team foul #10 | 69-58 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | David White makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 01:07 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley misses short on a shot from the right side | 71-58 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David White | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-58 |
| 00:47 | Auburn | Tim Shepard grabs the board | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Auburn | Tim Shepard double dribbles | 71-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse (C) David White | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Mederos | 73-58 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Eric Robinson | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos runs out the clock | 73-60 |