| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) SG - Harvey King (fresh) SF - David Stillwell (fresh) PF - Donald Rew (fresh) C - Jerry Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (fresh) SG - Darrin Nguyen (fresh) SF - Robert Kiefer (fresh) PF - Michael Williams (fresh) C - Brett Whitaker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Auburn | Michael Williams loses the dribble to Donald Rew | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi | Brett Whitaker is called for the reach on Jerry Morgan - foul #1 on Brett Whitaker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | Jason Love is hacked by Darrin Nguyen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darrin Nguyen, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Robert Kiefer is called for the reach on David Stillwell - foul #1 on Robert Kiefer, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses the floater in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | David Stillwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi | Robert Kiefer picks off the pass by David Stillwell | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | Jerry Morgan swats the short shot by Robert Kiefer | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi | Donald Rew is open and scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by David Stillwell | 2-4 |
| 17:27 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jason Love | 2-4 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | Jason Love is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Kiefer - foul #2 on Robert Kiefer, team foul #4 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), John Gooch (SG), Michael Crocker (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), James Ashurst (C) Matthew Moua, Darrin Nguyen, Robert Kiefer, Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Harvey King's pass is intercepted by Earl Zullinger | 2-4 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | Kyle Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jason Love | 2-4 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the dunk attempt | 2-4 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | Donald Rew snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Love | 4-4 |
| 15:51 | Auburn | John Gooch connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harvey King (fairly fresh) SF - David Stillwell (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Rew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Earl Zullinger (fairly fresh) SG - John Gooch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Crocker (fresh) PF - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) C - James Ashurst (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Mississippi | Donald Rew lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jason Love and he's fouled by Earl Zullinger - foul #1 on Earl Zullinger, team foul #5 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Andrew Sullivan (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Reginald Vavra (C) Jason Love, Harvey King, David Stillwell, Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), David Locklin (SG), Michael Williams (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Earl Zullinger, John Gooch, Kyle Smith, James Ashurst | |
| 15:26 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:02 | Auburn | Matthew Moua double dribbles | 7-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (PF) Donald Rew | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen (SG) David Locklin | |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Michael Crocker steals it from Luis Zamora in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| 14:58 | Auburn | Michael Crocker hits the finger roll | 7-9 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Reginald Vavra | 10-9 |
| 14:23 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses the jumper from the baseline | 10-9 |
| 14:22 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker tips it home | 10-11 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses short on a runner from the baseline | 10-11 |
| 14:03 | Auburn | Michael Crocker snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 13:58 | Auburn | Matthew Moua hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Darrin Nguyen and he's hacked by Scott Phillips - foul #1 on Scott Phillips, team foul #1 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Harvey King (SG), David Stillwell (SF), Jerry Morgan (C) Scott Phillips, Andrew Sullivan, Luis Zamora, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (SG), James Ashurst (C) Darrin Nguyen, Brett Whitaker | |
| 13:58 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Jason Love can't finish the layup | 10-14 |
| 13:42 | Auburn | John Gooch gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:21 | Auburn | Matthew Moua banks in the layup and he's hacked by Jason Love - foul #1 on Jason Love, team foul #2 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Rew (PF) John Milan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kyle Smith (PF) Michael Williams | |
| 13:21 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the free throw | 10-17 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | James Ashurst steals it from Jerry Morgan | 10-17 |
| 12:56 | Auburn | Jerry Morgan is called for the reach on James Ashurst - foul #1 on Jerry Morgan, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Luis Zamora (SF) Jason Love, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Brett Whitaker (C) Matthew Moua, James Ashurst | |
| 12:36 | Auburn | Scott Phillips is called for the reach on John Gooch - foul #2 on Scott Phillips, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (PG) Scott Phillips | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen (SG), Michael Williams (PF) John Gooch, Kyle Smith | |
| 12:22 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-17 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi | Harvey King scores on a shot from the right side | 12-17 |
| 11:54 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Andrew Sullivan - foul #1 on Andrew Sullivan, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), David Stillwell (SF), John Milan (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Harvey King, Luis Zamora, Donald Rew, Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:54 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:54 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Stillwell | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Stillwell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Milan (fresh) C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Earl Zullinger (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Darrin Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Crocker (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) C - Brett Whitaker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (PG), John Gooch (SG), Kyle Smith (PF), James Ashurst (C) Earl Zullinger, Darrin Nguyen, Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| 11:11 | Auburn | David Locklin knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Michael Crocker | 12-20 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra hits a jump hook from the left block | 14-20 |
| 10:45 | Auburn | The jumper by Michael Crocker is denied by John Milan | 14-20 |
| 10:44 | Auburn | James Ashurst pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 10:27 | Auburn | Michael Crocker's fadeaway is rejected by John Milan | 14-20 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | John Milan snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by James Ashurst - foul #1 on James Ashurst, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Donald Rew (PF) Andrew Sullivan, David Stillwell, John Milan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), Darrin Nguyen (SG), Michael Williams (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) David Locklin, John Gooch, Kyle Smith, James Ashurst | |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:47 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Jason Love can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Crocker - foul #1 on Michael Crocker, team foul #7 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan (C) Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Donald Rew gets the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | Donald Rew blows the dunk | 17-22 |
| 09:25 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 09:12 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Moua | 17-24 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Harvey King's pass is intercepted by Darrin Nguyen | 17-24 |
| 08:48 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen lays it up and in and he's hacked by Jerry Morgan - foul #2 on Jerry Morgan, team foul #6 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Stillwell (SF), John Milan (C) Luis Zamora, Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 08:48 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen misses the free throw | 17-26 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | John Milan gets the rebound | 17-26 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Darrin Nguyen - foul #2 on Darrin Nguyen, team foul #8 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (SG), Kyle Smith (PF), James Ashurst (C) Darrin Nguyen, Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 08:24 | Auburn | Harvey King steals the ball from Michael Crocker | 19-26 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | David Stillwell's pass is intercepted by Michael Crocker in the backcourt | 19-26 |
| 08:20 | Auburn | Matthew Moua hits the finger roll set up by Michael Crocker | 19-28 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | David Stillwell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-28 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Jason Love gets the offensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Moua - foul #1 on Matthew Moua, team foul #9 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Reginald Vavra (C) Harvey King, David Stillwell, Donald Rew | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), John Gooch (SG), Michael Williams (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Matthew Moua, David Locklin, Kyle Smith, James Ashurst | |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) PF - John Milan (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Earl Zullinger (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Gooch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Crocker (tired) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Williams (tiring) C - Brett Whitaker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-31 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | John Milan can't finish the layup | 21-31 |
| 07:06 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 21-31 |
| 07:01 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), Donald Rew (PF) Jason Love, John Milan | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora loses the dribble to Michael Williams | 21-31 |
| 06:35 | Auburn | John Gooch drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Earl Zullinger | 21-33 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Crocker - foul #2 on Michael Crocker, team foul #10 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Jerry Morgan (C) Andrew Sullivan, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (PG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), James Ashurst (C) Earl Zullinger, Michael Crocker, Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| 06:33 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Jason Love steps in front of the John Gooch pass | 23-33 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi | Donald Rew is fouled in the backcourt by John Gooch - foul #1 on John Gooch, team foul #11 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Stillwell (SF) Luis Zamora | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG) John Gooch | |
| 06:10 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 05:50 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra (C) Donald Rew | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Jason Love drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Harvey King and the foul's on David Locklin - foul #1 on David Locklin, team foul #12 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (SG) David Locklin | |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the free throw | 28-33 |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Matthew Moua is fouled on the floor by David Stillwell - foul #1 on David Stillwell, team foul #7 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (PG), John Milan (PF) Jason Love, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Michael Williams (PF) Robert Kiefer, Kyle Smith | |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | John Milan grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Harvey King comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 28-33 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | David Stillwell can't tip it in | 28-33 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | David Stillwell tips it back up and in | 30-33 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | John Gooch's pass is intercepted by John Milan | 30-33 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | John Milan is hacked by John Gooch in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Gooch, team foul #13 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Brett Whitaker (C) Earl Zullinger, John Gooch, James Ashurst | |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | John Milan makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | John Milan misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 04:59 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 04:43 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra (C) Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Sullivan, team foul #8 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Donald Rew (PF) Andrew Sullivan, John Milan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kyle Smith (PF) Michael Williams | |
| 04:18 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer is alone and drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Matthew Moua out of the doubleteam | 31-35 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-35 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Rew | 31-35 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the shot from close range set up by David Stillwell | 33-35 |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer's pass is intercepted by David Stillwell | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey King (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Stillwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Rew (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Locklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Kiefer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kyle Smith (tiring) C - Brett Whitaker (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kyle Smith - foul #1 on Kyle Smith, team foul #14 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Andrew Sullivan (SG), John Milan (PF), Jerry Morgan (C) Jason Love, Harvey King, Donald Rew, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Darrin Nguyen (SG), Michael Williams (PF), James Ashurst (C) Matthew Moua, David Locklin, Kyle Smith, Brett Whitaker | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 03:14 | Auburn | James Ashurst pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 02:52 | Auburn | James Ashurst makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | John Milan makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Scott Phillips | 36-37 |
| 02:16 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer misses the jumper from the left side | 36-37 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Scott Phillips is denied by Robert Kiefer | 36-37 |
| 01:57 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 01:52 | Auburn | David Stillwell steps in front of the Darrin Nguyen pass | 36-37 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by David Stillwell | 38-37 |
| 01:08 | Auburn | Jerry Morgan steals the ball from Darrin Nguyen | 38-37 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Darrin Nguyen - foul #3 on Darrin Nguyen, team foul #15 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Harvey King (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Donald Rew (PF) Scott Phillips, Andrew Sullivan, David Stillwell, John Milan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), John Gooch (SG), Kyle Smith (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Earl Zullinger, Darrin Nguyen, Michael Williams, James Ashurst | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Brett Whitaker | 38-37 |
| 00:43 | Auburn | Kyle Smith misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 38-37 |
| 00:42 | Auburn | Kyle Smith snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 00:23 | Auburn | Kyle Smith is called for 3 seconds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra (C) Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Crocker (SF) Robert Kiefer | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Harvey King is hacked by John Gooch in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Gooch, team foul #16 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (SG) John Gooch | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Matthew Moua can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-37 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra snags the defensive board | 39-37 |