| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) SF - James Dickerson (fresh) PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) SF - James Tsao (fresh) PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | James Tsao wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Auburn | James Tsao blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the driving attempt from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Auburn | James Tsao can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker drills a 3 from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | Auburn | James Tsao grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Anderson | 2-3 |
| 18:01 | Auburn | James Tsao gets the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:47 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi | James Dickerson gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | James Dickerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), Frank Patricio (SG), Curtis Porter (SF), Arthur Gallagher (C) James Smith, Richard Huffaker, James Tsao, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 17:18 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | James Dickerson gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:10 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 16:59 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell drills a floater from the right block set up by Tracy Cruce and the foul's on Jeffrey Lamson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 16:59 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi | Curtis Porter steals the ball from James Dickerson | 2-6 |
| 16:10 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 2-6 |
| 16:08 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell tips it in | 2-8 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-8 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fairly fresh) SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Edwards (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Patricio (fresh) SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) PF - Thomas Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards misses short on a shot from the left side | 2-8 |
| 15:19 | Auburn | Curtis Porter snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 15:11 | Auburn | Ronald Edwards swats the short shot by Thomas Mitchell | 2-8 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | Arthur Gallagher blocks the short jumper by Ronald Edwards | 2-8 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards tips it but misses | 2-8 |
| 14:52 | Auburn | Frank Patricio gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 14:42 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Zybia - foul #1 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Richard Huffaker (SG), James Tsao (SF), Yuri Burakowski (C) Tracy Cruce, Frank Patricio, Curtis Porter, Thomas Mitchell | |
| 14:33 | Auburn | James Smith is whistled for traveling | 2-8 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards can't finish the layup | 2-8 |
| 14:07 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 13:53 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski misses long on a jumper from the left side | 2-8 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi | James Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-8 |
| 13:30 | Auburn | James Tsao grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 13:18 | Auburn | James Smith's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Zybia | 2-8 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | James Smith is called for the reach on Jeffrey Zybia - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SF) James Dickerson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), Curtis Porter (SF) James Smith, Arthur Gallagher | |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Zybia and he's fouled by James Tsao - foul #1 on James Tsao, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) Jeffrey Lamson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 12:22 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski's floater is knocked away by Harold Corona | 5-8 |
| 12:21 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski tips it but misses | 5-8 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Harold Corona snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF) Jeremy Macaulay | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Tracy Cruce, Curtis Porter | |
| 11:39 | Auburn | James Tsao comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-8 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fresh) SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Edwards (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Tsao (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Yuri Burakowski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the jumper from the right side | 7-8 |
| 11:20 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | James Dickerson comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Yuri Burakowski - foul #1 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Jeffrey Lamson (SG), Frank Morton (PF), John Fedele (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Harold Corona, Nicholas Anderson, Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), Curtis Porter (SG), Arthur Gallagher (C) James Smith, Richard Huffaker, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 10:37 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher is called for traveling | 9-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski (C) Thomas Mitchell | |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay tips it back up and in | 11-8 |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher is fouled on the floor by Frank Morton - foul #1 on Frank Morton, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SF) James Dickerson | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Richard Huffaker (SG), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Tracy Cruce, James Tsao, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 09:47 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-8 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | John Fedele travels with the ball | 11-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Nicholas Anderson (PF), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeremy Macaulay, Frank Morton, John Fedele | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), James Tsao (SF), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Smith, Curtis Porter, Arthur Gallagher | |
| 09:09 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell scores on a shot from the right wing set up by James Tsao | 11-10 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-10 |
| 08:42 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 08:25 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-13 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia is hacked by Tracy Cruce - foul #1 on Tracy Cruce, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), James Dickerson (SF) Jeffrey Lamson, Harold Corona | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Curtis Porter (SG), Arthur Gallagher (PF) Tracy Cruce, Richard Huffaker, Thomas Mitchell | |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Nicholas Anderson and the foul's on Yuri Burakowski - foul #2 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) James Tsao, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses the free throw | 13-13 |
| 07:41 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 07:24 | Auburn | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Ronald Edwards - foul #1 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), Frank Morton (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Tsao (SF) Richard Huffaker | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Morton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Curtis Porter (fresh) SF - James Tsao (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Auburn | James Tsao knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | James Dickerson is denied on a layup by Arthur Gallagher | 13-16 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses the tip | 13-16 |
| 06:50 | Auburn | Curtis Porter snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 06:26 | Auburn | Curtis Porter misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Lamson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Harold Corona (SG), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeremy Macaulay, Jeffrey Lamson, Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), Richard Huffaker (SF), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Smith, James Tsao, Thomas Mitchell | |
| 06:26 | Auburn | Curtis Porter makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 06:26 | Auburn | Curtis Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-18 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Harold Corona grabs the offensive board | 13-18 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Harold Corona | 15-18 |
| 05:27 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-18 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 04:54 | Auburn | A charge is called on Yuri Burakowski - foul #3 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Nicholas Anderson (PF) James Dickerson, Frank Morton | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), James Tsao (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Tracy Cruce, Curtis Porter, Yuri Burakowski | |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Thomas Mitchell steps in front of the Ronald Edwards pass | 18-18 |
| 04:19 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell loses the dribble to Jeffrey Zybia | 18-18 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-18 |
| 03:59 | Auburn | James Tsao pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 03:48 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell is hacked by Nicholas Anderson - foul #1 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), James Dickerson (SF), John Fedele (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Harold Corona, Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SG), Curtis Porter (SF) Richard Huffaker, Arthur Gallagher | |
| 03:43 | Auburn | James Dickerson picks off the pass by Tracy Cruce | 18-18 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay double dribbles | 18-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (C) John Fedele | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (SG), Arthur Gallagher (C) James Smith, Curtis Porter | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Morton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Huffaker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Tsao (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Gallagher (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Auburn | The short jumper by Thomas Mitchell is denied by Frank Morton | 18-18 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Frank Morton grabs the board | 18-18 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Tracy Cruce - foul #2 on Tracy Cruce, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Curtis Porter (SG) Tracy Cruce, Arthur Gallagher | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 02:58 | Auburn | James Smith is called for traveling in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher (C) Richard Huffaker | |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay connects on the fadeaway from close range | 22-18 |
| 02:39 | Auburn | James Tsao can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Nicholas Anderson - foul #2 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (PG), Richard Huffaker (SG) James Smith, Arthur Gallagher | |
| 02:39 | Auburn | James Tsao makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 02:39 | Auburn | James Tsao misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Richard Huffaker steals it from Jeremy Macaulay in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| 02:34 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker lays it in | 22-21 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-21 |
| 02:10 | Auburn | Curtis Porter snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell hits the finger roll set up by Richard Huffaker and he's hacked by Frank Morton - foul #2 on Frank Morton, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Harold Corona (SF), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeremy Macaulay, James Dickerson, Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Arthur Gallagher (C) Tracy Cruce, Curtis Porter | |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the free throw | 22-24 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi | Thomas Mitchell picks off the pass by Jeffrey Lamson | 22-24 |
| 01:21 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Smith | 22-27 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 22-27 |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 00:40 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher snags the offensive board | 22-27 |
| 00:30 | Auburn | James Tsao misses the fadeaway near the basket | 22-27 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Frank Morton grabs the board | 22-27 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Harold Corona's floater is tipped away by Thomas Mitchell | 22-27 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Harold Corona grabs the offensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 22-27 |