| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Micheal Dale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifford Ames (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jimmy Byrd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Hartzler (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Burson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Domingo Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francisco Duran (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran inbounds the ball | 19-32 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell's layup is rejected by Manuel Hartzler | 19-32 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell hits the follow up shot | 19-34 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-34 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell pulls down the rebound | 19-34 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Manuel Hartzler - foul #3 on Manuel Hartzler, team foul #1 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jesse Kellar (SG), James Ballard (SF), Carl Crouch (PF), Micheal Spencer (C) Clifford Ames, Jimmy Byrd, Manuel Hartzler, George Burson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 18:17 | Auburn | James Ballard double dribbles | 19-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Beaver (SG), Jimmy Byrd (SF) Micheal Dale, Carl Crouch | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | James Shackelford lays it in set up by Gino Rogers and he's fouled by Jesse Kellar - foul #1 on Jesse Kellar, team foul #2 | 19-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Dale (PG), Carl Crouch (PF) Derek Beaver, Jimmy Byrd | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | James Shackelford misses the free throw | 19-38 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the offensive rebound | 19-38 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet (SG), Jimmy Byrd (SF) Jesse Kellar, Carl Crouch | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:23 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd lays it up and in | 21-38 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-38 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | James Shackelford tips it back up and in | 21-40 |
| 16:37 | Auburn | James Ballard double dribbles | 21-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jesse Kellar (PG), Clifford Ames (SG), Carl Crouch (PF), George Burson (C) Micheal Dale, Kenneth Paquet, Jimmy Byrd, Micheal Spencer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez makes the fadeaway from the right side | 21-42 |
| 15:55 | Auburn | Carl Crouch can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Gino Rogers - foul #2 on Gino Rogers, team foul #1 | 21-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Dale (PG), Manuel Hartzler (PF) Jesse Kellar, George Burson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail (C) James Shackelford | |
| 15:55 | Auburn | Carl Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 22-42 |
| 15:55 | Auburn | Carl Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 23-42 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Micheal Dale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifford Ames (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Ballard (fresh) PF - Manuel Hartzler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Carl Crouch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Domingo Lopez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francisco Duran (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Domingo Lopez and he's fouled by Carl Crouch - foul #1 on Carl Crouch, team foul #3 | 23-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Beaver (SG), Micheal Spencer (C) Clifford Ames, Carl Crouch | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the free throw | 23-45 |
| 15:23 | Auburn | James Ballard makes the jumper from the left side | 25-45 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers is fouled on the floor by Micheal Spencer - foul #2 on Micheal Spencer, team foul #4 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifford Ames (SG), Jimmy Byrd (SF), George Burson (C) Derek Beaver, James Ballard, Micheal Spencer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea (PF) Clarence O'Kell | |
| 14:48 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran jams it | 25-47 |
| 14:44 | Auburn | Micheal Dale banks in the layup on a great pass from Manuel Hartzler | 27-47 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | Clifford Ames picks off the pass by Gino Rogers in the backcourt | 27-47 |
| 14:38 | Auburn | Micheal Dale hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clifford Ames | 29-47 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez travels with the ball | 29-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Beaver (SG), James Ballard (SF), Micheal Spencer (C) Clifford Ames, Jimmy Byrd, George Burson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell (PF), James Shackelford (C) Ralph Elsea, Ralph Silvernail | |
| 13:52 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-47 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers grabs the board | 29-47 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-47 |
| 13:32 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler grabs the defensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 13:18 | Auburn | Francisco Duran steals it from Derek Beaver | 29-47 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez is hacked by Manuel Hartzler - foul #4 on Manuel Hartzler, team foul #5 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jesse Kellar (PG), Clifford Ames (SG), Jimmy Byrd (SF), George Burson (C) Micheal Dale, Derek Beaver, Manuel Hartzler, Micheal Spencer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell misses the runner in the lane | 29-47 |
| 12:34 | Auburn | James Ballard gets the rebound | 29-47 |
| 12:10 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd is hacked by Francisco Duran - foul #1 on Francisco Duran, team foul #2 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Dale (PG), Micheal Spencer (C) Jesse Kellar, George Burson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Jones (PG) Gino Rogers | |
| 11:48 | Auburn | James Ballard misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-47 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | James Shackelford grabs the defensive rebound | 29-47 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Micheal Dale (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifford Ames (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Byrd (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Micheal Spencer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Domingo Lopez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francisco Duran (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-47 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran tips it back up and in | 29-49 |
| 11:05 | Auburn | Micheal Dale clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #3 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet (SG), Eli Travis (SF), George Burson (C) Clifford Ames, Jimmy Byrd, Micheal Spencer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Gregory Maria (SF), Ralph Elsea (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Domingo Lopez, Francisco Duran, Clarence O'Kell, James Shackelford | |
| 11:05 | Auburn | Micheal Dale misses the 1st free throw | 29-49 |
| 11:05 | Auburn | Micheal Dale misses the 2nd free throw | 29-49 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail grabs the defensive rebound | 29-49 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | Richard Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Maria | 29-52 |
| 10:46 | Auburn | Richard Jones picks off the pass by James Ballard | 29-52 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-52 |
| 10:18 | Auburn | James Ballard grabs the board | 29-52 |
| 10:01 | Auburn | Eli Travis can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 29-52 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail gets the rebound | 29-52 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Richard Jones and the foul's on Micheal Dale - foul #1 on Micheal Dale, team foul #6 | 29-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jesse Kellar (PG), Clifford Ames (SG), Jimmy Byrd (SF), Carl Crouch (PF), Micheal Spencer (C) Micheal Dale, Kenneth Paquet, Eli Travis, James Ballard, George Burson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez (SG), Francisco Duran (SF), James Shackelford (C) Richard Jones, Gregory Maria, Ralph Silvernail | |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea misses the free throw | 29-54 |
| 09:37 | Auburn | Carl Crouch grabs the defensive rebound | 29-54 |
| 09:21 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Byrd | 31-54 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Francisco Duran | 31-57 |
| 08:34 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Beaver (SG), James Ballard (SF) Clifford Ames, Jimmy Byrd | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Jones (PG), Edgardo Flores (SG), Gregory Maria (SF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Gino Rogers, Domingo Lopez, Francisco Duran, James Shackelford | |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Richard Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Kellar - foul #2 on Jesse Kellar, team foul #7 | 31-57 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Richard Jones misses the 1st free throw | 31-57 |
| 08:32 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer pulls down the rebound | 31-57 |
| 08:03 | Auburn | Ralph Elsea takes the ball from James Ballard | 31-57 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Richard Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-57 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail tips it but misses | 31-57 |
| 07:32 | Auburn | Carl Crouch gets the rebound | 31-57 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jesse Kellar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derek Beaver (fresh) SF - James Ballard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Crouch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Micheal Spencer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edgardo Flores (fresh) SF - Gregory Maria (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Auburn | James Ballard lays it up and in on a great pass from Jesse Kellar | 33-57 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 33-57 |
| 07:14 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Jesse Kellar | 33-57 |
| 07:10 | Auburn | Derek Beaver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet (SG), Eli Travis (SF) Derek Beaver, Carl Crouch | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:41 | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-57 |
| 06:39 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Kenneth Paquet | 33-57 |
| 06:15 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar clanks a shot from the right wing | 33-57 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail gets the rebound | 33-57 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-57 |
| 05:47 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer pulls down the rebound | 33-57 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:43 | Auburn | Eli Travis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-57 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea snags the defensive board | 33-57 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | Micheal Spencer steps in front of the Ralph Elsea pass | 33-57 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | James Ballard misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Ralph Elsea - foul #1 on Ralph Elsea, team foul #4 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Beaver (SG), Carl Crouch (PF) Kenneth Paquet, Eli Travis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:04 | Auburn | James Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | James Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-57 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Richard Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-57 |
| 04:45 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer snags the defensive board | 35-57 |
| 04:37 | Auburn | Derek Beaver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-57 |
| 04:36 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Spencer | 35-57 |
| 04:29 | Auburn | James Ballard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-57 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea's layup is rejected by Micheal Spencer | 35-57 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea grabs the offensive board | 35-57 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | Gregory Maria banks in the layup | 35-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Auburn | Derek Beaver buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jesse Kellar | 38-59 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edgardo Flores | 38-61 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jesse Kellar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Beaver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Ballard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Crouch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Micheal Spencer (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edgardo Flores (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Maria (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Elsea (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Silvernail (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Auburn | Carl Crouch banks in the layup set up by James Ballard | 40-61 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Richard Jones | 40-63 |
| 02:34 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ralph Silvernail - foul #1 on Ralph Silvernail, team foul #5 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet (SG), Eli Travis (SF) Derek Beaver, Carl Crouch | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:34 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar makes the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 02:34 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar misses the 2nd free throw | 41-63 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail snags the defensive board | 41-63 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Elsea | 41-66 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar is fouled on the floor by Richard Jones - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #6 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | Carl Crouch (PF) James Ballard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:47 | Auburn | Ralph Elsea steals it from Kenneth Paquet | 41-66 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Gregory Maria blows the layup but he's hacked by Jesse Kellar - foul #3 on Jesse Kellar, team foul #8 | 41-66 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Gregory Maria misses the 1st free throw | 41-66 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Gregory Maria makes the 2nd free throw | 41-67 |
| 01:07 | Auburn | Eli Travis is whistled for a carry | 41-67 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Richard Jones buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Edgardo Flores | 41-69 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Ralph Elsea - foul #2 on Ralph Elsea, team foul #7 | 41-69 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 42-69 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Carl Crouch - foul #2 on Carl Crouch, team foul #9 | 43-69 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea makes the 1st free throw | 43-70 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea makes the 2nd free throw | 43-71 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet is hacked by Gregory Maria - foul #1 on Gregory Maria, team foul #8 | 43-71 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet makes the 1st free throw | 44-71 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet misses the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea gets the rebound | 44-71 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Richard Jones runs out the clock | 44-71 |