| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Baranski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Micheal Dale (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clifford Ames (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Byrd (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Manuel Hartzler (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - George Burson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd inbounds the ball | 23-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 19:41 | Auburn | Micheal Dale hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifford Ames | 23-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 19:33 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-44 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin tips it back up and in | 25-44 |
| 19:05 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Clifford Ames | 25-47 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek misses long on a shot from the left side | 25-47 |
| 18:46 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler grabs the defensive rebound | 25-47 |
| 18:32 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifford Ames | 25-50 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | George Burson denies the turnaround by Christopher Cheek | 25-50 |
| 18:15 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Micheal Dale | 25-50 |
| 17:52 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 25-50 |
| 17:51 | Auburn | George Burson tips it back up and in | 25-52 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Cheek and he's hacked by Manuel Hartzler - foul #2 on Manuel Hartzler, team foul #1 | 27-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Beaver (SG), James Ballard (SF), Carl Crouch (PF) Clifford Ames, Jimmy Byrd, Manuel Hartzler | |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust makes the free throw | 28-52 |
| 17:15 | Auburn | A charge is called on James Ballard - foul #1 on James Ballard, team foul #2 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell (PF), Christopher Mitchell (C) Stanley Lust, William Baranski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Spencer (PF) Carl Crouch | |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Melvin Bailey | 30-52 |
| 16:39 | Auburn | George Burson comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Christopher Cheek - foul #3 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #1 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Erwin Wood (SG), Larry Fierros (SF) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Stephan Pipkin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jesse Kellar (PG), Manuel Hartzler (PF) Micheal Dale, Micheal Spencer | |
| 16:39 | Auburn | George Burson makes the 1st free throw | 30-53 |
| 16:39 | Auburn | George Burson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-53 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-53 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell's floater is tipped away by James Ballard | 30-53 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins tips it back up and in | 32-53 |
| 16:07 | Auburn | Derek Beaver is fouled on the floor by Robert Caldwell - foul #1 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #2 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Baranski (PF) Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Dale (PG) Jesse Kellar | |
| 15:47 | Auburn | George Burson drills a jumper near the basket set up by James Ballard | 32-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Fierros (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Micheal Dale (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Derek Beaver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Ballard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Manuel Hartzler (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - George Burson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood drills a runner from the left block set up by Leroy Mullins | 34-55 |
| 15:22 | Auburn | George Burson can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 34-55 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell snags the defensive board | 34-55 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-55 |
| 15:16 | Auburn | George Burson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-55 |
| 14:55 | Auburn | George Burson misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Caldwell - foul #2 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #3 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), Stanley Lust (PF), Tyler Batten (C) Leroy Mullins, Erwin Wood, Larry Fierros, William Baranski, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jesse Kellar (PG), Clifford Ames (SG), Jimmy Byrd (SF), Carl Crouch (PF) Micheal Dale, Derek Beaver, James Ballard, Manuel Hartzler | |
| 14:55 | Auburn | George Burson makes the 1st free throw | 34-56 |
| 14:55 | Auburn | George Burson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust grabs the board | 34-56 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Carl Crouch - foul #1 on Carl Crouch, team foul #3 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Dale (PG), Kenneth Paquet (SG), Manuel Hartzler (PF), Micheal Spencer (C) Jesse Kellar, Clifford Ames, Carl Crouch, George Burson | |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 34-56 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-56 |
| 14:23 | Auburn | Micheal Dale drills a floater from the left side | 35-58 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek is hacked by Micheal Dale - foul #1 on Micheal Dale, team foul #4 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jesse Kellar (PG), Derek Beaver (SG), Carl Crouch (PF) Micheal Dale, Kenneth Paquet, Manuel Hartzler | |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 35-58 |
| 14:04 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd gets the rebound | 35-58 |
| 13:46 | Auburn | Carl Crouch buries a shot from the right block set up by Derek Beaver | 35-60 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Melvin Bailey | 37-60 |
| 13:12 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Derek Beaver | 37-62 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Derek Beaver is called for the reach on Christopher Cheek - foul #1 on Derek Beaver, team foul #5 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Dale (PG), Clifford Ames (SG), James Ballard (SF), Manuel Hartzler (PF), George Burson (C) Jesse Kellar, Derek Beaver, Jimmy Byrd, Carl Crouch, Micheal Spencer | |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten is called for traveling | 37-62 |
| 12:34 | Auburn | Micheal Dale is hacked by Melvin Bailey - foul #1 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #4 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SF), William Baranski (C) Stephan Pipkin, Tyler Batten | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:20 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Ballard | 37-64 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from William Baranski | 39-64 |
| 11:42 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-64 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust snags the defensive board | 39-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stanley Lust (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Baranski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Micheal Dale (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clifford Ames (fresh) 4 ast. SF - James Ballard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Manuel Hartzler (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - George Burson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Christopher Cheek | 42-64 |
| 11:15 | Auburn | Stanley Lust is called for the reach on Micheal Dale - foul #1 on Stanley Lust, team foul #5 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), Tyler Batten (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Stanley Lust | |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Beaver (SG), Jimmy Byrd (SF), Micheal Spencer (C) Clifford Ames, James Ballard, George Burson | |
| 11:09 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-64 |
| 11:07 | Auburn | Derek Beaver grabs the offensive board | 42-64 |
| 10:48 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Derek Beaver | 42-66 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-66 |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer grabs the board | 42-66 |
| 10:20 | Auburn | Micheal Dale clanks a shot from the left block | 42-66 |
| 10:19 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd grabs the offensive rebound | 42-66 |
| 09:59 | Auburn | Micheal Dale drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Derek Beaver | 42-69 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Stephan Pipkin | 44-69 |
| 09:39 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler hits a floater from the left wing set up by Micheal Dale | 44-71 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-71 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten tips it in | 46-71 |
| 09:14 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Derek Beaver and the foul's on Stephan Pipkin - foul #2 on Stephan Pipkin, team foul #6 | 46-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Stanley Lust (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Leroy Mullins, Erwin Wood, William Baranski, Tyler Batten | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jesse Kellar (PG), Clifford Ames (SG), George Burson (C) Micheal Dale, Derek Beaver, Manuel Hartzler | |
| 09:14 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd makes the free throw | 46-74 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek misses the jumper from the left wing | 46-74 |
| 09:04 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer gets the rebound | 46-74 |
| 08:46 | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd is called for traveling | 46-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros (SF) Stephan Pipkin | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Ballard (SF) Jimmy Byrd | |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Jesse Kellar - foul #2 on Jesse Kellar, team foul #6 | 46-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler (PF) Micheal Spencer | |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell misses the 1st free throw | 46-74 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-74 |
| 08:23 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler is fouled on the floor by Christopher Cheek - foul #4 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #7 | 47-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (PG) Christopher Cheek | |
| Subs | Auburn | Micheal Dale (PG) Jesse Kellar | |
| 08:23 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler makes the 1st free throw | 47-75 |
| 08:23 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler makes the 2nd free throw | 47-76 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell lays it in on a nice dish by Melvin Bailey | 49-76 |
| 07:55 | Auburn | George Burson scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Micheal Dale | 49-78 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 49-78 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros tips it but misses | 49-78 |
| 07:34 | Auburn | James Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 49-78 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Fierros (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Lust (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Micheal Dale (fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. SG - Clifford Ames (fresh) 4 ast. SF - James Ballard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Manuel Hartzler (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - George Burson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Auburn | George Burson misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 49-78 |
| 07:15 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler tips it home | 49-80 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-80 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros snags the offensive board | 49-80 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 51-80 |
| 06:32 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Melvin Bailey - foul #2 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #8 | 51-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), William Baranski (PF), Tyler Batten (C) Erwin Wood, Larry Fierros, Stanley Lust, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jesse Kellar (PG), Derek Beaver (SG), Jimmy Byrd (SF), Micheal Spencer (C) Micheal Dale, Clifford Ames, James Ballard, George Burson | |
| 06:32 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler makes the 1st free throw | 51-81 |
| 06:32 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler misses the 2nd free throw | 51-81 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | William Baranski snags the defensive board | 51-81 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey loses the dribble to Jimmy Byrd | 51-81 |
| 06:19 | Auburn | Derek Beaver lays it in on a nice dish by Jimmy Byrd | 51-83 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek is hacked by Jesse Kellar - foul #3 on Jesse Kellar, team foul #7 | 51-83 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SG), Joseph Lennox (SF), Christopher Mitchell (C) Melvin Bailey, Stephan Pipkin, Tyler Batten | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet (SG), James Ballard (SF), Carl Crouch (PF) Derek Beaver, Jimmy Byrd, Manuel Hartzler | |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek makes the 1st free throw | 52-83 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek makes the 2nd free throw | 53-83 |
| 05:35 | Auburn | Carl Crouch scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jesse Kellar and he's fouled by Leroy Mullins - foul #2 on Leroy Mullins, team foul #9 | 53-85 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (SG), Robert Caldwell (C) Christopher Cheek, Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 05:35 | Auburn | Carl Crouch misses the free throw | 53-85 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 53-85 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Paquet picks off the pass by Robert Caldwell | 53-85 |
| 05:13 | Auburn | Carl Crouch misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 53-85 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 53-85 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Carl Crouch takes the ball from Erwin Wood | 53-85 |
| 04:46 | Auburn | James Ballard misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Robert Caldwell - foul #3 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #10 | 53-85 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros (SG) Erwin Wood | |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Beaver (SG) Kenneth Paquet | |
| 04:46 | Auburn | James Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 53-86 |
| 04:46 | Auburn | James Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 53-87 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Micheal Spencer swats the layup by Robert Caldwell | 53-87 |
| 04:26 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer grabs the board | 53-87 |
| 04:07 | Auburn | James Ballard misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 53-87 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros grabs the defensive rebound | 53-87 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-87 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lennox tips it in | 55-87 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:30 | Auburn | James Ballard clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Joseph Lennox - foul #1 on Joseph Lennox, team foul #11 | 55-87 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (SG), Christopher Mitchell (C) Joseph Lennox, William Baranski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Paquet (SG), Eli Travis (SF) Derek Beaver, Carl Crouch | |
| 03:30 | Auburn | James Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 55-87 |
| 03:30 | Auburn | James Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-88 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Larry Fierros (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jesse Kellar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Paquet (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eli Travis (fresh) PF - James Ballard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Micheal Spencer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-88 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Baranski (C) Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:00 | Auburn | Eli Travis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-88 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood snags the defensive board | 55-88 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood is hacked by Kenneth Paquet - foul #1 on Kenneth Paquet, team foul #8 | 55-88 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Derek Beaver (SG), Carl Crouch (PF) Kenneth Paquet, James Ballard | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood misses the 1st free throw | 55-88 |
| 02:39 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Micheal Spencer | 55-88 |
| 02:17 | Auburn | Carl Crouch clanks a turnaround in the lane | 55-88 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Christopher Mitchell | 55-88 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros scores on a floater from the left wing | 57-88 |
| 01:47 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar drills a fadeaway from the left side | 57-90 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood is fouled on the floor by Carl Crouch - foul #2 on Carl Crouch, team foul #9 | 57-90 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell (C) Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Ballard (SF) Eli Travis | |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood misses the 1st free throw | 57-90 |
| 01:27 | Auburn | Micheal Spencer gets the rebound | 57-90 |
| 01:21 | Auburn | Larry Fierros swats the layup by Micheal Spencer | 57-90 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-90 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | William Baranski buries a jump hook near the basket | 59-90 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar hits a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on William Baranski - foul #2 on William Baranski, team foul #12 | 59-92 |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar makes the free throw | 59-93 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Larry Fierros is blocked by Carl Crouch | 59-93 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell tips it in | 61-93 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Jesse Kellar runs out the clock | 61-93 |